Pplater's humorous and nostalgic post, "You have been around on the watch sites too long whenâŚ," offers a delightful reflection on the evolution of watch collecting and online communities. This article captures the essence of his observations, highlighting how the hobby and its digital landscape have transformed over the years. Pplater's witty insights resonate with long-time enthusiasts and offer new readers a glimpse into the past.
You can still think of âFlipperâ as a television show about a dolphin:
You remember when professional divers wore diving watches and computer geeks wore wrist computers, but never the twain did meet:
You remember when you could buy a Patek to celebrate the purchase of an island, not buy an island with change from the purchase of a Patek:
Patek, USD$5.7million:
Scottt Island (complete with private estate and harbor), USD$4.9million:
You recall a day when wearing more than one watch at a time was the domain of eccentric millionaire brand chieftains:
In the day a scan was literally a scan, a photo was literally a photograph, and neither of them was easy to post unless you had a tertiary degree in computer programming language:
Youâre always looking for inventive ways to post on the Wrist Scan forum:
You were there when Vlad had only 10,000 posts to his name:
You see a photo of three people, but youâre disappointed that only one is a watchmaker:
You remember when PPro had a Jaquet Droz forum:
You recall with affection the days when you worried that the new dream watch might be too big for your wrist â at a whopping 36mm! Thankfully, Art was there to keep it all in perspective for youâŚ
You know better than to buy a used watch from a Vietnam vet:
You liked the new 60eme Reverso; then the new 70eme Reverso; now the new 80eme Reverso!!:
You know what it means to type â<<â and â>>â to add dramatic effect to a post:
Youâve watched the shark grow into its role as a watch ambassador:
You start to believe in elves:
You know that Lord Arran is not a character from âGame of Thronesâ (and you know what he brought to the table in this little Universe of oursâŚ):
You are able to forgive, but not forget:
You know what Thomas M looks like, and you may even have a photo of him!:
(oops, wrong shot!):
You bought the watch, you bought the coat; now youâre looking for the matching owl:
You donât need to see a face or a name to know whose wrists these are:
You havenât drunk in California in 10 years but you know the best bartender on the West coast:
You have been through the full cycle of watch-collecting â at least twice:
You start to convince yourself that maybe, just maybe, you could pull off âthatâ Daytona:
You have as many good friends online all over the world whom you have never met as you have in your own home town. Compliments of the season to you all!
Cheers,
pplater.
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This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-12-20 20:51:03 This message has been edited by AndrewD on 2012-12-23 03:56:50 
