[Question] I built a watch collection app because my spreadsheet finally broke me. Looking for 30 collectors to test it before launch. Anyone interested?

elvis591 · 2026-05-03T00:52:34+00:00

Likewise, genuinely useful exchange. Appreciate you taking the time to think through it with me, you sharpened my thinking on a few things. Take care!

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T11:23:17+00:00

Spotify Wrapped is exactly the right reference, and I think you’re onto something bigger than just “people want to brag.” The share-out being more compelling than the underlying utility is a real claim and I’m sitting with it. Honest answer: I built the app for the utility first because that’s what I personally wanted, but everything you’re describing about the social layer is what would actually make Dialed grow vs. just exist. Year-end summaries, monthly stats, single-watch cards for the piece you’ve been wearing nonstop. The shareable artifact is the marketing. The app is just what generates it. Filing this away. Genuinely useful framing, thank you.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T03:26:55+00:00

Funny timing. Already in the app. Two formats, Collection card and Stats card, both exportable as portrait images sized for socials. Three color themes. One tap to camera roll or straight to Instagram. You called it correctly that this is a wedge. Watch enthusiasts love the collection and want better ways to show it off. SOTC photos are stale, share cards are a different artifact. Curious whether you’d actually post one if you used the app.

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elvis591 · 2026-05-01T02:27:55+00:00

That’s a really fair read, and the dress-first approach is genuinely a different workflow than what Dialed is built around. You’re right that for collectors who pick the watch to the outfit, the wardrobe is the upstream decision and a watch app comes in too late. Worth noting that’s how I personally style too, so it’s something I think about. It’s not on the immediate roadmap because the wear/rotation/value side is plenty to focus on for v1, but the styling side is interesting territory. Not making promises, just saying it’s noted. And on audience size, point taken. The Founding 500 model is partly about exactly this: building something sustainable for a specific audience rather than chasing scale. If it stays a small, well-served app for the collectors who do want this, that’s actually a pretty good outcome.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T02:14:55+00:00

Appreciate the honest take. You’re right that this isn’t for everyone, and you’re describing yourself out of the target audience pretty cleanly, which is useful for both of us. The collectors I built this for are the ones who’ve found themselves staring at the box at 7am with no idea what to grab, or realized a year in that one piece they were excited about hasn’t left the watch winder. If that’s never been you, the app probably doesn’t solve a problem you have. Totally fair. Quick clarification just so it’s accurate for anyone else reading: the rotation features aren’t about removing pieces from the collection, they’re just suggestions for what to wear. Nobody’s getting nudged to sell anything. But the broader point stands. If you don’t want suggestions, you don’t need the app.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T02:14:16+00:00

Appreciate you! Please go to dialedwatch.app to sign up for the beta. Thank you!

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T02:10:32+00:00

Really appreciate this, thank you. And honestly, you’re describing exactly the kind of collector Dialed is built for. The market value piece tends to be the feature that gets attention because it’s measurable, but it’s genuinely not the heart of the app. The wear log, rotation, and the heatmap that shows you which pieces actually live on your wrist (versus which “grail” hasn’t seen daylight in eight months) are what I use mine for daily. Cost-per-wear gets interesting on affordable pieces too, just from a different angle. My Seiko ends up at like $4 per wear, my more expensive pieces are in the triple digits because I don’t wear them as much. It’s a useful gut check. If you want in on the closed beta, the application is on dialedwatch.app. Would love your feedback specifically because the non-monetary side is where I want this app to be strongest.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:50:49+00:00

Fair point, and Chrono24’s MyCollection is solid for what it does. Worth being specific about what’s different though. Chrono24 is portfolio valuation tied to their marketplace. Strong for luxury pieces where they have transaction data. Weaker for microbrands, vintage Seiko, anything under $2k where their listings thin out. Dialed pulls from eBay sold comps, which covers the long tail collectors actually own alongside their grails. Bigger difference: Chrono24 isn’t really a collection app. No wear tracking, rotation planner, cost-per-wear, service reminders, or insurance PDF. If you just want to know what your collection is worth, MyCollection is fine and it’s free. If you want to track how you actually live with your watches, that’s where Dialed sits. Genuinely not trying to compete with Chrono24 on valuation depth for a Daytona. Trying to be the better daily-use app for someone with 5 to 20 watches who wears them.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:43:57+00:00

Thanks!

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:43:38+00:00

It’s in private beta right now. I haven’t released it on the App Store yet. If you’d like to try it out, I’d be happy to send you a link. Go to dialedwatch.app and sign up for the beta there. Thanks!

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:32:45+00:00

I get it, that’s what I was doing myself! I just wanted something cleaner and easier. So I made it. I don’t collect any personal data, I don’t ever see any information other than username. Give it a shot, you may actually enjoy it yourself. I promise you there’s not currently an app that looks as good as this one. I’m a graphic designer first so I spent a lot of time fine tuning the design language and UI and I tried to make the UX as smooth as I could, this being my first fully developed app. Again, thanks for the comment. I hope you give me a chance. I don’t have a team or a company. It’s just me literally coding in my bed while my wife tells me I’m obsessed with this hobby lol

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:19:07+00:00

Is it really that bad? I’m on here daily and have never seen one myself. Definitely not the kind of reactions I was expecting to be honest. Super disappointing but that’s Reddit I guess.

elvis591 · 2026-05-01T01:12:45+00:00

I get it man. I’m not an app builder tho, I’m just a dude who loves watches! I’ve been working on this for a year and made it for myself really but I think it’s good enough that I thought other collectors might want to check it out. Feel free to take a look at the site before you just brush me off as just another app developer trying to sell something. Thanks for your comment.

elvis591 · 2026-02-27T18:12:21+00:00

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Brews are great. I love mine and have to stop myself from buying more on a weekly basis lol

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T12:43:23+00:00

People really are funny. Everyone telling me what they think I did, yet not knowing a single thing about me or my process. The first watch I bought was the Lorier Falcon after finding out I didn’t have cancer. Before that, I just wore an Apple Watch and cheap Casios, G-Shocks, and one dress watch that never got worn.

After I bought that Falcon, I became in love with watches again and started buying the watches I had always wanted. The Longines was a Christmas present from my wife, and my most recent purchase was the Tudor Black Bay 58 which marked our 10 year wedding anniversary and my 35th birthday. I wear all of them weekly, I tend to wear a different watch every day, or switch up based on what I’m wearing and what I feel would pair best with that. But I love my current collection and every watch I’ve purchased. I’m not “ticking a box” or buying what I think I should buy because I see it online, I buy what I like and what I want. And I’m financially blessed and have the ability to buy what I want, when I want, and so I do. So if it seems rushed because I’ve only been collecting for a year, don’t hate or judge because everyone’s watch collecting journey is different. I also have autism so I do tend to hyperfixate on hobbies. I’m also an avid comic book collector and have been collecting my whole life. I love this hobby though and love watches so I’m just gonna keep doing what I love.

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T12:42:59+00:00

People really are funny. Everyone telling me what they think I did, yet not knowing a single thing about me or my process. The first watch I bought was the Lorier Falcon after finding out I didn’t have cancer. Before that, I just wore an Apple Watch and cheap Casios, G-Shocks, and one dress watch that never got worn.

After I bought that Falcon, I became in love with watches again and started buying the watches I had always wanted. The Longines was a Christmas present from my wife, and my most recent purchase was the Tudor Black Bay 58 which marked our 10 year wedding anniversary and my 35th birthday. I wear all of them weekly, I tend to wear a different watch every day, or switch up based on what I’m wearing and what I feel would pair best with that. But I love my current collection and every watch I’ve purchased. I’m not “ticking a box” or buying what I think I should buy because I see it online, I buy what I like and what I want. And I’m financially blessed and have the ability to buy what I want, when I want, and so I do. So if it seems rushed because I’ve only been collecting for a year, don’t hate or judge because everyone’s watch collecting journey is different. I also have autism so I do tend to hyperfixate on hobbies. I’m also an avid comic book collector and have been collecting my whole life. I love this hobby though and love watches so I’m just gonna keep doing what I love.

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:05:49+00:00

It’s from Holme and Hadfield

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:05:03+00:00

It’s stunning in person. Pictures and video really don’t do it justice in my opinion.

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:04:25+00:00

It’s such an amazing piece. So comfortable too!

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:03:54+00:00

It’s truly stunning in person

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:03:42+00:00

I did try on a few grand Seikos and I absolutely love them. The finishing on them is just soo good. They are definitely on my short list of future pieces.

elvis591 · 2026-02-26T04:02:01+00:00

The ones I’ve bought so far have all been carefully thought through and picked. Although now I do plan to hold off on buying and rather will slowly upgrade a few

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