5 Top home Hobbies

If the Covid pandemic has you working too much overtime and you've yet to find an appealing hobby to do from home, we've done some research for you and found that these are increasingly popular hobbies South Africans are enjoying from home.

Collecting Art

Collecting art is a stimulating pastime. It may be purely for investment purposes, or the aesthetics and visual interest to exhibit in your home or to support a favoured or up-and-coming young artist. 

If proper preservation techniques are followed, good art will appreciate over time. So if collectors are astute judges and have an excellent understanding of the market, they stand to make a good return on their investment.

If you love art, get in on the fun and adventure of collecting artworks.  For the "global leader in the South African art market", visit: https://www.straussart.co.za/services or follow these links to source art internationally:  https://manofmany.com/entertainment/art/best-places-buy-art-online and https://www.moma.co.uk/10-ways-to-buy-original-art-online/.

If you like South African contemporary art, then read our previous article: 

https://www.hamiltons.co.za/news/these-five-artists-are-making-waves-in-the-south-african-contemporary-art-scene/

Antique lovers 

Highly sought-after antiques by topnotch collectors include rare coins, Spode or Wedgewood china, silverware, jewellery, and vintage technology.  But, whatever the reason for collecting antiques, it is an enduring, absorbing hobby that can take collectors to antique shops all over the country.

For our suggested list of the best places to score beautiful antiques around South Africa, read our previous article: https://www.hamiltons.co.za/news/collecting-antiques/

To store or to drink - wine enthusiasts 

To store or to drink? Wine enthusiasts often resist drinking their wines and store them in the hope that they will appreciate considerably over time to earn them a substantial profit. But, for some collectors, it is a mixture of the two. Here is a guide on the popular wines to invest in, https://www.wine-searcher.com/fine-wines.

For some tips on building a wine collection, visit: https://www.wine-searcher.com/fine-wines

Watch aficionados

It might be that since a child you have been intrigued by the slow ticking mechanism of a watch, or that you love wearing your luxury statement timepiece or that watches are simply your design accessory of choice... Whatever your reason, watch collectors are passionate aficionados.

Christie's offers advice on how to preserve your watch collection here:  https://www.christies.com/features/How-to-store-and-maintain-your-watch-9342-1.aspx

Visit these websites for the top watch brands for avid collectors: https://www.prestigetime.com/blog/must-know-luxury-watch-brands.html and 

https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/10-classic-watches-collection/

Book collectors

With Covid keeping everyone at home more, even executives have squeezed in time to indulge in their love of reading and collecting books. If collecting books has long been a passion, then the pleasure of still seeking new, long-sought-after specimens will remain whether you collect rare books, first editions or novelists like Stephen King, Agatha Christie or William Shakespeare.

In today's digital world printed works seem to be a fading medium. While a book collection may only seem to be a prized personal intellectual investment and a legacy for your family, it is possible that in time it could have appreciable market value. 

For information about rare books, visit : 

https://www.lovemoney.com/gallerylist/82582/rare-editions-of-famous-books-worth-a-fortune

For collectors, it's an engrossing and rewarding hobby that can be done from home, their passion, their love for their beloved, valuable collection, the immense pleasure and satisfaction and the thrill of successfully searching for that long-desired, highly prized find to augment their collections.

Read our previous article here: https://www.hamiltons.co.za/news/crowning-wines-of-2021-revealed-by-prestigious-cap-classique-report/ 

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