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robin
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Hi, Bob here

I got my first watch when I was about Twelve. A Huge old american Ingersoll gold plated monstrosity!. But just listening to the magical ticking at nig...
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commented on The Rolex Conundrum: Overrated Timepieces or Deserving Icons? ·

Beanna....absolutely!.All prestigeous (?) goods are desirable in that they are generally superbly designed and manufactured to the highest degree with the finest materials available to the artists who make them .Leather goods are a case in point.Just as outrageous as Rolex in their marketing hype are the likes of Louis Vuitton,Hermes,Bottega Vanetta et al,but they are desirable first and foremost for the quality of the manufacture.People who buy these items are satifying their appreciation for quality more importantly than the percieved kudos inevitably attached to the owner and ownership.

commented on Explorer I: the subtle Rolex ·

Yep,got to agree that just about everone couldn't give a rusty rats ass about watches that I know anyway except my newsagent who I noticed wearing a GS 5 which he loves but says he'd love to get a Rolly soon.I didn't have the heart to show him my Explorer 36 124270 in case it broke his!.God! how I love this baby,so classily understated. Two months after I bought it the price jumped six hundred bucks!.Well said MarkCO BTW.

commented on I guess, Hello World, huh ?! ·

Zoot Alors!....c'est manifique mon ami,congrats.

commented on Visiting Italy this Summer. Type of watch should I wear? ·

First,splash out on some cool(Both ways!) Linen jacket and chinos when you get there!.As far as the timepiece goes wear a sub thou dollar one on a matching nato strap. And watch out for the guys on scooters...they will grab anything within reach and be gone before you can blink.

commented on Explorer 124270 out in the wild. ·

....and answer was there none!.

commented on a post ·

Wow! Spooks in the boooks (😎boutiques).

commented on a post ·

Hey! Same here...no white hang-tag.I only realised after watching a vid on u-tube about unboxing a new Explorer. No bezel protector either.Aren;t they supposed to stay with the watch!?.Didn't make a fuss though as I was so pleased to get "THE CALL".