docfink

I'd like to part with some as choosing which watch to wear just feels ridiculous. That being said, I'm happy with the ones I have now and that's a good place to be.

Here are a few of them:

ccibo72

Love me some IWC. In fact a buddy (who has a 991 GT3) hosted a IWC watchmaking class with a master watchmaker.

logan2z

Say it ain't so

I'm not a GT4 owner so maybe I don't count, but I do have a Cayman R so I'll chine in.

I have as big a watch obsession as I do a car obsession and currently own several watches, including an Omega Speedmaster Professional,, Panerai PAM 372, and IWC Ingenieur 3227.

superchargedman

Uh, do you have a prosthetic eye? Interesting juxtaposition.

Bardman

Awkward silence, everyone shuffles away quietly... :P

Bardman

What a lot of awesome watches! I particularly like those panerai's, and that tag carerra gt.

This is my first automatic watch. For those with multiple automatics, do you have multiple watch winders?

Bardman

Lol - will do. Ironically I opted for the leather steering wheel as I don't like how alcantara wheels wear. But alcantara on a watch band looked kind of unique, and pretty easy to change if it doesn't work out.

docfink

...a bad batch of contact lens solution led to a parasitic infection and vision loss--luckily for her, in one eye only. Lawsuit occurred which helped her, but one eye is gone.

Keadog

IWC and JLC both on my list. Would love a Nautilus annual calendar, but not at $45K.
JLCs seem a particularly good value for the money. MUT 39 moon in SS under $10K.

Snowman.

I'm collecting my blue Monaco 12 this week - especially to match my SBM GT4 I also collect at the end of the week!

Am thinking of getting custom stripes on the car in white/silver/red to match the dials.

GT4VR

Most people in the world probably think my car obsession is retarded, although I justify it with that it's an expression of human ingenuity. I'm an engineer and a business man and I love seeing how far people can push innovation. Cars are a fantastic example of this as every decade cars achieve performance numbers previously unimaginable. Yet underneath it all there's a basic human joy of controlling a tool that is more powerful than we are. Mastering that tool can be equally satisfying in a 50 year old car as in a modern super car.

But is there a similar fascination with watches? I get that their builds are incredibly intricate, but most people aren't into watches for the innovations I would assume since the standard $5k-$20k watches most guys have are essentially the same tech as 50 years ago, no? (I know there are plenty of exceptions.) Or is it more that it's a symbol of personal achievement / social status? Or do they just look nice? No judging! I have an Italian designer suit that's 10x the price of a very similar suit I bet, yet I feel cool wearing it and appreciate the quality of materials and that's enough for me.

Don't mean this in an offensive way at all. Most hobbies are kind of ridiculous and that's their whole purpose: an escape from the seriousness and purposefulness of work and taking care of family and home.

rk-d

I think it's all of the above. Why do people buy Porsches? Performance, innovation, looks, status, craftsmanship, heritage. Same deal with watches.

If you spend some time studying the insane degree of obsessive detail that goes into finishing these things...it starts to make sense. The heirloom factor is a real part of this too - there aren't many hobbies where the object of your interest has potential durable value and timeless appeal that can be handed down for generations.

Joe Weinstein

https://rennlist.com/forums/racing-a...ml#post4719031

Omega12

Well said. I go back and forth on handing it down to my son

Archimedes

I thought about that, but my son hates the kind of watches I love, so there'd be no handing-it-down value.