Moka-Tiger (Ron)
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I take it off over a safe location while sitting down, like at a table with a cloth on it.
Apr 14, 2024,20:41 PM
I never take if off if we are standing, especially on a hard surface.
The law of gravity is always with us.
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"Can I see your watch"?
By: Thomas_3 : April 13th, 2024-23:05
What do you do when someone asks "can I see your watch"? Do you take it off and hand it to them, or say "sorry, I don't take it off for anyone". I worked in an offic where on of the guys wanted a Rolex DateJust, he kept looking at mine and asking question...
Ditto.
By: InHavenPro : April 13th, 2024-23:09
Obviously, I'll take it off for someone I happen to know well enough....
I had a worse experience than you
By: sham1 : April 14th, 2024-00:18
I was at a watch event and a fellow collector I knew well introduced me to someone. That someone asked to have a closer look at my Lang and Heyne Friedrich lll. He fumbled and dropped the watch on to a hard floor from four feet!!! My collector friend was ...
Thank you!
By: sham1 : April 14th, 2024-13:56
I now have a very high regard for Lang & Heyne watches. They look dressy with a fragile looking movement but the quality is there.
If this is not in jest
By: sschew : April 14th, 2024-01:28
then I'm glad you made the correct choice and live to fight another day. I just wish I'm as sensible as you.
Dear friend....
By: InHavenPro : April 14th, 2024-01:44
I empathize monumentally with such ordeals, you made the only right choice, though dare I say that here in the US you could have easily 'lent' him your timepiece for a second, shot him in the head, and retrieved your rightful possession. Much better luck ...
I almost always let them look...
By: indignantdenial : April 14th, 2024-01:39
but over a table. There's no point in handing it to someone if you're not sitting or standing at a table/desk/shelf. That way they keep the watch above a surface that, if dropped on, is no big deal since it doesn't have far to go.
So many idiots out there...
By: patrick_y : April 14th, 2024-06:04
So, this is my script: "I have two options, I can either say yes, or I can say no. Nearly every time I say yes, just remember no good deed goes unpunished and you're probably going to scratch it with your rings when you try it on - making you the jerk. An...
LoL....
By: InHavenPro : April 14th, 2024-06:17
Reminds me of the Steve Martin comedy The Jerk 😄....
Ditto
By: Pelle_thorstenson : April 14th, 2024-15:55
;-)
By: amanico : April 14th, 2024-16:29
One of the things that freaks me out sometimes.
By: Jay (Eire) : April 14th, 2024-12:06
General rule I try to follow, only over a table. And then of course we need to be sure to take the knifes, forks, etc out of the way. Sounds like you got a lucky break on your incident. I do understand why your colleague would wanted to have looked at you...
If I know the person well
By: Jari from Finland : April 14th, 2024-15:53
Then I take it off and hand it over to the person to see it. It usually happens at a watch meeting where attend also other watch enthusiasts. If an unknown person somewhere else ask to see it I don't see any reason to take it off. Several years ago a frie...
Post COVID, no one..
By: Ronald Held : April 14th, 2024-16:35
Gets to touch my watch. If I think it is safe, I would hold out my wrist.