Like a lot of people, I got really interested in watches during the pandemic when I had extra time on my hands, and disposable income that I couldn’t spend on other things. Like many, I dove head first into learning as much as I could from Youtube, websites, books, etc.
But now a few years later, does anyone else feel like they’re losing interest in the hobby?
I still love the watches that I bought, but now I’m more likely to spend my disposable income on trips/restaurants/concerts etc.
How do you keep the passion going when the initial love affair is over? And when I’m not actively buying new watches…
so what are the kinds of things you do to maintain the passion?
Why did you get into watches in the first place?
that’s a good question. I always liked watches but didn’t know much about them. But once I had extra cash with nothing else to spend it on during the pandemic, I figured I would splurge on a luxury watch. Then I went down the rabbit hole of learning about different brands, models, complications, etc.
Sounds a lot like there’s at least 3 whole sides you never knew about. Get digging again
I guess I would suggest that you take whatever it was that you learned about that made them interesting to you and explore that further
I get more out of collecting knowledge than collecting watches. I enjoy reading, visiting shops, talking to people, local meetups, etc.