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 Posted: Tue Oct 13th, 2009 11:36 am
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bigrustypig



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 KD, you raised many good points. But just my thoughts, I never really cared much for limited editions or exclusive editions. As long as I like the target, I'll shoot it down. If it happens to be limited, I'd see that as a bonus.

My only problem with limited editions is that there may be something OUTSIDE the case that may be difficult to replace (and you raised your valid point here). Therefore what I usually do is I negotiate with that small company to sell me an extra of that item that I think will be hard to find many years down the road. So far, I have narrowed this down to sapphire crystals with a particularly steep rise or bulge AND maybe 26mm pins and screw bars. Otherwise, almost all else inside the watch is generic, i.e. an ETA, Valjoux, Lemania etc. 

Depending on the price point, I usually buy 2 of the same watch so that if something goes wrong 15 years or so later, I will have a full 100% inventory to dig into. Weird? Yes. Prudent? Yes, too.

Then again, I go back to my first point: I only buy watches I love or watches that I know I will love looking at maybe dozens of times a day just to enjoy it's face. Limited? Mass market? Makes little diff to me really.:)