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Old 6 August 2015, 02:52 AM   #1
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Satire piece from Business Insider

A Wall Street Guide to Watches.

http://www.businessinsider.com/a-wal...watches-2015-8
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Old 6 August 2015, 03:15 AM   #2
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Very entertaining read. Thanks
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Old 6 August 2015, 03:49 AM   #3
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Fun. Thanks for posting.
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Old 6 August 2015, 03:55 AM   #4
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Thanks, guys. It gave me a few chuckles. :)
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Old 6 August 2015, 04:05 AM   #5
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Old 6 August 2015, 04:25 AM   #6
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"You never actually own a Patek Phillippe. You merely look after it for your douchebag son"

Haha. Oh man.
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Old 6 August 2015, 04:32 AM   #7
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"Hublot put the ‘whore’ in horology" and "You never actually own a Patek Phillippe. You merely look after it for your douchebag son." Two pretty classic lines, and hard to argue with his logic.

Thanks for posting. this
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Old 6 August 2015, 04:54 AM   #8
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That's pretty funny.

I liked the lines about the Yachtmaster and Cuban's quote.
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:11 AM   #9
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Funny

"Rolex says you've got a little bit of money, but nothing interesting to say."

"Hublot put the ‘whore’ in horology."

Mark Cuban said, “When you control time, you don’t need to know what time it is.”

Funny stuff, thanks for the chuckle.
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:23 AM   #10
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My starter watch was a Rolex Just Date....
I got bored with the spelling mistakes!!!!



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Old 6 August 2015, 12:14 PM   #11
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My starter watch was a Rolex Just Date....
I got bored with the spelling mistakes!!!!



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I think the "Just Date" was intentional
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:22 AM   #12
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Wow AP and IWC got slammed, too.
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:30 AM   #13
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Wow AP and IWC got slammed, too.
That was kind of the beauty of the article - it slammed every one.
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Old 6 August 2015, 10:01 AM   #14
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That was kind of the beauty of the article - it slammed every one.
Right on right on !!!! He pretty much slammed them all .... Except for the
not wearing a watch trend ... I guess that may be the new fad... But fads come
and go and I think I'll continue to wear my Sub C Date.... Lol
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:53 AM   #15
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Too funny. I'm going to go sell all my watches now.
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Old 6 August 2015, 05:59 AM   #16
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Too funny. I'm going to go sell all my watches now.
if its 95% discount i'm a buyer Mike
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Old 6 August 2015, 06:45 AM   #17
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That was fun, thanks for sharing
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Old 6 August 2015, 11:01 AM   #18
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Old 6 August 2015, 06:40 AM   #19
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Hey but my G-shock was spared! :)

LOL it was a good chuckle to read, thanks for sharing the link.
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Old 6 August 2015, 06:51 AM   #20
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That was pretty good.
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Old 6 August 2015, 07:55 AM   #21
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"you never actually own a Patek Phillipe. You merely look after it for your douchebag son."
ROFL
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Old 6 August 2015, 09:18 AM   #22
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Old 6 August 2015, 09:08 AM   #23
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Good stuff, thanks.
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Old 6 August 2015, 12:49 PM   #24
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Thanks. That was a cracker. I got lots of laughs out of that.
My favourites were the PP & the YM.
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Old 6 August 2015, 01:28 PM   #25
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Old 6 August 2015, 02:46 PM   #26
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Old 6 August 2015, 10:37 PM   #27
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funny read.
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Old 6 August 2015, 11:14 PM   #28
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I have to admit...... I found that pretty funny!
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Old 6 August 2015, 11:36 PM   #29
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Oh, those zany Wall Streeters! Always the butt of everyone's watch jokes...
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So the author got mugged twice for two different watches? WTF.
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