TheMadDruid
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Just think: we all got into this hobby/obsession without a thought that it could lead to our being injured or robbed.
Jul 08, 2022,10:51 AM
How many of us would have started collecting if this was a common occurrence 20, 40, 40 years ago.
And what happens now? Do people never wear their expensive pieces in public? Do passionate collectors stop collecting?
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Going to the Supermarket in Danville, a town in California...
By: patrick_y : July 7th, 2022-23:26
Danville is a nice town in Northern California. An upper middle-class town, Danville is known for its good schools, warmer weather, and The Blackhawk Museum - a very famous classic car museum. The average home in Danville is $2.6 million (according to ). ...
I'd eat someone else's Pistachio gelato.
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-02:38
Anybody around with pistachio gelato? If so, you better hide your treat. I just can't help myself! I'll take a big bite out of your pistachio gelato.
LOL
By: Gelato Monster : July 8th, 2022-15:14
Yes! Enjoy our passion safely...
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-02:37
I guess it's kind of like don't drive a fancy bright yellow Ferrari into a really bad neighborhood... You may get unwanted attention. But... If one cannot enjoy a Rolex in a good neighborhood like Danville - that's really bad news. Then again, Highland Pa...
Thank you for sharing Patrick!
By: Motty : July 8th, 2022-02:17
There’s a lot to unpack here and these type of stories. 1) Rolex became a stock which can very easily be non traced converted into cash. 2) watches are unlike ever before which used to be a tool, now it’s a symbol of wealth and a jewelry. 3) driving flash...
Indeed!
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-02:35
Rolexes are indeed virtually liquid like cash. And I agree to all of your statements. Danville is mostly conservative, I would guess. But still. California is overall fairly liberal. But I hear people in San Francisco are so fed up with the crime that the...
Way too commonplace....
By: InHavenPro : July 8th, 2022-02:23
No Rolexes for me foreseeably . Good to see people were apprehended in connection to this case. Cheers, Filip
100%
By: InHavenPro : July 8th, 2022-02:37
It's sad
By: TeutonicCarFan : July 8th, 2022-13:26
I just have a sub which is not even near my most expensive watches. But it gets the most attention so I find myself not wearing it, which is silly since it is a quality sports watch. I don't like watch attention good or bad. Other than an enthusiast comme...
I don't wear the first watch I bought anymore...
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-18:05
The first watch I bought in my early 20s with my first series of many paychecks (it took more than one paycheck) was worn as a daily wearer watch for many years. Unfortunately, it recently became a popular piece and now it's recognized. I understand your ...
Good question...
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-18:02
Who knows... And how bad does this get? Will I be robbed in the future, walking into a restaurant, because many patrons of this restaurant carry expensive bottles of wine into the restaurant? Wine is fairly liquid (I don't mean literally) and convertible ...
Every trader, everybody
By: Weems@8 : July 8th, 2022-18:08
Do not buy a watch without box and papers. And if a watch or watches have box and papers, check if the papers are real and not copied. Watermarks, matching numbers. I know there are watch buyers who do not need box and papers. But giving criminals no chan...
Indeed!
By: patrick_y : July 8th, 2022-18:35
This is related
By: Weems@8 : July 8th, 2022-19:03
Nobody buys a car without paperwork. Back to watches. Completeness is always fine. Sure, i do not watch my watch boxes how nice they are. I use one of my wax boxes for little daily stuff, cause it is a handy box.
Lived in SF and Marin for years
By: matto1 : July 8th, 2022-19:48
Never used to feel worried about wearing any nice timepiece. Best to hide a nice watch if in SF these days. It is really sad to see how crime-ridden even the nicer suburbs have become.