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springer · 17 April 2015, 10:31 AM

Springer's Top Ten List of - reasons why you “might have a problem” because you love vintage Rolex

10 - You know there might be a problem when you can’t convince the wife that the price of vintage Submariner costs more than a new Submariner.

9 - You know there might be a problem when your recently acquired $50,000 vintage Daytona is worn out in public for month-after-month but never acknowledged by anyone.

8 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you paid more for a stainless steel Rolex versus a comparable model that is 18K and stainless steel.

7 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you paid an extra $5,000 for a watch because a couple of the words on the dial had red lettering versus an identical watch with white lettering.

6 - You know there might be a problem if you sit around in the easy chair at night looping the lugs of your newly acquired GMT-MASTER.

5 - You know there might be a problem when you consistently buy old, beat-up watches that “might” be unpolished.

4 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you have purchased more vintage watches than you can wear in two lifetimes.

3 - You know there might be a problem when you can’t decide whether yellow patina or eggshell patina is for you.

2 - You know there might be a problem when you have to convince others that vintage watches are great investments.

. . . and the #1 reason that you might have a problem because you love vintage Rolex….

1 - You know there might be a problem when you realize you are without a life because you sit around at night worrying about whether the date wheel in your newly acquired vintage Rolex is original or not.

What is your top ten list?

linesiders · 17 April 2015, 11:04 AM

You know there might be a problem when you understand everything in Springer's list.

crowncollection · 17 April 2015, 11:11 AM

You know there is a problem when your on holiday and you miss some of the major sites of a city you have never been to before because you are searching out vintage watch dealer shops.

QueueCumber · 17 April 2015, 11:30 AM

You know there might be a problem when--LEAVE ME ALONE I DON'T HAVE A F**KING PROBLEM!!!

waiting · 17 April 2015, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by QueueCumber

You know there might be a problem when--LEAVE ME ALONE I DON'T HAVE A F**KING PROBLEM!!!

Hahaha that is #1 !!!

traf · 17 April 2015, 11:54 AM

You know there may be a problem if you spend more on a stainless steel vintage Daytona then on a brand new Daytona platinum.

You know there may be a problem if you have sleepless nights due to the suspicion that your matte dial 16750 is too high in serial number range based on one of the many charts available

You know there may be a problem if your 5512 still illuminates for a second when charged and you wonder if it's been relumed or if it's one of those rare transitional post-radium, pre-tritium dials from the mid 60s that still glow!

You know there may be a problem when you begin to prefer the clinks that your wrist makes from the non SEL tinny bracelet more than a newer fully solid glidelock model

This is too much fun, springer!

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PoderEsBueno · 17 April 2015, 12:09 PM

You know there might be a problem if you just pulled the trigger for a beauty but there is even a more beautiful one being listed on some website in the week of your purchase.

traf · 17 April 2015, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PoderEsBueno

You know there might be a problem if you just pulled the trigger for a beauty but there is even a more beautiful one being listed on some website in the week of your purchase.

And you buy that one too, right?

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PoderEsBueno · 17 April 2015, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by traf

And you buy that one too, right?

yep

cajuntiger · 17 April 2015, 12:48 PM

Wow, I have a lot of problems...so far all of the above apply.

springer · 17 April 2015, 01:46 PM

Great responses so far - I was sitting here laughing as I read them. Keep 'em coming.

jdmi32 · 17 April 2015, 02:13 PM

You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.

QueueCumber · 17 April 2015, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jdmi32

You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.

Yeah, that's the one that really pisses my wife off, and all because of Instagram...

lhanddds · 17 April 2015, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jdmi32

You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.

This is it Ky

willang · 18 April 2015, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jdmi32

You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.

I am guilty of this! Gets a bit awkward when people asks to see updated photos of the family, whip out the phone and the first 30 recent photos are all watchporn...

BNA/LION · 17 April 2015, 02:19 PM

Ha!

Dr.Smellody · 17 April 2015, 02:36 PM

Wow. That hurts. Everyone is true for me, short of deciding about creamy patina. . .I love it.

MILGAUSS88 · 17 April 2015, 02:38 PM

You know you have a problem when find a gold Rolex that you forgot you owned. And never realized it was gone.

jedly1 · 17 April 2015, 03:32 PM

you know you have problem when you are so busy staring at your watch the traffic lights go through two whole cycles before you realise its time to move....

jedly1 · 17 April 2015, 03:35 PM

only a couple of folks on here will relate to this....

you know you have a problem when you find yourself in an unstable lawless country (mostly ending in stan) in the arse end of nowhere chasing down a watch and you go to view it in a room where you are the only person not carrying an automatic weapon .......

jdmi32 · 17 April 2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jedly1

only a couple of folks on here will relate to this....

you know you have a problem when you find yourself in an unstable lawless country (mostly ending in stan) in the arse end of nowhere chasing down a watch and you go to view it in a room where you are the only person not carrying an automatic weapon .......

You can't leave it at that! Gotta let us know the model of the watch.

Mike Wood · 17 April 2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jedly1

only a couple of folks on here will relate to this....

you know you have a problem when you find yourself in an unstable lawless country* (mostly ending in stan) in the arse end of nowhere chasing down a watch and you go to view it in a room where you are the only person not carrying an automatic weapon .......

*Also applies to English counties ending in "erseyside"...

linesiders · 17 April 2015, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdmi32

You can't leave it at that! Gotta let us know the model of the watch.

Tora Bora Bowl Classic AirKing

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Originally Posted by erikscollectables

I am new to vintage and I can relate to most of the posts already....am I in trouble......?

...and I am waiting for the mailman to bring dialporn, with macro shots of dial variations (the big sumariner book).....

Yes. Stop now, refuse the mailman, go pickup up golf, far less addicting.

jedly1 · 18 April 2015, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Wood

*Also applies to English counties ending in "erseyside"...

and farmyards near hull !!!

MILGAUSS88 · 17 April 2015, 03:45 PM

You might have a problem when you buy a car with manual transmission, no power windows, no sound insulation, no power steering, no radio, no AC, and no intermittent wipers so you can buy more watches instead.

J!m · 19 April 2015, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by MILGAUSS88

You might have a problem when you buy a car with manual transmission, no power windows, no sound insulation, no power steering, no radio, no AC, and no intermittent wipers so you can buy more watches instead.

I don't have a problem here.... My soon to be vintage BMW is radio delete...

MILGAUSS88 · 17 April 2015, 03:48 PM

You might have a problem when your watch collection is worth more than you cars............ and 401k......... and house.......Combined.

Vincent65 · 17 April 2015, 03:51 PM

Haha, is that your own list, Springer, or a somewhat jaded assessment of the 'hobby'!? The date-wheel-origins 'issue' rings a bell. Been around it too long!?

I reckon it could be argued that anyone has a problem if they desire any kind of Rolex at all. Certainly that any sort of collecting is an illness. When I was a kid, I had a friend whose mother collected hundreds of elephants; ceramic, stuffed, glass, leather... knitted; you name it. It just had to be elephant-shaped. I was a somewhat puzzled, and slightly perturbed.

It could certainly be argued that anyone reading this thread - or any other thread here, for that matter - has a problem.

So, I'm in big trouble.

P.S. You know you have a problem when you have the most-photographed and most-published left arm in the history of all mankind.

P.P.S. Today I'm wearing my unpolished 1675 with original date-wheel.

springer · 18 April 2015, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincent65

Haha, is that your own list, Springer, or a somewhat jaded assessment of the 'hobby'!? The date-wheel-origins 'issue' rings a bell. Been around it too long!?

I reckon it could be argued that anyone has a problem if they desire any kind of Rolex at all. Certainly that any sort of collecting is an illness. When I was a kid, I had a friend whose mother collected hundreds of elephants; ceramic, stuffed, glass, leather... knitted; you name it. It just had to be elephant-shaped. I was a somewhat puzzled, and slightly perturbed.

It could certainly be argued that anyone reading this thread - or any other thread here, for that matter - has a problem.

So, I'm in big trouble.

P.S. You know you have a problem when you have the most-photographed and most-published left arm in the history of all mankind.

P.P.S. Today I'm wearing my unpolished 1675 with original date-wheel.

back at ya knucklehead!!!

rootbeer7 · 17 April 2015, 03:59 PM

I believe 'they' have the problem. I'm just fine and dandy!

17 April 2015, 11:04 AM	#2
linesiders 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: RedSox Nation Watch: U Talkn Bout Wilis Posts: 5,503	You know there might be a problem when you understand everything in Springer's list. __________________ I'm a sailor peg. And I've lost my leg. Climbing up the top sails. I've lost my leg!

17 April 2015, 11:11 AM	#3
crowncollection "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: David Location: australia Posts: 20,216	You know there is a problem when your on holiday and you miss some of the major sites of a city you have never been to before because you are searching out vintage watch dealer shops. __________________ watches many

17 April 2015, 11:30 AM	#4
QueueCumber "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Q Location: The Q Continuum Watch: ST:TNG Posts: 8,466	You know there might be a problem when--LEAVE ME ALONE I DON'T HAVE A F**KING PROBLEM!!! __________________ Instagram: _queuecumber_

17 April 2015, 12:09 PM	#7
PoderEsBueno "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: peb Location: Istanbul Posts: 3,145	You know there might be a problem if you just pulled the trigger for a beauty but there is even a more beautiful one being listed on some website in the week of your purchase. __________________ Instagram• ~ poderes.bueno

17 April 2015, 01:46 PM	#11
springer 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: jP Location: Texas Watch: GMT-MASTER Posts: 17,319	Great responses so far - I was sitting here laughing as I read them. Keep 'em coming. __________________ Member of NAWCC since 1990. INSTAGRAM USER NAME: SPRINGERJFP Visit my Instagram page to view some of the finest vintage GMTs anywhere - as well as other vintage classics.

17 April 2015, 10:31 AM	#1
springer 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: jP Location: Texas Watch: GMT-MASTER Posts: 17,319	Vintage Lover's Top Ten List of why "You might have a problem" Springer's Top Ten List of - reasons why you “might have a problem” because you love vintage Rolex 10 - You know there might be a problem when you can’t convince the wife that the price of vintage Submariner costs more than a new Submariner. 9 - You know there might be a problem when your recently acquired $50,000 vintage Daytona is worn out in public for month-after-month but never acknowledged by anyone. 8 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you paid more for a stainless steel Rolex versus a comparable model that is 18K and stainless steel. 7 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you paid an extra $5,000 for a watch because a couple of the words on the dial had red lettering versus an identical watch with white lettering. 6 - You know there might be a problem if you sit around in the easy chair at night looping the lugs of your newly acquired GMT-MASTER. 5 - You know there might be a problem when you consistently buy old, beat-up watches that “might” be unpolished. 4 - You know there might be a problem when you realize that you have purchased more vintage watches than you can wear in two lifetimes. 3 - You know there might be a problem when you can’t decide whether yellow patina or eggshell patina is for you. 2 - You know there might be a problem when you have to convince others that vintage watches are great investments. . . . and the #1 reason that you might have a problem because you love vintage Rolex…. 1 - You know there might be a problem when you realize you are without a life because you sit around at night worrying about whether the date wheel in your newly acquired vintage Rolex is original or not. What is your top ten list? __________________ Member of NAWCC since 1990. INSTAGRAM USER NAME: SPRINGERJFP Visit my Instagram page to view some of the finest vintage GMTs anywhere - as well as other vintage classics.

17 April 2015, 11:54 AM	#6
traf "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Real Name: dave Location: miami Watch: me ride bikes Posts: 1,938	You know there may be a problem if you spend more on a stainless steel vintage Daytona then on a brand new Daytona platinum. You know there may be a problem if you have sleepless nights due to the suspicion that your matte dial 16750 is too high in serial number range based on one of the many charts available You know there may be a problem if your 5512 still illuminates for a second when charged and you wonder if it's been relumed or if it's one of those rare transitional post-radium, pre-tritium dials from the mid 60s that still glow! You know there may be a problem when you begin to prefer the clinks that your wrist makes from the non SEL tinny bracelet more than a newer fully solid glidelock model This is too much fun, springer! Sent from my  iPhone 6 using Tapatalk

17 April 2015, 12:48 PM	#10
cajuntiger 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Real Name: Who Dat Location: USA Watch: 5512 Posts: 1,149	Wow, I have a lot of problems...so far all of the above apply.

17 April 2015, 02:13 PM	#12
jdmi32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Ky Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: 16570 Posts: 2,362	You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.

17 April 2015, 02:19 PM	#16
BNA/LION 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Larry Location: San Diego, CA Watch: ROLEX Posts: 25,658	Ha! __________________ ✦ 28238 President DD 18K/YG ✦ 16610LN SS Sub ✦ 16613 18K/SS Serti ✦ 16550 Exp II Non-Rail Cream Dial ✦ Daytona C 116500 ✦ 126710 BLRO GMT-Master II ✦ NEXT-->? ⛳ Hole In One! 10/3/19 DMCC 5th hole, par 3, 168 yards w/ 4-Iron.

17 April 2015, 02:36 PM	#17
Dr.Smellody "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 5,417	Wow. That hurts. Everyone is true for me, short of deciding about creamy patina. . .I love it.

17 April 2015, 02:38 PM	#18
MILGAUSS88 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: mississippi river Posts: 3,192	You know you have a problem when find a gold Rolex that you forgot you owned. And never realized it was gone.

17 April 2015, 03:32 PM	#19
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,929	you know you have problem when you are so busy staring at your watch the traffic lights go through two whole cycles before you realise its time to move....

17 April 2015, 03:35 PM	#20
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,929	only a couple of folks on here will relate to this.... you know you have a problem when you find yourself in an unstable lawless country (mostly ending in stan) in the arse end of nowhere chasing down a watch and you go to view it in a room where you are the only person not carrying an automatic weapon .......

17 April 2015, 03:45 PM	#25
MILGAUSS88 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: mississippi river Posts: 3,192	You might have a problem when you buy a car with manual transmission, no power windows, no sound insulation, no power steering, no radio, no AC, and no intermittent wipers so you can buy more watches instead.

17 April 2015, 03:48 PM	#27
MILGAUSS88 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: mississippi river Posts: 3,192	You might have a problem when your watch collection is worth more than you cars............ and 401k......... and house.......Combined.

17 April 2015, 03:51 PM	#28
Vincent65 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 14,298	Haha, is that your own list, Springer, or a somewhat jaded assessment of the 'hobby'!? The date-wheel-origins 'issue' rings a bell. Been around it too long!? I reckon it could be argued that anyone has a problem if they desire any kind of Rolex at all. Certainly that any sort of collecting is an illness. When I was a kid, I had a friend whose mother collected hundreds of elephants; ceramic, stuffed, glass, leather... knitted; you name it. It just had to be elephant-shaped. I was a somewhat puzzled, and slightly perturbed. It could certainly be argued that anyone reading this thread - or any other thread here, for that matter - has a problem. So, I'm in big trouble. P.S. You know you have a problem when you have the most-photographed and most-published left arm in the history of all mankind. P.P.S. Today I'm wearing my unpolished 1675 with original date-wheel. __________________

17 April 2015, 03:59 PM	#30
rootbeer7 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: london Posts: 6,157	I believe 'they' have the problem. I'm just fine and dandy!

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