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The 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC).
Welcome to the 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 5th year of WPAC, which was started at the beginning of 2017 to try and get myself and some other addicts out of a crazy buying/flipping cycle with watches, we were buying for the sake of it rather than for the appreciation of the watch itself, constantly chasing the next, new shiny watch or searching endlessly, fixated on some watch; generally, IMHO, a rather unhealthy behaviour.
So, what is the point of WPAC? Well, the aim is to abstain from purchasing watches. But that's a bit blunt really, the abstinence is a tool or a method to break the cycle of buying/flipping and become a discerning consumer of horology. Learning to appreciate what you have, understand what works for you with watches and think rationally about purchases, rather than emotionally. Yes we still love watches, but as we all know we can be weak, so WPAC is a place to get help; here you can take solace from like minded people and get support and encouragement.
With those that stick around and make some commitment WPAC has been successful; for me it's certainly helped me break the buy/flip cycle and stop obsessing, so maybe it can help you.
For the WPAC regulars (including the lurkers) we all know the SOP for this, but here are the rules for 2021......
Ground rules:
* - bashing has become a divisive issue in previous threads and it needs to be made clear upfront that bashing (meaning finding faults with a potential purchase in any way possible) is perfectly acceptable behaviour here and is encouraged. If your fragile ego can't take a little bit of abuse at an inanimate object that you desire then you're either too sensitive or in the wrong place. Having said that we need to keep it within the bounds of reasonable behaviour…….
If you've got a different goal, but it's aligned with the spirit of WPAC then feel free to join in and tell us what you're intending. And let's be clear here, neither I or anyone else can stop you purchasing a watch, it's up to you. WPAC is more of a state of mind than strictly keeping to some rules. As Captain Barbossa said in Pirates of the Caribbean, “Aye, they be more like guidelines". This isn't a deadly serious thread it's intended to be fun and for those who really do want to try and abstain…….
.......and if you do have a slightly different goal just expect to be treated as if you are abstaining, I'm not going to be remembering every person's little permutation of the rules.
Good luck to everyone for 2021.
Welcome to the 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 5th year of WPAC, which was started at the beginning of 2017 to try and get myself and some other addicts out of a crazy buying/flipping cycle with watches, we were buying for the sake of it rather than for the appreciation of the watch itself, constantly chasing the next, new shiny watch or searching endlessly, fixated on some watch; generally, IMHO, a rather unhealthy behaviour.
So, what is the point of WPAC? Well, the aim is to abstain from purchasing watches. But that's a bit blunt really, the abstinence is a tool or a method to break the cycle of buying/flipping and become a discerning consumer of horology. Learning to appreciate what you have, understand what works for you with watches and think rationally about purchases, rather than emotionally. Yes we still love watches, but as we all know we can be weak, so WPAC is a place to get help; here you can take solace from like minded people and get support and encouragement.
With those that stick around and make some commitment WPAC has been successful; for me it's certainly helped me break the buy/flip cycle and stop obsessing, so maybe it can help you.
For the WPAC regulars (including the lurkers) we all know the SOP for this, but here are the rules for 2021......
Ground rules:
- Abstain from buying any watches for the whole of 2021.
- Pre-orders, even if delivery is in 2022, still count as a purchase.
- Trades are not acceptable.
- New straps, parts and tools are acceptable (buying all the parts separately to make a watch is not!).
- Sales are okay but $$$ can not be reappointed to a new purchase.
- Watches given to you as a gift are acceptable but the one in one out rule applies (see rule 8).
- Purchasing for profit is allowed, but watches purchased to make a profit shouldn't be worn or find their way into your watchbox. If they do then it's back to the one in one out rule. And we don't want to see them!
- If you fall from grace and succumb to temptation then the one in one out rule applies (applies to pre-orders as well), e.g. one of the existing watches must be sold/gifted to make room.
- All members to post SOTC (with photo of all watches) and state their intentions for 2021. This needs to be your first post please! ALL watches you own should be included, no exceptions.
- Please participate in the thread
- Bashing* of any potential purchases is mandatory, but let's keep it funny. Nuclear level bashing is required for any actual purchases.
- Expect to be challenged by others if you're suggesting a purchase, whatever you personal goals/aims and expect to need to defend yourself.
- Any topic of conversation is acceptable and in fact welcomed.
* - bashing has become a divisive issue in previous threads and it needs to be made clear upfront that bashing (meaning finding faults with a potential purchase in any way possible) is perfectly acceptable behaviour here and is encouraged. If your fragile ego can't take a little bit of abuse at an inanimate object that you desire then you're either too sensitive or in the wrong place. Having said that we need to keep it within the bounds of reasonable behaviour…….
If you've got a different goal, but it's aligned with the spirit of WPAC then feel free to join in and tell us what you're intending. And let's be clear here, neither I or anyone else can stop you purchasing a watch, it's up to you. WPAC is more of a state of mind than strictly keeping to some rules. As Captain Barbossa said in Pirates of the Caribbean, “Aye, they be more like guidelines". This isn't a deadly serious thread it's intended to be fun and for those who really do want to try and abstain…….
.......and if you do have a slightly different goal just expect to be treated as if you are abstaining, I'm not going to be remembering every person's little permutation of the rules.
Good luck to everyone for 2021.