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superdog · 16 July 2014, 05:53 AM

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

The Libertine · 16 July 2014, 05:57 AM

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

iWally · 16 July 2014, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

Thats so true! But when i got my first scratch on my SubC and my LV i nearly cried

Im just too OCD for these things

The Libertine · 16 July 2014, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by iWally

Thats so true! But when i got my first scratch on my SubC and my LV i nearly cried

Im just too OCD for these things

I understand - the first scratch usually is the hardest one to deal with!

rmfnla · 16 July 2014, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

I like to believe wearing it and scratching it up are not the same thing...

ltmgeller · 16 July 2014, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

X2

Urosfan · 16 July 2014, 06:17 AM

The first always hurt after that pure enjoyment

peetnik · 16 July 2014, 06:37 AM

Like a friend of mine once told me while snow skiing, "if you don't fall down, you aren't trying hard enough"

brettpaul · 16 July 2014, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

With you 100% Seth!! I too love my battle scars...both personal and horological!!

superdog · 16 July 2014, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by brettpaul

With you 100% Seth!! I too love my battle scars...both personal and horological!!

come to think of it, yeah, i like the personal ones too!!!

masterserg · 16 July 2014, 06:56 AM

I guess this makes me uncool, but I hate scratches ... both personal and horological

... and I have had my fair share of both ....

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by masterserg

I guess this makes me uncool, but I hate scratches ... both personal and horological

... and I have had my fair share of both ....

how does any of this indicate that anyone hating scratches is "uncool"

masterserg · 16 July 2014, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

how does any of this indicate that anyone hating scratches is "uncool"

None of this is to be taken too seriously my friend (I assume)

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by masterserg

None of this is to be taken too seriously my friend (I assume)

lol, yes absolutely......

always in good fun. truly, i just did not want to offend anyone.

thank you!!

edit: friend request sent. lol.

Vaxe · 16 July 2014, 07:03 AM

I came to see photos

Kyu · 16 July 2014, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Vaxe

I came to see photos

lol +1

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Vaxe

I came to see photos

crap, i am going to try.

i am no Jocke or Kingrolesar with my photo taking skills.

rmfnla · 16 July 2014, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

crap, i am going to try.

i am no Jocke or Kingrolesar with my photo taking skills.

Don't worry, none of us are...

WyoWatch · 16 July 2014, 07:21 AM

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by WyoWatch

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

for me, this is the first time a car/watch analogy has ever really worked.

that said, with my watches, even tho i profess that they are jewelry, i am totally OK with scratches. like i said, i like them.

with my cars................no way dude. that to me is not ok.

I get your analogy and i get your reasoning. but still, apples and oranges for me.

thanks for the thought provoking response tho. still thinking about why one matters to me, and the other does not.

WyoWatch · 16 July 2014, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

for me, this is the first time a car/watch analogy has ever really worked.

that said, with my watches, even tho i profess that they are jewelry, i am totally OK with scratches. like i said, i like them.

with my cars................no way dude. that to me is not ok.

I get your analogy and i get your reasoning. but still, apples and oranges for me.

thanks for the thought provoking response tho. still thinking about why one matters to me, and the other does not.

I totally understand where you're coming from as well and trust me I too get waaaay more bent out of shape about damage to my vehicle than my watch. For me, it comes down to having put out a lot of money on a watch therefore I try to keep it nice, within reason. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those guys who will put tape on the clasp or anything. Swirls, minor scratches, etc. that can be corrected don't bother me that much as I accept it as part of normal wear and tear while enjoying my fine timepiece. It's banging it around, chipping crystals, putting large dents and deep scratches that I definitely go out of my way to avoid. Always interesting to see where these kinds of threads go

rmfnla · 16 July 2014, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by WyoWatch

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

tkerrmd · 16 July 2014, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

rmfnla · 16 July 2014, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tkerrmd

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

That's only because there are so many better instruments available for that particular job...

(sort of...)

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tkerrmd

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

ha. and i think it makes you the coolest dude on TRF.

mjclark32 · 16 July 2014, 07:22 AM

Yup, my subs been through it all

Rebel · 16 July 2014, 07:27 AM

Couldn't agree more with the OP.

Scratches don't hurt nuthin'.

Fenster · 16 July 2014, 07:56 AM

It's the same feeling when your first ever girlfriend left you :D but it gets much easyer! And the first scratch will always be in your memory just like that first girl that scratched and broke your heart :D

superdog · 16 July 2014, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Fenster

It's the same feeling when your first ever girlfriend left you :D but it gets much easyer! And the first scratch will always be in your memory just lile that first girl :D

locutus49 · 16 July 2014, 08:24 AM

I agree with OP. At first I was freaking out over my macbook scratches on my clasp, now there are so many I just live with it. I tell myself it is character.

16 July 2014, 05:53 AM	#1
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,833	I love my scratches I am just sayin..... I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from. And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up. That is all, please carry on....... __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

16 July 2014, 06:37 AM	#8
peetnik "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Stephen Location: Texas Watch: Exp II Posts: 60	Like a friend of mine once told me while snow skiing, "if you don't fall down, you aren't trying hard enough" __________________ "Time makes more converts than reason"

16 July 2014, 06:56 AM	#11
masterserg "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Serg Location: US of A Watch: AP Posts: 7,437	I guess this makes me uncool, but I hate scratches ... both personal and horological ... and I have had my fair share of both .... __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat????

16 July 2014, 07:22 AM	#26
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Yup, my subs been through it all __________________

16 July 2014, 07:27 AM	#27
Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail Location: New Albany Watch: Tudor Sub 75090 Posts: 8,254	Couldn't agree more with the OP. Scratches don't hurt nuthin'. __________________ ------------------------------- Member of the Nylon Nation

16 July 2014, 05:57 AM	#2
The Libertine Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: BOS Watch: 16710;14060;214270 Posts: 6,375	I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

16 July 2014, 06:17 AM	#7
Urosfan "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC Watch: Me now Posts: 19,372	The first always hurt after that pure enjoyment

16 July 2014, 07:03 AM	#15
Vaxe "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Austin TX Posts: 2,122	I came to see photos

16 July 2014, 07:21 AM	#19
WyoWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Chad Location: USA Watch: 1675 GMT and Sub C Posts: 1,443	I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

16 July 2014, 07:56 AM	#28
Fenster "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: EU Watch: 1675 gmt + 5513 Posts: 214	It's the same feeling when your first ever girlfriend left you :D but it gets much easyer! And the first scratch will always be in your memory just like that first girl that scratched and broke your heart :D

16 July 2014, 08:24 AM	#30
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,194	I agree with OP. At first I was freaking out over my macbook scratches on my clasp, now there are so many I just live with it. I tell myself it is character.

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