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Today I realized that I suffer from watch snobbery. While at the mall, I passed several jewelry stores and while in the past I would spend time staring at all the different Citizen, Seiko, Movados and such.... not anymore. Just a quick glance at their inventory and I'm on my way. I cant even enjoy the cheap bargains anymore.

I blame most of you for encouraging and promoting my hobby/habit!

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Breitling Steelfish(black)
Breitling Steelfish(silver)
Panerai PAM 312
Bell & Ross BR03-92 Phantom
Steinhart BreitlingSource LE #5/15

I hear ya bro!

I'm like that too - I just glance at the "cheaper" watches to see if there is anything individual in there, which isn't a clone of something more expensive (which a lot of them are). I also think that the Seiko and Citizens etc are overly fussy looking....

Most luxury ADs here don't sell the cheap stuff though.

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Oyster Date '78, Blackbird chrono DLC '10, Blackbird chrono' 02, Navitimer Fighters '02, Aerospace Evo , Seamaster Chrono Diver 300' 02, Carrera cbm2110

Unfortunately (fortunately?) this is what happens!

Most High Street stores don't even get a glance when I'm in town. Although I did stop by one branch of Ernest Jones the other day as I noticed they started selling Ball watches and I'd never seen any in person. But 5 minutes later I was on my way again.......

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Driver8

Site Moderator

Funny you are saying this as just yesterday my wife, son, his wife and I were at a large mall in the Chicago area. My son and I are both wearing "lings" and we did'nt even care what the jewelry stores had to offer. You would walk by and they would ask can I help you with anything......and always they would hear......No thank you.

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YOU CAN'T HAVE A GREAT TIME WITHOUT A GREAT WATCH.........MAKE IT A BREITLING

Welcome to the club!

It is symptomatic of quality in any aspect of life. I grew up with a very humble background and to my parents it was unheard of to buy brand name groceries rather than own brand products. As I became more successful I had a tough time dealing with the 'guilt' of spending so much on an item that did the same function as something for a fraction of the price - car, watch, clothes, whatever.

However there came a point when I just figured out that I was only going to get one crack at this life (as far as I know) so I might as well enjoy it the best that I'm able.

Clearly with watches I'm a snob now, but I'm not going to feel guilty about it

I am afraid I suffer from the "watch snob" sydrome also. I have Breitling and this forum to thank for it. I own two Rolex's but the Breitling Old Navitimer I now own gets the most wrist time.

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Garfield411
CH-53D & UH-1N
Crew Chief
Old Navitimer
Chrono Avenger M1
Colt Automatic (Early)
Rolex Submariner
Rolex Explorer II

Well... i try to be open minded when visiting the local jewelers but i must say it's all quick glances, maybe a little bit longer with the Tags, nothing beats a Breitling for me and the only brand worthy of some well deserved drooling!!!

Give it time and you'll be as closed-minded as the rest of us!!

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Driver8

Site Moderator

It gets worse... there is a particular mall in town I just don't go to anymore because they don't have a breitling ad

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Ya I can top that one In2Deep. Sometimes when I need clothes I drive an hour to a mall in Ann Arbor Michigan so I can pop in my AD and look at the lings. Forget that I have 3 malls within 20 minutes around here.

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SA-Baton White Dial/ProII
Tissot Le Locle

LOL, yep, you're sick as well. Congrats!

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