How many different brands of luxury Watchs do you own ?

Three.

Jaeger-LeCoultre
iWC
Panerai

all different types, materials, and shapes

hoping to finally add a Rolex when the AD’s actually call me back…. You know during the next recession.

Robb

 

Have to say if and when a recession drives vendors of any brand (watches, cars, et all) to start returning calls I won’t be answering. If I didn’t get calls in the good times I’m sure as hell not buying from the starving salesmen when they need to make draw.

 

I've owned just about every brand in my years of "collecting", from Swatch, Tag Heuer to Patek, FP Journe. In the beginning it was a shotgun approach, buy as many watches as your budget can afford, to then learning about the history of the brands, learning about different complications, learning how to wear the proper watch to different types of occasions etc. Its a journey that continues...

 

my modest collection:

'Quality' watches
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Rolex - 2
Longines - 3
Titus - 2

Beaters
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Junkers - 1
Stauer quartz - 1

 

Breguet
IWC
A. Lange
Panerai
Rolex
Patek

Joe

 

Breguet
Rolex
Panerai
Omega
Chanel
Cartier
Tag Heuer
Epos
Grand Seiko

 

when I collected from 2017-2022 I had

Rolex GMT red and blue
Rolex Sub green
Rolex Daytona yellow gold black face
Rolex Daytona stainless white face
AP Royal Oak Offshore brown and blue
Patek Vintage 3700

All of these were new from AD except the 3700. These were not exactly my favorite watches, just what I considered to be the most liquid watches. Upon finally receiving the stainless Daytona in the summer of 2022, I cashed out. I made a small profit dumping the entire collection at once to my Patek dealer who then retailed it. However, the market dipped right after. I am not a flipper and do not see these as investments. I truly enjoyed watches up until the point that I no longer enjoyed them. I do not know what ruined the hobby for me. Toward the end I felt they were getting to much attention. Nowadays i am the type of guy who would rather dress like a bum while driving a Ferrari.

 

Omega - various
Zenith - various
JLC Reverso
Hublot
Mad1 by MB&F
Vintage Seiko
Tag Heuer

Next on wish list - Breguet

 

Still runs the gamut - Patek, A. Lange & Sohne, Rolex, FP Journe, H. Moser, VC, IWC, JLC, Breguet, Parmigiani, Cartier, Blancpain, AP, Franc Vila, Franck Muller, Omega, Tag Heuer, Swatch & Panerai.

Although lately I've been consolidating more into Lange & Patek.

 

Just 1 Rolex Datejust from 1994.

Saving up for a 2nd one now. The brands I like and can afford what I like include VC, Breguet, and Rolex.

 

Patek
Vacheron
Rolex
Zenith

Love them all for different reasons.

 

In order of acquisition:

Seiko "Arnie" H558 orange dial (needs restoration badly)
Ebel
Rolex
Tag Heuer (inherited)
Piaget​

Rarely wear anything these days, though.

 

Rolex
Patek
Cartier
Omega
Heuer & Tag Heuer
Nomos
Paneri / Ferrari
GP
Timex
Baylor
Permetique
Lange

 

Rolex - 4
Omega - 5
Breitling - 2
Ulysse-Nardin - 3
Panerai - 2
Blancpain - 1
Victorinox - 1
Zenith - 1

Not counting another dozen in low grade brands.

 

Rolex-3
Movado-3

 

What is your cut-off/definition regarding luxury brands?

Does vintage (including or excluding pocket) count?

Regards,

Art S.

 

Longines for the 'name brand' low-end cutoff - great old Swiss brand at exceptionally fair prices.

Does vintage (including or excluding pocket) count?
Absolutely! Prefer solid 14 or 18K gold vintage over new steel, Rolex Milguass excepted. Pocket - meh.

 

I have some vintage wristwatches that would meet your spec. but I prefer pocket watches - my jeans have a pocket designed to accommodate them.

Regards,

Art S.

 

Each to his own.
IMO, pocket watches definitely count as ‘luxury’ - the ‘meh’ was for my preference for wristwatches.

 

Rolex (4)
JLC
Panerai
Tag Heuer
IWC
Omega
Girard Perregaux
Franck Muller
Zenith
Hamilton (2) (One of these is a gold pocket watch from 1935)
Elgin (3)
I have a bunch of lower brands. Swatch, Ferrari, Seiko (3 - battery powered)