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Old 10 November 2011, 05:15 PM   #31
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Am I the only one that wouldn't dare ask a man that had a watch for 30 years...took care of it too for 30 years and ask him to SELL IT TO ME?

No you're not...the guy probably knows more than most would give him
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Old 10 November 2011, 09:45 PM   #32
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Good story. An old-timer who works at the jewelry shop where I take my watches wears a Tudor Sub he got while in the Navy many moons ago. I believe he said he paid $99 for it.
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Old 10 November 2011, 09:57 PM   #33
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Am I the only one that wouldn't dare ask a man that had a watch for 30 years...took care of it too for 30 years and ask him to SELL IT TO ME?

x2! Anyway, you could ask, but I can tell you the answer already!!!

If you hadn't guessed, it ends with '....OFF!!!'
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Old 10 November 2011, 10:13 PM   #34
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I can't wait for the day when a Sub costs $30,000 and I can look at some young whipper snapper and say "I only paid $8000 for this back in 2011" LMAO
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Old 11 November 2011, 03:07 AM   #35
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Wish I had those types of run-ins.
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Old 11 November 2011, 03:17 AM   #36
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Am I the only one that wouldn't dare ask a man that had a watch for 30 years...took care of it too for 30 years and ask him to SELL IT TO ME?


X 2....It would sure sound rude to me so I would say thats a big....
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Old 11 November 2011, 03:56 AM   #37
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SS Sub $150.00 at the BX at Pleiku AFB, Republic of South Vietnam, 1970. Didn't have enough cash, bought a Seiko instead.
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Old 11 November 2011, 04:10 AM   #38
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It is always nice to run into people like that.
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Old 11 November 2011, 04:18 AM   #39
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I like hearing stories like this, I always try to make polite comments on other people's watches.
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Old 11 November 2011, 07:42 AM   #40
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haha, looks like you guys have 335i's!

I've noticed and chatted up a few of the guys at the BMW dealerships (I'm usually in and out quickly) and where I get my cars modded. The owner of the shop I have my modifications done at is a huge Rolex fan and he's the one that's shamed me into buying a new watch, lol.

I have a BMW M5 and a GT-R and a couple other cars, but I'm still wearing my 10-year old Omega Seamaster Pro (Bond) that I bought in London when I was a college student:
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Old 11 November 2011, 08:27 AM   #41
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The owner of the shop I have my modifications done
The NLP guy or the AMG guy?
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Old 11 November 2011, 08:36 AM   #42
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I bought my Sub in 1976 for something around $400. I couldn't tell you how many bezels or dials it had in it before it was stolen a little over a year ago. I can tell you that over the years, I spent several times what I paid for it in service fees.
I toured the U.S.S. Midway earlier this year and there was a sign in the ship's commissary (from 1945?) that listed a Rolex for $150. My oldest boy then proceeded to ask me what I paid for mine..... Wonder how many soldiers ponied up $150 for a Rolex in 1945....
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