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Author:  Damnfoolman [ Sat May 18, 2013 9:47 am ]
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Hi all!

I'm working at a conference in Newcastle, there are quite a few nice watches around, some fakes too :)

I saw a really pretty Evolution on one of the presenters wrists as I was fixing his Powerpoint presentation for him.

I said, oh nice watch, can I take a closer look?

Sure, he say's, it's a Breitling. :lingsrock:

Is it the Evolution I ask?

No, he replies, It's the 1884, a birthday gift from my wife. I love this watch.

So, on reflection. I guess it matters not one bit how much you know, but it's the sheer pleasure of owning a beautiful watch that matters.

He never even noticed my E :poke:

D
Author:  sharkman [ Sat May 18, 2013 11:26 am ]
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It's the 1884 - priceless. :)

The reason I went on a hunt for and finally found a blue dial 13352 Chronomat is because I saw one on a lawyers wrist during a deposition and thought - "damn that's a nice looking 13352." When I complimented him on it after the deposition he told me he bought it as a 40th birthday present for himself and it was his first and only "nice watch." All he knew about it was "it's a Breitling."

That experience reaffirmed what I have always believed - 99% of nice watch buyers find a watch they like and wear it forever. The other 1%, that would be us, are truly the odd ones.


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Author:  jlee5050 [ Sat May 18, 2013 12:48 pm ]
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It can get awkwards at times. Most people I try to spark up conversation with don't even know what model they're wearing. It always ends up as a gift received or even at times fake.
Author:  Driver8 [ Sat May 18, 2013 1:01 pm ]
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sharkman wrote:
99% of nice watch buyers find a watch they like and wear it forever. The other 1%, that would be us, are truly the odd ones.

I think that just about sums it all up very nicely indeed! :thumbsup:
Author:  natesen [ Sat May 18, 2013 1:52 pm ]
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Driver8 wrote:
sharkman wrote:
99% of nice watch buyers find a watch they like and wear it forever. The other 1%, that would be us, are truly the odd ones.

I think that just about sums it all up very nicely indeed! :thumbsup:



Exactly, I always forgot how I'm in the minority, even amongst people who have nice watches. They think I'm nuts to have as many watches as I have and they don't understand why I don't sell everything and just get something really nice like a Rolex :)
Author:  wayben [ Sat May 18, 2013 6:59 pm ]
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sharkman wrote:
It's the 1884 - priceless. :)



- 99% of nice watch buyers find a watch they like and wear it forever. The other 1%, that would be us, are truly the odd ones.


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It's nice to be able to come here to hang out with the other members of that 1%.

Wayne
Author:  sco [ Sun May 19, 2013 5:33 am ]
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Just last weekend I mentioned to some guy standing next to me in a valet line, "I like your aerospace". He says, "It's a Breitling". I answered with "yes it is"

I complimented a guy on his steelfish once and he came back to tell me, (after inspecting the dial) "it's a super ocean". Most are not into it as much as us, that's for sure.
Author:  TomP [ Sun May 19, 2013 1:25 pm ]
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All true. I'm not one to talk to strangers - being English... - but on the few occasions I have made some watch comment I've met with those sorts of semi-detached responses. Or been told cheerfully, "oh, it's a fake"...
Author:  le_baron [ Mon May 27, 2013 3:27 pm ]
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I had a similar experience recently. I started an internship at a law firm. A few weeks later I had a meeting with the partner and I said, "I see you have a datejust. I have one too. It's a great watch." He was bewildered and told me that it was a Rolex :shock: as if I didn't know that. I responded, "yes, it's a Rolex Datejust." He told me he knew nothing about it other than that it was his grandfather's watch :|
Author:  Alan M [ Mon May 27, 2013 11:37 pm ]
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Just a load of WIS us lot
Author:  VicLeChic [ Tue May 28, 2013 1:45 am ]
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Damnfoolman wrote:
No, he replies, It's the 1884, a birthday gift from my wife. I love this watch.


bless him :D
Author:  VicLeChic [ Tue May 28, 2013 1:47 am ]
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sharkman wrote:
99% of nice watch buyers find a watch they like and wear it forever. The other 1%, that would be us, are truly the odd ones.


and I am proud to be a watchfreak!!! :D :D :D
Author:  VicLeChic [ Tue May 28, 2013 1:54 am ]
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[/quote] Exactly, I always forgot how I'm in the minority, even amongst people who have nice watches. They think I'm nuts to have as many watches as I have and they don't understand why I don't sell everything and just get something really nice like a Rolex :)[/quote]

They are ignorant, that's why. Nothing wrong about that, they're just at a different stage of the evolution. We're all creatures of God after all.

Tell them about the poor finish of the case between the lugs in a Submariner, and the cra*** steel deployment clasp (tin more like it), compared to other brands like Breitling and Omega.
Author:  VicLeChic [ Tue May 28, 2013 1:02 pm ]
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[/quote] He never even noticed my E :poke: [/quote]

Why bring an E at the conference? Fearing for your life, needed a rescue? How bad was the conference, really?
Author:  Dr J [ Tue May 28, 2013 8:32 pm ]
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VicLeChic wrote:
Why bring an E at the conference? Fearing for your life, needed a rescue? How bad was the conference, really?


Well he is in the UK... can't trust the weather there!
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