Going in circles

[AperolSpritz]

Hey Rolexforum fam,

I was not sure where to share this so I figured the general Non rolex forum should be fine.

I have developped a passion for watches sinces I was a kid. Started slow with fashion brands and the swatches then progressively gained knowledge and taste and I was blessed enough to have some professional successes on the way that made nice collecting possible.

Over the last 20 years, I have built a collection of say a dozen watches including APs, PPs, Vacheron, Moser, IWC etc. Mostly sports model as this is my style (and for the avoidance of doubt a collection that was started before the hype, when even APs or PPs were selling below retail on grey - just preempting the comments that will acuse me of having lost interest because the opportunity to make a profit decreased (I have never sold a watch).

I used to spend an unreasonable amount of time on the web, looking at novelties, thinking about the next one etc. And I found that truly amusing, a nice hobby that I shared with a few selected friends.

However for the last 2 years, my enthusiasm has gradually and drastically decreased. I still follow the market but much less so and it's a bit like I don't really care anymore.

I struggle to find new models to put on my lists that truly excite me and have lost interest in some that I really wanted to collect just a couple years ago.

I have 2 theories.

1) The 2 last watches (that today make up 80% of my wrist time) I added to the collection were really "grail" pieces for me, so maybe a part of me feels "fullfilled"

2) The market is going in circles and there isn't much new stuff coming and once you have been around for a while, you just see the same variations of the same models being launched (a new nautilus in rose gold, an AP with a slightly different dial etc...)

I still have one or two watches that I really like but there always used to be a good dozen that were on the list...

Long post, but just wanted to see if others were like me, or maybe I just need a shrink...