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Old 19 January 2020, 08:59 AM   #1
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A year of scratches

I was so annoyed at the first scratch, a few days after buying my Sub. A year in, like everyone said, I don’t care about any of them.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:01 AM   #2
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Have you been using that as a hammer, or?
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:01 AM   #3
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Agreed. Watches are for wearing
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:02 AM   #4
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:04 AM   #5
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That is a lot of scratches what do you do if you don't mind me asking
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:06 AM   #6
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That seems pretty battered! But it can take it.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:09 AM   #7
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Some serious work going on.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:12 AM   #8
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Wearing it and using it for what it was made for. Tool watches are tough.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:14 AM   #9
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:17 AM   #10
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Proper desk diver there!


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Old 19 January 2020, 09:17 AM   #11
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I think it looks cool. Well done.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:17 AM   #12
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My GMT says Hi
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:18 AM   #13
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Ace !
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:19 AM   #14
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Excellent!!! Wear and enjoy!!
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:20 AM   #15
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I will never understand why this makes 90 per cent of this forum happy
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:22 AM   #16
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Well done, sir! That is how you properly wear a watch.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:31 AM   #17
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mine looks like that too.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:31 AM   #18
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Wearing it and using it for what it was made for. Tool watches are tough.
If I live to be a 110 years old that term will never stop cracking me up.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:33 AM   #19
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Look like a well used Sub John
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:38 AM   #20
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Curious, mind posting pics of the rest of the watch?
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:42 AM   #21
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The bracelet is somewhat sacrificial I tend to think

Great you’re enjoying using it.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:43 AM   #22
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That’s awesome. A watch that actually gets worn.

It’s a seeing an old dude with faded tattoos and scars.

It tells a story.

You rock.

Keep wearing it like you mean it!
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:44 AM   #23
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I will never understand why this makes 90 per cent of this forum happy
I agree. Doing this is easy. I like mine looking pristine but with wear.
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Old 19 January 2020, 09:49 AM   #24
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I will never understand why this makes 90 per cent of this forum happy
I don’t think the actual scratches make people happy, I think it’s the fact that the watch gets worn and enjoyed. Lots of pictures around here of watches that live in their box with a bezel protector, while people speculate on their future value.
It’s the same reason I get excited when I see the guy at my local Porsche club meets with the GT2rs that is usually dirty. It isn’t the dirt that is exciting, it’s the fact that he drives the heck out of the car!
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:01 AM   #25
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I don’t think the actual scratches make people happy, I think it’s the fact that the watch gets worn and enjoyed. Lots of pictures around here of watches that live in their box with a bezel protector, while people speculate on their future value.
It’s the same reason I get excited when I see the guy at my local Porsche club meets with the GT2rs that is usually dirty. It isn’t the dirt that is exciting, it’s the fact that he drives the heck out of the car!
I’ve had my Mercedes C450 for 3 years and driven the living crap out of it. It’s gone 180 many times and the brakes have been replaced several times. I drive it like it’s been stolen. 70K miles on it. It still looks brand new inside and out.

Now my watches are worn in rotation. But they are worn. Most are still in 95-98% condition. Same with my bespoke suits and shirts. A few are 3 years old and still look brand new. So you don’t have to keep your car in a garage, your watches in a safe or your clothes in a closet to keep them looking good. You just have to take care of them. I’ll never go off-roading in my Mercedes and I’ll never garden in a suit wearing my DJ. Pretty simple for me. Now if a person wants to rock clime wearing a Rolex there is nothing wrong with that. To each there own.
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:05 AM   #26
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:10 AM   #27
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:13 AM   #28
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These things are expensive. You probably worked hard for your money, so please be careful. If you are going to do something that have a high chance of damaging your watch, take it off.

PS. LOL at people that think that a $10k+ watch is a "tool" watch. Do you seriously believe that divers are using their one directional rotating bezel to time their air tank?
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:26 AM   #29
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hahahaa love it. you must spend alot of time with your watch
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Old 19 January 2020, 10:29 AM   #30
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I don’t do anything hard with it; I work at a desk. I just wear it all day, everyday.

Rest of the watch is in great shape.

The clasp takes a beating, though.

Whatever. It’s never getting sold. I’ll let them clean up the bracelet when it gets a ten year service.
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