Anyone considered selling their car in favour of a better watch collection?
Discussion
It's something I've considered (in jest really) over the past year, largely as a result of the driving aspect of owning a decent car becoming less and less enjoyable. Main reason being dwindling opportunity to use the cars potential and the consequences of attempting to do so on the sly.
If you sold your car, what would you add to your watch collection to compensate?
I'd be all over a Hereford 5513 or pressuring one of my Poole buddies to part with their 'issued' Seamaster's. Reason for these two: value appreciation!
If you sold your car, what would you add to your watch collection to compensate?
I'd be all over a Hereford 5513 or pressuring one of my Poole buddies to part with their 'issued' Seamaster's. Reason for these two: value appreciation!
A couple of years ago when I was doing trackdays, I nearly done the reverse.
Considered selling my Sinn U1 White to fund some AST coilovers that were about £1200.
I would have noticed no difference to just bog standard coilovers, so common sense prevailed and I bought a set of used Gaz coilovers instead.
Which I then sold for a small loss when I split the car for parts, but the watch is probably still worth the same.
Each one brings different types of enjoyment, so I could never sell a car for a watch.
Considered selling my Sinn U1 White to fund some AST coilovers that were about £1200.
I would have noticed no difference to just bog standard coilovers, so common sense prevailed and I bought a set of used Gaz coilovers instead.
Which I then sold for a small loss when I split the car for parts, but the watch is probably still worth the same.
Each one brings different types of enjoyment, so I could never sell a car for a watch.
ecain63 said:
It's something I've considered (in jest really) over the past year, largely as a result of the driving aspect of owning a decent car becoming less and less enjoyable. Main reason being dwindling opportunity to use the cars potential and the consequences of attempting to do so on the sly.
If you sold your car, what would you add to your watch collection to compensate?
I'd be all over a Hereford 5513 or pressuring one of my Poole buddies to part with their 'issued' Seamaster's. Reason for these two: value appreciation!
WRT resale, is it me or does it seem a bit Walt to wander round wearing an SBS Omega if you haven't served in the SBS?If you sold your car, what would you add to your watch collection to compensate?
I'd be all over a Hereford 5513 or pressuring one of my Poole buddies to part with their 'issued' Seamaster's. Reason for these two: value appreciation!
Joey Ramone said:
WRT resale, is it me or does it seem a bit Walt to wander round wearing an SBS Omega if you haven't served in the SBS?
Yeah, its pretty damn walt. But im not stupid enough, as an ex-Bootneck living near Poole to go wandering around with an SF wrist tag. Purely interested in these as an investment.ecain63 said:
Yeah, its pretty damn walt. But im not stupid enough, as an ex-Bootneck living near Poole to go wandering around with an SF wrist tag. Purely interested in these as an investment.
Former (as in just gone) CO SBS is is a mucker of mine. Was admiring his Omega a few days ago actually. And being a civilian, I'm hopefully even less inclined to try and pass myself off as badged.Joey Ramone said:
ecain63 said:
Yeah, its pretty damn walt. But im not stupid enough, as an ex-Bootneck living near Poole to go wandering around with an SF wrist tag. Purely interested in these as an investment.
Former (as in just gone) CO SBS is is a mucker of mine. Was admiring his Omega a few days ago actually. And being a civilian, I'm hopefully even less inclined to try and pass myself off as badged.yeti said:
Sold my Marcos, Esprit, Alfa Spider and 911 last year with the promises money would be spent on a house.
Breguet, Blancpain, Jaeger, Rolex and many, many others were what actually happened. No regrets, but got quite the earful...
You're a very brave man Yeti Breguet, Blancpain, Jaeger, Rolex and many, many others were what actually happened. No regrets, but got quite the earful...
I'd consider it but my cars have never been amazing. I'd not get much with any proceeds from the sales.
ecain63 said:
Joey Ramone said:
WRT resale, is it me or does it seem a bit Walt to wander round wearing an SBS Omega if you haven't served in the SBS?
Yeah, its pretty damn walt. But im not stupid enough, as an ex-Bootneck living near Poole to go wandering around with an SF wrist tag. Purely interested in these as an investment.I say keep the car and use it or swap it for watches that will actually get use!
nonuts said:
So you want to go from a car that you don't use to a watch you can't wear?
I say keep the car and use it or swap it for watches that will actually get use!
Spot on; plenty of wearable watches that are appreciating in value as well; mostly vintage Rolex admittedly, but older Speedmasters, Navitimers and other classics.I say keep the car and use it or swap it for watches that will actually get use!
yeti said:
Sold my Marcos, Esprit, Alfa Spider and 911 last year with the promises money would be spent on a house.
Breguet, Blancpain, Jaeger, Rolex and many, many others were what actually happened. No regrets, but got quite the earful...
But with the money you are saving on housing, insuring and maintaining that fleet you could still buy the house ….anyway selling you car to buy a watch is ridiculous ….you try shagging in the back of a watch !!! Breguet, Blancpain, Jaeger, Rolex and many, many others were what actually happened. No regrets, but got quite the earful...
Kind of similar, when I bought my car I think my watches were worth around 20% of what I paid for the car. The car has depreciated a bit obviously (not too much, was 8 years old when I bought it so hopefully it has done most of its depreciating), but the watch collection has had a fair amount of cash put into it, such that the value of my watches is soon going to be larger than the value of my car.
I do wonder if I should save for a better/more expensive car, but I've spent a lot of money on getting my car into the condition I want it to be in, and would no doubt do the same with a future purchase, so for me it seems to make sense to limit the amount of cash I can lose on a car to running costs etc of my current car (everything would be more expensive were I to upgrade - insurance, running costs, depreciation, etc) and spend the money on watches instead. I use the watches more regularly, then don't cost as much to maintain and they don't depreciate as much (depending on what/how you buy of course).
I do wonder if I should save for a better/more expensive car, but I've spent a lot of money on getting my car into the condition I want it to be in, and would no doubt do the same with a future purchase, so for me it seems to make sense to limit the amount of cash I can lose on a car to running costs etc of my current car (everything would be more expensive were I to upgrade - insurance, running costs, depreciation, etc) and spend the money on watches instead. I use the watches more regularly, then don't cost as much to maintain and they don't depreciate as much (depending on what/how you buy of course).
nonuts said:
So you want to go from a car that you don't use to a watch you can't wear?
I say keep the car and use it or swap it for watches that will actually get use!
No, it's not something I'd realistically do, but you know how it goes when man maths and t'internet come together. The question was put out to see if anyone had similar chains of though and what the ideas were regarding watches. There's a £35k SAS sub at a dealer in Honkers id excitedly sell my car for (in my head) but the reality of that is far from what my heart says.I say keep the car and use it or swap it for watches that will actually get use!
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