I’ve Been Collecting Watches

Posted in Hobbies

Before I jump into anything serious, thought I’d talk a minute about my watch collecting hobby thing. It’s something I’ve developed a taste for between my last blog update in mid-2007 and the present. I have to say, I’m addicted to collecting watches. I have a measly collection of, oh, five watches right now. Five nice, Swiss watches.

Here’s the two-tone DateJust, my favorite, and, most expensive piece at this time. I actually plan to sell it soon, as well as my other few, as I want to buy a Hublot. They aren’t as internationally known as Rolex, but also not as “bling”, which actually, for me, is a nice thing. Ever since I got robbed of the Breitling (oh, wait, never got a chance to tell that story because my blog was down, LOL), I’ve found the need to downsize my dressing, especially in public.

Most people find my love for high-end timepieces a little bit eccentric, hell, most people double take (especially at authorized dealers) that a kid is sportin’ such an expensive piece on his wrist. But actually appreciating the precision and quality that goes into a Swiss chronometer movement is what I’m in the hobby for. Not just to bling-blang my way down the sidewalk, as some may stereotypically think.