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23 January 2012, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Real Name: Harriet
Location: Tokyo
Watch: 1963 GMT
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Hi everyone, new member in Tokyo Japan
Hello to everyone here at TRF; what a great site and vibe. I am a Brit living in Tokyo, have been here for nigh on twenty years but a watch enthusiast since I can remember...I got my first Rolex three years ago, a 1963 GMT which gets a lot of wrist time and will always be a keeper because a. I think it is beautiful, b. it makes me feel good every time I look at it and c. finally being able to purchase a Rolex meant a hell of a lot to me and I want to hold on to both the watch and the feelings it evokes.
Other watches in the stable are an Omega Planet Ocean Chronograph XL Olympic Edition, which has tested my patience because of reliability issues, (never again, and were it not so pretty it would have gone already!), an O&W chronomatic; basically a Breitling made after they went bust, made in the '80's and now showing the beginnings of a bit of patina, and a Seiko "Sumo" for times when I simply need a watch. In the past I've owned and then regretted selling a number of Tudor chronos, including a Monte Carlo Home Plate....but hey, c'est la vie. Basically, I love watches, always look at what people are wearing on their wrists; Tokyo is a GREAT city for watch nuts and have been soaking up the info on this site like a proverbial sponge. I am now yearning for a Deep Sea Dweller, have been for the last eighteen months or so. Prices in Tokyo have dropped a bit because of the strong yen and a more plentiful supply....tried one on on Saturday and Holy Moly, it just oozed quality. And heft...OK, hope to participate now I have joined rather than just lurk. Best wishes to all. |
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23 January 2012, 08:09 PM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Ken
Location: SW Florida
Watch: One on my wrist.
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23 January 2012, 08:12 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Kingstown
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23 January 2012, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Real Name: Alex
Location: European Union
Watch: AP, ROLEX, PP, PAM
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Welcome to TRF!
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23 January 2012, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Real Name: Dan
Location: USA
Watch: This N That
Posts: 34,253
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Welcome to TRF.
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23 January 2012, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Real Name: Joel
Location: Ontario, Canada
Watch: that gOLD Diddy
Posts: 483
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Hi there and welcome to TRF.
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23 January 2012, 11:09 PM
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Japan
Watch: ing your back.
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Welcome from another foreigner living in Japan...
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24 January 2012, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Real Name: Eric
Location: Calgary
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Welcome to TRF!
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24 January 2012, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: TSW
Location: Le Brassus
Watch: Rolex & AP's
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24 January 2012, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: Howard
Location: Chicago
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Welcome to TRF.
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24 January 2012, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Maine
Watch: All of them
Posts: 1,376
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Welcome !! "hey can you hook me up on a G/S Seiko" lol :)
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24 January 2012, 11:49 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Real Name: Ed
Location: FL Keys
Watch: my avatar move...
Posts: 2,101
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Welcome Harriet
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24 January 2012, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PNW
Watch: DS,BLNR,SubLV,DJ2
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Welcome aboard Harriet!
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24 January 2012, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Real Name: Dennis
Location: Bay Area - 925
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Welcome!
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24 January 2012, 05:52 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Real Name: Harriet
Location: Tokyo
Watch: 1963 GMT
Posts: 76
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Thanks for the kind welcomes, great to be a member of this forum, I feel like I am among kindred spirits!
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24 January 2012, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Real Name: Dennis
Location: England
Watch: GMT2 and Datejust
Posts: 440
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What a great first post.And welcome from gods own county.( YORKSHIRE )
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24 January 2012, 11:26 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Real Name: Harriet
Location: Tokyo
Watch: 1963 GMT
Posts: 76
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Cheers guys, LeotheLion-it felt pretty Blighty like here in Tokes the past day or two. We had snow which is a bit unusual in the city and the skies have been really grey, just like back home in fact!
What is the big deal with Grand Seiko Seiko (assuming that IS what G/S refers to)? Are they not sold outside of Japan? I have never really paid much attention to them to tell the truth, perhaps I should! As far as my limited knowledge goes they are usually sold in the higher end department store types of places rather than the specialist watch dealers-and I don't think they come up much as used watches either. Maybe Japanese buyers either buy them to wear, or are purchased as gifts? This would fit with the marketing impression that I get. |
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24 January 2012, 11:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Real Name: MJC
Location: PHL USA
Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP
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Welcome to TRF
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