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If those are the rules (which I can understand) then what are your views on following two issues:
- thru the forum and in a thread discussion another fellow purist and me (we don’t know each other besides this forum) enthusiastically agreed to meet when I’m in Amsterdam. 2 doesn’t qualify as a GTG I would argue?
But what if one of us asked if he could bring a friend also a purist
I would response with something along the lines of: sure the more the merrier”
Now 2 became 3 or more and the word GTG isn’t used but it’s starting to look a lot like it
Should this happen will I be in default?
2) what if somebody uploads a post like: “if interested in GTG in May please pm me”
Just exploring the boundaries of what’s ok what’s not ok
ALERT STOLEN WSTCHES ALERT
From a fellow collector
Was in london at the ritz
Help spread the word
Was in london at the ritz
Help spread the word
Was supposed to be a gtg with collectors turned out they were thieves
They had plenty of knowledge and discussions
So the poor guy brought these watches along and while in discussion placed the bag next to him
One guy went to toilet the other on made phone call the third remained with him to distract him
Bag was gone
So the poor guy brought these watches along and while in discussion placed the bag next to him
One guy went to toilet the other on made phone call the third remained with him to distract him
Bag was gone
Watches are not the only thing they are knowledgeable as we can see...
Where he met them to arrange GTG... forums, Instagram?
Yeah, great question to know where this meet was organized. Crazy..... [nt]
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Thank you for giving us this information...
The reason I ask is so that we should all learn form this and hopefully prevent it happening within our community.
Which forum did he arrange the GTG on ?
Reading it, already hurts.
I can feel his pain from here. You can't trust anyone nowadays, very sad.
Vte
Terrible story, very sorry for your friend! Thanks for these details, and should you receive further info (including pics, the 5711 movement numbers, etc.), please continue to share.
The details of this robbery are a sad reminder to unfortunately be always alert with our watches, in all situations. Cheers.
Very sad story. I feel very bad for your friend. That's why we put rules for our GTGs. [nt]
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The rules are ..
Announcement of any get-together (GTG) in the forum is prohibited unless WatchProSite staff are involved in the GTG. If no WatchProSite staff is involved, the GTG post will be deleted without notice.
Question
If those are the rules (which I can understand) then what are your views on following two issues:
- thru the forum and in a thread discussion another fellow purist and me (we don’t know each other besides this forum) enthusiastically agreed to meet when I’m in Amsterdam. 2 doesn’t qualify as a GTG I would argue?
But what if one of us asked if he could bring a friend also a purist
I would response with something along the lines of: sure the more the merrier”
Now 2 became 3 or more and the word GTG isn’t used but it’s starting to look a lot like it
Should this happen will I be in default?
2) what if somebody uploads a post like: “if interested in GTG in May please pm me”
Just exploring the boundaries of what’s ok what’s not ok
Hi Jurry...
The rules about Official GTG’s are in place to protect members of our community. That is why ...
Announcement of any get-together (GTG) in the forum is prohibited unless WatchProSite staff are involved in the GTG. If no WatchProSite staff is involved, the GTG post will be deleted without notice. This will clearly need to be enforced more rigorously in future. The difficulty is that as moderators we try to encourage a friendly community. This is a dirty and terrible thing. Sorry to hear about this person's trouble.
This clearly was an organized and planned out theft as well. Very sad.
Terribly Sad!
As much as I sympathize with the loss of your friends beautiful timepieces, I am very glad that he was not physically attacked. More watches will be available to him.
There is No Ritz Carlton in London, There's "The London Edition" which is a Ritz Carlton managed property and "The Ritz" which is not part of the Ritz Carlton portfolio. [nt]
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The black photo in your post says so. But it’s not important. Horrible story, I feel with your friend. [nt]
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Yeah but I didn’t write it
I wrote the text in the post and I mentioned the RITZ not the RITZ Carlton
I wouldn't be surprised if the watches are sold by unscrupulous dealers or auction houses...
Is Antiquorum still in business? They might end up there! I've heard from two trustworthy collectors whom I know and have met on multiple occasions who saw their stolen watches on Antiquorum.
Best way to track these thieves is to establish how the initial contact was made.
I’m still very surprised by this as...
If it’s “The Ritz” at 150 Piccadilly London, the security is usually very good.