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15 August 2016, 11:01 PM | #121 |
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So many that it defies imagination.
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15 August 2016, 11:05 PM | #122 |
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Trying to flip my way to a better collection.
Almost cost me my interest in watches entirely.
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16 August 2016, 10:38 PM | #124 |
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I Sold my Pepsi GMT 16710... But .......
Thanks God, get another with complete set n unpollished.. R L X/Omega |
16 August 2016, 10:43 PM | #125 |
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Buying a smooth bezel datejust brand new at an AD for full retail price rather than thinking a little harder about getting a fluted bezel and checking this forum first.
Corrected less than a year later flipping for a fluted bezel of the same exact watch from one of our respected sellers on this board. |
16 August 2016, 11:40 PM | #126 |
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Not having bought a Hulk at the beginning of my interest in watches. I found the price off putting at the time but in retrospective it was significantly cheaper than it is today. To make things worse I'm poorer these days.
Now I only wish Rolex will release a 114060 LV with the 3255 movement. |
17 August 2016, 12:11 AM | #127 |
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OK. So I've made many dumb moves...I'm not even sure I could remember or list them all.
But, the really biggest dumb move I have made was blowing all my money at a young age on stupid stuff like stereo equipment and cars and not buying Rolexes for pennies what they would be worth today. |
17 August 2016, 01:14 AM | #128 |
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Buying non Wilsdorf watches
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17 August 2016, 01:16 AM | #129 |
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First dumbest thing I did was sell my Speedy Pro to fund a Sub.
Second dumbest was selling a Sub LV that I bought new. Should have held on to both of those.
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17 August 2016, 03:59 AM | #131 |
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Not buying a PP 5711 a few years ago when the Canadian dollar was on par with the US.
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17 August 2016, 05:29 AM | #132 |
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Passed on buying William Shatner's watch
I have had a few regrets but one of the biggest was when I had a chance to purchase William Shatner's Red Dial Sub and I passed on it.......live and learn
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17 August 2016, 06:18 AM | #133 |
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I bought and lost $$ sold Tag Heuers, twice
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17 August 2016, 10:09 AM | #134 |
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I may wear it t one day. Right now, I just can't bring myself to do it.
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17 August 2016, 12:12 PM | #135 |
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17 August 2016, 12:29 PM | #136 |
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Telling my wife how much the watches I like cost. Which has severely limited my collection. But also maybe I've avoided buying watches I'd regret, I can think of a couple I was very excited about but didn't buy, and I'm glad I didn't. Ball, Frank Mueller, certain entry level Vacheron's. I see them now and wonder how I could have contemplated them. And I mean the models, nothing wrong with the brands.
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17 August 2016, 01:48 PM | #137 |
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Selling first Rolex I owned, a 70s GMT for $50 less than I paid for it within less than a year of owning it.
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17 August 2016, 02:01 PM | #138 |
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Buying a watch that didn't sing to me. Flipped it a few months later and a few dollars poorer.
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17 August 2016, 02:05 PM | #139 |
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Selling my Milgauss was one. Using the proceeds to buy a few Panerai was number two. I know there's a lot of love for Panerai on the forums. I just learned they weren't for me.
I did sell my Breitling as well, but I really regret that. I wore it my entire time in the Navy. I got too caught up in the bad things Breitling was doing and I let it overshadow what was actually a really beautiful two tone Navitimer. |
17 August 2016, 06:20 PM | #140 |
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Missing out on an excellent condition, unpolished Red sub, complete with box, documentation and receipt.
I was at an auction last year and backed down after $10k. Hammer price was $12k... Sent using Tapatalk
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18 August 2016, 11:34 AM | #141 |
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Venice Italy, 1998. Was at the AD deciding between a WG DD or SS Patek 3700. Both were in stock and both were about the same price: +/- $10k. I bought the WG DD, which I still have today.
Today, one can find hundreds of WG DDs in the $10k or so range. Try finding a PP 3700 for that - good luck. Still kicking myself to this day ...
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18 August 2016, 12:30 PM | #142 |
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It's a subject that's painful to discuss!!!
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18 August 2016, 01:33 PM | #143 |
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Selling my 16520 floating cosmograph. It was one with the porcelain dial.
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18 August 2016, 01:44 PM | #144 |
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Sold my 16233.
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18 August 2016, 02:09 PM | #145 |
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Too many to count...
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18 August 2016, 03:28 PM | #146 |
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VC overseas chrono
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18 August 2016, 03:53 PM | #147 |
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selling my entire watch collection (omegas, tag) to fund a rolex.
I really miss some of the watches that i sold. luckly, later after I sold my rolex, I was able to track down one of the watches that I had sold, and was able to repurchased it, but i still regret selling the other watches, and selling the rolex too! |
20 August 2016, 11:43 AM | #148 |
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Getting a JLC Reverso Grande Calendar, then finding it's really not versatile enough and flipping it. I bought it for over 25% off retail brand new and sold it, losing around 30% of the price I paid
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8 September 2016, 12:46 PM | #149 |
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well,let's see...
-i didn't screw the crown down on my wenger diver battallion 3 and it got water inside and f*cked up the dial,i know it's a cheap watch and all but i really love it and cant find another to buy i didn't buy a mint omega seamaster "hammer" with subseconds from the 60's for less than 200 bucks -i didn't buy an oyster perpetual boysize with riveted bracelet for less than 700 bucks -i didn't buy a tag carrera gmt polar for 600 bucks -i sold my first swiss,an omega dynamic geneve for 216 bucks because my mother said it was an "old men's watch" (i was like 13) and i went and bought a digital watch -oh,that watch was a adidas digital black ceramic watch,called the "peachtree" if i'm right,good thing i sold it and bought a suunto m1 -i refused an rolex datejust from my dad two years or so ago because i wanted something bigger -i don't know if that counts,but sure is a dumb move,i left my corum admirals cup in white gold with diamond bezel on the table of the cafe i was in while i was grabbing coffee lol i'll never forget that,probably the dumbest thing i've ever done -i tried to change buckles on my gold op and it fell and cracked the crystal -traded my suunto m1 for a swatch black rebel because i wanted a analog watch,and i tought the plastic watch would be nice -i sold my gorgeous blue dial seiko 6138 -i didn't buy a seiko 5 "nautilus" blue dial for 130 dollars for now i think that's it,plenty of dumb moves already for such a young guy lol |
8 September 2016, 05:05 PM | #150 |
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reading this forum and ended up thinking of what to buy next ALL THE TIME !
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