{"id":12225,"date":"2017-02-17T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/?p=12225"},"modified":"2021-06-30T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:51:59","slug":"5-watches-every-beginning-collector-must","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/5-watches-every-beginning-collector-must\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Watches Every Beginning Collector Must Own"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you\u2019re new to collecting watches, consider this your cheat sheet to jumpstart a respectable collection. And veteran watch collectors can take a little trip down Memory Lane to their first watch styles\u2014and double-check they have all their bases covered today.<\/p>\n

The 5 Watches Every Collector Must Own<\/strong><\/span>
\n1. The Required Chronograph<\/strong>
\nBaseline collections need a chronograph. The two most desired chronographs are the Omega Speedmaster Chronograph 3510<\/a> and a Rolex Daytona 116520<\/a>. Which you choose may come down to budget, but you cannot go wrong with adding either to your collection\u2019s foundation.<\/p>\n

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From left: Omega Speedmaster Chronograph<\/a>, Rolex Daytona<\/a>, Rolex Daytona<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2. The Everyday Rolex<\/strong>
\nOf course it\u2019s not enough to simply own<\/em> a bunch of fine watches, you actually want to wear them in public. To that end, a stainless steel Rolex Submariner<\/a>, GMT<\/a> or DateJust<\/a> is a must-have. Fondly referred to as \u201cbeaters,\u201d they are sleek but durable enough to take a hit, scratch, or nick every now and then.<\/p>\n

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From left: Rolex GMT<\/a>, Rolex DateJust<\/a>, Rolex Submariner<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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3. The Elegant Evening Watch<\/strong>
\nEven if you prefer metal bracelets, you need a nice black or brown leather strap watch. These are the kinds of watches you\u2019d wear to a formal event like a posh wedding, a swanky cocktail party, or a fancy fundraiser. Our most-loved styles for these spiffy watches are the Cartier Santos XL<\/a>, IWC Portuguese<\/a> and the Panerai Luminor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From left: Cartier Santos XL<\/a>, IWC Portuguese<\/a>, Panerai Luminor<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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4. The Conversation Piece<\/strong>
\nThis is the watch you can gush over and even non-watch devotees\u2019 interest will be piqued. This watch should hold a personal value to you: maybe it connects you to a value system (like the American-made Shinola watches<\/a>); is affiliated with a specific sport you play or love (like Tag Heuer\u2019s Formula One watches<\/a>), or was worn by one of your personal heroes, as is the case of Cheap Replica Chanel Shoes Shop\u2019s founder Tirath Kamdar and his Omega Seamaster 300 Spectre watch<\/a> which pays homage to James Bond. Regardless, it\u2019s a watch that you introduce as, \u201cOh this old thing? Well, actually, now that you ask, it\u2019s really cool because\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left: Shinola Runwell<\/a>, Tag Heuer Formula One<\/a>, Omega Seamaster 300 Spectre<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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5. The Dream Watch<\/strong>
\nConsider this watch to be your White Whale, the rare and perhaps out of reach watch that you always have your eye on. Rather than remaining content with your amassed collection, keeping tabs on your own dream watch will motivate you to remain an active part of the watch collecting community: staying sharp on the latest releases, keeping tabs on auctions and networking with fellow watch lovers. Our dream watch? The Patek Nautilus 5711 with a blue dial<\/a>. It\u2019s considered by most to be the Holy Grail of watches.<\/p>\n

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Want extra help building your watch collection? On the hunt for the must-have addition? Our personalized and complimentary concierge can help you track down exactly what you’re looking for. Contact a representative here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re new to collecting watches, consider this your cheat sheet to jumpstart a respectable collection. And veteran watch collectors can take a little trip down Memory Lane to their first watch styles\u2014and double-check they have all their bases covered today. The 5 Watches Every Collector Must Own 1. The Required Chronograph Baseline collections need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9,652,263,448,24,140,85,37,237,273,649,31],"class_list":["post-12225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-style","tag-cartier","tag-investing-in-watches","tag-iwc","tag-mens-watches","tag-omega","tag-panerai","tag-patek-philippe","tag-rolex","tag-tag-heuer","tag-watch-collecting","tag-watch-collector","tag-watches"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12225"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19913,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12225\/revisions\/19913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truefacet.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}