Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
Showing 1 of 57 conversations about:
ED61
1650
Jul 8, 2019
bookmark_border
I couldn’t bring myself to spend nearly 2 grand on a watch with selita in it but that’s just me
Axeguy
1372
Oct 8, 2019
bookmark_border
ED61It's not just you. It's a shame, though. Sellita makes up for ETA shortfalls in the industry and even supplies parts to them…cuz they're effectively the same.
Axeguy
1372
Oct 9, 2019
bookmark_border
ED61I get it. We all have our 'no-fly zones'. I try to keep my eyes and mind open so I don't miss something really cool but I find myself still hating on 7750s, as an example. Yep. A little unfair but nobody else gets harmed.
Glen8
671
Oct 9, 2019
bookmark_border
AxeguyWell, 7750's really do suck. You can literally buy $350 watches brand new with 7750's in them, Victorinox no less, and some other kind of shady brands. Always thick as a brick and noisy single direction winding like a $20 Miyota. I mean, the truth is the truth. But in this case, you're paying for the watch and the craftsmanship, and frankly there is nothing wrong with a Selllita. They make as good of movements as ETA, and it's all in how they are worked by the watchmaker after being procured. There isn't anything special or different about the ETA version of the 2893 vs the Sellita, many watchmakers have torn them down and done granular level comparisons and all of this is easily found with a Google search, what makes it a nearly 2 grand watch is the watch that's built around it, the swan neck regulation added to it and the overall craftsmanship of the company that is building it. Personally I love all of the Glasshutte brands and wish I could afford this piece :) Every one I've seen up close makes me think that this is what the horology hobby is all about.
Axeguy
1372
Oct 9, 2019
bookmark_border
ED61I did that too! I'm on the back-side of collecting and have shed a lot of great—even astounding—pieces over the last decade. I kept only one chrono and it uses a Blancpain 1185 and clocks in at only 11mm thin, built to withstand the pressure of 200 metres ocean depths. It Is quite literally a love affair that destroyed my ability to appreciate budget chronos.
Axeguy
1372
Oct 9, 2019
bookmark_border
ED61Illness, yes! And it is funny how your perceptions of value change over time, as well. I'd save and get what you really want versus buying ten items that don't quite get you there. Any watch I own could be the only watch I'd want to wear, on some level.
I started buying second-hand pieces from a small shop in a big city. I became friends with one of their staff due to a common interest. He confided to me (on a trip he made to hang out) that another client was a certain industrialist who had the habit of buying watches and—having a different concept of the value of these things than us regular folks—would regularly trade them without boxes, etc.—just tossing the collectible bits away! (!!!) Consequently, I would figuratively follow him around and buy what he discarded if it struck my fancy. It got to the point where this Original Owner would insist or encourage them to send me pieces 'on spec'! (You know that your seller is confident when they send you expensive watches just so you can handle them and make buying decisions on the other side of the country.) [Yeah, this was Canada and the early 2000/2010s.]
I had money that I wanted to spend. Life was bitch-slapping me hard and I was unhappy. (Death of spouse plus other tragedies.) It felt great to be trusted but it was also pressure. Literally, the very week I had this grail platinum Vacheron Constantin in my hand, I knew I had to stop collecting before I was destroyed financially (and psychologically).
I kept some more reasonable pieces that connected to something inside me and sold or traded the rest. Now, I use the insight I earned to find occasional pieces that I like in more reasonable price brackets. However, when you have experienced 'the best' of something, you then have more awareness of the flaws or compromises or half-measures that you have to settle with. I also feel that I have learned to appreciate the beauty of those flaws.
Ian Fleming wrote a lot about what he found attractive in women. It wasn't perfection that drew him in, it was more the subtle flaws in that perfection (physical or otherwise) that he fell in love with. If you read his James Bond books, his flawed but noble hero fell for the 'Bond Girls' with 'perfection' marred by a scar or a limp or destructive quirk…
And that is how I fall in love with watches.
PS. Buy Mühle-Glashütte. You can be confident that your piece will be well-thought-out, have some utility, and retain some value. I can say that about Glashütte in general, versus many traditional Swiss…
(Edited)
Bobraz
2631
Oct 12, 2019
bookmark_border
ED61Hopefully buying less watches, you'll have free time work on your spelling and punctuation too! 😉
SunshineCrazy
144
Dec 27, 2019
bookmark_border
AxeguyHi, could you please tell me which watch is shown in your photo. Thank you! Really enjoy reading your replies BTW, appreciate the insight.
Drop Refurbished
Like-new products you can trustDrop Rewards
Get $5 for every 500 points you earn! Learn more
Drop Keyboard Club
Become a member and expand your keycap collectionCollaborate With Us
For Brands & DesignersFollow Drop