WristLog.app
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Know what every watch really costs you per wear

Cost per wear is the price of a watch divided by the number of times you've worn it, and it's the clearest way to see whether a watch is earning its place. WristLog.app calculates it for every watch in your collection, automatically, from the wears you log, then ranks your collection from best value to worst.

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Why cost per wear matters

A $300 field watch you wear every weekend can be better value than a $10,000 icon that lives in a drawer. Cost per wear makes that visible. It turns "I should wear that more" into a number you can act on, and it's often the nudge that gets a forgotten watch back on your wrist, or helps you decide it's time to let it go.

How it works in WristLog.app

  1. 01Add what you paid for each watch (you only do this once).
  2. 02Log what you wear. It takes about ten seconds a day.
  3. 03WristLog.app keeps every watch's cost per wear up to date and ranks them, with a simple value rating from excellent to expensive.

Every wear you log brings a watch's number down, so you can literally watch a purchase start to make sense.

Beyond the number

Cost per wear is most useful next to the rest of the picture, which WristLog.app keeps alongside it:

  • When it was last worn, so you can tell a special-occasion piece from a neglected one.
  • Gathering dust: the watches you haven't worn in a while, and how much value is sitting idle in them.
  • What it's worth today: record an estimated value for any watch and see your collection's value by brand.

Want to try the maths on a single watch first? Use our free cost-per-wear calculator, or read the full guide to watch cost per wear.

WristLog.app

See it for your own collection.

WristLog.app catalogues your watches from a photo and shows you how you really wear them. Free on iPhone and Android.

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Common questions

Is cost per wear free in WristLog.app?

Cost-per-wear rankings are part of WristLog.app Premium. The free plan includes daily logging, streaks and core collection insights, and you can always use the free web calculator.

What if I don't know what I paid?

Use your best estimate, or what the watch would cost to buy today. Cost per wear is about decisions, so a close figure is far more useful than none.

Does it count wears from before I started using the app?

It counts the wears you log. If you've kept a record elsewhere, you can bring your past wear history in with the spreadsheet import.

Keep reading

GuidesHow to calculate a watch's cost per wearCost per wear is what a watch costs you each time you put it on. The simple formula, why resale value changes everything, and what a good number is.Free toolsCost-per-wear calculatorFree watch cost-per-wear calculator. Enter what you paid, what it would sell for and how often you've worn it to see your gross and net cost per wear.GuidesWhen to sell a watchHow to decide whether to sell a watch from your collection: the signs, a cost-per-wear check, questions to ask yourself, and how to prepare it for sale.FeaturesCollection stats & insightsSee how you really wear your watches: streaks, rotation, most and least worn pieces, brand breakdowns, pairings, collection history and cost per wear.