“Watch collecting begins and ends with a time only watch on a strap”

I don’t know who originally penned or spoke this quote, but I’ve heard it bounced around and it strikes me that there’s likely a lot of truth in it based on how my preferences have evolved over 20 years.

Curious what the peanut gallery thinks about the veracity of the claim. Is it likely that from the humblest beginning, one is likely to explore all manner or styles, movements, history, and niches, only to eventually settle on what was there, and worked best, all along? Just three hands and…

“Watch collecting begins and ends with a time only watch on a strap”