losing the faith

[x5x3]

so, it is now 18 months since my last watch purchase, I work from home 80% of the time and I seem to have lost all interest in watches as I never wear one round the house.

What is happening to me?

Anyone have any good ideas on how to get back on it?

[andy tims]

Spend an hour browsing Chrono24?

[Hoofy]

Other way round for me - work from home most of the time so I've got less interested in cars and more interested in watches as I can always enjoy looking at my watch while working.

[CardShark]

Change jobs?

I could always "look after" your PP for you if you feel that you're not getting your money's worth....

[yeti]

x5x3 said:

Anyone have any good ideas on how to get back on it?

Similar thing happened to me, had a large collection, only wore a few of them, had lost interest really, they were just gathering dust.

I needed a change of focus; decided to sell a few of the collection and move towards a 'higher end' collection. Currently I am completely and utterly obsessed with this new focus, but it's detrimental to my finacial health in the extreme

[Vladimir]

Not sure if listening to Yeti is good for anyone's financial health! ;-)

[Tahiti]

Working from home means you have more time to set an auto rather than just whacking on your pick up and go surely?

I guess we all have times when we need a break from hobbies though so why not reduce the collection and have the cash ready for if and when you feel the love again? I need to listen to my own advice!

[michael gould]

andy tims said:

Spend an hour browsing Chrono24?

good advise

[x5x3]

thanks for the replies all.

Well I dragged the PP out the safe and wore it for the last three days, it is definitely a thing of beauty but the buzz factor is not there at the moment.

Maybe I do just need a break?

[BryanUsrey]

I've done that. I have two watches that I haven't touched for awhile. I still love them, but sometimes I just don't feel the need to wear one. Not a big deal.

[hilly10]

The obsession will come back believe me, I thought I was cured about six years ago. Satisfied with the three watches I had, then wham it it me ,before I knew where I was I had sold two to fund a watch I started to lust over then it was, I still need three,so another expensive purchase was conducted. It will never leave you trust me. Wait till one day soon you are perusing TZ sales or corner walking down the High St looking in AD windows,then you feel your heart skip a beat looking at a new model. Nah sorry it never leaves you.

[marcelg]

Get out of the house more...seriously
If you can get out of the house at least once a day, it is an excuse to put on one of the watches.
You can then keep it on all day and you will get the mojo back

[Vladimir]

So it's basically...

"I no longer has an obsessive compulsion to spend vast sums of money on a watch collection."

I think I'd be relieved rather than worried.

[yeti]

Vladimir said:

I think I'd be relieved rather than worried.

Shhhh, you're spoiling it