10-23-2017, 11:36 AM
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#1301
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Glastonbury
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Took a deep breath and said yes to one of these this weekend. It's my new daily driver.
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TC
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10-23-2017, 04:50 PM
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#1302
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by -TC-
Took a deep breath and said yes to one of these this weekend. It's my new daily driver.
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Nice choice!
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10-23-2017, 09:44 PM
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#1304
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
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You're not alone. That's a classy watch.
But for 20 grand they can't throw in free shipping?
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10-24-2017, 07:40 PM
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#1305
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
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You might say I am a fan of GO.
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10-24-2017, 07:46 PM
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#1306
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Wow. That brings up a question - how many watches can a man realistically have and still properly enjoy them? Or is it enough just to know you have it, even if very rarely worn? Women at least have 10 fingers for all their rocks; we, sadly, can only wear one at a time. 
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10-25-2017, 07:26 AM
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#1307
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Wow. That brings up a question - how many watches can a man realistically have and still properly enjoy them? Or is it enough just to know you have it, even if very rarely worn? Women at least have 10 fingers for all their rocks; we, sadly, can only wear one at a time. |
Well...I have 24 watches. I usually have 3 of them at a time on a weekly rotation.
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10-25-2017, 08:35 AM
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#1308
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
Wow. That brings up a question - how many watches can a man realistically have and still properly enjoy them? Or is it enough just to know you have it, even if very rarely worn? Women at least have 10 fingers for all their rocks; we, sadly, can only wear one at a time. |
You have two arms. It's called Schwarzkopfing:
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10-25-2017, 08:36 AM
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#1309
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by longsuffering
You might say I am a fan of GO.
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Wow... CP average annual salary in a picture? 
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10-25-2017, 08:55 AM
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#1310
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Wow... CP average annual salary in a picture? |
I feel like I have to justify to myself that it's ok to spend $25k on a watch - hard for me to do. But women don't seem to have that problem with baubles or purses. 
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10-25-2017, 10:59 AM
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#1311
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
I feel like I have to justify to myself that it's ok to spend $25k on a watch - hard for me to do. But women don't seem to have that problem with baubles or purses. |
You and the women you associate with obviously live in a completely different reality than most of us here! 25k for baubles/purses, seriously?
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10-25-2017, 12:31 PM
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#1312
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greyshep
You and the women you associate with obviously live in a completely different reality than most of us here! 25k for baubles/purses, seriously?
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What do you mean? There are several people on here who have shown their $20k watches - there is like 4 of them in that pic. I don't have one and don't know if I can justify that to myself. That's all I said - my point was that women seem to have less of that guilt/sense of wasted impracticality. I made no comments about what baubles/purses my wife specifically has.
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10-25-2017, 01:17 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Haha! Prior to kids I had a period of acquiring watches. Now I have a Panerai with a broken spring and an Omega Plant Ocean running slow and I am struggling to justify the cost of servicing both of them! I have two others that I am currently wearing on a rotating basis - hoping they keep running smoothly.
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10-25-2017, 01:53 PM
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#1315
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Likes Cartoons
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Originally Posted by CarlLester
Haha! Prior to kids I had a period of acquiring watches. Now I have a Panerai with a broken spring and an Omega Plant Ocean running slow and I am struggling to justify the cost of servicing both of them! I have two others that I am currently wearing on a rotating basis - hoping they keep running smoothly.
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Seems to be a common issue with Panerais.
My collection right now consists of all brands hated by purist.
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10-25-2017, 02:00 PM
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#1316
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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I'm just glad I was able to buy myself one nice Omega while I was still single and had disposable income. Now with a wife, two kids, mortgage...not sure I could justify a Seiko.
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10-25-2017, 03:03 PM
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#1318
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlLester
Haha! Prior to kids I had a period of acquiring watches. Now I have a Panerai with a broken spring and an Omega Plant Ocean running slow and I am struggling to justify the cost of servicing both of them! I have two others that I am currently wearing on a rotating basis - hoping they keep running smoothly.
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You could try to self-regulate your watches. I've seen a few tutorials and it seems like it's just moving the bar to +/- and getting a cheap vibration timer.
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10-25-2017, 03:04 PM
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#1319
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
I'm just glad I was able to buy myself one nice Omega while I was still single and had disposable income. Now with a wife, two kids, mortgage...not sure I could justify a Seiko.
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I'm still in that category. I was able to get a new job recently and rewarded myself by getting a new watch. I'll post new pics as I wear them to the office. It's hard to justify anything even over $300 though and I'm bargain hunting hard.
Where do you guys normally get watches? I'm a little adverse to buying from overseas online because of customs and brokerage fees but I may break down because I can't find a Seiko SKX007 on Amazon Prime.
I got the Orient Mako II yesterday from Amazon for $220. It's been as low as $204 according to camelcamelcamel.
I've been watching way too much Urban Gentry on Youtube and I had to get a cheap $9 leather NATO on it as well. Sorry the iphone sucks at macro photography.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 10-25-2017 at 03:27 PM.
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10-25-2017, 03:23 PM
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#1320
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
Seems to be a common issue with Panerais.
My collection right now consists of all brands hated by purist.
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I've got the Panerai, two Omegas, and a Zenith. Probably giving the purists the heebie jeebies as well.
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