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ricardo6 3T WIS
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Where is your last bargain, where did you acquire? Mine is Oris worldtimer bought in Swiss, for 600 eur retail price:1500 eur. Bought it brand new and 2 years warranty, dierect from official dealer. Attachment: oris.jpg (Downloaded 96 times) |
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KenC Admin 
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My last "bargain" was a multi-level trade with mcwright and Oscar! :D:D:D I netted this!  and this.........  I also got a great deal on this from pacifichrono......  Last edited on Wed Jun 28th, 2006 12:09 pm by KenC |
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ricardo6 3T WIS
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Well, really is not so much expensive to ha a really good watch for a reasonable amount, with us collectors the prblem is not quality, we know where, how and what to buy, the problem sometimes is quantity. We all have this beautiful "problem". The moment you start buying or trading watches you stop being a collector, from that moment you are a person who has a lot of watches. |
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KenC Admin
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ricardo6 wrote: Well, really is not so much expensive to ha a really good watch for a reasonable amount, with us collectors the prblem is not quality, we know where, how and what to buy, the problem sometimes is quantity. We all have this beautiful "problem". The moment you start buying or trading watches you stop being a collector, from that moment you are a person who has a lot of watches. I absolutlutely do not agree with that statement................the trading (and/or selling) of watches does not make you any less of a collector than someone who does not trade them. I have art work that that I have collected for years that I have sold/traded when the timing and circumstance are right. There are many valid reasons to sell or trade watches. To take the position that that somehow makes you a person who is not a collector but merely an accumulator of watches (and perhaps I mis-read your statement) seems to me to be condescending and elitist! Does looking for a bargain make you a "cheapskate"? Last edited on Wed Jun 28th, 2006 01:47 pm by KenC |
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mcwright Admin 
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My latest bargain came yesterday - 6 Hirsch watch straps from the watchprince for $57+shipping. Tomorrow, I will get two (six watch) watch boxes in teak finish for $54 + shipping! Super bargains! Attachment: winward_teak_open.jpeg (Downloaded 86 times) |
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e.avery 3T WIS 
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My last bargain was from Island Watch $78 for a Trias Pilot (Miyota move.). That was a smoking deal to me and I really like the watch. I had to spend some time around here in order to appreciate it. Last edited on Wed Jun 28th, 2006 03:26 pm by e.avery |
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KenC Admin
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e.avery wrote: My last bargain was from Island Watch $78 for a Trias Pilot (Miyota move.). That was a smoking deal to me and I really like the watch. I had to spend some time around here in order to appreciate it. That was a smoking deal...........wish he'd had one left for me!!! |
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obsidian 3T WIS 
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A couple of weeks ago I won an auction for a lot of 4 G-Shocks-- instant G-Shock collection! $92 shipped-- works out to $23 each! Took a chance, since I couldn't be exactly sure which models they were from the pics, but it turns out these would easily sell for over $200 if sold seperately. Attachment: G lot.jpg (Downloaded 68 times) |
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KenC Admin
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obsidian wrote: A couple of weeks ago I won an auction for a lot of 4 G-Shocks-- instant G-Shock collection! That's pretty cool...............everyone knows (I think) of my disdain for quartz watches, BUT, I'm thinking G-SHOCK could really change my mind...they seem really innovative! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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My Last Bargain is Always My Next Watch..:P..and I understand what Ricardo was trying to get across as He states "We all have this Beautiful Problem" We can't wait for Our next purchase ...we are All hopelessly Addicted  I consider Myself more of a "WIS-Watch Idiot Savant"...an Enthusiast..rather than a Collector, although I would consider a Couple of in My Collection "Collectible" |
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obsidian 3T WIS
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I'm no great lover of quartz either (the twitchy second hand drives me nuts), but G-Shocks are a whole other animal. You shouldn't try comparing them to nice automatics or mechanicals-- it's like apples and oranges. It helps if you don't think of them as watches, but rather as multi-function digital timers (that just happen to be strapped to your wrist). Then they are pretty cool. I mean, the best are solar powered, atomic clock syncronizing, have multiple alarms, count down timer, stop watch, lunar phases, tidal graph, temperature, etc. and can survive a 25 story drop! The classier ones are all metal with metal bands whose individual links are held not by pins but by small spring bars! KenC wrote: obsidian wrote:A couple of weeks ago I won an auction for a lot of 4 G-Shocks-- instant G-Shock collection! |
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nando_ferdz Guest
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Same as Eric A. My latest bargain is my Elysee Pilot from IW. It's a super bargain for a Pilot watch with Citizen Miyota mov't under $100...  Last edited on Fri Jun 30th, 2006 03:02 am by |
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e.avery 3T WIS
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Costs more to get it to you than me. Just a little bit longer trip by a mile or two. Do you have to pay import tax? nando_ferdz wrote: Same as Eric A. My latest bargain is my Elysee Pilot from IW. Last edited on Wed Jun 28th, 2006 10:16 pm by e.avery |
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nando_ferdz Guest
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Yes, it costs me more $$ than yours plus the excitement of waiting...:D No, we do not pay import tax here in SG. e.avery wrote: Costs more to get it to you than me. Just a little bit longer trip by a mile or two. Do you have to pay import tax? |
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IW 3T WIS 
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Amazing - in my hands like 6 days ago, now in yours in Singapore. I enjoy all the modern conveniences of life, but I still think the logistics to get product across the globe is amazing. I've got a watch that I fedex'd to Kuala Lumpur on Monday - should get to the guy TODAY; and they're a half day ahead of the US. Anywho, Singapore is one of the best countries to import watches into. The worst? Canada, UK, Russia. Canada charges like 30% of retail value - ridiculous. You'd think it'd be the US; but they have the most defined system (for commercial folks like myself on autos, it turns out to be 'about' 9%) Marc nando_ferdz wrote: Yes, it costs me more $$ than yours plus the excitement of waiting...:D |
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ricardo6 3T WIS
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;) Last edited on Thu Jun 29th, 2006 03:06 pm by ricardo6 |
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ricardo6 3T WIS
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Oh. It,s ok I consider we are all addicted and respectable in our way of doing things the important point is to buy whatever you feel like and enjoy it. Cheers. |
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mcwright Admin
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I got it. Thanks for the clarification. Ken is a bit sensitive sometimes (he says so himself :D). He'll probably nail me for saying so too. :D:D:D |
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ricardo6 3T WIS
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Thanks |
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KenC Admin
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mcwright wrote: I got it. Thanks for the clarification. Ken is a bit sensitive sometimes (he says so himself :D). He'll probably nail me for saying so too. :D:D:D Mike................let's just say I responded to the author by pm. As far as aggressiveness................I did make a statement allowing for possible misinterpretation due to language barriers.:):):) I guess my problem was that I understood the post as written...not as intended! Oh, well.........just a bad hair day, I guess!:P |
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