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F.P. Journe: This watch, above all others…

..is what I regret selling the most. I’m not going to pretend the wild price increase isn’t a factor, but mainly I regret that I owned this watch in 2013 and only kept it 9 months or so as it just didn’t suit my lifestyle at the time (30 years old, very active, almost exclusively wore sports watches
3M
By: pejp
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Jaeger-LeCoultre: Came extremely close to getting one of these but I went for the date version instead

Obviously in an ideal world I’d have had the means to buy both! I agree that I’d prefer my choice without date, but I still love it and really think of it a a perfect casual watch. Plus it goes well with my wife’s reverso! Also, after 20 years of collecting watches I have come to the conclusion that
1Y
By: pejp
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Independents: I don’t know the guy, but there is something kind of hollow about it…

…the story is basically ‘rich well connected guy discovers watches, immediately uses connections to buy some ultra rare watches’. Combine that with the fact that I’ve seen him on the Hodinkee comments being condescending about other people choices (i saw a comment where someone said they found Danie
2Y
By: pejp
1

Rolex: Jealous!!

I’m about 25 miles away, in Scotch Plains, and I desperately miss living in New York and being walking distance to CP. At least I also have an OP to console me!
2Y
By: pejp
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