11 PM. Can’t sleep. Open Chrono24.
This is how mistakes happen.
Found a Zenith El Primero from 1992 with tritium dial. Original bracelet. Service history. €4,200.
That’s a fair price. Maybe even a good price. The seller has positive reviews. The photos look legitimate.
My brain starts rationalizing. “You don’t have a chronograph.” “El Primero is historically significant.” “Prices only go up.”
All technically true. All dangerous thoughts at 11 PM.
Closed the app. Made tea instead. This morning the watch is still there, still €4,200, still tempting. But the urgency faded with sleep.
Rule: never buy watches after 10 PM. The morning version of you has better judgment.
The El Primero will probably sell before I decide. That’s fine.
There’s always another watch.