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23 February 2020, 12:53 AM | #1 |
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<<< Seeing it on someone else >>>
Morning all,
Last night I was out with a good friend of mine ... enjoying a few cocktails and having dinner at our favourite bar. We like to sit at the bar, more lively conversation there. Anyway ... sitting a few people down from us was a fellow wearing a DSSD. I didn’t say anything although I was tempted to go over and tell him how awesome it looked on him. Then I got to thinking ... what a damn fine looking watch, why did I leT my Dblue go Any of my fellow WIS ever have a moment like this? |
23 February 2020, 12:59 AM | #2 |
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Hopefully it moved out for another watch. Good news, I believe, is this watch is replaceable within a reasonable time.
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23 February 2020, 12:59 AM | #3 |
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Yes
I sold this As part of a package deal to get this I still love the Breitling every time I see my friend wearing it and I am glad he has it. Then I remember what I did to get my 5711.
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23 February 2020, 01:02 AM | #5 |
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You did very well my friend. Beautiful 5711 and its now gone. (discontinued)
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23 February 2020, 01:02 AM | #6 |
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Brian - which D-Blue did you sell? 126660 or 116660?
Other Brian - You came out ahead, especially with the 5711 white dial being discontinued. Lots of Brians in this thread already. The day is early. |
23 February 2020, 01:08 AM | #7 |
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Yes,my second one was a 16613 Blue (2004) sold it and regretted it ...Got a 2008 M serial recently .
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23 February 2020, 01:08 AM | #8 |
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23 February 2020, 01:11 AM | #9 | |
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I still remember when I saw this one and thinking ... damn that's a cool watch gotta have it Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk |
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23 February 2020, 01:12 AM | #10 |
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Nothing I regret moving out as it meant something I desired more moving in! Similar to your 5711 situation Brian...don't look back!
But it is funny how much more you notice the brands+models you used to wear, or currently wear, on somebody else. just like cars that you drive, once you own one you see them everywhere. I sold my IWG RG Portugueser, now I see it everywhere! Same with my reverso (as in my icon but now sold), and now I see them all over. But no regrets!! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk |
23 February 2020, 01:14 AM | #11 |
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Well that was the goal. I do not care about what is discontinued, I wanted to upgrade my collection while reducing pieces so I accomplished my goal. Life is full of choices.
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23 February 2020, 01:16 AM | #12 |
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Sold my 116500 to a very good friend, and I regret it every time I see him wearing it!
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23 February 2020, 01:25 AM | #17 |
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Some watches look best on other people. A friend has a blue milgauss and it looks amazing on his wrist. When I try one on it doesn’t look nearly as nice....which saved me 8100 bucks :-)
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Your Dblue posts, and a few others’, pushed me over the edge. You know you need it! Enabling accomplished; proceed.
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my buddy and i had this conversation the other week.
when you own and wear a watch often, it’s easy to get used to it. then i don’t wear it for a while (currently thinking about either my SD43 or my 116710BLNR) and i see it on someone else’s wrist and i think “DANG that’s a great looking watch.”
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23 February 2020, 02:24 AM | #22 |
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No, but I recently saw someone wearing a DSSD and agreed it looked great on him. I know that it would not suit me well so there was no temptation, only appreciation.
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23 February 2020, 02:36 AM | #23 |
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It's like going to a bar and seeing an old girl friend that dumped you out with someone else.
Your buddy was probably saying to you, "dude, why'd you get so quiet".........no I'm fine.......Just tired I guess. As your eyes stalk her around the room. Your heart breaking......now she's laughing with the guy, bitch...........what did I do wrong....Oh look the Leafs scored.....who cares.....it's just a game......Marner got a hat trick......as you look over at her again.......reminiscing about the game you took her to......and she laughed with you too.......and drank a lot of beer and puked in the parking lot.....man those were good times......damn the Leafs just let in 2 goals in 14 seconds........ WHAt? sure I'll have one more......wanna get some chips and gravy, I'm starving.....stupid Leafs.......what did I do wrong,I thought we were great together...??????? Should I go over and say hi. Nah, I'll just look desperate......she's laughing again.....don't fling your hair back......ahh man.....I think she lost a few pounds too........6-4 Leafs dropped another one.....Mathews looked pretty good, I hate Boston........I'm going to the can....don't eat all the chips...."hey, isn't that your old girl friend over there?" .......SHUT UP.... we only went out a couple of times...... |
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I wouldn’t go so far as to say ridiculously large, it is definitely a large watch and I was always a bit consciously aware of that. I proceeded t buy the SD43 thinking it would be somewhere between the DSSD and Submariner (which it is), but honestly even it feel awkwardly large at times. It’s definitely a love hate relationship, more love for how it looks on others perhaps |
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This one my friend. I bought and sold the same watch two times so I can't bring myself to get one again but who knows.
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Oh my goodness, you don’t know how this hits home ... this has happened to me as well (not last night) but it HAS happened. You’ve managed to capture it perfectly my friend. I guess I just need to stop going out |
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Get it back on the wrist!
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