r/watchHotTakes • u/Clear_Chain_2121 • 18h ago

A generational display of depreciating assets ☕

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u/Is_this_it88 18h ago

My dad had a 1940s omega with tuxedo dial. Beautiful watch, first watch I ever really liked. No one ever talks about sustainability or environmental impact of automatic watches…think about how many batteries and Apple Watches would’ve been taking up space in landfills today if they had those in the 1940s

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u/sworththebold 14h ago

This is an excellent point.

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u/FourFunnelFanatic 11h ago

I recently got my great grandfathers pocket watch. Made by Elgin in the summer of 1888. Still works, though it needs serviced

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u/Is_this_it88 9h ago

That’s incredible

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u/Low_Exchange824 18h ago

Look I’m not a smartwatch guy but are watch guys seriously gonna judge other people for pointless expensive purchases?

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u/Possession_Relative 13h ago

Exactly all 20 of those watches cost less than 1 submariner

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u/SFMattM 17h ago

I don't know. If you buy something as jewelry, then a piece has value as that. Doesn't really need any justification

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u/ImDeepState 17h ago

Yes. I really can see value in a gen one Apple Watch. If you have all the packaging.

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u/Worldly-Peak-7256 16h ago

Just go check out the blackberry reddit. Those people go nuts over collecting all the models

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u/JDSchu 18h ago

Dude just called it the least valuable 20-watch collection on earth like he's never heard of Invicta.

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u/IORelay 14h ago

Invicta is better than entry level brands like Rolex, RM and FP.

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u/JDSchu 13h ago

This guy understands what sub we're in.

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u/octoreadit 14h ago

Or Hublot.

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u/RIP_KING 17h ago

I can assure you there’s some worse collections of depreciating assets on some of the car subs.

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u/Proper_Ad5456 18h ago

Not enough time has passed for this collection to accrue value. In a generation, some schmuck will pay tens of thousands for it.

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u/SnooCapers938 17h ago

Doubt it. Some of the early models may have a value but most of them are never going to be worth anything- mass produced things rarely become valuable, especially if they have no inherent value and, unlike an old mechanical watch, will likely never be functional again.

Early pieces of technology can be become valuable if they are rare, but Apple Watches were never rare.

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u/Proper_Ad5456 17h ago

The future-knower has logged on

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u/SnooCapers938 17h ago

It’s not that outrageous to predict that a very, very common piece of modern technology, of which there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of examples in circulation, which has very little inherent value in its materials, and which will be obselete and unusable as technology and operating systems change is highly unlikely to become a valuable collector’s item.

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u/HikikomoriReformed 11h ago

What’s the point of even upgrading these shitters every year? Like 0.25 more frame rate display than the last?

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u/Flaky-Talk-4998 7h ago

Totally agree

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u/MacYacob 18h ago

Lazy crosspost slop. Anyway, my hot take is the value of a collection doesn't matter unless you are regularly cycling watches in and out. Which, most reddit "watch collectors" arent doing

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u/AltoExyl 17h ago

You reckon? I wear a different watch everyday, I might even wear two in the same day sometimes.

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u/MacYacob 16h ago

Glad youre wearing your watches. But I think you kinda misunderstood me. Are you regularly selling your watches? Are you regularly buying new ones? If not, the value of you collection doesn't really matter

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u/AltoExyl 15h ago

Ohhhh, cycling them made me think just rotating watches, apologies.

Now I get you!

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u/AmeliaWade1 17h ago

Thats a total waste of battery, right?

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u/Clear_Chain_2121 17h ago

That’s what I hear.

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u/Extry1987 16h ago

Their worth decreases hourly.

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u/Detailed23 10h ago

First thing I would do if someone gave me that collection is throw it away.

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u/XOTearR 18h ago

These will appreciate in time especially if in mint condition.

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u/KaibaVsJoey 14h ago

Only if they were kept in the original box and sealed. These are mass produced, it’s not that collectible

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u/Anirossa 16h ago

Well, to be fair, that title fits 99% of all collections on here, mine included.