I am 59 and had a lot of hobbies over the years. I have always collected things and still do but watches are relatively new to me. Since the beginning of this year, I have bought about 20 of them and love them all. No hobby has provided as much pleasure as reps. But I could never afford 20 gens. I guess for what I have spent this year I could have bought 'one' Gen but then as already stated in this thread...
I don't try to analyze the why I do this - it is just fun and satisfying. Every day has a little something extra in it when I select the watch I will wear. If a conversation starts over what I am wearing it feels good to talk about them. There is no practical or logical side to this. It is purely emotional and thus a little outside of explanation.
My wife, god bless her, has never complained about the watches I buy. Life is good.
Usil