Lost in time
In thinking about my collection, I find that I must mention the watches I lost or more likely had stolen. Over the years I find two I miss the most. For each of these, the watches were gifts from the dearest people in my life. I had a Seiko pressage that was a first anniversary gift from my wife. It was stolen from my office desk while I was in court. The second was a classic Movado quartz dress watch. It was so stylish and wafer thin.
How about you?
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Skilly
Hoosier based world traveler. Watch nerd.
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Sounds like you got some kleptomaniacs at work. Nothing some frontier justice won’t fix.
Sounds like you got some kleptomaniacs at work. Nothing some frontier justice won’t fix.
The only thing worse than suspecting a co-worker, is suspecting a family member.
I am lucky, I have never had a watch stolen or lost (touch wood) but its that item that means the most emotionally. Just check out The Repair Shop on BBC, gets me right in the chest every time.
The only thing worse than suspecting a co-worker, is suspecting a family member.
The only thing worse than suspecting a family member is knowing...
Maybe I was wrong to sell off these watches during the peak of the pandemic Rolex craze but I kept the ones I liked best and invested the rest of the funds in a less volatile area and bought my wife her dream car. I also sold an Alpinist and 1st Gen Monster that I had doubles of but kind of wish I hadn't.
Maybe I was wrong to sell off these watches during the peak of the pandemic Rolex craze but I kept the ones I liked best and invested the rest of the funds in a less volatile area and bought my wife her dream car. I also sold an Alpinist and 1st Gen Monster that I had doubles of but kind of wish I hadn't.
Does that amount to a self inflicted wound?
Does that amount to a self inflicted wound?
Some people are just better at managing money than others. As poor kids growing up we feel grateful for all that we have worked hard for. I sold at what I sensed was the peak of Rolex fever thinking that I could replace any that I really missed with a better version at a lower cost down the line. That is proving to be 100% true because the Rolex market has dropped substantially since I cashed out while the Porsche I bought my wife continues to hold its value. I've already replaced the Explorer and I'm waiting for a brand new no-date Sub which will cost about the same as the older one that I let go. I kept several other Rolex watches that had too many memories to sell and my future focus is now on Bulgari. With over 100+ watches still remaining in my collection feeling wounded rather than blessed would be foolishly ungrateful and there is also the matter of Happy Wife, Happy Life.