Fourteen years and 20,000 posts and the magic is still strong.

May 18, 2019,09:01 AM
 

I wanted to try and boil down the essence of what this site is all about. After thinking about it for a while and kicking words around like passion and compulsion.  I settled on this word which as simple as it may sound fits my experience here. 


Community  

I have made so many virtual friends which have turned into life long friends if consider 14 years a lifetime. The reality is these friendships translate very will from this community platform to the real world the conversation just flows and you find we all have similar passions beyond watches. 

I don’t want to name names as there would be too many to thank but i wanted to thank the moderators that keep the trains on time and all the members that bring smiles to all of us with every post. 

Let us all make it our mission this year to tell a friend and build the community of like minded collectors. My goal is to invite 10 friends over the year. So don’t be shy and click on the little head and invite a friend. 

Keep it classy friends. 

Bill






Thank you to the mods and members.




So easy to invite a friend.






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Congrats on reaching 20k Bill !

 
 By: GLau : May 18th, 2019-09:47
I have met many online and offline and the offline GTGs are exceptional!

+++1! [nt]

 
 By: amanico : May 18th, 2019-11:25

WoW

 
 By: Jurry : May 18th, 2019-09:54
I just passed 500 posts but 20K that’s an amazing inspiration Thanks for building this community

Amazing Bill!

 
 By: NoH : May 18th, 2019-10:02
well done. community indeed! All the best, Niall

Ah, yes, indeed :) though nowhere near as many posts!

 
 By: NoH : May 18th, 2019-10:58
Although I’ve been relatively quiet over the years, I must say I truly appreciate the input of such a great group of enthusiasts, and being able to login and peruse the forum is really a great escape from the day-to-day trials and tribulations. It’s all g... 

that is cool Bill ! way to go...

 
 By: mahesh : May 18th, 2019-10:46
love the feature to invite friends -not on the iP app ??!!

Sorry for my ignorance Bill...

 
 By: mahesh : May 18th, 2019-11:55
How to add to the app, I was trying to reinstall the app but no change seen

The invite friends os only on the browser interface.

 
 By: Bill : May 18th, 2019-12:14
The app does not have it. But the iPhone using web browser works well. Best Bill

Keep up the great work Bill!

 
 By: sham1 : May 18th, 2019-10:58
The invite a friend is an excellent idea and I have already invited one!

Congrats 🎉

 
 By: Fjan : May 18th, 2019-11:08
No message body

Haha.. your achievement compare to mine..

 
 By: Fjan : May 18th, 2019-21:27
i joined since 2008 and for the pass 11 years I only made less than 1000 posts! In fact the number shot up only lately for the pass few years. Before that was only 300 post for 8 years or so.. 😅 Once again.. congrats on your amazing journey and look forwa... 

Thanks again for your incredible work, Bill, that has made WPS the #1 watch community on this planet.

 
 By: FabR : May 18th, 2019-11:16
It's a year+ that I'm here (my only social media presence!), and it was worth every second!

Community and friendship...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : May 18th, 2019-11:20
Important values Bill. I would also like to add kindness to your list, it’s an old value that is fast disappearing in the real world. I also find that we all have similar passions beyond watches and that variety keeps the community fresh and interesting. ... 

Many thanks [nt]

 
 By: Bill : May 18th, 2019-15:22

My pleasure Bill [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : May 18th, 2019-15:56

Huge congrats to you for this incredible milestone!

 
 By: Mike H : May 18th, 2019-14:55
I am so glad not to be only a virtual friend of yours but also one in the real life . Big thank you to you for all what you did for the Purists family . I shall certainly not fail to use the "Invite a friend" button, what a good idea . Congrats again my f... 

Many congragulations Bill for your 20K posts

 
 By: halkcb : May 18th, 2019-16:51
and making this community a great place to mix. Enjoyed your posts greatly best henry

Huge congrats 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

 
 By: Watcholic_id : May 18th, 2019-20:36
And thanks for building this community 🙏🏾 Cheers

Thank you. [nt]

 
 By: Bill : May 19th, 2019-09:33

Dear Bill, huge congratulations on the 20K

 
 By: ChristianDK : May 18th, 2019-22:04
but most of all thank you for providing us with this wonderful place. I look forward to testing the new button All the best Christian

Dear Bill, translating an idea to a successful reality is always a challenge...

 
 By: Izhik : May 19th, 2019-02:43
I am relatively new here, but I think I got already the spirit of the community you are referring too. Wishing you all the best and congrats for the 20K posts and even more for the great success of your Watchprosite project. Pity I could not join the rece... 

A huge congratulations Bill!

 
 By: KMII : May 19th, 2019-02:47
To many more milestones 👌🏻👍🏻

Congrats on a big 2-0, and thank you for your leadership!

 
 By: MichaelC : May 19th, 2019-06:21
Your dedication to this community is unwavering. We have seen over the years how all these brands have "ambassadors" for their products, and they are no doubt compensated in one way or another. Here, we are all Ambassadors together for this great communit... 

Hello Bill Congrats on your 20K Milestone!! Absolutely agree with your words in this post. Thank you so much for your generous sharing of knowledge and passion with us...

 
 By: Subexplorer : May 21st, 2019-07:55
... and of course I can never forget your marvelous gentleman gesture on occassion of the delivery of our Zenith chrono: You refrained from opening the box and enjoying your own watch for a long time till I was able to receive mine. I appreciate that so m... 

It is a pleasure to be in the company of a true gentleman .

 
 By: Bill : May 21st, 2019-08:56
I am looking forward to meeting in in the the near future. Best Bill

Thank you for your kind compliment Bill!!...

 
 By: Subexplorer : May 21st, 2019-09:59
... i also wish to have the pleasure of meeting you some day soon!! Cheers! Abel

"It takes . . .

 
 By: Dr No : May 21st, 2019-15:20
. . . a community." Indeed, it does. As much as we give, we receive more in return. The information, invaluable . . . the friendships, priceless. Thanks, Bill. Keeping this site going means a lot to all of us. Best, Art