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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:01 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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YARGH wrote: Skipdawg wrote:YARGH wrote: All depends on the watch. A quality well built watch should not need it in 5 or even 10 years service unless there is a problem with it. My Grandfathers Rolex was not serviced for 36 years when it went to my dad. It was still fine and within COSC. But my dad serviced it just to be safe. And that is why many folks do it in 5, 10 or 15 year periods just to be safe. I've been told by a few watch repair guys now that really is not needed though. Kind of like the old saying. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" A quality watch with regular wear should out last you.
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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:13 pm |
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KenC Admin 
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Initially, I took out a loan for $300,00.00 but found it was not quite enough. Then, I mortgaged one of my children, but found out I could do much better simply selling them outright. Lately, in order to pick up watch money, I have started selling drugs...not the harsh, dangerous drugs like meth and Ecstasy, but the more natural and organic ones like heroin and hash.
So, then I started out with a couple of Invicta's which is like having someone come up, punch you in the nose and tell you to stop it...so I moved to quality inexpensive brands like Seiko & Orient. Gradually, as I learned more, I moved my limits up to under $100 to under $200 to under $500...I have also cracked the $1,000 barrier on rare occasions. Look for choice preowned pieces...it will save you a bundle, and also bring you into a "break-even" (more or less) situation should you decide to "flip" the piece. My main piece of advice is that 1) friends don't let friends buy Invicta...and...2) buy only what you like, not what someone else tells you to buy. Mostly...HAVE FUN!
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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:23 pm |
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Rick5 3T WIS
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All great advice. Thanks a lot guys. As a side note, the dynamics of these different watch forums are very interesting to me. I like this one and watchuseek a lot. I've looked at time zone a lot too, but it seems that almost everyone there has an unlimited watch budget, and that definitely ain't me! I can't believe the number of ridiculously expensive watches a lot of those guys seem to have.
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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:29 pm |
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KenC Admin
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Rick5 wrote: All great advice. Thanks a lot guys. As a side note, the dynamics of these different watch forums are very interesting to me. I like this one and watchuseek a lot. I've looked at time zone a lot too, but it seems that almost everyone there has an unlimited watch budget, and that definitely ain't me! I can't believe the number of ridiculously expensive watches a lot of those guys seem to have. .........or say they have!!!! 
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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 06:43 pm |
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Rick5 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: Rick5 wrote:All great advice. Thanks a lot guys. As a side note, the dynamics of these different watch forums are very interesting to me. I like this one and watchuseek a lot. I've looked at time zone a lot too, but it seems that almost everyone there has an unlimited watch budget, and that definitely ain't me! I can't believe the number of ridiculously expensive watches a lot of those guys seem to have. LOL - I never thought of that possibility!
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| Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 07:35 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Rick5 wrote: KenC wrote:Rick5 wrote:All great advice. Thanks a lot guys. As a side note, the dynamics of these different watch forums are very interesting to me. I like this one and watchuseek a lot. I've looked at time zone a lot too, but it seems that almost everyone there has an unlimited watch budget, and that definitely ain't me! I can't believe the number of ridiculously expensive watches a lot of those guys seem to have. Oh... do consider that possibility!! BTW, Ken sold some of the finest black tar heroin ever... his China white was always stepped on though...:shock:
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 10:42 am |
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Watchstuff 3T WIS 
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One thing to keep in mind...your tastes, what you like and your wearing habits will change, and just go with it. I have gone from almost all mechanicals to lots of quartz, to lots of Russians, to lots of Gshocks then back to mechanicals...you may go through periods where one watch is on your wrist for weeks, or you may do what lots of guys do and bring 3 to work and switch every few hours! My point is, the fun part for me is not investing so much of my disposable income in any one thing that I can quick sell or trade a few and get a new "fix" of something that intrigues me...it is after all a hobby, and hobbies are meant to be fun, so whatever hits you, go for it!
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 10:56 am |
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KenC Admin
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Watchstuff wrote: One thing to keep in mind...your tastes, what you like and your wearing habits will change, and just go with it. I have gone from almost all mechanicals to lots of quartz, to lots of Russians, to lots of Gshocks then back to mechanicals...you may go through periods where one watch is on your wrist for weeks, or you may do what lots of guys do and bring 3 to work and switch every few hours! My point is, the fun part for me is not investing so much of my disposable income in any one thing that I can quick sell or trade a few and get a new "fix" of something that intrigues me...it is after all a hobby, and hobbies are meant to be fun, so whatever hits you, go for it! Great advice (except for the quartz part...of course.:P)
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 11:13 am |
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canadajo 3T WIS 
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In the 198O's I had a timex ... and a broken Hamilton my dad gave me that I had taken apart a few times as a kid, and marveled at the peices ...this planted the seed early on ....In the early 90's I had a Casio and a Timex, a Fossil and the broken Hammy ....I wanted an Omega Seamaster so bad but I had two young boys and a mortgage and a single income family ...Finally about 4 years ago I started shopping for a watch that would cost about a thousand dollars ....I finally settled on an Oris TT1 diver and when I got it I went to my cousins ( The Paxman ) and showed him the watch ... he was about the only guy I knew that would appreciate the peice, as we always both loved watches.... He looked at it and tried it on.....I had no idea that the both of us would become total WIS's .............
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 11:23 am |
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Watchstuff 3T WIS
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OK, I see, so that's how it's gonna be, eh? Them's fightin' words (at least to a good portion of my watch drawer!) :shock: goofy Great advice (except for the quartz part...of course.:P)
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 12:27 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Watchstuff wrote: OK, I see, so that's how it's gonna be, eh? Them's fightin' words (at least to a good portion of my watch drawer!) :shock: goofy Great advice (except for the quartz part...of course.:P) Ken is a bit of an elitist... Not a liberal elitist... just a mechanical elitist...
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 12:45 pm |
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Watchstuff 3T WIS
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face4.gif goofy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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