Every watch lover has at least one. A watch that got away. Perhaps it was an eBay auction that went one bid to high? Or that time you needed to raise some capital quick. Or you might have had a misguided moment of thinking “I don’t need another watch, anyway, I’ll just get it next month.”While the stories change the pain remains the same. That visceral feeling of having held something precious and beautiful in your hands, or even on your wrist – only to have it cruelly snatched away. We asked you to tell us about the ones that got away. Thank you for sharing your stories. Hopefully one day you’re reunited with your lost horological loved ones.What happened?

Honestly, why do we do it? Open these old wounds – the watches you’ve lost, damaged and now that got away?…

More...