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4 August 2019, 05:42 AM | #61 |
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Experts are still there at the vintage subforum like always.
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4 August 2019, 06:37 AM | #62 | |
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Thank you for taking the time to post this! This is one of the best, if not the best, post I've seen in recent memory. Let me ask this - is there a book out there that details the history of the Swiss watch world? Something like the post above with the Gruen/Rolex story but much bigger and more in depth spanning the insudesty at large? I know things like that exist for silicon valley and the American and Italian auto industry. How does one acquire knowledge like this? Just amazing. Thank you. :c lap: |
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4 August 2019, 06:56 AM | #63 |
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Thank you for that informative post, Peter! That’s why I joined TRF in the first place. I want to learn more about the brand and its history. At the end of the day, it really should be about sharing knowledge and not about AD issues, buying for resale, etc. They’re beautiful, tough watches with a rich history and I want to learn more!
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4 August 2019, 07:54 AM | #64 | |
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4 August 2019, 07:57 AM | #65 | |
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4 August 2019, 08:01 AM | #66 |
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4 August 2019, 08:05 AM | #67 |
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When Rolex just keeps on releasing the same models with different coloured bezels and bracelets, what’s to discuss?
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4 August 2019, 08:10 AM | #68 |
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I guess I don't see a problem with that. Two of the recent nicknames are just silly. I find them grating to read and hear. To me they're a symptom of the decline of the forum. Everything I learned about Rolex I mostly learned here as well. And as others have said, this is the most gentlemanly corner of the internet I've ever been to. But along with the decline in content and the change from a love of watches to money and greed, I also see ugliness creeping in. I find myself spending less time here. Today is a a great example. This is one of the few threads worth peeking into in my opinion and sadly it's a negative thread about the state of the forum and nothing to do with Rolex watches.
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4 August 2019, 08:27 AM | #69 | |
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Anything which falls into these categories and is posted in the general discussion forum could be moved ASAP into the relevant forum. It would still give the tryhards a place to hang out and symtaneously lift the content elsewhere in the broader forum. The only downside I can see is that the moderators will be rather busier than normal. At least initially anyway. |
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4 August 2019, 08:30 AM | #70 |
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4 August 2019, 08:31 AM | #72 |
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Threads I start watch related
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4 August 2019, 12:01 PM | #73 | |
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4 August 2019, 12:10 PM | #74 | |
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4 August 2019, 12:20 PM | #75 | |
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4 August 2019, 12:23 PM | #76 |
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Sad but true. The forum has lost the closeness and quality that it once had. Content has become dramatically diluted of knowledge, respect and class. Way too many new members, mostly from the US. It's like the facebook for watches now. It's probably time to move on and keep in touch with the WIS community locally. Time to hang it up. It's no longer the fun it once was.
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4 August 2019, 12:29 PM | #77 | |
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4 August 2019, 12:54 PM | #78 |
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We can redraw?
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4 August 2019, 01:01 PM | #79 | |
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4 August 2019, 01:20 PM | #80 |
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Thank you Peter. That post was amazing.
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4 August 2019, 01:27 PM | #81 |
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4 August 2019, 01:36 PM | #82 |
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4 August 2019, 01:45 PM | #83 | |
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4 August 2019, 01:47 PM | #84 |
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I joined pretty quickly after finding TRF ( number 55k approximately, May 2011). There are roughly 175K members more at the moment. Bound to be some changes in tone and content given the rapid growth.
And if you go back to early contributors, they pretty much don't post any longer..people like me changed the tone, I guess ( I hope not). Natural evolution of an online forum, at any rate. Read the "wheat", post where you want, skip the "chaff".
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4 August 2019, 01:56 PM | #86 | |
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For example; Did you know that Rolex doesn't make their own hands? It reads as a silly post when I say it - or as if I am trying to steal credit. We all know that now. But yesterday, this was a really exciting read. A post like Peter's, however, appears to have a lot of new information (judging from my, and others, reaction). At least new to many people here. His post was gold. Mine was yesterday's news. |
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4 August 2019, 01:56 PM | #87 |
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I was around a while before we even had 10,000 members. Those were the days. We actually discussed watches and almost every thread was interesting. These days I just can’t care about shortages or stupid nicknames.
Now at a quarter million users, it’s all changed. I’d like to see a special section created for those of us who have put the time and energy into contributing useful information to the board. Something not based on pledge member status, a higher tier area to get above the noise.
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4 August 2019, 02:03 PM | #88 |
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It’s sort of amusing really. I feel like I know more about Rolex and the current market from what I gain here versus the people I actually by a Rolex from. I think what’s happening here over the last X#of months is really blip. Sooner or later the economy will cool, all the hipster instagramians will flock to a different hotness, supply/ demand will find an equilibrium, whatever element shift you want to assign and the core enthusiasts will remain. In the grand scheme of things I don’t mind the current SOF (state of the forum). In a year or two we will reminisce about these crazy times. E- |
4 August 2019, 02:04 PM | #89 | |
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I remember when I joined up, you were one of the most helpful and informative members, and one of my first friends here. I guess its like any club, the more members you have, the more diluted the resources. But as long as folks keep it civil and within the rules, they can talk about what they want. It's just a pity that most just seem to want to talk about money, monetary value or investment, or whatever. The longer you're here, the more annoying it gets. That's just the nature of the beast (no pun intended).
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4 August 2019, 02:19 PM | #90 |
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Forums evolve and change with the times. There’s still tons of good content buried in the daily drama.
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