The 7 Deadly Sins of Watch Collecting

Watch collecting is a rapidly growing hobby. If you are new to this hobby there are some things you should know.

1. All the time buy on price. Track down the cheapest deal in town. Don't listen to the main street merchants with the flashy shops. All the time look for the best price. Even if its a street angle in Asia.

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2. Never deal with authorized dealers or assistance agents. They are using their controlled distribution systems to passage the most money out of the store and can never be relied upon to give you a good price.

3. Don't bother getting your watch serviced. The commerce would have you believe that a quartz watch battery should be changed every 3 years to avoid corrosion damage. Its just another way to passage money from you. Replace the battery when the watch stops.

4. Your mechanical watch doesn't need servicing either. Just another money grabbing scam. This type of watch is full of jewelled parts and will last practically forever without attention.

5. Rubber and leather bracelets can handle any amount of exposure to the elements. With the technology today these materials are practically indestructible. Just use and enjoy. If they do deterioate then just throw them away and go do another "deal".

6. A, Sport Chronograph Watch, is designed to handle whatever you can throw at it. whatever your sport, dirt bikes, skiing, roller derby, skating, rugby or soccer, your watch can handle it. Don't take it off! How will you know the time? Thermal shock is never a problem for any watch. Feel free to leave your watch in the sun, heat it up. Then dive into your pool. The seals can handle whatever these days. Watches are made to withstand all conditions and temepratures.

7. Once you have bought a new watch, throw away all the packaging and documentation to do with the watch. Its just more clutter you don't need. And you don't want your partner to know how much you spent on that fancy new gizmo! Having read the seven deadly sins of watch collecting, I hope you never do any of these things! The field of our collecting has a provenance worth protecting. You live in a global marketplace. The players in that store have earned the right to be there. Some for well over a 100 years. The store will not retain a player who doesn't offer value to its customers. Some of the bigger names are surely thriving.

Enjoy your hobby. Look after your investments and they will look after you.

The 7 Deadly Sins of Watch Collecting