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WhaleTail wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:24 pm I am “sinking about” selling all my prized Swiss made watches, and sticking to the beaters. Less stress.

I sink about this from time to time too but haven't ever entertained the idea too seriously. If you were to keep just one of the nice Swiss watches, what might you pick?
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yinzburgher wrote:
WhaleTail wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:24 pm I am “sinking about” selling all my prized Swiss made watches, and sticking to the beaters. Less stress.

I sink about this from time to time too but haven't ever entertained the idea too seriously. If you were to keep just one of the nice Swiss watches, what might you pick?
I would be torn between the Pan Europ and the Kontiki, Rado is up there too.Image


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WhaleTail wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:27 am
yinzburgher wrote:
WhaleTail wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:24 pm I am “sinking about” selling all my prized Swiss made watches, and sticking to the beaters. Less stress.

I sink about this from time to time too but haven't ever entertained the idea too seriously. If you were to keep just one of the nice Swiss watches, what might you pick?
I would be torn between the Pan Europ an the Kontiki, Rado is up there too.Image


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Nice collection. I guess my first choice would be to keep them all but I also sink I could easily still be a very happy watchgeek with a Pan Europ and 3 or 4 beaters.
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TC - On ebay, you can make a list of items that you are following or keeping an eye on. It is called a "Watch List" and the maximum number of listings you can have on it is 300. At any given time, my "Watch List" consists of roughly 295 watches and related items, and about 5 other miscellaneous items. I'm not so sure this "Watch List" was intended to be taken quite so literally.
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I can’t stand a watch where the hour hand is as long as the minute’s, on the other hand ( pun intended) a stubby hour hand is a turn off.

In my book, the minute’s hand is never too long, but the hour one could be too short.


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I love to wear cargo’s .. then i get to carry two more watches in the extra pockets ... (only rubber or leather strap ones ) [emoji16][emoji38]


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Halaku wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:05 am I love to wear cargo’s .. then i get to carry two more watches in the extra pockets ... (only rubber or leather strap ones ) [emoji16][emoji38]


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yinzburgher wrote:TC - On ebay, you can make a list of items that you are following or keeping an eye on. It is called a "Watch List" and the maximum number of listings you can have on it is 300. At any given time, my "Watch List" consists of roughly 295 watches and related items, and about 5 other miscellaneous items. I'm not so sure this "Watch List" was intended to be taken quite so literally.
Every time I hit the “watch” button on an eBay listing for a watch I laugh inside while imagining a scenario where that button is a captcha-type validation of what is being sold in that listing.
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When you have a watch you like and enjoy.
But then a sale price makes you contemplate and fight the urge to buy another in a different colorway.

Just sitting here resisting picking up a Codek Sprial in white or a CCCP Friedmann in black with the gold accents.
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TheJohnP wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:59 pm When you have a watch you like and enjoy.
But then a sale price makes you contemplate and fight the urge to buy another in a different colorway.

Just sitting here resisting picking up a Codek Sprial in white or a CCCP Friedmann in black with the gold accents.
Funny you say this...I was on the Codek site yesterday, one click away from ordering a white dial version...
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Posted this in a different thread, but this is where it belongs...

I just realized AVI-8 is "aviate" and I feel really stupid
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networkned wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:43 pm Posted this in a different thread, but this is where it belongs...

I just realized AVI-8 is "aviate" and I feel really stupid
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And that's why I won't buy one of them--it's too cutesie!
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When you buy a leather strap on sale and you really like it, but it doesn't quite fit with anything in your collection.
So you start toying with the idea of getting another watch to put it on.
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I wish there was a way to have all my watches in the front row of my watch box without having to get a really wide box. I feel like my watches behind the first row don't get enough attention.

I think if I had less watches I would "enjoy" the ones I have more however I'm also at a point where I really like what I have and save for 1 or 2 I don't really want to sell any of them.

I want to buy a new watch that I have had my eye on (its not a "must have" though) for a while and its now available at a reasonable price however 1. It still cost more then I'm comfortable spending. 2. I really should sell something if I buy this and I have no idea which watch to sell. 3. I do have one watch that I need to list however its worth is much less then the watch I currently want to buy and I've been very lazy about listing it. 4. I hate dealing with selling a watch.
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mplsabdullah wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:20 pm I wish there was a way to have all my watches in the front row of my watch box without having to get a really wide box. I feel like my watches behind the first row don't get enough attention.
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Think of all those watches with an inferiority complex. I think some psychological intervention is called for.
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Alternatively, perhaps in the stygian recesses of the box the scorned inhabitants of the mplsabullah empire are plotting an uprising to throw off the shackles of inequality. Liberté, égalité, fraternité!
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