Fitron wrote:.... I cannot fathom why I have them except I like them....
IMO that's
a) enough reason
b) the only reason that counts.
As for me (my name was mentioned above
), I'm strictly design driven: when I like the design and can afford the money, I have to buy the watch. Quite easy
. No memories of fond childhood etc, involved. LED or LCD doesn't quite matter although I actually prefer LED - but there are few LED watches with really good design (IMHO). The GP is one example (I've been asked by friends why I suddenly wear the same watch each day
). My collection still lacks a SS HP-01, a
pentagon Longines, a Heuer Chronosplit, and a
square LIP. Problem is, being a perfectionist I want them in like-new condition, thus unaffordable. I'm too rational to spend 1000s of € on watches. Luckily I don't like round watches, that rules out 95%.
I know people with lockers full of clothes they never wear, and still they go "shopping" every week (not to mention umpteen pairs of shoes) - when 10 T-shirts, 3 sweaters, 3 pairs of trousers and 2 pairs of shoes (all in black) is all I need.
Maybe it's our "hunter-gatherer" predisposition, only we all hunt for different things (luckily
) as we don't have to hunt for food any more.