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scottwmitch · 21 April 2018, 08:55 PM

Greeting TRFers.

From a pure materialistic perspective, where does your one favorite watch rank (in terms of personal importance/value) amongst anything you have ever purchased or been given?

For me, besides my house, my LVc is probably my single most cherished material thing I care about. My dad has a 1968 Pepsi GMT that will be willed to me some day (hopefully no time soon!) that may replace the LVc in significance.

Please note, I'm not including any faith-based or family-based intangible "things" in my response.

1William · 21 April 2018, 09:38 PM

Of all of my disposable items I enjoy my watches more than anything else.

padi56 · 21 April 2018, 09:45 PM

In my material world good health and family are the most important, things like my watches are far down my list of material things or priorities.

ccaballero · 21 April 2018, 09:51 PM

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in my material world good health and family are the most important, things like my watches are far down my list of material things or priorities.

+1

samson66 · 21 April 2018, 09:53 PM

From purely a materialistic perspective my watches are pretty darn near the top. My house will be sold eventually and I'll move somewhere else, cars come and go, but I sure hope my two Rolexes are with me til the day I die, then my kids will have them. Hard to top that.

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Bt122 · 21 April 2018, 09:55 PM

Health and family for me as well. If you have ever had a family member pass away... this would be high up on the list.

Money is easy to make... it grows on trees these days with all the amount of liquidity in the world. Lol. At least has has been the case since 2009.

MCO1 · 21 April 2018, 11:32 PM

Of material things it would be my Rolex's for certain.

101031-28 · 21 April 2018, 11:41 PM

Speaking in terms of strictly material, my Rolex watches top the list, followed by my sports cars.

brandrea · 21 April 2018, 11:43 PM

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought.

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kans86 · 21 April 2018, 11:45 PM

I used to collect quite a few things with watches being just one of them. Since 5 years ago I became a minimalist and disolved most of my collections. But I keep my Rolexes. For now besides my house the Rolexes are among my most valuable assess, but not the most. I keep them all in an early 19th century French iron safe which I equally like.

Bt122 · 21 April 2018, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought.

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Beautiful sunset!

brandrea · 21 April 2018, 11:46 PM

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Beautiful sunset!

PLNYC · 21 April 2018, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought.

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Very nice! Loving that kitchen!

FTX I · 21 April 2018, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought.

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brandrea · 21 April 2018, 11:51 PM

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Very nice! Loving that kitchen!

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Thanks guys

Chiboy · 21 April 2018, 11:51 PM

Methinks some people don't understand the meaning of "material things."

watchwatcher · 21 April 2018, 11:53 PM

Yep...my watches are definitely toward the top of my material possessions list.

adawil2002 · 21 April 2018, 11:54 PM

Watches, my late 1800s Gold Tiffany Minute Repeater pocket watch owned by my Great-Grandfather Charles Root and passed down to me by my father.

Rolex, my first, 1986 16550 Polar Explorer II

Then my phone, it's my adult security blanket.

mjclark32 · 21 April 2018, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by scottwmitch

Greeting TRFers.

From a pure materialistic perspective, where does your one favorite watch rank (in terms of personal importance/value) amongst anything you have ever purchased or been given?

For me, besides my house, my LVc is probably my single most cherished material thing I care about. My dad has a 1968 Pepsi GMT that will be willed to me some day (hopefully no time soon!) that may replace the LVc in significance.

Please note, I'm not including any faith-based or family-based intangible "things" in my response.

I bought my 16610 right after getting engaged, wore it on my wedding day etc etc. it’s pretty high up on the list of my material possessions

Bt122 · 22 April 2018, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiboy

Methinks some people don't understand the meaning of "material things."

Lol. Nope

FTX I · 22 April 2018, 12:07 AM

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zaydans · 22 April 2018, 12:07 AM

House first. Watches second.

Syfret · 22 April 2018, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought.

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That painting looks like it’s of Positano?!? Love that place!!! Can’t wait to visit it again one day.

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chad362wiley · 22 April 2018, 12:21 AM

I'd say car first then watches. Watches make me smile everyday but they dont make me go nutzo laughing like my M3.

Chadridv · 22 April 2018, 12:24 AM

I have some art that is pretty close to my watches, some of which is painted by my father, so the “material” procession line gets a little blurred there because of obvious sentimental reasons. Otherwise, yeah, my watches are at the top of my material pocessions. I also have a few other things that I really like and enjoy that we don’t talk about here on TRF.

piratepress · 22 April 2018, 12:32 AM

For me, my BLNR represents the culmination of nearly 40 years of wanting one. Every time I wear it, I'm reminded how fortunate and blessed I truly am.

Mr. K · 22 April 2018, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home.

This says it all for me too. Watches would be 2 on the material list.

brandrea · 22 April 2018, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Syfret

That painting looks like it’s of Positano?!? Love that place!!! Can’t wait to visit it again one day.

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Well spotted

We bought this while on vacation there

brandrea · 22 April 2018, 12:41 AM

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This says it all for me too. Watches would be 2 on the material list.

Amochosto · 22 April 2018, 12:55 AM

Excluding my investments which pay for all the other stuff, I’d rank my Porsche first Mercedes second and then my watches are tied with my coin collection. I don’t own a house if I did it would rank higher I guess.

21 April 2018, 08:55 PM	#1
scottwmitch "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: USA Posts: 631	A Material World Greeting TRFers. From a pure materialistic perspective, where does your one favorite watch rank (in terms of personal importance/value) amongst anything you have ever purchased or been given? For me, besides my house, my LVc is probably my single most cherished material thing I care about. My dad has a 1968 Pepsi GMT that will be willed to me some day (hopefully no time soon!) that may replace the LVc in significance. Please note, I'm not including any faith-based or family-based intangible "things" in my response.

21 April 2018, 09:45 PM	#3
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,268	In my material world good health and family are the most important, things like my watches are far down my list of material things or priorities. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

21 April 2018, 11:41 PM	#8
101031-28 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: 1665 Posts: 4,741	Speaking in terms of strictly material, my Rolex watches top the list, followed by my sports cars. __________________ He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex. Ian Fleming

21 April 2018, 11:51 PM	#16
Chiboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona Posts: 5,384	Methinks some people don't understand the meaning of "material things." __________________ Datejust w/black Tapestry dial (1985) / Daytona (2016)

21 April 2018, 11:54 PM	#18
adawil2002 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Andrew Wilson Location: Brunswick, Maine Watch: 16550 Explorer II Posts: 1,762	Watches, my late 1800s Gold Tiffany Minute Repeater pocket watch owned by my Great-Grandfather Charles Root and passed down to me by my father. Rolex, my first, 1986 16550 Polar Explorer II Then my phone, it's my adult security blanket. __________________ 6284 SS, 16014 SS Jubilee silver stick, 16253 TT Blue Thunderbird, 16550 SS Exp II Cream, bought in 1986, 116400GV Z-blue Milgauss, 79260 Tudor, 116660 DSSD-Blue, 116500LV Daytona White, 116710 BLNR, 326934 Blue Skydweller

21 April 2018, 09:38 PM	#2
1William 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 44,756	Of all of my disposable items I enjoy my watches more than anything else.

21 April 2018, 09:53 PM	#5
samson66 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Mike Location: Eastern Shore, MD Watch: my money leaving! Posts: 12,908	From purely a materialistic perspective my watches are pretty darn near the top. My house will be sold eventually and I'll move somewhere else, cars come and go, but I sure hope my two Rolexes are with me til the day I die, then my kids will have them. Hard to top that. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge using Tapatalk

21 April 2018, 09:55 PM	#6
Bt122 Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bi coastal Watch: Ok...Watching Posts: 937	Health and family for me as well. If you have ever had a family member pass away... this would be high up on the list. Money is easy to make... it grows on trees these days with all the amount of liquidity in the world. Lol. At least has has been the case since 2009.

21 April 2018, 11:32 PM	#7
MCO1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Missouri USA Watch: Daytona C white Posts: 2,248	Of material things it would be my Rolex's for certain.

21 April 2018, 11:43 PM	#9
brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 73,707	Since you said excluding health family friends etc (which I would think are obvious to almost everyone), I'd say it's our home. Watches rank somewhere in the top 3 with: the engagement and wedding rings, my guitar and a special painting my wife and I bought. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk

21 April 2018, 11:45 PM	#10
kans86 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Berlin Posts: 1,340	I used to collect quite a few things with watches being just one of them. Since 5 years ago I became a minimalist and disolved most of my collections. But I keep my Rolexes. For now besides my house the Rolexes are among my most valuable assess, but not the most. I keep them all in an early 19th century French iron safe which I equally like.

21 April 2018, 11:53 PM	#17
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 34,479	Yep...my watches are definitely toward the top of my material possessions list.

22 April 2018, 12:07 AM	#21
FTX I "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Flavio Location: N/A Posts: 14,652	.

22 April 2018, 12:07 AM	#22
zaydans "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Joe Location: CONUS Watch: Rolex 116710 Posts: 994	House first. Watches second.

22 April 2018, 12:21 AM	#24
chad362wiley "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: N/A Posts: 1,218	I'd say car first then watches. Watches make me smile everyday but they dont make me go nutzo laughing like my M3. __________________ 116506

22 April 2018, 12:24 AM	#25
Chadridv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chadri Location: LI, NY Watch: 116610LV Posts: 11,343	I have some art that is pretty close to my watches, some of which is painted by my father, so the “material” procession line gets a little blurred there because of obvious sentimental reasons. Otherwise, yeah, my watches are at the top of my material pocessions. I also have a few other things that I really like and enjoy that we don’t talk about here on TRF. __________________ - i͞n͟s͞t͟a͞g͞r͟a͞m͞ @ⓒⓄⓁⒹⓒⒶⓈⒺⓦⒶⒶⓉⒸⒽⒺⓈ

22 April 2018, 12:32 AM	#26
piratepress "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mobile, AL Watch: BLNR Posts: 744	For me, my BLNR represents the culmination of nearly 40 years of wanting one. Every time I wear it, I'm reminded how fortunate and blessed I truly am.

22 April 2018, 12:55 AM	#30
Amochosto "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Canada Watch: Me Posts: 1,168	Excluding my investments which pay for all the other stuff, I’d rank my Porsche first Mercedes second and then my watches are tied with my coin collection. I don’t own a house if I did it would rank higher I guess.

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