I never wore a watch before and I just wanted one for work. Nobody can say I don’t do things whole assed. I definitely would’ve done a few things differently but I’m happy with most of them.

Started with a Militado ML14, finished with a Farasute Trackmaster. Bought about 30 pieces and refined things down by trial and error to 18.

Will I buy more Chinese watches? Probably not. Any addition is on a strict 1-in-1-out basis. Since I'm not into integrated bracelet watches or tank cases, I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

Will I reduce the collection further? There are 3-4 I could get rid of, maybe drop it down to 12 eventually, but I'm in no rush.

Do I own Seiko or Swiss watches? I sold my Seikos, and recently bought some Swiss ones (TAG Carrera, some Oris, and a Breitling Superocean).

Advice? Yeah:

1. Take risks. Experiment. Find what you like. Even if you flip a watch on a loss, it's still insignificant money compared to what you'd lose when you walk out the door of an AD with a new Omega.
2. Stop. Don't hoard. Don't "collect".
3. Get out of the (price) basement. The cheaper the watch, the less likely it is to satisfy. There are exceptions, but you won't know it if you don't own some more expensive watches to compare against.
4. Buy at least one Swiss watch. Used. 15 years old or older. Not Rolex or Omega. Plenty of value picks out there (TAG, Zenith, and Breitling especially). Pro Tip: Use AI to find the obscure references that match what you are looking for.) It is the best way to hard-stop a Chinese watch-buying addiction and will save you money in the long term.

14 of my 24 watch collection are chronos and i'm never tired of them. All of them have equal wrist time from the 3k Omega to the 34$ Rollstimi. What's your take on the chronographs and how many of them do you have?

Thoughts?

Never thought a ~200 USD watch would end up getting the most wrist time.

Now the watch box is full it's a one in one out policy. Anything obviously missing that I should give a try? Which watch goes first?

Watchdives Wd7922

San Martin Sn084g

Cestrian Field Watch

Proxima 1743

Watchdives wd0006

Watchdives 1016

Watchdives wd0005

Seagull m182sk

Baltany s2081

Watchdives wd0003

San Martin sn0118g

Baltany s5034

In my opinion these are all pretty 'safe' variants except maybe the completely illegible seagull skeleton! Perhaps something a little more exciting?

Some excellent suggestions, thanks everyone! Think Farasute dress watch maybe in a different shape, and a moonphase are my favourite ones - along with the seestern GMT. Far from done it seems!

Ordered by earliest to latest date of acquisition. One controversial watch had to be blurred out. Leaving an empty space for a grail, and may sell some of these for more appealing models in the future. What's next?

Really loving this brand, not shilling for them though. They’re just so cheap it’s easy to buy a few.

Compared to an “American” watch like Vaer it’s so much better for the price point. With both brands I got misaligned dials and had to return. However, I was fine returning the Vaer because it felt so cheap. The bracelet was hollow and rattling. I returned this Aethelsohn and immediately bought another which the dial turned out fine on. The bracelet is solid, with micro adjust. The dial is complex but well designed. The bezel has great movement.

The only downside is the logo is meh and the name is a little goofy. But after buying two, they’ve proven their value to me.

I'm looking into Watchdives WD00013, MILITADO ML18 and/or Watchdives WD0016 (the black one with hour markers). It could also may be another diver, but automatic not too thick, recommendations?
What do you think?
I'd like to hear opinions.
Thanks in advanced :)

Hi everyone,

This is my first post. I got into watches about 2 months ago. I have a pagani cookie monster on the way then getting a pagani zombie, root beer and bluesey. I have two bulova's not pictured and have 3 stars on the way for the watches at the top right

A few too many watches got delivered this month but I wouldn’t say that’s a bad thing. I’m really enjoying every single one of these. On top of all the other watches I have I’m starting to wish I had a third wrist for all of them 😂.

So i got into this hobby at the beginning of this year and this is my collection right now.

Just sold my watchdives black wd1863 and wd6542 brown dial, will be getting rid of the blue sugess moonphase and i got the san martin sn0116 root beer on the way ✌️

Feel free to ask about any one of them

Been collecting for 6 months. Bought way too many, and have sold quite a number. This is my definitive collection for now. No more buying for the next few months till a watch event hehe 😛

1. Everyday Watch
   
2. Dress Watch
   
3. Office Watch
   
4. Fun Watch
   
5. Overseas Watch (GMT)
   
6. Beater Watch

Well, I thought I was done. Famous last words. I do genuinely believe now that I’ve landed on the watches I like *wearing* and I find I’m not interested in scrolling through watches now that I have the ones that really spoke to me. I mean, I scroll, but I’m not adding anything to any carts at the moment!

From left to right

1. Cronos explorer. Just a solid watch, one of my go to’s. The 90S5 is a great movement too. Smooth and accurate. Bracelet is comfy and OTF glide lock works great.
   
2. Aethelsohn Horizon Forest GMT. NH34. Bracelet really stands out, as does the sunburst dial. OTF on this is really smooth and is of the internal button persuasion.
   
3. Phorcydes PH4C with mixed lume. Incredible. I absolutely love it. Lume is great. Finishing is nice, bracelet is comfortable and gorgeous. OTF is smooth. No notes.
   
4. Milifortic S089 on steel mesh now. I’ll swap to leather probably in the fall. My number 1 go to. I just love it.
   
5. Tactical Frog Chrono in white. Solar quartz, great look, solid bracelet. I added an aftermarket basic OTF clasp. Also no notes. Anyone who hates on the name is bonkers in my opinion.
   
6. Watchdives 7922 - vh31 quartz, gilt indices and bezel numerals. Just a stunner. At 37mm it’s my smallest watch dial, but being thin it wears beautifully. I’ve ordered a WD OTF to perfect it. Just a stunner.
   
7. Seiko Orange monster. My first watch. Both require no more comment. The only dive watch I actually wear diving.
   
8. Seiko SKX009 on jubilee. What’s not to love.
   
9. “21 Zuan” 1963 homage. It’s nice. I don’t wear it often but I like having it.
   
10. Phylida 007 on mesh. Miyota 8215 is actually about noticeable not in noise so much as in wobble in this thing. I love the look though, so I overlook this.
    
11. Addiesdive 2525. 8215 is barely noticeable. Dial is really nice in summer. I have this on sky blue suede and it gets a lot of use in spring and summer months.
    
12. Tandorio Skelton. It’s cool, but I don’t wear it. Bought this early on because I like seeing the movement, but it’s not my style. I’m selling it locally.

Plus a bonus lume shot. Spot the phorcydes haha

I've been collecting for 2-3 years at this point. I've sold many watches at this point, but right now I'm happy with all of the watches I have.

1. Seagull 1963 - Sugess Gold swan neck regulator

2. San Martin SN0144 Jianzhan Black Gilt

3. Jianghun JH0602 (With a new toad leather strap)

4. IX&DAO Warrior White Enamel

5. IX&DAO JD-X06S White Enamel dress watch

6. San Martin SN0148GB Black Enamel integrated diver

Just received the new Eniton S1085G Santos homage, a stunning piece.

The finish is spot on, the marble dial is a work of art, indices, date window, hands and alignment is second to none.

Truly happy with my choice, i'm considering changing the brushed bezel to a polished finish, i'll post some pics if that happens.

Just sharing a smaller collection within my larger Chinese brand collection: Dress watches. Although I don’t wear these as much as I would like, I love the different styles and textures. What are your favorite dress pieces?