Is Selling an Independent Watch an Act of Betrayal?
When the man who made your watch is also your friend, are you still free to sell it? I have sold watches. There, I said it. What surprised me is how little it hurt. Like most collectors in the early, wonderfully irrational stage of this disease, I was convinced every watch I bought would stay […]
When a Collection Finds Its Voice
Why collecting is not enough The initial rush of my early collecting days has passed. Back then, it was about chasing the next watch, adding as many as possible, and feeling the thrill of acquisition. But as I slow down, I’ve realized I want something more. Instead of piling on watches without direction, I now […]
Independent, But Not the Same
Why the watch world needs a better way to define its independents @twofortime I’m a late bloomer in the world of watch collecting. For nearly two decades, I was a surgeon, devoting every ounce of my time and focus to my patients. When I retired, I suddenly had something I hadn’t had in years: unstructured […]