Are you emotionally attached to any of your watches.

[ckaynyc]

Yes, my wife got me my Sub as my wedding gift. I also have a Movado auto chrono that my dad gave me off of his wrist 20 years ago.

[East Bay Rider]

Yes my GMT 16710 was a gift from my wife. She sacrificed and saved for years to buy it for me.
It's my most treasured possession.

[tmmii]

I love my sub and don’t think I’ll ever sell. It’s been a 10 year wait. I guess I’m emotional in that aspect.

I have a DKNY I paid 60 bucks for when I was 16 that carried me until I got the sub. It has been worn daily until this past September. Soon after getting that my mom got me a movado that I thought was it until I sent it into them for a battery replacement and they polished the whole thing and burnt through the gold bezel. Haven’t worn it since. Mom has passed so I have that connection.

I look at that DKNY being worth 10 bucks now and the movado a couple hundred. My emotional value is worth more than that.

Besides, the DKNY had the damn battery go out again and that’s why I’m
Wearing this fake submariner my dad got me in China. Just ask my love in ex lol!!!

[jonski]

No lol it's a material good don't ever be attached to material goods or you lose opportunities

[AK797]

The only watch I'd never sell is not really just a watch to me anymore, it is the watch my mother bought for my father, and he has since passed away.

[1William]

I understand the attachment but I do not have one for material objects. I love my watches and what they stand for and how hard I worked for the money to acquire them. But in the end, for me, I could part with any of them and have. I am only emotional about my family and a few close friends. I think a lot of people project onto items other emotions and if they took a step back they would see what they are really talking about and feeling. But some of these same emotional people will then attack you for holding a different view and not understanding. I understand, I just don't agree.

[Rolex Essex]

I love my watches but a river won’t come out of my eyes if I have to part with it.
Family comes first.

[Star Ferry]

Maybe a little, but I'd get over it as soon as the money hit my account

[Chester01]

Sure, my 16610 was gifted to me by my late mother, worn on my wedding, honeymoon, birth of my son and with me for some good times, losses, and even some shennanigans. It’s 20 years old next year and so been through much. So you bet, it has senitimental value and will never be flipped or traded but handed down.

[austinp]

Absolutely. This one. My wife saved a long time for it and bought it for me. She new I would love to own a Rolex but would never buy it for myself. I think of that everytime I put it on.

[benlee]

Originally Posted by dwjez14

So I had a opportunity present itself by my normal dealer to get top dollar for my day date 40. He called me because he knew I had it and I barely wore it. I almost did it but as I was getting it out of my safe and gathering box and cards I got emotional about it. Now I wasn't on my knees crying but I did get sad. I thought about how for many years this was my dream watch. It took years of hard work to get the money for my watch. I am a family man with 3 kids so everyone else comes first and I come last by my choice. I want my family to be provided for and give them all the things they want and need. So I didn't realize how emotionally attached I was to my watch. That watch represents so much more to me than jus a timepiece. I fell I could get offered double and I probably wouldn't part from it. Only way I could do so was if my family was in need. Anyone else have a watch like that in their collection ? That watch is a big piece of pride for me. I guess that is why when I wear it I carry myself different on the inside.

So did you still end up selling it?

[Rockrolex]

I can't say I have an emotional attachment to my watches, but the last one I would sell is my all black Y-series GMT-II. I wear it whenever I travel as well as at other times. I love that watch. It's the last one I would part with, but family does come first.

[dwatcher]

No way! i am emotionally attached to my wife and kids. However, i know i have a soft spot for the 14060 and Grand seiko.

[123Blueface]

its a watch, made of metal, replaceable but would only sell them out of necessity.

[ashbaug2]

OP, I get where you're coming from. I have my dad's Seiko 6105 diver that he wore every day, it's what got me started in this crazy hobby. If the house was burning down and I could only grab one thing (besides the baby, wife, or dog, in that order) I would grab his watch. It means much more to me than almost anything else now that he's gone.

My other one is my 116710LN GMT. I bought is to remember the birth of my son and the completion of my Master's Degree and am really just wearing it until he's old enough to wear it himself.

Those two watches will never leave my stable...

[dwjez14]

Ashbaug2 that is what I am talking about. I think some took it like I valued the watch more than my family. Haha

[cop414]

I purchased this watch as a retirement gift for myself, after 26 years on the street I felt that I deserved it. I dreamt about owning a Rolex since I was a child reading Nat Geo magazines and staring at the Rolex advertisements.
I have had it on when each of my daughters were married, when I proposed to my wife and on our wedding day. I wore it the first time that I held each of my grandchildren, yep emotionally attached for sure. Will there be others, absolutely there will be. But this one will never be sold, solid watch with solid memories.

[BBL]

Originally Posted by cop414

I purchased this watch as a retirement gift for myself, after 26 years on the street I felt that I deserved it. I dreamt about owning a Rolex since I was a child reading Nat Geo magazines and staring at the Rolex advertisements.
I have had it on when each of my daughters were married, when I proposed to my wife and on our wedding day. I wore it the first time that I held each of my grandchildren, yep emotionally attached for sure. Will there be others, absolutely there will be. But this one will never be sold, solid watch with solid memories.

Sarge , your experience is so touching. I understand the sentiment.
And lovely photo. How proud you are!

Best,
DM

[cop414]

Originally Posted by BBL

Sarge , your experience is so touching. I understand the sentiment.
And lovely photo. How proud you are!

Best,
DM

Thanks DM

[Wools]

Yes, I’m emotionally attached to my Rolex.

It was a beyond a dream watch that I never considered owning and since my teens, I’ve had multiple chances to stuff up my life and through luck and hard work, I was able to buy my 2018 Submariner Date. It’ll be on my wrist till the day I die and it means so much.

Yes, it’s an object and doesn’t take the place of my Wife, Mother, Brother or loved ones but life isn’t just about people, it’s about experiences, places and dreams. My Sub is a little totem, a reminder I can achieve my dreams and I plan on it being my single watch I’ll wear and scratch up, damage and go on some amazing adventures together.

I love it, I’m not precious about and I’m proud to own it.

[Blansky]

I have an emotional attachment to my watches or I wouldn't have bought them in the first place. I never just walk into a store and try one on and buy it. I research them, and think about them for a while before I get them.

Letting any of them go is tough and some I won't let go of.

I also have emotional attachments to my cars as well and feel sick when I trade them in and see them sitting there when I drive away from the lot. I guess it has to do with the fact that they transported me to where I wanted to go and kept me safe doing it.

[Yoda_Eating_Pizza]

Not sure about this one. I do have fond memories of my first luxury purchase for myself at a boutique for my SMP. I had bought Omegas for my wife, but never for myself. My Omega evokes emotion (makes me happy), but I don't really know if I have an attachment to it.

I don't have an attachment to my Rolex. I had always wanted one, but always thought there would be a time in the future to get one. Recent life events made me decide I shouldn't keep playing waiting games with myself, so I decided now is the time. No emotional attachment, though. At least not yet.

However, I do definitely have an attachment to one of my guitars. It's a POS that I assembled myself decades ago, with help from two other guys. That guitar will forever be a part of my collection.

[djhiram]

Let me preface by saying nothing is ever 100% “not for sale.” If it ever came down to a watch or food on the table and a roof over our heads, the choice is simple.

I feel we do however tend to associate as collectors our watches to experiences, life moments and occasions and glancing at them sometimes bring us fond memories for those times of joy, or comfort in those moments of pain. They can also remind us of family or special friends if received as a gift or inheritance.

That being said, there are 3 very special pieces in my collection that I would consider never for sale. They are, in no particular order:

1. My dad’s bluesy which he gifted to me on HIS birthday straight off his wrist. It’s the watch I wore when we welcomed my daughter into the world and holds alot of sentimental value and emotional connection to them both. If it were up to me, it will never be sold, rather passed down to my daughter.



2. My maternal grandfather’s Rado Green Horse. This was the first watch my grandfather purchased in the US after the family left Cuba and settled in California in 1966. He was a carpenter and mechanic and wore it everyday for work, special occasions, you name it - and had it repaired several times until it finally gave out on him. Mom gave it to me in 2015 in its current state and I’ve been researching it since. It’s currently with a highly recommended watchmaker’s shop for a movement service. More to come on this on a separate post:



3. My Philippe Charriol Columbus. This is the watch I wore on my wedding day and the first significantly expensive watch I purchased at 17. I worked my tail off lugging around DJ gear and working parties for $150 for at least a year and a half to save up for it, so when the OP talks about how it brings back how hard you worked for it, I totally get it. Watches have come and gone in my collection but this one is my one constant.

[BBL]

Hiram... such a touching story with unforgettable memories and photographs.

Terrific!!

DM

[djhiram]

Originally Posted by BBL

Hiram... such a touching story with unforgettable memories and photographs.



Terrific!!



DM

Thanks Daniel.

[subtona]

Everyone just before purchase.

[77T]

There is a dual attachment that one makes with a watch methinks.

First, it is the event upon which it was acquired.

Then, there are the life events it witnesses (excuse my anthropomorphism).

So yes, I have two - one of my own and one that I returned to life within the family.

For me, it is an Omega given to me as I graduated from parochial school - and, amazingly, survived accompanying me for 4 decades leading up to the Millennium.

For our family, it is another Omega of my Dad’s that had sadly fallen into disrepair and decay after he passed away. But I was able to resurrect it and present it to my younger brother who spent countless hours fishing with our Dad while that Omega kept track of time on the water.




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[Tape]

yes, the O'lady is for sale 1st

[cruise_bone]

I bought my first Rolex when I turned 50 a few years ago.
That one has already departed my stable. I got an Explorer II recently that I like so much that it may never leave.
I don't have any watches with any serious emotional attachment, and I always thought that first one would have that. It didn't for me.

[dwjez14]

Great stories on some above. I guess the attachment was short lived. Selling my day date 40 Tomorrow. Lol.