Caught by Surprise: Gunmetal Imperious Gear Head

 

Like a fast moving car making an abrupt turn and showing up while I was walking through a dark alley, I got hit by this gunmetal Imperious Gear Head. I told myself I was cooling off after sating my sweet tooth for some monster watches and then I saw this on sale, mint, rarely worn, for $175 and pounced on it. Or did it pounce on me?

When this arrives, my collection will be at 19. Getting nervous.

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Comments

[Angelo]

You can sooth your nerves quite easily: Just wear them. Force yourself to rotate the watches so that ALL of them get at least a little wrist time. Sure, you can still wear your favorite ones more often, even on consecutive days----but give the others a chance at least once a month or so. On weekends, you might even have the opportunity to wear two a day. I think you'll feel "less nervous" about the growth of your collection if you are wearing the watches you buy and getting your money's worth.

[Gary]

Or you can make an appointment for yourself with that hand crusher behavior therapist.

[jonnybardo]

Or you could just wear one on either wrists. Or not.

Angelo, I frequently swap watches mid-day if my mood shifts. But I agree with you that trying to fit all (or most) into the monthly rotation is a good idea. Missing a month's rotation is one thing, but if a watch doesn't make it on the wrist within a 2-3 month span, it might be time to sell. Of course I did that with all of my Invictas and ended up buying a handful, including one I previously owned.

[herculodge]

I find that when blogging about obsessions, comments about therapy, medication, and interventions are inevitable.

[jonnybardo]

Ha ha, no doubt. Its kind of a wet-blanket (even if with some degree of truth). I say, let us obsess away. As long as it doesn't significantly impact the rest of life, what's the harm? I mean, its now worse than having a model train set in your man cave or a coin collection - just another form of adult play.

[Angelo]

I was watching drag racing yesterday----and the announcer was interviewing the crew chief of one of the top drivers. He asked the guy a question----said that the driver told him "If I win this thing, my crew chief will be getting a new watch." and he asked the guy which watch he wanted. The Crew Chief told him----well, I guess it would have to be a Rolex. The announcer said, "What color?" (Which I thought was a weird thing to ask.). The Crew Chief said, oh, I guess gold----a traditional gold----like the Rolex Presidential in gold."