Well, I have no shadow of doubt on all your comments whatsoever. Indeed, I always highlight to new comers that if they r concerned about 'value' dont indulge in watches. For record purpose, I never buy watches as investment. My point is that, say 5 years ago, if I buy a Pam says at 16k, I know for sure that if i am sicked of it later, I could resell it easily at 12k a year later. Loss is always inevitable. But you see, the problem is the 'same pam" which worths 16k 5 years ago is going at say 21k now due to price adjustment and lower discount. Yet, if i am buying it now and dispose it a year later, yes you hear me, rm12k.
That keeps me wonder and posed this question on what you guys, watch enthusiastics think and view. Well, I couldnt care the less if U asked me few years back. Collection is collection. But in hindsight now, since watches are getting more and more expensive, I am wondering if we should just go ahead and be happy about it. Watch collection is a pretty much uncurable poison. When u have a basic Pam 104, you may want to grab and own 8 days and 10 days. When u have a TH carrera, you may set your eyes balls on say Omega Seamaster or Rollie Submariner eventually.
Well, its a bit hard to compare watches with other consumable products like handbags and cars. When we buy cars, tv, fridges etc, we use it for several years, we will get it replace and never bother about its value anymore. But i guess what i make watches more interesting especially the mechanical watch is that if you taking good care of it, it will last.
In short, i just wanna open up this healthy discussion about how you guys think about watch collection in mid to long run. Guess this poison has no cure unless u quit it eventually. But its always easier say than done and our poison just get deeper and deeper arent we? lol.
