cazalea
[Seiko Moderator]
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Hi, welcome, and great question.
Since I am writing a series on collections, perhap I can address it.
I think it's fair to say that collectors look down on THEIR OWN early efforts as naive, uninformed, etc, as much as they might feel the same about other "starter collections".
I can't justify this except to say that I still have about a dozen of my early choices so I'm not doing so badly. But perhaps we wince or groan as we see a young collection ( not necessarily a young collector) that reminds us of moves that we made -- which we later undid; or watches which didn't last, or cost a lot to service; or the company turned out to be run by boneheads.
People with good manners allow others to express themselves, and respectfully offer advice when asked. I trust you will find this kind of reception here. We have people with a handful of watches, and some with hundreds; collections worth a few thousand dollars and some worth a few millions.
Collecting is indeed buying watches we like but the cruelty of collecting is that our likes constantly evolve - and faster than our incomes do.
Enjoy your time here, read and listen and ask questions, and we'll do what we can to make your visits profitable.
Cheers,
Cazalea
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Hi, welcome, and great question.
Since I am writing a series on collections, perhap I can address it. I think it's fair to say that collectors look down on THEIR OWN early efforts as naive, uninformed, etc, as much as they might feel the same about other "starter collections". I can't ju...
You won't find that here :-)
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Now, that is a good example, Bill. If I remember correctly, you have a huge
Family of Sinns! Best, Nicolas
Hey there!
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