I love my scratches

[superdog]

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

[The Libertine]

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

[iWally]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

Thats so true! But when i got my first scratch on my SubC and my LV i nearly cried

Im just too OCD for these things

[Urosfan]

The first always hurt after that pure enjoyment

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by iWally

Thats so true! But when i got my first scratch on my SubC and my LV i nearly cried

Im just too OCD for these things

I understand - the first scratch usually is the hardest one to deal with!

[peetnik]

Like a friend of mine once told me while snow skiing, "if you don't fall down, you aren't trying hard enough"

[brettpaul]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

With you 100% Seth!! I too love my battle scars...both personal and horological!!

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

I like to believe wearing it and scratching it up are not the same thing...

[superdog]

Originally Posted by brettpaul

With you 100% Seth!! I too love my battle scars...both personal and horological!!

come to think of it, yeah, i like the personal ones too!!!

[masterserg]

I guess this makes me uncool, but I hate scratches ... both personal and horological

... and I have had my fair share of both ....

[superdog]

Originally Posted by masterserg

I guess this makes me uncool, but I hate scratches ... both personal and horological

... and I have had my fair share of both ....

how does any of this indicate that anyone hating scratches is "uncool"

[masterserg]

Originally Posted by superdog

how does any of this indicate that anyone hating scratches is "uncool"

None of this is to be taken too seriously my friend (I assume)

[Vaxe]

I came to see photos

[superdog]

Originally Posted by masterserg

None of this is to be taken too seriously my friend (I assume)

lol, yes absolutely......

always in good fun. truly, i just did not want to offend anyone.

thank you!!




edit: friend request sent. lol.

[Kyu]

Originally Posted by Vaxe

I came to see photos

lol +1

[ltmgeller]

Originally Posted by The Libertine

I like to believe that if you're not wearing it, you're not enjoying it!

X2

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Vaxe

I came to see photos

crap, i am going to try.

i am no Jocke or Kingrolesar with my photo taking skills.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by superdog

crap, i am going to try.

i am no Jocke or Kingrolesar with my photo taking skills.

Don't worry, none of us are...

[WyoWatch]

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

[tkerrmd]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am just sayin.....

I looked down at my YM today and saw a nice new one. One I have never seen before, and I have no idea where it came from.

And it gave me a nice warm feeling inside. I love my watches and I am totally OK with them getting scratched up.

That is all, please carry on.......

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

[mjclark32]

Yup, my subs been through it all

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

That's only because there are so many better instruments available for that particular job... (sort of...)

[superdog]

Originally Posted by WyoWatch

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

for me, this is the first time a car/watch analogy has ever really worked.

that said, with my watches, even tho i profess that they are jewelry, i am totally OK with scratches. like i said, i like them.

with my cars................no way dude. that to me is not ok.

I get your analogy and i get your reasoning. but still, apples and oranges for me.

thanks for the thought provoking response tho. still thinking about why one matters to me, and the other does not.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

agree, buy them, wear them, use them, enjoy them and don't worry about them

Any idea how many people have called me crazy because I actually use my Platinum Daytona at the racetrack to actually time the race

ha. and i think it makes you the coolest dude on TRF.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by WyoWatch

I like to equate it to an automobile. I can't think of any circumstance I would come out of the store, look at the side of my new multi thousand dollar car, see a scratch/ding/dent and say "Sweet! I love it!". If I pay a bunch of money for something, I'm going to take good care of it for as long as I can since I worked really hard and probably saved a really long time to be able to afford X item in the first place.

[Rebel]

Couldn't agree more with the OP.

Scratches don't hurt nuthin'.

[WyoWatch]

Originally Posted by superdog

for me, this is the first time a car/watch analogy has ever really worked.

that said, with my watches, even tho i profess that they are jewelry, i am totally OK with scratches. like i said, i like them.

with my cars................no way dude. that to me is not ok.

I get your analogy and i get your reasoning. but still, apples and oranges for me.

thanks for the thought provoking response tho. still thinking about why one matters to me, and the other does not.

I totally understand where you're coming from as well and trust me I too get waaaay more bent out of shape about damage to my vehicle than my watch. For me, it comes down to having put out a lot of money on a watch therefore I try to keep it nice, within reason. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those guys who will put tape on the clasp or anything. Swirls, minor scratches, etc. that can be corrected don't bother me that much as I accept it as part of normal wear and tear while enjoying my fine timepiece. It's banging it around, chipping crystals, putting large dents and deep scratches that I definitely go out of my way to avoid. Always interesting to see where these kinds of threads go

[Fenster]

It's the same feeling when your first ever girlfriend left you :D but it gets much easyer! And the first scratch will always be in your memory just like that first girl that scratched and broke your heart :D

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Fenster

It's the same feeling when your first ever girlfriend left you :D but it gets much easyer! And the first scratch will always be in your memory just lile that first girl :D

[locutus49]

I agree with OP. At first I was freaking out over my macbook scratches on my clasp, now there are so many I just live with it. I tell myself it is character.