9 Watch Collecting Mistakes That Will Wreck Your Collection
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Whether you're new to watch collecting or a well-acquainted watch enthusiast, you may be making mistakes that could wreck your collection!
In this video I share 9 watch collecting mistakes to look out for, including advice on buying, selling, price, style, social media, and the ever-elusive search for the perfect watch. Have you made any watch collecting mistakes recently? Please share in the comments below!
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My biggest watch collecting mistake was buying my first watch. Downward spiral ever since.
Haha what was it ?
Bulova lunar pilot started me down the space watch rabbit hole
@@Phillies2008WSChamps Only space watch I own is a Casio 5600 series but I am happy I own it.
I hear you brother
Truer words have never been spoken.
I think the single biggest mistake is to buy a watch to impress other people. The value in a watch (or frankly anything material) comes not from its cost or perceived kudos but from the affinity you have with it; what it means to you.
As Marc said (LIW) paraphrased 'wear what you(sic) want'
@Gareth Evans.
So well put and exactly the reason I stopped going on to watch forums. There is so much snobbery and prejudice in those places that can quickly kill off your enthusiasm. The last straw for me came when a flame war of personal attacks and insults erupted over the best position for the date window. I enjoy it much more now that I keep it to myself and no longer seek approval from strangers.
especially when 90% of people cant tell the difference between a Citizen and a Rolex unless you tell them
@@pokie6087 Cheers fella. Unfortunately some people confuse their own opinion with fact.
I generally agree but, as with everything, it’s more nuanced. Sometimes people dress up more than usual to feel better about themselves and that works even better if you get a few compliments. The problem with watches is that nobody really knows about them and the general public will more likely be more impressed by a big ass invicta than with a fine piece so it because moot
I fell into a trap of buying everything that caught my eye early on....quickly found this disappointing so I refined my taste and am quite happy now with my collection in it's refined form. Cheers good sir!
How many watches do you now have in its refined form ?
Nice way of describing your 3 Casios! Keep it going!
I know how you feel. Its so easy to try a watch on and immediately say " I like this, i want this, I might miss out on this if I don't buy it now." Then you end up with bunch of watches that don't live up to the expectations you had when you first saw it. I like to meditate on new watch at least 1 month before I know if it is for me. I think you'll likely enjoy your collection more with your refined approach. Cheers and have fun!
@@stevea2639 Steve how many watches do you have
Jesus H Christ! And here’s me, thinking THAT I WAS OBSESSIVE! My wife is constantly taking the piss out of me for wearing a watch on each wrist. I tell her that it’s service habit and superstition, but she still laughs. The left one is an Eco-Drive Citizen Military 200; the right one a Citizen Pro Diver’s automatic, and after five weeks of meticulous micro adjustment, it’s now losing 0.4 secs in 24 hrs. If I go on, does this make me a bad man? Perhaps I really should get out more 🧐 PS: edit: I have a total of about 11 wrist watches and five old pocket watches, and there is no chance whatsoever of my ever getting shot of any of ‘em 🤡🇬🇧
The greatest way, IMO, to scratch the watch itch is to focus on straps for what you have. My Casio MTD1079D-1AV is my favorite watch in my collection. It was a gift that I received from a loved one and is really a strap monster. With this watch, I've replaced the stock mineral crystal with a domed sapphire crystal and I change the straps to coordinate with my outfits. Appreciate what you have and you can really get into the other aspects of watches.
I am not alone
Just started my collection this year since i found your videos... now i have a g shock 5600 and a casio duro.. i started with the beaters 😂
Hey TGV, I had a great watch encounter today. I met a gentleman today who wore a Speedmaster and I asked him about the piece. It turned out it was a 1970 model that his father had bought in Switzerland and later passed on to him. Great condition and he also mentioned the ease of polishing out scratches from the acrylic crystal. What a great hobby!
So glad I saw this post. I never even considered the possibility of polishing out the scratches.
@@d2dahaka TGV talked about that ocassionally. Acrylic crystal is stronger than mineral or saphire in terms of breaking resistance, but softer and prone to scratches. But they can be polished out.
Pretty amazing backstory on that encounter. Haven’t met to many real watch enthusiasts out and about
Yep. Get polywatch from Amazon or wherever and buff away. Any polishing compound really. It’s interesting to me regarding crystals. People are so into sapphire. I’ve tried it and I really like hardlex, acrylic, hesalite, etc… better. AR coatings only do so much. I get reflections at different depths in the crystal. It’s distracting and hard to read. The watch it self was to remain for decades or generations. The crystals are or were wear items. Like brake pads. They perform a function and when it’s useful life is expended it’s replaced. It’s just part of service. It’s there to provide protection for the face and internals and meant to take the knocks instead of your dial and hands.
@@klausm5460 or replaced for next to nothing with a new one from omega
I realized very quickly I didnt want to get into luxury watches. I decided on the Orient Kamasu, Citizen Nighthawk, Vostok and the Casio Duro. Just love them and will use them for many years.
The Kamasu has a vibrant green dial, excellent wearing dimensions, an incredibly legible set of hands and indices that recall older Seamasters.
VALUE FOR MONEY I agree , also what you like
Those Duro Watches are fun to buy a few and switch out all types of bands and bezel inserts on.
Completely agree. They show time got gods sake
Luxury watches are like the diamond market no point in buying a diamond for thousands when you get the same effect out of the cheap one.
Just ordered a green teal Kamasu. Waiting to arrive. My first mechanical watch.
Just concerned about the bracelet but will give it a go.
TGV you really are making videos that speak for the mass of watch collectors!
Hi TGV - I've had a Flightmaster for the past 3+ years and always liked it but never adored it the way so many others have. I recently took it off the bracelet and onto a green NATO. Well...I get it now. Hasn't left my wrist in weeks. So fun! A great piece. Love the thumbnail - keep up the great work.
Solid advice. I remember wanting the Speedy Pro when I got into watches. I bought and sold dozens of watches before buying a Speedy. The crush never left and now it’s the only mechanical watch I wear.
As long as you genuinely love the watch and want to keep it, it was never a mistake.
Preach
Right but what about the one night stands?
Let’s say: it wasn’t a mistake for •you•.
@@alfonsoaguado3453 They are just that. A short distraction. Fun that doesn't last long. In the end you lose money.
I've been a watch lover for many years, but only started collecting in the past year or so. At first I was enamored of solar watches, and I bought several, by Seiko, Casio, and Citizen. I became interested in watchmaking, and came to appreciate the intricacies of mechanical watches. I watched many hours of video by watchmakers, but also the watch and learn series by Marc of LIW. I bought my first automatic from him, an ISL-19. That is now my favorite.
I am retired and have a very limited budget, so cannot really add to my collection very often. But I do keep an eye on what's out there. There is a lot that I like, but I suppose my grail watch is the Seiko Spring Drive--fascinating blend of complexity, functionality, and beauty.
Very glad that I found your channel. Thanks, and best wishes for 2022!
That’s my story, as well! Best wishes to you! 👍🏼
Thank you TGV, Another awesome installment.
Thank you TGV for all your wonderful suggestions! This helps a lot! Stay healthy and well! Nicholas
Thank you Nicolas, Always appreciated, stay safe and well too, onwards and upwards!
Best regards,
TGV
Great video, TGV! Your intro is so amazing, I always enjoy just watching that at the start of the video!
Love this video! My first luxury watch will most likely be a quartz piece by Grand Seiko that I adore. But there have been times where I've doubted whether or not I want it because it is quartz. But then I sometimes ask myself, "Who is talking, me or the watch enthusiasts I see online?". I can't wait till I buy this piece and forget the rest. Cheers!
Wise words TGV. Thanks for sharing, it's important to hear.
Wise words indeed. Very true at the same time.BUT whether a person who just love watches can practice it is something else altogether!
Always good to hear from the Urban Gentry. I see him as one of the charter members of the watch channels which have proliferated to a whole new industry.
After many hours looking though the internet I purchased my 1st vintage watch 1965 Omega Seamaster for my birth year I took delivery today and love it even put it on a genuine omega nato looks great
Mistake #10: dismissing ETA movements. I started my journey collecting watches last year and my first watch is the first generation Omega Aqua Terra with it's modified 2894 ETA movement ( named the Omega 2500 movement) and the first generation ever to have the co axial escapement. That's ETA but with a lot of history. Plus the watch is accurate and sturdy as hell.
YESSSSSS!!! Plus so easy and affordable to have serviced. I have serviced 2 so far and both have run for years, real troopers.
Love ETA, it one of the things I like about my vintage Tudors, I don't have to worry about them.
Thank you Ricardo, great point.
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry yessir
The end for pretty deep there! That’s one thing I’ll always appreciate about TGV… The willingness to go beyond the shallow end and dive right on into the deep end and unclog that drain!
I am speechless. I absolutely love your content. Your channel is the only channel that i do not skip through the videos. Dude!! Great advices as well. Thank you.
Great video with great advice,thanks again 👍👍
My biggest halt to expanding my collection was my exclusive obsession with Swiss made watches. Not only the obsession but the deliberate overlooking of Japan made masterpieces like Seiko, Citizen, and orient.
I want a Red Dial Orient Kamasu, but I'm ashamed for wanting it...
Change the bracelet if you get one
I needed to see this video. I've owned a few watches over the years and lately have been going down the rabbit hole of "I see shiny thing I want" then getting influenced by TH-cam on what is good and what is bad. I have been able to adjust to the "give it time and see if you still want it" mentality and that is the best advice you can give.
Kudos to you. This video shows you are a genuine watch lover and not a snob at all. Love your outlook. Wish more tubers thought the the same
A great refresh of why I truly got into this hobby. Thanks, I needed that!
This has to be the best into of TH-cam videos in the entire history. I get goosebumps every time. Please don't change it!
Love your videos as always!!
Great content, congrats. Really enjoyed it. 😊
This hobby has connected me with so many new and interesting people. For that alone, I am eternally grateful.
Well said sir. Lots to take in and digest. Keep up the great work
I just started watch collecting and your videos have helped me immensely!
It's been awhile TGV. You're the guy who got me into this hobby in 2017. A great video about watch collecting! Mentioned all the ups and downs, the pros and cons. Keep it up TGV
Wonderful and enlightening video, thank you Sir
Great vid as always !
All great points and I continue to enjoy the content TGV puts out. The quotes during the segments are always a nice touch on these more 'philosophical' videos.
Thanks for your words of wisdom TGV hope you have a great weekend 👍👍👍👍👍
I've been watching your videos for years now and they just get better and better!
Excellent points there, very useful. I’m often tempted by the fruits of another but have forced myself to be patient and cautious…relax and relish the obsession for a while to see if it really is genuine.
Absolutely love your inspiring journey my friend
Very well thought through, and enjoyable video.
Great video! Many Thanks 🙏 🙂
Love your outlook, passion and well crafted videos
🙏🙏🙏 Thank you Dominic, you are an absolute gent.
Best regards,
TGV
Some great points here. My first video of yours that I have seen and an easy sub. Cheers!
Whenever I see one of these videos I feel like you've been watching my watch collecting journey because I've made EVERY SINGLE ONE of these mistakes lol. Great video and great advice for anyone joining this crazy cult of ours 😀
And doing these mistakes all over again proves in my view that this hobby ADDS to your life, as opposed to compensate for emptiness (as TGV alluded to).
I really enjoyed this episode - so much food for thought. Philosophically significant well beyond watch collecting. Thank you, TGV.
I've definitely learned to slow down in this hobby lately. I love building my collection and aim to build it for the full sake of keeping and never to resell.
I am more particular for sizes now since I have 6.5" wrists but I do have the exception for Seiko Turtles and G-shocks.
I get that but in the opposite direction, I've gotten watches too small for my 8" wrist. However, on the upside my wife is the beneficiary as they suited her 5.25" wrist. You actually have a pretty good average size that could handle quite a lot of watches and many watches I like don't suit. But I'm not complaining, there are a lot of 42mm and 44mm available so I'm not being left out! I wish I had about a 7.25" wrist though, I think that's perfect for nearly every watch!!
Best intro and song too... can't get better than this!!!
Love your way of thinking!
Totally love this vid. Well said. 😊👍
Fabulous video. Wonderful channel and I love that you're an intelligent man with such great style, soul and substance. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
...discovering your channel!
Bought so many watches in the beginning of my journey thanks to your channel.
Love your channel! Your voice and choice of music…so relaxing.
I legitimately love fortis amazing work!!
As usual another excellent video. I found many of your points spot on. With there being so much Social Media watch content available today it is refreshing to take a step back and your points are very helpful in doing that.
Stellar work as always👍🏼
I really enjoyed your outlook. Thanks 😊
Thank you so much for this - I’ve been saving for my grail watch for a couple of years, and I was wavering recently and thinking of just buying a different watch with what I have saved to date. But you’re right - nothing else will scratch the itch - so, I’ll keep saving until I reach my goal! Great advice!
Simon, what is your current grail watch? I don't have a grail goal at the moment, but the Marathon GSAR has me obsessed. I love how rugged yet minimal and surgical it is.
So many life lessons TGV, amazing video as always!
Really thought provoking and interesting show. I can relate to much of this. Thanks for the insight.
I have my vintage thin o matic Hamilton on the way and a new urban gentry video. Life is good.
I recently discovered your channel and love how you encourage being true to your tastes and remain respectful to others. Your advice expands to many things even outside of watch collecting where people are unable to enjoy whatever they own or are doing based on others’ unsolicited opinions and judgments. The way I see it, if you feel so strongly about what watches I need, then I will be happy to accept your money to buy what you want me to wear. But if you’re not ponying up any money, then your opinion simply doesn’t count. Unsurprisingly, I don’t see any watch snobs offering their own money for others to “do it right” 😆.
TH-cam legend for sure. Much respect!
Great Video TGV, and very sound advise.
Well done TGV. I found it quite amusing having my own mistakes reflected back to me in this way!
I am excited have nearly got all my parts for my Vostok amphibia mod project
The fortis fragment evokes so many emotions. Thanks again for your dedication to each video.
I have wrestled with many of these issues, and have seen it play out in my watch journey. Good video. Thanks for pointing out these catches.
Really, really good video! Once again, bravo Tristiano!
Wise words. Great content. Your videos have changed my perception of value in watches and in general. In a positive way I must add!
Great video & absolutely spot on the money!
Great show T! Yeah the settling for something less when you know deep down if your disciplined in your spending you can get the watch or whatever you’ve got your heart set on!
I feel like I give you pain every time I post a pic of the Squale and Sinn!!!!! Sorry my friend!
What a brilliant and useful video!
Hey Tristano,
Great video! I think nr. 5 can easily be applied to life as a stand alone lesson.
Much appreciated!
Fantastic video and your experiences are well reflected upon to help others in their quest. I've had seller remorse a few times but I've always bought with my heart. Thanks.
Thanks TGV for your nuanced perspective! My mistake was taking too long to realize my Dad's 1950's 33mm Tissot fits me like a dream. After of course I realized modern equivalents hardly exist. I count it a blessing in disguise.
Probably the most honest tips for newbies you will find. Great content as always :)
Spot on with your comments on watch size. We all had to fumble around a bit to find that sweet spot, but every now and then a watch that shouldn’t fit you (on paper) DOES and it’s a wonderful surprise!
Great content as usual
You are spot on and during the 45 plus years of collecting - all that you have mentioned crops up regularly.
great as always!
I love your videos and your watch collecting philosophy, TGV!
Heading out to the jet to begin a trip now! Looking forward to watching the video as soon as I get to the hotel! Thanks, TGV! I'll be adding my potholes to avoid as well! Onward and upward, my friend!
Wow! You nailed it all. Merci.
Words of wisdom Sir!! Wonderful video!
Very pleasant and honest video!
Unrelated, but I’d love to see a dress watch review and travel log at Longwood Gardens. I’m sure Hugo would also appreciate an Orchid appetizer before sitting down to a lovely goat dinner.
I second this! Always after more dress watch reviews!
Great VID I agree with all of it. Thank you TGV.
God tier video!! Much better then some of the dealer's videos with a cash counter in the background.
I really enjoy your (talks) videos. Your sense of history, and sound advise. Time is most precious commodity.
Top advice! For life and watch collecting 🙌🏼👊🏻👍🏻
Great video sir.food for thought
Oh my 90’s!!! Great video:)
Great point on dimensions. Not every watch is the same. Ultimately you got to try them on.
Really delving deep in the philosophy of "gentry" - fab - fun and quite essential
The great thing about TGV is he says what you always wanted to hear. And it is sound advice. Thanks for this episode. Cheers!
Hi tgv absolutely awesome advice and bang on the money, have a great weekend, kind regards Ryan.
Another great video as always TGV, we’ve all been there! Off topic question - what are your thoughts on safety razors, a gentry essential item? Thanks!
Keeping it real.... lovely video mate.