KamalRostov
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1 couldn’t agree with you more on this...
Oct 27, 2019,21:29 PM
A patron of horological arts. I like that very much as this best describes our community.
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I'm a guy, and often . . .
By: Dr No : October 27th, 2019-16:07
. . . insecure. But I always associated insecurity with my passion for pool cues. ...
LOL! :) [nt]
By: India Whiskey Charlie : October 27th, 2019-16:19
I think not an intelligent take.
By: mkvc : October 27th, 2019-17:32
Let's be honest: obtaining a watch, any watch at all, is simply a matter of money. Virtually all watch collectors are smart enough to understand that there will always be someone with more money. It's not a competition any of us can win. Therefore we enjo...
What about what women collect
By: shafran : October 27th, 2019-18:41
Bags, shoes, jewelry it's the same thing. How many bags or pairs of shoes does a woman need vs how many she owns.
Beyond the “selfishness” collectors may have other motivations
By: cazalea : October 27th, 2019-21:02
1 a desire for preservation — to keep vintage watches running or restore those that are no longer working 2 to support people whose work (design, craftsmanship, innovation) you admire; to be a patron of the arts involved in watchmaking 3 etc Cazalea
Classic troll post 😄 (on t+t, not the link here)
By: nafetS : October 27th, 2019-23:38
The last two items are even just headlines in fat font with almost no text for explanation afterwards. That‘s clearly meant to provoke. Otherwise they would have taken more time to write a full text instead of just mostly catchphrases and stereotypes.
Shallow
By: Uncle Chico : October 28th, 2019-01:41
Typical for the genre. Substitute anything collectible whenever you see the word "watch" (cars, art, etc.) and you'll find the same article has been written before. Of course when competition and wanting to be first results in a breakthrough technical ach...