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…
It’s getting too expensive now with the cost of basic needs skyrocketing. Lots of traditionally affordable watches have shot up in price 30-50% in the last few years. The basic Moonwatch now retails for $7,000 when it used to be around $4,500 when I first started collecting in 2014. You could find nice used ones in the low $3000s.