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Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:57 am
by MoT
recapt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:19 am
This was a big week for me, watch-tastically-speaking. After 3 years of admiring and, at times, obsessing over the original Black Bay 58 I've finally added one to my collection.
I am thrilled. I love it.
I had a moment of clarity about a month ago and knew it was time for me to make this move. I realized that all I really had to do was sell a few pieces that I wasn't really bonding with to put in within reach.
This was absolutely the right decision.
Side note: Although admittedly esoteric, I feel the need to share that I have named him Jack Lambert, because he's number 58 and wears black and gold. IYKYK.
Congrats!
Did you buy local or online?
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:57 am
by TheJohnP
I now realize I've never named any of my watches.
I've named all my cars, but not my watches.
Nicknames on some, but not actual names.
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:57 am
by recapt
Thanks Ernest!… and Bert & Ernie makes perfect sense to me!
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:00 am
by recapt
ManOnTime wrote:recapt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:19 am
This was a big week for me, watch-tastically-speaking. After 3 years of admiring and, at times, obsessing over the original Black Bay 58 I've finally added one to my collection.
I am thrilled. I love it.
I had a moment of clarity about a month ago and knew it was time for me to make this move. I realized that all I really had to do was sell a few pieces that I wasn't really bonding with to put in within reach.
This was absolutely the right decision.
Side note: Although admittedly esoteric, I feel the need to share that I have named him Jack Lambert, because he's number 58 and wears black and gold. IYKYK.
Congrats!
Did you buy local or online?
Thanks!! I had been watching closely using Watch Recon for one that hit that sweet spot of condition, age and price. Luckily it only took a week or two for the right one to come up on Reddit.
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:01 am
by recapt
TheJohnP wrote:I now realize I've never named any of my watches.
I've named all my cars, but not my watches.
Nicknames on some, but not actual names.
I only have two that have nicknames. The other being my Divers 65 which my wife named the “Chuck Oris” [emoji38]
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:16 am
by pdsf
recapt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:57 am
Thanks Ernest!… and Bert & Ernie makes perfect sense to me!
I think that's what he was going for!
This friend of mine has named all my watches except two (Farer WorldTimer - Feargal; Helm Komodo - Otto - I named those
)
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:55 pm
by Split-Time
recapt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:19 am
This was a big week for me, watch-tastically-speaking. After 3 years of admiring and, at times, obsessing over the original Black Bay 58 I've finally added one to my collection.
I am thrilled. I love it.
I had a moment of clarity about a month ago and knew it was time for me to make this move. I realized that all I really had to do was sell a few pieces that I wasn't really bonding with to put in within reach.
This was absolutely the right decision.
Side note: Although admittedly esoteric, I feel the need to share that I have named him Jack Lambert, because he's number 58 and wears black and gold. IYKYK.
That is a beautiful watch. Congrats...you are going to continue loving it!
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:02 pm
by recapt
Split-Time wrote:recapt wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 10:19 am
This was a big week for me, watch-tastically-speaking. After 3 years of admiring and, at times, obsessing over the original Black Bay 58 I've finally added one to my collection.
I am thrilled. I love it.
I had a moment of clarity about a month ago and knew it was time for me to make this move. I realized that all I really had to do was sell a few pieces that I wasn't really bonding with to put in within reach.
This was absolutely the right decision.
Side note: Although admittedly esoteric, I feel the need to share that I have named him Jack Lambert, because he's number 58 and wears black and gold. IYKYK.
That is a beautiful watch. Congrats...you are going to continue loving it!
Thanks! I think you’re right [emoji3]
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:36 pm
by whoagorgeous
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:29 pm
by Landed_Alien
Congrats, that watch has been on my "next to acquire" list for quite a few months now (I don't count past or future G-Shock squares in that list
).
Is this new, or just new you to you?
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:30 am
by whoagorgeous
Landed_Alien wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:29 pm
Congrats, that watch has been on my "next to acquire" list for quite a few months now (I don't count past or future G-Shock squares in that list
).
Is this new, or just new you to you?
Thanks. It is new-to-me.
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:05 am
by nogood
Thanks to BostonCharlie for the deal
https://www.manontime.com/viewtopic.php ... us#p102090.
https://www.manontime.com/viewtopic.php ... us#p102090
Birthday present to my 3 yo son.
The boy opens the packet and says: "finally, I have a watch!"
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:42 am
by deckeda
Spent part of my annual bonus on this,
- Nodus Sector Field Redwood.jpg (339.94 KiB) Viewed 3842 times
Told myself over a year ago I was mostly done with this hobby, and i'd guess it's been about that long since I've visited MoT. This watch ticks more boxes for me than I can name. Very happy.
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:12 am
by MoT
deckeda wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:42 am
Spent part of my annual bonus on this,
Nodus Sector Field Redwood.jpg
Told myself over a year ago I was mostly done with this hobby, and i'd guess it's been about that long since I've visited MoT. This watch ticks more boxes for me than I can name. Very happy.
There's a lot more to this community than just buying/selling watches.
Come by more often.
Re: Show Off Your New Watch
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:30 am
by deckeda
ManOnTime wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 11:12 am
There's a lot more to this community than just buying/selling watches.
Come by more often.
Understood. My willpower is typically weak enough that I don't always benefit from folks who may be enablers to my many hobbies I've had to put on "pause." That's a "me" issue I'm managing.