Do New Watch Collectors Only Care about Buying the Most Expensive Watch?

Do New Watch Collectors Only Care about Buying the Most Expensive Watch?

I covered this topic on the Life on the Wrist podcast here, and the reception made me think this was worth making a video. I have noticed this trend of watch enthusiasm where the focus of new watch collectors is very heavily devoted to owning the most expensive watches they can. Watch collecting has become more of a status symbol than about learning the history of watches and the original purpose of some of the watches that we all love. So here are some thoughts about where watch enthusiasm is going.

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