Audemars Piguet

. . . at the seaside dive bar. The guy was in his mid-twenties; don't know if it was his only watch, but his buddy was wearing a Sub and also owns an AP, as well as another Sub. There's hope for the future if Gen-X is getting into mechanical watches! Now,...  

. . . but if I did, it would be . . . ...  

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. . . this . . . . . . instead. ...  

. . . if only I weren't so afraid of needles ;-) . . .

. . . gotta start drinking again ;-) . . .

. . . I don't think so because his pal has a few Subs and an AP that were acquired on his own dime. Art

. . . Jay Z's influence. ;-)

Do the wearers usually even know who Gerald Genta is???

Thanks my Friend!

. . . whenever they come up!

. . . yeah, I remember those days well. No credit cards . . . we had to save for just about any purchase. 💳

While filling out a credit app, in 1975 I calculated a net worth of $14k (including my bicycle and valuing my college textbooks at their new price). The house we wanted was $49k. Despite the massive imbalance, a bank offered us the loan at 9% ( apparently... 

. . . glad to hear from you, and hope all's well. Art

Tiny date. Horrible ‘automatic’ font. All dead giveaways and I’m surprised nobody caught it sooner.

. . . but now that you've pointed out the clues, I'll be more careful next time. Sorry, guys! Thought I had a legit in-the-wild sighting, but it was not to be. 😔

Tough call in a low light situation like a pool hall. Usually the bracelets reflect light pretty close to the real thing even on the bad fakes. There’s a forum on Reddit called r/Reptime that I peruse every once in a while just to keep my eye out for tell... 

. . . he had natural skills with a cue. But I'm sure he knew his 'AP' was a fake, and didn't fess up when I first commented about it. Art