La Familia - Watch Collection @ Feb 2014

I'm pretty satisfied with my collection as it stands. While lacking a proper dress watch, the Explorer suffices and in a pinch the Armani Chronograph. I plan to swap the Armani with a tan brown leather strap. For remainder of 2014 and hopefully 2015, I have no future watch purchases planned or desired.

This was a very tiring process to pick how many watches are enough for me. True to some a wasted effort, but for me analyzing why I want or need something and qualifying the justification had merit and value to use as a basis for other decisions. Chalk it up as practice for bigger and more important decisions in life. Anything new would have to replace an existing watch. I was thinking Hamilton Navy Pioneer, but am reconsidering and waiting further for a JLC ultra thin.

Post 2016

Longer term, say after 2016 I want to remove the Armani and Casio Diver in favor of a Breguet Type XX and a JLC ultra thin to make for a clean Swiss only set. Any economy watches would be just the Casio G Shocks. I am mulling selling the Seamaster and replacing with a Speedy Pro. Or the Speedy Pro in lieu of the Breguet. A wild card pick would be a Tag Monaco or even a Cartier Tank Anglaise. In any case, waiting and being patient is always better. Dreaming for free is just as good.

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