"Upheaval" — that's the word that jumps to mind when I think about how the past year has shaped my watch collection. At the beginning of 2022, my collection felt a little out of sorts; lost, and without direction. I believe this came about from 2021 being a year still marred by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, life was still noticeably impacted by COVID, and as such my collection was a mix of adventure-eager timepieces and tired vintage pieces that had aged out of their days of wanderlust long ago. Whether consciously or subconsciously, I was resolute to fix my disjointed collection in 2022. As chance had it, 2022 would be a year where the fog of COVID would finally begin to lift (at least for many in the U.S.), borders would begin to open, and life, for the first time in a long time, would begin to feel normal again.
Upheaval and change go together like spaghetti and meatballs, and 2022 would see my collection go through significant changes. In this "State of the Collection" series, I'll share what changed and why a given piece was moved on from, added, or kept in the collection. Given the length of this topic, I've elected to break up my posts into three distinct parts. Part one will review what left the collection in 2022, part two will look at new watches that were added, and finally, and finally, in part three, we'll look at the enduring pieces of the collection. With that overview out of the way, let's dig into part one. Read the full post