How to become a luxury watch collector?

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You must have seen people, who love collecting anything from tickets, CDs, coins and timepieces. A true collector possesses an innate love for the thing he collects. If you fall in this category, you don’t need any inspirations from others to grow your collection, as you are self-motivated and empowered to find a way on their own. Product understanding is mandatory to choose and buy anything as a collector’s item. If you have a strong desire to have a collection of high-end chronometers, you will need to understand the difference between purchasing them for personal use and for a collection.

What makes watch collectors different from others is their passion and feel to buy a good piece. Here I am sharing a few tips that might help you to successfully start your own timepiece collection.

Spend some time to understand the difference in brands; it makes a lot of sense. A huge variety of brands are available in the market. You can choose the most suitable for you among basic, low-end luxury, luxury and high end luxury timers. What you need to do is to visit product website or an e-store to find the price difference. This will enable you to estimate your buying power, which is necessary to pick the most suitable brand to become a collector.

Decide budget logically, it helps avoid overspending and protect you from stress. Here deciding budget doesn’t mean making complex calculations. Rather, it involves identifying the maximum and minimum amount you can spend on purchasing chronometers to start and grow your collection. Whether you have setup a price range to buy a piece as collectible or you have reserved a fixed amount with an aim to spend on purchasing collectibles, overspending is strictly suggested to avoid. However, bargaining over prices makes it time consuming. Hunting the market for right pieces not only protect you from financial stress, but also doubles the fun.

Pick a corner to store your collection, as youare spending significant money on buying pieces that are worth to collect, make suitable arrangements to store them safely. You can’t leave them uncovered over the bookshelves, in the drawer or on the table. You need to arrange boxes with glass lids and partitions to keep wrist timers in standard and presentable conditions. Avoid stacking them one over the other. It’s more than good if you spend some money to buy cases that are purposefully made for this purpose. Initially you can even use an old jewelry box for this purpose. Primary motif behind keeping the pieces in covered boxes is to protect them from scratches and accidental exposure to water and moist.

Consider doing regular maintenance, asit is necessary to keep them functional. However, you are not going to wear every one of them on daily basis, it is suggested to check them regularly and take necessary actions to maintain their functionality. Follow the manufacturers directions to wind the piece. Automatic and mechanical movements require winding to maintain their precision, whereas quartz movement does not need any winding. 

I hope these simple tips will facilitate you to become a watch collector. If you are beginner, you can easily start your collection with Omega watches. The brand offers a wide select of collectible timepieces.