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mike122 3T WIS 
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Hello everyone. I have been lurking both here and over at WUS for some time, on and off for a few years really. I bought my first diver, a Seiko something or other, back in the early 70's. I used it as a workhorse for everything from being on time for appts. to surfing and free diving for abs and bugs until it died, then bought another. In the early 80's, I bought a brand I had never heard of, a Heuer quartz 2000. I still wear that watch today. It has been a faithful and worry free companion for a long time, needing only the occasional service to keep running accurately. The blessing (or curse) of the internet is that if you look for stuff you will find it. As my 60th birthday approaches, I started thinking seriously about getting a new watch. A watch to celebrate a lifetime of playing in the water. A quality mechanical diver. Yep, that's what I want. I first looked at the usual suspects. Rolex, nice, but way out of my price range. Omega or Breitling? Also really nice, and I could probably swing it, but there might be a high price to pay on the home front. You guys do know about wife acceptance factor? Of course you do. So that left the new, unheard of, (by me anyway) boutique brands. I read threads, and reviews, opinions and looked at watch sites. I decided that I really liked the looks and build of the Benarus 1 KM in beed blasted stainless. But there was a problem. I was late to the party and looking at the Benarus site, it appeared that they were sold out of the watch. I decided to email Steve L at Benarus US just to see if anything else like the 1 KM was coming along, and he said he thought there might be one or two watches still with Ralf in Germany. So I emailed Ralf. Sure enough, there were two still available. Now I just have to wait for it to be delivered. It is hard to wait. Mike |
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captobvious 3T WIS 
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Congrats on one heck of a watch... and welcome from another PNW resident! :) |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Welcome to 3T Mike, and congrats on your 1K, it is great watch  |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Welcome on board! If you read some old threads here, you will see we regularly discuss the "wife factor" right here......... Enjoy the forum and post that beast once it arrives! |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Welcome to 3T.:D |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Hello Mike and welcome to 3T. ;) |
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tommy_boy 3T WIS 
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Greetings from another denizen of PDX metro. These boutique brands will get my business soon. I've had the pleasure of seeing a number of them first hand and they are impressive. Hopefully your wife will approve! :P Sooner or later, she will come around to the appeal of a watch collection, as my wife has. |
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afc14284 3T WIS 
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Hello Mike, Welcome to 3T, glad to know you were able to snatch one of those Benarus before they sold out; Boutique brands (don't really like the terminology) is the way to go, you get quality pieces at great price and awesome customer servicehand6.gif We'll keep an eye out for those pics as soon as you receive your watch;). |
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matthew 3T WIS 
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Welkom on 3T !! In the place to be.....woohoo.gif |
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Scart 3T WIS 
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Welcome to 3T |
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jstroh 3T WIS 
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Greetings, Mike. The boutique brands offer great value. Each brand has a certain look that can be found throughout its lineup. A Korsbek is a Korsbek and much unlike a Halios, which will never be confused with a Zinex, which couldn't be more different from a Benarus, and so on. You made a great choice. Enjoy. Joe |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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Welcome Mike!! I have pre ordered Irreantum watch...looks a sweet divers watch and around the wife acceptance factor :) http://www.irreantumwatch.com./Home.html Anyway again welcome!! |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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matthew wrote:
Sorry but Matthew your Avatar is scary....goose bumps or what... |
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mike122 3T WIS
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I gotta agree. Matthew's avatar is the last thing I never want to see in the water. Thanks for the warm well come everyone. The watch arrived today. It is freakin' gorgeous. Came home and it was on the doorstep. I have to go off to pick up my daughter from swimm practice, but I will try to get pics up sometime this weekend. Mike |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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Hi Mike and a warm welcome to 3-T. Remember is not the type of watch you wear that matters at this forum,but more importantly is to have fun and to learn about different brands. Cheers, Simon |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Warm welcome to 3T, Mike122.hand6.gif The Benarus 1km is an excellent choice as a graduation from the quartzie. Wear it in good health:) |
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