Not hardly.
Thank you. First time I've ever seen someone refer to me as a "cheapskate." lol
Would you...
- Thread starter swage2712
- Start date
Thank you. First time I've ever seen someone refer to me as a "cheapskate." lol
Im sure thats not the first time, just like im sure that you are often late to things. Some people are just liars. Go check your kestrel and see what time it is so your not late for something.
Wow, that's some seriously judgemental and nasty ranting. Have a bad weekend?
Sorry to the OP, but these "Tell me how I should feel" threads never end well. Keep it or sell, no one but you really wants to read through a flame war on the intrinsic value of watches on SH.
Last edited:
I think the idea is, if you have to sell something valuable to buy something that will lose value sooner then you are decreasing your net worth on purpose. If you cant just afford what you want you probably dont need it, or worse are doing harm to yourself fiscally. Its trading down for instant gratification. To me its like the guy who cheats on his pretty wife with some gutter skank because he thinks with his dick. 1. You know the watch maintains its value. 2. You know the nods lose value. These are absolutes that are proven over time. I wonder how much outdated worthless tech yall have laying around gathering dust that you paid a premium for new, probably hawked your grandads watch for. I can see just fine on a full moon night.
I don't think it's about retaining monetary value in the purchase for the OP, it's more about getting value out of the item at hand based off of frequency of use and it's associated enjoyment. At the end of the day if the Nod's get used more and he derives more enjoyment and return from them than he does from the watch then the Nods are a better asset, for him. Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
I'm still a watch guy over a gun guy. I love guns but if they are reliable and hit the target, I'm pretty happy.
NO mechanical watch is going to match a quartz you can get for under $5 in terms of accuracy.
Not sure I'd get a laser gun that hit the target every time as it takes the fun out of shooting compared to all the factors in shooting.
Maybe why I still like .223 and .308
So a watch is more of a piece of jewelry, hobby piece, collection, or passion.
Some guys feel that way about their AI or custom rifles, some guys feel that way about their cars, some guys feel that passion for their F1 sim racing setups (I'm considering one).
The equation consists of these variables and a few more I haven't thought of...
1. what brings me pleasure
2. how much pleasure
3. how much pleasure in opportunity cost? (will I regret it later or will I regret not doing so sooner?)
4. what will be the relative value and opportunity cost of owning now vs selling compared to what you're replacing with?
5. how much of a hit in keeping the Rolex and buying the NODS and keeping both?
as I've gotten older, I've learned to get rid of stuff that isn't sentimental that doesn't inspire passion in me (all my scope mounts I don't use except my NF compact mag mount... I really like the one I have, but don't intend to buy another one), scopes, guns, tools, etc. if I don't care about them, I forget about them, and they just get old sitting in storage taking up space.
I regret selling things that give me pause when I'm selling it. If I'm torn/debating at length or sigh when thinking about a decision, I've learned for me it's better NOT to sell it at that time. Much of what I keep is to pass onto the next generation (stole that from Patek)
but if I would get a good price for something and not miss it... it's gone as it's just clutter whether it's your watch winders, your safe, or anything else that no longer brings you pride/joy/pleasure
ie. I miss a Gen1 RPR I owned in 6.5. it shot straight, didn't bind and was perfectly reliable. sold it to someone that wanted a rifle and I knew it was a good one, and I had others so I sold it. still regret it. don't care to buy another one. just wish I hadn't sold THAT one. I know I could have picked up a 6creed for cheap, but it wasn't the same.
I sold a JLC to a friend for a super low price as it was his first nice watch and he wears it to this day and thanks me every time he sees me. He takes more pride in it than I ever did. only reason I regret selling it was that my wife liked it on me but I didn't know that at the time. but my friend is genuinely happy and started him on his watch addiction
in the end, do you have sentimentality for your Rolly or is it just an investment/piece of jewelry you don't care about either way?
NODs are useful and fun. If you think you'll use it and have fun... consider buying and selling when you tire of them and accepting the cost of depreciation as the cost of renting a new item. If you use and keep them, they were a great investment.
If you have the $ to keep the Rolly and get the NODs, then do so and revisit selling the Rolly in 6mos.
NO mechanical watch is going to match a quartz you can get for under $5 in terms of accuracy.
Not sure I'd get a laser gun that hit the target every time as it takes the fun out of shooting compared to all the factors in shooting.
Maybe why I still like .223 and .308
So a watch is more of a piece of jewelry, hobby piece, collection, or passion.
Some guys feel that way about their AI or custom rifles, some guys feel that way about their cars, some guys feel that passion for their F1 sim racing setups (I'm considering one).
The equation consists of these variables and a few more I haven't thought of...
1. what brings me pleasure
2. how much pleasure
3. how much pleasure in opportunity cost? (will I regret it later or will I regret not doing so sooner?)
4. what will be the relative value and opportunity cost of owning now vs selling compared to what you're replacing with?
5. how much of a hit in keeping the Rolex and buying the NODS and keeping both?
as I've gotten older, I've learned to get rid of stuff that isn't sentimental that doesn't inspire passion in me (all my scope mounts I don't use except my NF compact mag mount... I really like the one I have, but don't intend to buy another one), scopes, guns, tools, etc. if I don't care about them, I forget about them, and they just get old sitting in storage taking up space.
I regret selling things that give me pause when I'm selling it. If I'm torn/debating at length or sigh when thinking about a decision, I've learned for me it's better NOT to sell it at that time. Much of what I keep is to pass onto the next generation (stole that from Patek)
but if I would get a good price for something and not miss it... it's gone as it's just clutter whether it's your watch winders, your safe, or anything else that no longer brings you pride/joy/pleasure
ie. I miss a Gen1 RPR I owned in 6.5. it shot straight, didn't bind and was perfectly reliable. sold it to someone that wanted a rifle and I knew it was a good one, and I had others so I sold it. still regret it. don't care to buy another one. just wish I hadn't sold THAT one. I know I could have picked up a 6creed for cheap, but it wasn't the same.
I sold a JLC to a friend for a super low price as it was his first nice watch and he wears it to this day and thanks me every time he sees me. He takes more pride in it than I ever did. only reason I regret selling it was that my wife liked it on me but I didn't know that at the time. but my friend is genuinely happy and started him on his watch addiction
in the end, do you have sentimentality for your Rolly or is it just an investment/piece of jewelry you don't care about either way?
NODs are useful and fun. If you think you'll use it and have fun... consider buying and selling when you tire of them and accepting the cost of depreciation as the cost of renting a new item. If you use and keep them, they were a great investment.
If you have the $ to keep the Rolly and get the NODs, then do so and revisit selling the Rolly in 6mos.
Just keep the watch and buy some NODs. Anyway stainless Rolexes are appreciating like crazy so the longer you keep it the more money you will get when you sell it.
Similar threads
