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Old 18 August 2011, 11:51 AM   #1
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Rolex watches and what else?

Hi guys! I am an addict and admit it. I have 5 watches i rotate, 2 DJ's, a submariner, a Lacroix and a Tag. I am now on the hunt for my first Panerai.

In addition to my watch fetish, i also love sunglasses, mens belts and designer shoes. I would like to know what "excesses" you guys might have.

I have about 12 pairs of sunglasses, all ray bans or oakleys. I have a nice 10 belt collection of vuittons, dolces and cartier.

Anybody else want to share? I would be interested, thanks.
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Old 18 August 2011, 12:36 PM   #2
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Hi guys! I am an addict and admit it. I have 5 watches i rotate, 2 DJ's, a submariner, a Lacroix and a Tag. I am now on the hunt for my first Panerai.

In addition to my watch fetish, i also love sunglasses, mens belts and designer shoes. I would like to know what "excesses" you guys might have.

I have about 12 pairs of sunglasses, all ray bans or oakleys. I have a nice 10 belt collection of vuittons, dolces and cartier.

Anybody else want to share? I would be interested, thanks.
My biggest indulgence is my custom work duds. 10 bespoke suits & about 30 made to order shirts.

There's a lot more I could confess to, but something tells me this thread would end with some 12 step advice.
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Old 18 August 2011, 12:43 PM   #3
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Im addicted to buying anything Polo Ralph Lauren, I must have a hundred Shirts button down, and just Polo shirts in my closet The whole wardrobe is Ralph , jeans,socks,jackets,hats,belts.
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Old 18 August 2011, 12:46 PM   #4
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:00 PM   #5
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:03 PM   #6
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:09 PM   #7
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For me it's shoes, at one time I was having my house packed for a move in 2009 and the packers and I counted 58 pairs. I gave a lot of them away only to end up ordering some more. Also have a couple hundred LS and SS button down shirts. Used to be into cars, g*ns, and gold rings I've bought wherever I traveled to. Stopped buying rings, cars, and g*ns. But this watch addiction is insane, imo. Just saying....
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:11 PM   #8
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Hoo, boy. Answering on behalf of my husband, who collects:

guitars and associated equipment
military radios
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bicycles (up to four now; does this count as a collection?)
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:15 PM   #9
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:16 PM   #10
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:26 PM   #11
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Ralph lauren business shirts

all avail colour that they stock

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Old 18 August 2011, 01:33 PM   #12
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My boat, fishing and fishing gear. Oh and of course fish!
Here is the kicker. This is about as bad as it gets. As for things other than Rolex I'm bad on, hmmmm, my boat and fishing stuff, I tech dive (I think I have more invested in tanks than Rolexes, I hunt every weekend during the season (at least one big trip a year) and have about 40 firearms, I have a Corvette with 660 RWHP that I like to track and I'm always breaking something, and I golf a few times a week. Yea, I'm broke.....
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Old 18 August 2011, 01:44 PM   #13
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Books. I have thousands of books. Some very, very old. There are certain books I have 10 different translations/editions for.

My favorite in my collection are my Dickens novels, complete works, in red leather, published in 1866. Passed down to me starting with my great-great grandfather.

Speaking of which, the other prize in my collection is my great grandfathers war journal from WW1. He was apart of an elite Canadian army corps that fought at Vimy Ridge, a great source of pride for our military history. It contains astonishingly detailed depictions of daily life and battles, including losing some of his closest friends.
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Old 18 August 2011, 04:30 PM   #14
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Old 18 August 2011, 04:35 PM   #15
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Im addicted to buying anything Polo Ralph Lauren, I must have a hundred Shirts button down, and just Polo shirts in my closet The whole wardrobe is Ralph , jeans,socks,jackets,hats,belts.
I am the same

My clothes are full of RL

Suits, Jackets, Sweaters/Jumpers, Polo shirts, business shirts etc...
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Old 18 August 2011, 04:38 PM   #16
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Old 18 August 2011, 04:51 PM   #17
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Old 18 August 2011, 05:09 PM   #18
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Yeah, I forgot to list the "Big Polo" Ralph Lauren polo shirts, the DeWalt tool fetish and my favorite of all time, LGB German made Trains. I've got my eye on starting a little pen collection but dont know where to start with that. Been thru the Glock phase, Corvette phase and BMW phase...A Carrera S convertible would be fun...
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Old 18 August 2011, 05:20 PM   #19
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OUCH! Probably THE most expensive thing to collect!

I dont have any ex wives thank god, but I do seem to have collected (it just happens):


Vintage Omega Connie Pie Pan's (got me into watches)
Modern firearms (Combat shooter)
Japanese katana (study ken jitsu)
WW2 armored vehicles
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Books I have read (cant ever bring myself to throw one away)
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All my wardrobe is pretty much Ralph Lauren Polo as well
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Old 18 August 2011, 05:25 PM   #20
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Old 18 August 2011, 06:25 PM   #21
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Old 18 August 2011, 06:27 PM   #22
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panerai... nice, i can't take mine of my wrist!!! which models are u looking at?
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Old 18 August 2011, 09:23 PM   #23
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I am the same

My clothes are full of RL

Suits, Jackets, Sweaters/Jumpers, Polo shirts, business shirts etc...
I see you have the same sickness as me, I cant stop buying it , when I see the horse I have to buy it. The funny thing is half my collection is unworn, some shirts I just don't want to wear rather just look at. I've been a Polo Nut since I was 15 ,and I am now 32, would of thought by now I would of grown up
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Old 18 August 2011, 09:24 PM   #24
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Old 18 August 2011, 10:40 PM   #25
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Old 18 August 2011, 10:54 PM   #26
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