Horological Meandering

. . . is upon us. Everyone, get . . . Tempting fate? . . . ready for the final . . . Is Europe in France? . . . countdown. [photo credit: Damjan] Art ...  

and an important one for our community.

. . . are the most overused and undeserved in the English language. Except in this case . . . they're truly deserved.

It’s a phenomenal achievement by Nicolas with some iconic watches amongst his posts.

You look so young in this picture maybe Vlad never get old. LOL

And thank you for The Temptations song. Motown at its best! Have a terrific Monday. M4

. . . but Rare Earth's . . . . . . is that rare exception ;-) . . .

If we wait until Thursday, we can celebrate a quarter of a million posts 😜😀 Seriously though. That is an AMAZING achievement, Nicholas! Thank you on behalf of the community here. This place would not be the same without you! Bravo!

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Now I understand what an enormous understatement that was. I'll raise my cap for all of us in the Midwest. Chapeau! FH ...  

Good call, Art! ..He is friendly and easily approachable and as we can see from this incredible number - a geyser of horological knowledge and enthusiasm for watches. There is no one like him or even similar to him. He is unique. With a fine and very huma... 

Amazing that we’re almost at 200K so soon.

What an achievement. Really appreciate what he had done to this community. Fantastic

To join such an incredible community 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

He has been a teacher, a friend, an advisor, and most of all a true apasionado. Thanks to him for all the knowledge he has shared without any envy. I hope to get to know him in person some day. Gracias amigo Nico!!!

Please, drop me a message if you come by. We will arrange a mini Mexico GTG! You will taste some representative dishes (including delicious tacos) and I can probably recommend you some places to visit. Best. René

Life is so relaxing there! You can slow down and enjoy life! And you have watch boutiques also with duty free prices and vintage watch sellers also I want to take Bruno to Cozumel to start learning snorkeling and latter scuba diving. Best. René

If you ask most American high school kids the answer would be a resounding YES! According to my geographically-challenged countrymen, Europe comprises three main regions: Lon-DIN, Pear-RIS and It-LEE. Yep, it’s like that. God bless the English, the French... 

. . . from grade school: Teacher to class: Is there a Fourth of July in France? Young Dr No: Umm, the French celebrate Bastille Day, don't they? Teacher: Well, what day do you suppose is on their calendar between July third and fifth? A valuable lesson in... 

It’s just a little better in the U.K. I remember in 2nd year geography (12 years old) some wag took the world map and drew a to-scale Portugal on about 8 different West coasts. We then all got to play “locate the real Portugal” and, um, we didn’t bat 1.00... 

. . . this was coming.

Things abroad. Thank you so much for your kind words, Big Moustache. Nicolas

so that his millions of posts won't itimidate anyone. That's my opinion and I'm sticking with it. Cazalea

Unbelievable milestone! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As I said before, unbelievable milestone my friend, Bravo!!!

Congrats 👏👏👏

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What will be the 200k post? I look forward to it!

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and many many more to come but it is so easy to achieve if you do just 5 a day you need only 110 years or so amazing

Thats a lot of posts. 🍾🎉🎊

And a gentleman as well Thank you sir Julian

i doubt if there is a day which goes by for Nico, when he didn't log-in or post something in this forum but quickily after i met him during couple of occassions my doubt have faded away.... i can pretty much say Nico is a mere mortal but his passion for w... 

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Congrats my friend.

And keep up the rate of posts

I can not fathom how somebody would get to such a number, but congratulations. regards Jason

Nico has 13 more posts before he reaches 200K. That could take seconds, for gosh sakes!

. . . premature? A: Only if the volcano remains dormant. PS - congrats on hitting 14K!

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thank you dear Nicolas for making this place the greatest ever possible. Bill

Your contribution to horological knowledge is immense and you are a rare fellow that we are so fortunate to have here the WatchProSite. Again thank you for your time ! Merci beaucoup mon ami, Tim

Not sure if you can make a trip out to St. Malo or Rennes, we could meet up? Cheers, Tim

Nicolas my friend, you’re the best!

(This could become addicting.) Still the best!

This is a milestone impossible to imitate. Thank you so much for your time, efforts and generosity to share with us your passion and knowledge!! Recibe un fuerte abrazo mi amigo!! Abel.

the 200k posts. Thanks a lot for making this place what it is and keep up your great work. All the best, V.

Absolutely unique record which will certainly remain unbeaten for very very VERY long Best my friend, Mike

You have to stop right now. No more posts. Never. 200,198 is almost impossible for anyone to equal. Back to the Carpathians from whence you came.

You've been an excellent asset to the forum, and I look forward to thousands of more insightful posts from you! Thank you!

Thanks Nico for your astounding contribution to Purists and for making it a great place to hang out!

to all of us here!Huge congrats for your milestone!

MUCH LOVE NICO!!! We appreciate what you do here SO MUCH.

And 100,000th post was not that long time ago either! 200K posts - Unpredented in any forums to my (limited) knowledge ! Best regards

How the Vlad achieved 200k posts is remarkable Gotta give him an award for being the most passionate watch collector we have ever known Thank you and congratulations Nicolas 🙏🏻

And thanks for all you do, online and off 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

A true legend in his own lifetime.....I bet we hit 250,000 this year...!!!! Yours my friend, Andy.

Thank you for the immense contribution to the community.

Thanks for your ever inspiring passion, may it never cease! All the best to you. Enjoy all of it in a great health!

You have been part of the bedrock of the community since the beginning. It has been ages since I've posted here but this is a worthy reason to return!