If you have a watch collection that is valuable or not, but which consists of a number of watches it is likely that you will want to document as much detail as possible.

There are practical reasons for this of which the main one is financial. At some point you will likely be selling some and knowing exactly what you have will help you understand the best way to manage your collection. Some will have box and papers, some will not be in the best condition and others may be worth very little, but in this app you can track the current value of your watches against what you paid which over time could help educate you in making better decisions in the future.

The non-practical reason for this app is that if you own a few watches, chances are that you are a list maker, a collector, someone who wants to keep a digital record of these charming little machines that mean so much to some of us. And in my opinion after trying many different watch collecting apps, this is the best to date and it didn’t take me long to stump up the £29.99 one-off payment for lifetime use.

Some time is required to input all of the information for a large collection because so much detail is available to complete. Everything from purchasing detail to specifications to complications can be added which can be followed by including a huge number of photos to complete what feels like a digital box and papers.

From this point you can add and update the current market value which will offer detailed stats on how your watch value has grown or decreased, and you can then use the app for checking the accuracy of each timepiece. The process for accuracy tracking is straightforward which is actually an advantage because it greatly speeds up the amount of time needed for a quick check. When you think about it, you do not need tracking to the tenth of a second when measuring a mechanical watch- human reactions are enough when tapping a phone screen to ensure you know how well your watch is performing.

The feature set is big and more than enough for most people who own a few watches, and I could spend some time detailing all of it. I won’t do that, however, because I would advise to try the trial and see how you get on. It genuinely becomes quite addictive as you build your collection digitally and there is one very good reason for this-

The app looks and feels wonderful, it really does, and this is crucial when you are logging what could be an expensive collection. A spreadsheet does the job, but in a way that is completely unemotional and unbecoming of the feeling watches bring to their owners. People like me, who really do like watches because we are weird, want a digital space that deserves to house a collection and finally we have an app that does the job very well indeed.

I would like to see an update to the Wishlist feature which is bare bones at the moment, but so far the developer has been extremely responsive and made changes when requested. He’s appears to be one of those developers who deserves support, encouragement and the small financial outlay it requires to use this wonderful app.

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Categories: Apps, Watches