I do find this interesting, because, I too, am very new to the keris and I am in the process of not only learning about it, but deciding what, or how, I want to collect.
I have a couple of relatively new kerises in my collection, one being my wilah with the
Udan Mas pamor. I am really fond of this example and fully appreciate the skills needed to create it.
But, I'm torn at this point. Do I want a keris solely for it's technical aspects or am I attracted to the romantic (for lack of a better term) aura of an old blade. I do like to think, as I hold an older keris, about a Javanese man holding the same blade with great reverence many years ago.
Am I over analyzing this or do other folks have the same thoughts?