After the Bristol GTG, where I'm sure I wasn't the only one to come away dreaming of other peoples watches and probably hundreds of hours scouring the sales corner, I wondered if we would ever really be happy with our collections.

When I started seriously looking into watches around 5 years ago I had a dream of one good quality piece. Speedmasters, Submariners and their like seemed far, far away and only attainable by god like people with huge disposable incomes, certainly not a lowly mortal such as myself. 6 Speedmasters, a Sub, 6 Seamasters and countless other Omega's and other brands later, why am I still pouring over the SC like a junky desperate for his next fix?

I used to think that the search would be forever upwards, OK I've got a Marcello C, now I'd like a Sub, that kind of thing. Alas I was wrong, I can be just as content with a Seiko 007 as I can with a Sub. So what drives this seemingly eternal quest and will I ever look at my collection, breath a sigh of contentment and think that's it? Has anyone actually reached that point, ever, on this forum?

Cheers,

Gary

P.S. The Friday thread certainly doesn't help I must say .

Ok I have an old Seiko - can I trade it for you Sub?

Good one mate, watches and choppers, something for Tom I reckon.

Cheers,

Gary

The chase is probably more important than the kill.  Be careful about achieving ALL your goals and dreams, you might end up like these guys:

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