Wives just don’t have any idea...am I alone?

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Etschell

So you cant convince her that is a new cheaper patek???

Lol. Paaaaa-tek

Pronounce it properly please

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by AshAP

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Ash what’s the reference on that aP? Thinking about an AP ROO

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Vanessa CW21

Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.

I think my wife can handle her own with a mechanical timepiece.

[singe89]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Ash what’s the reference on that aP? Thinking about an AP ROO

26401PO They were recently discontinued but had a long production so not too hard to find. Still one of the best deals in AP as it originally retailed for over $100k before AP had their price drop and the LE models it PT still go for much more than this piece.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by Vanessa CW21

Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.

So much win on this Post!!!

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by singe89

26401PO They were recently discontinued but had a long production so not too hard to find. Still one of the best deals in AP as it originally retailed for over $100k before AP had their price drop and the LE models it PT still go for much more than this piece.

Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.

[Headshrinker]

My wife has two watches, both under $400. All that she cares about is that they work; that’s why she has only quarts timepieces. She would love an Apple Watch, but they are ugly.

[SG56]

Originally Posted by OysterBracelet

Nice, sexist thread.

Agreed! Thank you!

Originally Posted by Talbel

Complete opposite here. We were at a Grand Seiko event over the weekend and she got herself a GS GMT so she can keep track of the time when she travels. She even got the President of Grand Seiko USA to sign the box and he took the watch and is having the back engraved for her. I am just hoping she will let me wear some of her watches from time to time.

Very nice!

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

Nope. My Wife knows how to wind her watches. I always check to see if her date is set and it usually isn't, not because she doesn't know how to set it but she apparently doesn't care about the correct date being set.

Originally Posted by Justingtr

Instead of ragging on the wife why don't you just communicate how it works?

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Originally Posted by Blansky

That is soo funny. She know how it works, she's just looking for some sucker to set it for her.

Women learned centuries ago that letting men think they were the intelligent ones enabled them to get them to do anything for them.

Wise words!

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Not my wife...lol.

She gets it.

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.

He's not the only one. With a son in the username, I assume you are not "a wife, " so how can you be so sure?

There was just zero reason to generalize.
He could have said "my wife.... Am I alone"

I got pretty thick skin, but i don't like being categorized.

Originally Posted by Vanessa CW21

Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.

Woohoooooooo!

Originally Posted by Blansky

When I first saw this post and title..."Wives just don’t have any idea...am I alone?"

I immediately, thought, I don't know, but with that attitude you soon may be.....

and was gonna post that, but then thought I'd better not.....but....

Love it!

Originally Posted by brandrea

I think my wife can handle her own with a mechanical timepiece.

Woohoooooo! And she rocks that sub!

[WS9D]

mine knows too much now and hates me for turning her into a "watch snob" now. Her words not mine

[Phrank]

There's a great video I saw awhile ago with the Head of Cartier I believe.

He said men come in and buy their wives expensive automatic movement watches, and he tries to tell them to get the quartz, and to many women, a watch is a piece of jewelry, and isn't looked at the same way a man looks at a watch.

He chuckles, and says usually within two weeks or so, the man comes back, and exchanges the watch for a quartz movement, as she doesn't want to set the time or thinks the battery is dead.

Just different ways some people look at things I gather....have to spend some more time searching for the video, it was quite interesting.

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by Vanessa CW21

Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.

If many of us men here were married to a CW21, don't you think we would do the same?

[singe89]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.

The newer one with blue ceramic and camo strap is steel vs this one is platinum.

This is the updated version but is a LE of 20. https://www.audemarspiguet.com/en/wa....OO.A002CR.01/

[AshAP]

Originally Posted by Blansky

When I first saw this post and title..."Wives just don’t have any idea...am I alone?"

I immediately, thought, I don't know, but with that attitude you soon may be.....

and was gonna post that, but then thought I'd better not.....but....

Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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[AshAP]

Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.

It’s a bit like the 5711 vs the 5711P, the platinum pre anniversary model that people thought was an urban myth. The differences are there but they’re quite subtle. The blue face on the new watch is a brighter blue and together with the blue ceramic I could imagine that in bright sunlight the blue will really stand out.





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[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by AshAP

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Gracias...what’s the reference on the bright blue camo one?

[AshAP]

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[Andad]

Originally Posted by AshAP

Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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No apology required Ash.

I enjoy setting all my wife’s watches, quartz or mechanical.

It’s what I/we do.

As for some of the other posts?

There are some always looking for an ‘issue’.

[Fat_ninja]

Originally Posted by AshAP

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Thanks you :)

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by AshAP

Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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I didn't find it offensive. Just having fun.

When my wife hands me things to do like that it's because she can't be bothered with it.

[Andad]

This one appeared on the bench this morning.

I gives me something to do while I make the coffee.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.

No he’s not. I think it’s sexist. My wife thinks it’s sexist. And a lady who is a member here thinks it’s sexist. Both ladies felt insulted.

IMO, a guy would need an excess of neanderthal alleles to not see the problem with this thread.

[tudorbaja27]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.

[TheVTCGuy]

Is your wife’s watch the Daytona? Those are known to have extremely weak batteries...

[AshAP]

Again I’m sorry to anyone who was offended by this post. The Daytona was a gift to my wife for doing an amazing thing that only a woman can do......giving me a son. She could have asked for almost anything and she chose a pretty cool looking watch. The point of the thread that I failed to get across is that there’s more to a watch than a pretty face. ‘Nuff said.


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[Gladiat0r]

My wife knows how to wind it but has a hard time due to her nails and all. I don’t mind setting it when I need to. But seriously a winder alleviates these problems. Regardless, try and teach your wife. I’m sure she can comprehend how it works in basic terms, right?

[cop414]

Exact opposite situation here, my father in law worked on watches for decades, we still have his old notebooks with hundreds of pages of what watches he worked on and what he had done to them.
When my now wife and I were going out she said that mechanical watches have a soul!
I have his old workshop light above my workbench in the garage.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by cop414

Exact opposite situation here, my father in law worked on watches for decades, we still have his old notebooks with hundreds of pages what watches he worked on and what he had done to them.
When my now wife and I were going out she said that mechanical watches have a soul!
I have his old workshop light above my workbench in the garage.

That is awesome

[OysterBracelet]

Originally Posted by AshAP

Again I’m sorry to anyone who was offended by this post. The Daytona was a gift to my wife for doing an amazing thing that only a woman can do......giving me a son. She could have asked for almost anything and she chose a pretty cool looking watch. The point of the thread that I failed to get across is that there’s more to a watch than a pretty face. ‘Nuff said.


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[THC]

Tim, love the fall our shelter sign over the door.. used to see those everywhere when I was a kid..

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by beshannon

Perhaps explain it to her?

Seems easy enough. It took a while but my wife hates tinkering with things, but somehow after going over it a few times and appreciating how important it is and that with proper care it will outlive us both, she now does everything on her own.

I guess it really boils down to whether she cares about the watch in the first place. Don't confuse how you feel for how she feels. A fancy watch or any watch may just not be the thing for her.