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 Posted: Wed Dec 16th, 2009 02:22 pm
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Ronin1111



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 Well, coming from someone who owns a couple real ones, how does it look for me to buy the "homages" to wear for everyday use while my real deals sit in a lock box? (long story short, last time I wore my Luminor Daylight out and about, some random drama happened and i got to see it it sliding face first across the road, it made it about 30 feet before bouncing off the curb) And I have a mini anxiety attack if i bump one of my 30 dollar beaters. So I hope you all can imagine my pain that day.
either way, I just LOVE that case design. so much. But i dont take the chance to much anymore to wear them unless its a special occasion. SO, I buy the homages and am happy. in the last 5 years since I picked up my first Pam, do you know how many people have said to me, "is that a Panerai?" exactly twice. once from a random restaurant owner and once at disney world. (which was a nightmare in and of itself, trying to make sure I covered it up on every ride, terrified I would bump or bang it again, or something of the sort. and dont EVEN get me started on how I felt when I left it in the hotel room for a few hours. ) I am not rich by any means. I have only the 2 Pams in my collection that are worth that much, and I owned a beat up Rollie Sub that I got for a song, but sold that quickly as I did not like it at all. So I try to make sure that I keep them in as pristine condition as possible.  For the rest of the time, out of the 50 or so watches left in my collection, I wear my homages almost more than anything else.
So I understand the anger at buying a "fake or homage" watch. But I cant afford to wear the real deal all the time with my lifestyle. in the meantime, untill I can truly retire and just sit on the beach and look at my watches, I will buy and wear cheapos that look good. Heck, my Marathons and ocean7s and Benarus barely make it out of the box.
And here is a truly sad thing. I have had more comments and recognition of my under 70 Invicta PD in the last 4 days, than I have had since I bought my first Pam 5 and a half years ago. coyote2.gif