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Old 11 May 2012, 07:34 AM   #1
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THE grail watch
i read every day that some lucky WIS is getting his or her "grail watch" but surely a grail should be the one we aspire to....the unobtainable?

well i found mine, its not unobtainable, but its this or a new SUV?

but sadly not today

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Old 11 May 2012, 07:35 AM   #2
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Old 11 May 2012, 08:00 AM   #3
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Normally I'm not big on diamonds but for this.....I'll allow it!
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Old 11 May 2012, 08:13 AM   #4
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who needs a suv. the bus is always reliable transportation
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Old 11 May 2012, 08:19 AM   #5
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Old 11 May 2012, 08:54 AM   #6
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Normally I'm not big on diamonds but for this.....I'll allow it!
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Old 11 May 2012, 08:56 AM   #7
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Nice watch but yes watch vs SUV. What do you think will lose its value more?? With that said public transportation is the option to go with and get the watch!
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Old 11 May 2012, 11:30 AM   #8
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Nice watch but yes watch vs SUV. What do you think will lose its value more?? With that said public transportation is the option to go with and get the watch!
I would say about even lose, if your buying brand new from AD.
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Old 11 May 2012, 11:33 AM   #9
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its this or a new SUV?
Get the watch. My friends think I'm crazy because I'll spend thousands on a Rolex but refuse to pay more that $10,000-$12,000 for a car. And then I will only buy a used car.
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Old 11 May 2012, 11:34 AM   #10
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Old 11 May 2012, 11:36 AM   #11
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Dont think I've seen this one before... Every WIS needs a grail, glad you've found yours
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Old 11 May 2012, 11:49 AM   #12
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I don't understand why someone would want to think about an unobtainable watch.
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Old 11 May 2012, 12:22 PM   #13
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I don't understand why someone would want to think about an unobtainable watch.
Because some people like to have something to strive for, no matter how unobtainable it is.
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Old 11 May 2012, 12:32 PM   #14
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Old 11 May 2012, 12:49 PM   #15
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Old 11 May 2012, 01:07 PM   #16
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i read every day that some lucky WIS is getting his or her "grail watch" but surely a grail should be the one we aspire to....the unobtainable?
I think that's the neat thing about watches - everyone has a different meaning of "grail." For most people a plain DJ would be their grail, for others it would be some crazy Patek Philippe Tourbillion. I'm saving toward my first Rolex, and it will be the same model I tried on when I wondered into a jewelry store at 12 years old: A black Explorer II. Unconventional, yes, but it's the watch I've always wanted and therefore my "grail."
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Old 11 May 2012, 01:26 PM   #17
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A grail watch for me is something that is currently unobtainable but is within my reach. I may wistfully look at PP minute repeaters etc, but I can't see them ever being within my reach unless I win the lottery, and hence those types of watches aren't on my grail list.
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Old 11 May 2012, 02:40 PM   #18
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Old 11 May 2012, 02:45 PM   #19
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Old 12 May 2012, 07:53 PM   #20
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Wow....that blue is breathtaking!
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Old 12 May 2012, 08:53 PM   #21
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I still haven t found my grail however it s already produced!
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Myself not a fan of any precious metal or precious stone watches,my grail is 1930s1940s
Rolex Prince.But must have doctor style art Deco dial pref SS but would accept a TT if price was right.
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Old 16 May 2012, 04:26 PM   #23
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Myself not a fan of any precious metal or precious stone watches,my grail is 1930s1940s
Rolex Prince.But must have doctor style art Deco dial pref SS but would accept a TT if price was right.
which one would you choose PADI
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Old 16 May 2012, 04:43 PM   #24
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I want a watch from the movie Avatar. It is made out of "unobtanium".
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Old 16 May 2012, 05:24 PM   #25
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who needs a suv. the bus is always reliable transportation
yup..we can always walk aint it..:D
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