Horological Meandering

A few months ago, while I was on that famous auction site, I was looking at a Girard Perregaux Pocket Watch. It had I believe no reserve price so I thought OK, something has to be wrong. Nope, it looked to be in mint condition the case, crystal and moveme... 

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Don't be shy. We won't judge LOL.

Vintage Pannies, maybe 2 or 3. Vintage Rolex ( maybe 20 of them ). Aquatimer Ref 812 from IWC. PP Ref 5102. Lange Cabaret platinum black dial. U.N Tellurium. Breguet Type XX French Army. Vacheron Constantin Mercator. AP Starwheel. Omega Vintage Pilot watc... 

I don't know if I can still be alive if I were you after realizing what I have done to myself. 3 is a lot of pain 5 is almost lethal and how many in your list?! Best Tyler

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It's like poker players and their bad beats. OK. A few of mine. Solid gold Breitling Navitimer, 1st Gen, all black dial. Swedish Military Lemania Chronograph. Vintage Longines Weems Prototype. and a few I had to pay double to get years later when I realis... 

Enraging selection, my friend. Best, Nicolas;

I'm sure my experience is the same for many vintage collectors. When you start collecting, you have no real sense of rarity, you see a watch and think, that's nice but I'm not sure. When you are sure, it's gone, then you don't see another for a couple of ... 

.... of my experience now you mentioned Girard Perregaux... Once I saw a preowned Girard Perregaux Three Gold Bridge Tourbillon in Platinum, for 30% of the MSRP! You could imagine the regret for not taking that watch. Never seen another one for close to t... 

I'm actually very relieved on many instances not to have pulled the trigger when te impulse bug hit. On the few occassions that I bought on impulse (and this means different things for different people), I have almost always regretted it as quick as the n... 

I let go an Omega vintage moon phase. I had just emnark into this hoby and my knowledge then was minimum. (Not that I'm an expert now, still learning). Then after few months I commited the biggest blunder. I let go a SS PP for 500 USD. Can you beat that. ... 

Yes yours is a painful common experience.I once passed on a submariner lv 5 years ago going for 7k,brand new.Later for my regret,I bought the newer one with the rolex inscriptions for 115% above list price. Next,I passed on a coke gmt master just disconti... 

mostly regret not buying when price is cheap AP T3 rolex 1655 GP 3 bridges lange 1 with solid back case mare nostrum pre V plus probably a whole host of others. best, Horo

No regrets, just some wailing. Vte

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i happened to me a Couple of Times. but i ended up buying Both for : 1 i paid Double than the Original Price was offered to me and the 2nd one i paid 50% More than the Origibnal offered ;0(((( but C'est La Vie !! anyhow. Cheers ;0))) Tony

. . . when it was available new is the one substantive instance of regret . . . cordially, Art

Still regreted until today. Is that the only one? Of course, there are more. Regards Ling

those two I still remember are: - - Harry Winston Z4 - JLC Duometer