Baron - Mr Red
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Witch-hunt
No...I see no witch-hunt. What i do see is a guy called Catulle who basically only wants to complain. I have watches that have aspects that I don't like...but they also have aspects I do like...that is why I own them. I have watches that are not seen as desirable by others. Fine...I am not asking others to wear my watches. Each and every watch that i own is owned because it gives me pleasure in one way or another. It doesn't give me pleasure because of what others think...in most instances, I will only wear an "expensive" watch when I am at home and NOT going out! I guess I must be trying to impress my wife! But we all differ on what appeals to us in a watch...there is no right or wrong.... just a personal view.
Yes...we all collect watches for different reasons. If I wanted to show-off, however, I would not use watches as a conduit to show that. I would use helicopters, Lear jets, and large country estates jam-packed with Rodin, Picaso and Kandinsky. I'd probably want to own a football club too. And a 100m yacht moored at Monaco. Yes, if i wanted to show my affluence, watches would be a truly awful way of doing it. For one thing, 99.9% of the population wouldn't be able to tell a 5970P from a Swatch. So i disagree with the idea that watches are bought because they show off our affluence.
However, I am sure some will do that. I don't know that many to be honest.
No...my problem with Catulle's approach is that this is a watch lovers forum. We gather here to discuss watches...discuss the passion and share the joy. Of course, when there are negative things to say, we should also say them and this is 100% the place to do that too. However, just about the only thing that Catulle did was share that overlay of misery that he gets from owning his watches. From Patek to JLC.... just complaints and unhappiness. It is almost like he is forced to wear a watch against his will. And his misery in wearing that watch has to find an outlet. This is a watch forum for watch lovers. It is not a forum for people who hate watches!!
By all means make critical comments about a watch....it is fine to do so. But balance that out by also sharing the joy and the passion and...for goodness sake...the happiness that owning a watch brings TOO. When all someone does is whinge and gripe about something.... I get bored of listening to them. When someone tells me that I buy a watch because I want to show off my affluence...it makes me laugh. ... a lot.
NSA bezel problem...
By: fawcett1156 : June 17th, 2011-11:40
So i was at lunch the other day and barely bumped my arm into a table, did not hit the watch, and i heard a clanging noise coming from the ground. I look down and sure enough the ceramic piece from the bezel of my NSA just fell off. I was just wondering i...
Navy SEALs...
By: Catulle : June 17th, 2011-13:34
JLC is one of my favorite watch manufacturers. They do great work, generally speaking; I've been to the factory. But this Navy SEALs hype I think has been too much. I know about JLC, I also happen to know about Navspecwar. Please, give me a break. That be...
Sigh...
By: craniotes : June 17th, 2011-14:07
No one is claiming that SEALs are issued NSAs or that they're the first watches that Team Six reached for when gearing up for Operation Geronimo. They test them in the field and provide feedback to JLC -- that's it. Whether or not you buy into the hype is...
Guys, have you ever noticed
By: grigo : June 17th, 2011-23:33
... that any time there is a post about the NSA, about a problem, raising a question, Catulle comes out of the word work with his negative opinion of the watch that his wife so kindly offered to him as a present. I would place a bet that for the next post...
Catulle, pls get over it
By: Cookies : June 18th, 2011-04:32
I'm trying to be diplomatic here. We gentleman here listen as much as we speak. Listening is a virtue, while knocking on empty vessels is not. Please post more often here. You only have 13 posts so far, and most of them are ramblings. We need to hear more...
Catulle
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 18th, 2011-12:04
You are absolutely entitled to your view. I regularly disagree with viewpoints on this forum. It is 100 percent fine to disagree. However, what strikes me about your contributions is that negativity seems to be the ONLY trait that you display. Actually, I...
In Support of Catulle
By: Apo-state : June 23rd, 2011-18:23
In defense of Catulle, (s)he makes a lot of sense.. I will state upfront that this is my first post on this forum, and given the anticipated hate mail the post will likely generate, may also be my last one. But I digress. 1) For those who need to know PRE...
Absolutely nothing...
By: craniotes : June 29th, 2011-10:15
The bezel on the NSA (and the rest of the series, for that matter), is designed in a similar fashion to most bezels, with a spring actuated ratcheting mechanism to control the uni-directional rotation and a glued on insert. As I mentioned earlier in this ...
Exactly, Adam!
By: BDLJ : June 29th, 2011-17:38
You made my point before I could. Design wise...I prefer this design to any number of 'novel' ones. (then again, I'm actually not that big a fan of unidirectional bezels...but that's a tiny matter) As for glue? Oh no! It's not like (as you say) most campa...
Witch-hunt
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 24th, 2011-11:00
No...I see no witch-hunt. What i do see is a guy called Catulle who basically only wants to complain. I have watches that have aspects that I don't like...but they also have aspects I do like...that is why I own them. I have watches that are not seen as d...
Witch-hunt
By: Apo-state : June 24th, 2011-13:05
Baron, I disagree with you on the witch-hunt point. A switch from the point of an argument onto the personality or motivation of the opponent is, in my opinion, one of the lower forms of debate. If you re-read the last point in my original post, you will ...
Yes...
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 25th, 2011-07:04
I agree that there are certainly people who wear watches because they want to show-off their wealth. You are correct. I am the wrong guy to ask, though, about how many I see opposite me on the other side of the table...in business. I see none. So, to re-c...
Faulty NSA Bezel
By: goju1 : February 14th, 2012-04:27
Hallo, You are not alone! The same has happened to me. I bought my NSA in late 2010 and it was offered at a substantial discount. I now understand why. After a month of ownership the winding crown came out when I was making a time adjustment. It was fixed...
Here we go again...
By: craniotes : February 14th, 2012-13:47
I've owned my Incursion since late June of 2010, and here's what I've done with it: - Swam in the ocean - Swam in my pool - Gone hiking (all seasons) - Shoveled snow/chipped ice - Changed the oil on my car (and a tire -- that sucked) - Gardened (including...
