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FullyWound
·an interesting looking watch, something the wife will say "oh this one is nice" and quickly put on her wrist 😁 and I'm not saying this in a negative way 😉 BTW, what size is?
Sharing a recent acquisition... Looking for enlightenment..
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kingsrider
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Nerd fight!
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Interstatetime
·I hate to get into this "Nerd Fight" (not really) but in the spirit of the new year, and being a nerd, I think I will.
I have probably been seriously collecting watches for as long or longer than anybody on this forum. I have bought and sold thousands (not even a slight exaggeration) of watches and have at times owned more than a thousand working mechanical watches. I guess I am a "n00b" because I might have bought a watch like this without knowing much about it. As an experienced collector I would not have known what it was brand wise but I would have known that it had quite a few things going for it. If the price had been right...why not? (Maybe the same criteria this buyer had?)
Ulackfocus, I have enjoyed my interactions with you on this board and hope to continue to do so...so Happy New Year. As an experienced collector I learn here just like any n00b would. As an experienced collector who has held lots of watches in his hands over just about 60 years of collecting or holding my fathers watches as a kid, I have learned at least one hard and fast truth...that is that I need to keep learning about watches and that I will always have a lot to learn. Some of what I have learned has been from observation but a lot has been from asking questions of other people with experience and knowledge.
Thanks to you and a lot of other learned and not so learned folk here for helping me continue to learn.
JohnCote
Little Johnny Second Hand
Knowledgeable/Noob/Nerd/Nobody
I have a question for you @FullyWound - who buys a watch they know absolutely nothing about?
I have the answer for you too - n00bs.
I have probably been seriously collecting watches for as long or longer than anybody on this forum. I have bought and sold thousands (not even a slight exaggeration) of watches and have at times owned more than a thousand working mechanical watches. I guess I am a "n00b" because I might have bought a watch like this without knowing much about it. As an experienced collector I would not have known what it was brand wise but I would have known that it had quite a few things going for it. If the price had been right...why not? (Maybe the same criteria this buyer had?)
As a group, we really have to stop doing the homework / research for impetuous n00bs. Time for them to start learning to spend a few minutes Googling or pay the n00b tax and really learn the hard way.
Ulackfocus, I have enjoyed my interactions with you on this board and hope to continue to do so...so Happy New Year. As an experienced collector I learn here just like any n00b would. As an experienced collector who has held lots of watches in his hands over just about 60 years of collecting or holding my fathers watches as a kid, I have learned at least one hard and fast truth...that is that I need to keep learning about watches and that I will always have a lot to learn. Some of what I have learned has been from observation but a lot has been from asking questions of other people with experience and knowledge.
Thanks to you and a lot of other learned and not so learned folk here for helping me continue to learn.
JohnCote
Little Johnny Second Hand
Knowledgeable/Noob/Nerd/Nobody
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