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That lottery was prepay though.
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That lottery was prepay though.
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Yeah...I remembered that when I was 3 Bourbons deep. I'm retired and slow...LOL!!
Well damn....I think I just bought a new watch. Timeline for delivery is a few months out, so we shall see how it pans out.
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Reminiscent of Konstantin Chaykin stylistics.
TBH… Most high-end watches do absolutely nothing for me.
Here’s why:
1) I don’t go deep sea diving.
2) I’m not a race car driver.
3) I rarely am in a different ZIP code, let alone a different time zone. When I do travel, I can remember to add or subtract the number of hours necessary to determine the time back home. I don’t need my watch to help me with basic arithmetic.
4) I’m not trying to pass myself off as an Old Money aristocrat waltzing into a Monaco casino to play Faro in 1910.
5) I’m also not commandeering any Mad Max rigs with flamethrowers and henchmen swinging flails at incoming motorcycles.
6) Winding my watch is something I left behind in the late 70s.
7) I work outside a ton, and don’t want to have to change watches every time I step out to chop wood/ chainsaw/ repair my tractor.
That said:
(A) I get that watch collecting is a rabbit hole a lot like chipping. The more you know, the more every refinement matters. So with watches, I’m probably a lot like a guy who is super proud of his 13.5g Monte Carlos and baffled by Mapes and Fitzgeralds
(B) I love and highly value good design. So there are plenty of serious watches I admire (mainly more minimalist designs from, say, Sinn or Longines).
However, I have no use for bling, gizmos, gee-whiz transparent mechanisms, excessive/extraneous features… and in general for expensive watches meant to convey the wearer’s large income, as opposed to doing one thing well—telling me the time.
P.S. Yes, this is my needlessly cranky preamble sure to antagonize everyone just before I post my very modest but growing collection.
Here’s why:
1) I don’t go deep sea diving.
2) I’m not a race car driver.
3) I rarely am in a different ZIP code, let alone a different time zone. When I do travel, I can remember to add or subtract the number of hours necessary to determine the time back home. I don’t need my watch to help me with basic arithmetic.
4) I’m not trying to pass myself off as an Old Money aristocrat waltzing into a Monaco casino to play Faro in 1910.
5) I’m also not commandeering any Mad Max rigs with flamethrowers and henchmen swinging flails at incoming motorcycles.
6) Winding my watch is something I left behind in the late 70s.
7) I work outside a ton, and don’t want to have to change watches every time I step out to chop wood/ chainsaw/ repair my tractor.
That said:
(A) I get that watch collecting is a rabbit hole a lot like chipping. The more you know, the more every refinement matters. So with watches, I’m probably a lot like a guy who is super proud of his 13.5g Monte Carlos and baffled by Mapes and Fitzgeralds
(B) I love and highly value good design. So there are plenty of serious watches I admire (mainly more minimalist designs from, say, Sinn or Longines).
However, I have no use for bling, gizmos, gee-whiz transparent mechanisms, excessive/extraneous features… and in general for expensive watches meant to convey the wearer’s large income, as opposed to doing one thing well—telling me the time.
P.S. Yes, this is my needlessly cranky preamble sure to antagonize everyone just before I post my very modest but growing collection.
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P.S. I also refuse to wear my watch halfway up my forearm, though I do realize that marks me as a watch n0ob.
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You don’t run a professional casino so playing cards with chips from the drugstore on your kitchen table should do just fine
In 1910 most people wore pocket watches
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Most watches for the last 70 years have been automatic
That’s what cheap watches are for
Random pulls. Sounds like you are confidently commenting on topic you just scratched the surface in. Most brands have minimalist designs
. I could have read this post and guessed the person who posted itIf you are trying to convince people you know nothing of the watch world or collecting you have done a great job here.
Outside a Rolex (if they can read the dial) most if the public has no clue that someone is wearing an expensive watch. Most blinged out watches you see are actually cheap watches
This watch is $96K USD. Is this minimalist enough? The people buying this aren’t buying it to show off their wealth with bling bling. 99.9999% of the public would have no idea they are wearing one of the most respected fascinating watch brands in the world
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Sloppy, shallow analogy from an untrustworthy source.
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More people did. But there were plenty of wristwatches back then:
https://vintage-watches-collection.com/watches/1910s/
Eight out of the ten pictured are wristwatches.
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Old guy doesn’t understand movie references later than 1970.
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Yeah, but they still exist. And existed when I was a kid. My first watch was a winder (and of course in my youthful exuberance I overwound and broke it.)
Anyway plenty of high-end watches even today are not automatic. Several watch snob videos I’ve seen seem to turn up their noses at auto.
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Yeah, which is why my everyday is a Timex Expedition.
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I already told on myself as a watch noob, so your bluster and cheap swipes whiff.
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Nah. Only someone unfamiliar with the tenets of minimalism would say so.
Go read up on Dieter Rams and Mies van der Rohe and get back to us.
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It’s your problem that you stalk all my posts, not mine.
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Same comment as earlier.
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Yeah, which is why 1.2 million wannabes buy a Rolex every year, dwarfing the sales of all other luxury brands.
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It’s clumsy. Like any style, they all can be done badly. There are ugly International Style houses, average ones, and beautiful ones. There are great Abstract Expressionist paintings, and tons of terrible ones. Proves nothing about the merits of the style.
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Some really wacky stuff there. Just another one of your bizarre contrarian posts full of gibberish
You have zero knowledge about watch culture or collecting ….but ignorance has never stopped you from sharing your “opinions”. You post this stuff thinking it makes you sound clever and edgy but your striking lack of self awareness blinds you to that fact you make yourself look more and more foolish the longer you gone on. When you are in a hole you always keep digging“Stalk your posts”?? Ugh…you do realize this forum puts an alert in the bell up top when people comment on threads you participate in or follow
.Do you also realize you joined a watch enthusiast thread simply to announce you dont like nice watches and insult people that do. You seem to invent new ways to be a douchbag on this forum.
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Oh man. I didn't do this raffle because I just couldnt justify another watch right now but I really like the looks of these. I have a "lucky clover" version of the prior watch and love it. I was able to get it after failing for 3 straight raffles. I really enjoy M.A.D. but wish they did some more models rather than so many versions of the same.Well damn....I think I just bought a new watch. Timeline for delivery is a few months out, so we shall see how it pans out.
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++1 this ^^^^
Do you also realize you joined a watch enthusiast thread simply to announce you dont like nice watches and insult people that do. You seem to invent new ways to be a douchbag on this forum.
I joined this thread back in 2018, with the 49th comment, on page 2 of 39 pages... not long after my neighbor Gopher created it.
Thanks for playing! Better luck next time
Part of what prompted me to post here was that I play in a weekly cash game populated with a lot of regs in their 30s who are just starting to make better money... two of whom just bought Rolexes, and two more who are talking about buying Rolexes.
It’s kind of sad that they haven’t developed their own taste, instead just grabbing immediately for the most obvious, status-driven choice. But at least they will probably be able to recoup some of their money if/when they graduate to more interesting choices, by selling to the next generation of “I must have the same fancy watch as everyone else” guys.
It’s kind of sad that they haven’t developed their own taste, instead just grabbing immediately for the most obvious, status-driven choice. But at least they will probably be able to recoup some of their money if/when they graduate to more interesting choices, by selling to the next generation of “I must have the same fancy watch as everyone else” guys.
For me.. There’s something to be said for the heirloom aspect of watches. Not much else is on you every day and ends up in so many moments and photos over time. If you’re going to pass something down, why not make it something really well-made and has that reputation, and something by every measure makes someone else proud to wear it?
I also don’t think starting with Rolex (or other luxury watches) is as shallow as you’re making it out to be. It’s recognizable for a reason.. durable, timeless, and likely to still be around decades from now. That’s kind of the whole point if you’re thinking long-term.
IMO, IDGAF what others think about my watches, and know 99% of the world will never recognize them. Don't care. I do care about passing something down that will be cherished, but also excites me until that day comes.
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Mechanical watches are jewelry. It’s art. It isn’t really that functional compared to alternatives. But it’s beautiful. And it can be passed down. And the heritage, the engineering, the craftsmanship, the precision of a mechanical watch it’s neat. Analog in an increasingly digital world. No battery. It’s cool, to me.
No one would actually use a diving watch to go diving. You would use a dive computer that calculates your nitrogen exposure and has a depth gauge for obvious safety reasons. You would not time it on a sub. Likewise my most recent horological purchase has a slide rule integrated into the bezel. I haven’t used that slide rule once. I doubt I ever will. But nevertheless I like it. I’ll hopefully pass it down. I am surprised how much watches grown on me; I would have had exactly in your take 10 years ago, but I enjoy them.
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Have you even commented since ?
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Rolex is the greatest marketing company in the world. Find a guy living in a hut in west Africa and they know what a Rolex is. In the watch community they are a polarizing brand though. They legitimately make extremely good watches…but only a very small percentage of their customer base are watch enthusiasts. They were at one time simply (up until the 70s) considered a maker of precision tool watches…like the Snap On of the watch world…then transformed themselves into a status symbol.
I, like many other watch, enthusiasts, avoided the brand for a long time because of the image that can portray to some. Most of the models watch enthusiast talk about aren’t known by the overwhelming majority of the population. They enjoy get the “nice watch” compliment from a person but like to know there is a very high likely hood they are also a watch enthusiast. Rolex only has a few models that do that….namely the Explorer series and some vintage pieces.
I finally bought a Rolex..an Explorer 1…but 24 years and several serious watches into my collecting. That and my Tudor (owned by Rolex) are by far the most accurate watches I own…they lose or gain a half second a day..if that. They are extremely well made. There is only one other I’m interested in, the “Bruce Wayne” GMT. I had never wanted a Rolex GMT until I saw that a few years ago. After that there are many many models from other brands I lust over that most non watch nerds would even know. I’m the rule not the exception in the watch enthusiast community
My advice for a 30 something is to take that Rolex money and put it in an index fund…assuming they are maxing out their 401K and have no dept other than maybe a car loan and a mortgage. Never ever take a loan for a luxury item. I never bought any non essential “toy” unless the money wasn’t noticeable in my finances. I bought most of my watches in my 40s …only a few before that.
If they are doing all that and making a ton of money they who cares what they do with it.
I don’t remember, you’re the only one fixated on tracking my posts. Maybe you need a third hobby besides chips and watches?
I dunno… Listening to these guys it’s pretty clear they haven’t considered any other watchmakers in that price range.
Have never heard them mention any other luxury brand.
These are guys who previously wore G-Shocks or the like. (I own a G-Shock myself, so not looking down on that.)
It’s kind of like someone aspiring to buy a Ferrari without having heard of any other cars nicer than a Ford. Seems purely image- and status-based, a failure of curiosity… But I’m sure there must be others who do view it in terms of a safe long-term investment as you say.
This is actually something I’ve come to appreciate much more than I ever thought I would.
I only have one “mechanical” watch, the rest are automatics. I find I enjoy the mechanical watches a lot - I want more mechanical watches - lol.
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See a thread alert…click on it…see the alert is your dopey post….and that equals “tracking your posts”.
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Spoken like a person that knows nothing about watches.
Why you would pick this video to show is a head scratcher.
Rolex as well as most luxury watches are mechanical watches. They have gears and uses a spring for power. Rolex guarantees -2/+2 second per day….far superior to the Swiss COSC and METAS certifications for what are considered “Master Chronometers”. If your watch deviates outside that Rolex will adjust it under warranty.
My Rolex is more accurate than their own standard. I track all my watches manually through an app and also own a timegrapher to see exactly what the watch is doing
If Rogan’s watch is top edge of their accuracy guarantee of +2 spd. That’s one minute a month and 5 minutes in 5 months. That’s actually extremely accurate for a mechanical watch and would be considered a master chronometer
Below is the last manual timing run I have record as well as the last 2 years since I started tracking it. The other picture is it actually on the time grapher. When actually worn it averages -0.2 seconds per day! In the last week its lost one tenth of a second over 137 hours!
This is remarkable for a mechanical device made of tiny gears using a spring wound by the movement of your arm.
A $5 happy meat digital watch will be more accurate…but that is a little computer and boring.
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Honestly @Old State and @Taghkanic , y'all are both exhausting in here.
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Honestly ….I don’t think you understand the history of his posts. He posted for the sole purpose of offending and agitating people. A guy above posted a pic of his new Rolex he is proud of and this guy posts how he thinks its stupid to own one. He has done this stuff for years and usually faces backlash.
Sorry, but when I see this behavior over and over I feel it deserves a response in kind
This is who we are dealing with https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-poker-is-wrong.139154/
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Love the dial color!
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