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Old 17 April 2015, 08:07 PM   #31
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You know you might have a problem when you know how to pronounce Jacek's name and have him in your favorite contacts.
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Old 17 April 2015, 08:12 PM   #32
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i know i have a problem because my 3 kids are already reserving theire watch from my collection... do i have to fear for my life ?
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Old 17 April 2015, 08:19 PM   #33
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When I'm reading this thread on a Friday night.....
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Old 17 April 2015, 08:40 PM   #34
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You know you might have a problem when you know how to pronounce Jacek's name and have him in your favorite contacts.
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Old 17 April 2015, 09:32 PM   #35
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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"...

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Old 17 April 2015, 09:50 PM   #36
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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.
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Old 17 April 2015, 09:55 PM   #37
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You know you have a problem when you have to wait to take a photo of the watch on your wrist, so that the hands move into just the right position, because you are measuring the timekeeping to the second and don't want to have to do that over again by resetting the watch...

But, hey, I'm OK!
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Old 17 April 2015, 11:20 PM   #38
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You know you might have a problem when you have more pictures of your watches on your phone than those of your family.
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Old 18 April 2015, 01:23 AM   #39
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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...
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Old 18 April 2015, 03:17 AM   #40
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...you jump to a porn site when your wife walks into the room just so she won't catch you on "that stupid watch site" again.


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Old 18 April 2015, 05:26 AM   #41
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Vintage Lover's Top Ten List of why "You might have a problem"

When you prefer to look at watch porn instead of real porn

When you're looking for your next new watch when the one you just bought hasn't even shipped (guilty as of today)


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Old 18 April 2015, 05:35 AM   #42
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when u refuse to count the number you own....

or u keep getting the number wrong

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Old 18 April 2015, 07:53 AM   #43
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Great thread, Springer!

You know you might have a problem when you upgraded from a 5-watch storage box to a 10-watch box, and now it's too small.
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Old 18 April 2015, 08:12 AM   #44
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Chaps

I sometime worry that my brain may be corroding or that I am becoming eccentric or whatever.

I bought my first Rolex 15 months ago and I just slapped it on and just plain wore it and never once worried about it.

I then bought a Sub and used it when splashing about in the sea and finally bought a Freccione Explorer and scratched the plexi when down a cave. I have got some Polywatch on order and when it arrives, I shall polish the scratch out and its job done.

What is the point of buying something and then worrying about it. It's the sure way to the local asylum.

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Old 18 April 2015, 08:12 AM   #45
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Old 18 April 2015, 09:53 AM   #46
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..... When your wife who doesn't care for watches at all has learned the difference between polished and unpolished and your five year old already knows what makes a watch qualify as vintage.
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Old 18 April 2015, 10:12 AM   #47
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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!!!
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Old 18 April 2015, 12:59 PM   #48
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This thread is great
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Old 18 April 2015, 01:16 PM   #49
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Chaps

I sometime worry that my brain may be corroding or that I am becoming eccentric or whatever.

I bought my first Rolex 15 months ago and I just slapped it on and just plain wore it and never once worried about it.

I then bought a Sub and used it when splashing about in the sea and finally bought a Freccione Explorer and scratched the plexi when down a cave. I have got some Polywatch on order and when it arrives, I shall polish the scratch out and its job done.

What is the point of buying something and then worrying about it. It's the sure way to the local asylum.

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Because some of us buy watches because we collect them. In other words, we don't just buy them to wear them. When you collect things you try to maintain their condition as much as possible and thus maintain their value as a collectible. Some people buy them to wear them and don't care about the long term condition and value. Look at any collectible and you will see that value is based on condition and/or provenance and originality. It is the same with collecting watches. If you don't care about those things then that's your prerogative, but some of us do and enjoy taking care of our collectibles...
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Old 18 April 2015, 02:04 PM   #50
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You know you may have a problem when you wake up at 4:45pst to call Geneva in hopes that someone at Rolex HQ can tell you if the case back on the watch you just bought was date stamped originally and changed by Rolex or just not date stamped at all. Oh, and when you wife asks you where you are going you tell her that you forgot to turn off you car lights.
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Old 18 April 2015, 07:13 PM   #51
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Because some of us buy watches because we collect them. In other words, we don't just buy them to wear them. When you collect things you try to maintain their condition as much as possible and thus maintain their value as a collectible. Some people buy them to wear them and don't care about the long term condition and value. Look at any collectible and you will see that value is based on condition and/or provenance and originality. It is the same with collecting watches. If you don't care about those things then that's your prerogative, but some of us do and enjoy taking care of our collectibles...
Yes I can see where you are coming from but as an example, my Freccione is the most valuable and collectible watch that I own.

If I scratch it, so what, I shall put it in for a service in 5 years time and it will come back as new, all fully refurbished and as collectible as ever.

In the mean time I have enjoyed wearing it as it was intended to be and I don't have ulcers worrying about it.

I accept that there is no right or wrong answer here but I do find it rather sad that someone buys something and then worries about it all the time. Just what is the point of that.

Rolex hit the map when two men, wearing a Rolex, climbed up Everest. That is what a Rolex is designed to do and if it attracts the odd scratch, just relax and live with it until the next service.

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Old 18 April 2015, 10:46 PM   #52
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When you take one of the first pictures of your new baby girl and it's a wrist shot of the watch you will give her 25 years from now.
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Old 19 April 2015, 02:10 AM   #53
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...If I scratch it, so what, I shall put it in for a service in 5 years time and it will come back as new, all fully refurbished and as collectible as...

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Old 19 April 2015, 02:21 AM   #54
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No it isn't.

When someone buys a 40 year old watch, they will put up with knocks and dents as it is part of the watches history.

If you want an immaculate watch, don't wear it and keep it in a safe.

I can understand you wanting to look after a watch but when it starts to worry you, then it is time to do something else.

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Old 19 April 2015, 02:25 AM   #55
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......when even this thread turns ugly!!!!
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Old 19 April 2015, 02:41 AM   #56
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You might have a problem when you bring home a new Rolex and instead of being impressed your kids ask why the have to it ramen noodles again.

OK that didn't really happen. But, when I was in college, my buddy stopped eating at the cafeteria and went on a rice and ramen noodles diet to save money and buy watches.
He went from 140lb to 120lb.
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Old 19 April 2015, 03:17 AM   #57
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No it isn't.



When someone buys a 40 year old watch, they will put up with knocks and dents as it is part of the watches history.



If you want an immaculate watch, don't wear it and keep it in a safe.



I can understand you wanting to look after a watch but when it starts to worry you, then it is time to do something else.



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U r a wearer not a collector, nothing wrong with that. That said u might want to start a new thread rather than spoiling the fun here. 👍


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U r a wearer not a collector, nothing wrong with that. That said u might want to start a new thread rather than spoiling the fun here. ��


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I have 3 Rolexes, a JLC and an Omega. You may call me a wearer but my wife calls me a collector.

I will concede one point, I molly coddle the JLC because it is delicate and I only wear it perhaps one or two evenings a year.

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Old 19 April 2015, 03:58 AM   #59
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Yes I can see where you are coming from but as an example, my Freccione is the most valuable and collectible watch that I own.

If I scratch it, so what, I shall put it in for a service in 5 years time and it will come back as new, all fully refurbished and as collectible as ever.

In the mean time I have enjoyed wearing it as it was intended to be and I don't have ulcers worrying about it.

I accept that there is no right or wrong answer here but I do find it rather sad that someone buys something and then worries about it all the time. Just what is the point of that.

Rolex hit the map when two men, wearing a Rolex, climbed up Everest. That is what a Rolex is designed to do and if it attracts the odd scratch, just relax and live with it until the next service.

Regards

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Obviously you don't see where I am coming from. That or you are just an ....
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Old 19 April 2015, 04:04 AM   #60
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You know you have a problem when your wife asks how many shoes and holidays she could buy if you sold all the watches in your forum signature.
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