I have always had a small to reasonable sized collection of watches as they have been gifts or marked significant occasions. This has now grown to a large collection of watches.

Are there any Horologists one here who also have a have a collection of watches that they enjoy?

I began a collection of Animal watches which account for 8 of the watches, the remainder are a mixture of watches that over the years have caught my eye. I think it is time for a cull of some of the lesser worn ones!

N + 1.

3, maybe 4. More than that is just weird.

These days, I find zero is sufficient.

Watches – how many, is too many?

If there are any in there you don’t wear before they run out of juice, you have too many. So if they’re all quartz, you’re fine as long as you wear each of them at least once a year or so.

Of course, a Casio solar watch kinda throws a spanner in the working, as you could have dozens of them that you never wear, and they’d never run down.

I have one wrist.

Haven’t worn a watch since about 1999 when I first had a mobile phone. 1 is too many for me.

4 is too many.

I have 4 that I wear on a fairly regular basis. One for work (which was my Dad’s), one for smart casual events, one for sport and general living and a dress one. I keep looking at others but I think I have enough for the moment.

The missus’ boss has a room for all of his. Including special things to keep those motion powered jobs on the go.

It’s the equivalent of asking how any bikes is too many and is a purely subjective.

Me, one watch.
Three bikes, H/tail, Full sus and a road bike.

To most people a bike is a bike.

I know a bloke who has a barn full of motorbikes. He loves each and everyone.

Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn’t hurt the ones you love. Who cares what anyone else thinks?

I’m with anonymouse, although I do have an unhealthy tendency towards watch nerdery.

Unlimited. How may pairs of shoes does your wife have?

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Wot buzz said

When you think you have too many, you actually need at least one more

1. Can’t be doing with the things.

one is enough for me. I feel naked without it, but I have no need for any more.

and spending > £30 on a watch is, for me, tempting fate…

N+1.

I have quite a few watches.

Don’t have many, but have a few interesting ones from 1820s to 1950s. Nothing bling, just different movement types. My grandfather was a watch and clock repair man so they came through family. Best is a Gossage Alarum gadget for turning a pocket watch into an alarm clock. And an Animal W01, of course. Oh and a Casino F91w.

I have 6 at the moment, one is a ‘beater’ though. You’ll always fave favourites and a couple in my collection aren’t worn much so from now on it’s one in, one out.

Don’t have many, but have a few interesting ones from 1820s to 1950s. Nothing bling, just different movement types. My grandfather was a watch and clock repair man so they came through family. Best is a Gossage Alarum gadget for turning a pocket watch into an alarm clock. And an Animal W01, of course. Oh and a Casino F91w.

I’ve never felt comfortable with one on my wrist, haven’t owned one since I got a ‘my first watch’ complete with a book on how to tell the time. Before mobile phones I used to use public clocks – big ones on towers, parking machines, ATM’s the ones on cigarette counters, electronic bus stops etc. I never had a problem with getting the time – now I have a phone.

i have 3.
didnt wear a watch for a decade after i got my first mobile phone, but bought a fancy(ish) pro trek one last year and have worn it since.
i would say if you dont wear any of them then those ones can go, unless they are antiques of course.

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A nice watch is the only acceptable form of male jewellery.
Rings, necklaces, bracelets and earings can (and usually do) look awful on a well turned out man….but a watch is classic, elegant, understated.

Same rules as for anything else, nothing gaudy, ostentatious wealth should be avoided (no Rolex!) but dont go too far the other way and adorn yourself with cheap tat.

I currently have two.
A steel one used for work and a nice titanium smart watch.

everyone needs at least 5 or 6 watches. standard.

Four

five then.
snoopy watch you had as a kid counts, as does the candy digital one on elastic, and ones from a christmas cracker.

It would appear that I have a slight hoarding issue. I have amassed a total of 40 watches, I think it’s time for a cull.

matt_outandabout – Member
I have one wrist.

Sorry to hear of your loss of an arm.

I’m on about 10, mostly Swatches which get worn regularly. The rest have sentimental value.

I have four – Casio digital for biking (why pay more), Seiko divers (cos it’s quite ‘classic’ looking), Seiko dress watch (slight sentimental value) and Raketa dress watch (which Santa bought me from the Classifieds, it’s a bit different which is why I like it). Nothing terribly special, but reasons for each.

I could, however, own LOTS of watches. I just love them. One day I will have the Omega Speedmaster Moon watch…

I’ve got four:

A dress watch
A beater quartz watch
A WWII RAF-issue watch i inherited from my grandfather
Another beather quartz watch i don’t wear. That one could be culled.

My next will be something sportier than my dress watch but still smart enough for work.

I used to have five, but:

and Raketa dress watch (which Santa bought me from the Classifieds, it’s a bit different which is why I like it).

😀

One is too many.

I have a clock on my phone, my laptop, Nexus, Sky TV and i know roughly if it’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon or 8am by how long i’ve been out of bed 🙂

Does a Forerunner 310xt count as a watch? If it does, three. Otherwise two, only one of which works.

The working one is a Timex Ironman Triathlon that cost 16 quid several years ago and, in line with the natural order of the world, refuses to die.

My other watch (18th birthday present nice analogue one) is currently waiting for me to remember it needs a new battery.

I stopped wearing one when I got a phone, never really enjoyed wearing one and took it off at work – hated the feeling of being shackled to time.

I have 8…with 2 more arriving this week. I clearly have a problem.

I have 8…with 2 more arriving this week. I clearly have a problem.

I wanted a watch for my 40th but noticed from watch forums that people become addicted to collecting watches.

I then noticed collectors talking of OWN – one-watch nirvana – they were hoping that a particular watch they were saving for would be this and break them from their addiction – a bit like a junkie.

Looking around I noted what watches people thought were OWNs – Rolex Sub, Omega Speedmaster, Panerai luminor marina, and a few others.

I quite liked the Speedy so I tried one on and ended up with a leather strapped Moonphase Speedy, and it worked as I have no desire to buy any other watch, unlike people at work, one with a Tag Carrera (undestandable unless it is the Heuer reissue) and one with Breitling Navitimer, which is about £6k.

I quite liked the Speedy so I tried one on and ended up with a leather strapped Moonphase Speedy, and it worked as I have no desire to buy any other watch, unlike people at work, one with a Tag Carrera (undestandable unless it is the Heuer reissue) and one with Breitling Navitimer, which is about £6k.

I would love one of these, but a chrono could never be my “OWN”. A JLC Reverso on the other hand…