Hey Archie,
Nice collection you got there but be very careful; this is a public forum where IP addresses can be picked off by those in the know and some nut can actually come looking for you to rob you. Lots of crazy people out there buddy...

Are you serious? That's why you have to collect guns as well.

Pardon me, but to be perfectly honest, I've had more than enough of your ranting, especially after you made such a pointed comment with regards to being "trendy". Now I feel compelled to address you directly. I would be willing to bet that a large number of the members, maybe better than 95%, of this forum, bought Breitlings for a number of different reasons. Maybe they are pilots, and feel close to the brand, or maybe they wanted a timepiece, with a nice storied history, that is a work of art and dependable beyond comparison...or perhaps they wanted something that they knew would be around for generations to come, to enjoy. But a select few bought them for the reason that you bought yours, and the rest of your toys, notice the lack of quotes. Your comment about being for the "NAVITIMER people" is moot, as everyone appreciates and collects some things. I own a Breitling, possibly one of the "trendy" ones you may be referring to, but I'll be damned if let some guy, come into these, Breitling forums, and try and downgrade which model I own, because he feels that his collection of toys, and purses, and women, isn't appreciated like the vulture that he is. I've read your posts, about "...dealers being sharks..." and referring to yourself in third person, and this and that, and to be honest, after the first post I read of "archie42", I was annoyed. Check your history book, slick, should you be collecting those, and see that Louis Vuitton has never been known for their fine leather, but they've always been "...highly regarded for name recognition in the fashion world..." id est, "trendy"...You didn't buy those purses for your "heart", you bought them for one of your "wives"...similarly, you didn't buy those steam toys to play with, as they were intended, many moons ago, you bought them to display, to whomever would look at them, and praise you for a job well done. Bottom line, put on all of that jewelry, kiss your wife, check the time, I'm sure you've a clock or watch that'll tell you, pick a pen, any pen, and write someone a letter detailing how wonderful your collection of stuff, really is, and then put it in one of those briefcases...get the old steam engine fired up, and send it air mail via your toy airplane...or post all of this in the proper gallery, and quit your bragging on!