“The hunt is better than the catch”

There is something very problematic behind this apparently innocent statement, (from a watch lover’s perspective).

Credit: AMC

Ah, expensive hobbies. Perhaps the second dumbest way of shooting yourself in the foot (apart from the real thing of course) is to willingly participate in a money-draining hobby. Name any pricey venture you want: Car collecting, animal rescuer, racing horse owner, concert freak. All of them share essential problems because of their very exclusive, dumb and expensive nature.

We, watch enthusiasts and collectors, know this better than anyone. This becomes really obvious for example when we are trying to explain the missus “logically” why on Earth we spent 5 grand on that Omega.

My grail watch, The Omega Speedmaster Professional. What’s yours? PHOTO: OMEGA

Now, I’ve covered previously some of the issues behind participating in this dumb but great hobby of ours. Most recently, I discussed here why flex culture is one of the biggest culprits in making the watch collecting hobby suck balls at times.