Baron - Mr Red
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Yes...
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-cap...yes, I accept that certain people buy high-end watches in order to show-off their affluence. I do not agree that all high-end watches are bought for that reason. or even a high percentage. Many watches are "high-end" and look exactly like "low-end". Particularly true in Rolex world where a small underline or a particular font type will make one Submariner worth 50 times another....these subtle nuances would never be picked up across your table. A vast majority of "high-end" watches are bought NOT to show-off, in my opinion....but because collectors love the history behind a watch..and what the watch represents to the brand. Not to one-up a business colleague. But yes, I can see that some people will do that. My experience on this forum would suggest that very few fall into that category. And very few people who do buy watches to display affluence or because of investment motivation stay in this forum for very long as they don't get the feedback they desire.
And back to the point about Catulle....this is a watch-lovers forum...not a place JUST to whinge. That is the main point I made. If you hate watches, hate what manufacturers do, hate the faults that arise, and hate just about everything about owning a watch, then form another forum called the Watch-Haters forum and whinge on that forum. If you want to discuss passion for watches, history, experience, and happiness.....then yes this forum is great. And yes, occasionally when not happy about something....sure its fine to complain too. Just so long as complain is not ALL one does....as that is simply boring. Being balanced is fine....
I still find it amusing that watches are bought to show off wealth. Apostate....you can't see me...don't know me from Adam.... yet, in that virtual table ...if i am sitting opposite you now wearing a 1680 Rolex with a black Nato strap....what does it tell you about me....you have a 65% probability of being correct....
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...
