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Old 12 December 2021, 07:08 AM   #1
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Have to agree. Sorry

As a watch lover, even if I were a billionaire I cant see myself paying this kind of money. Who knows maybe if I were a billionaire I'd have a different opinion but I doubt it.

I think I'd be better suited if I were a billionaire/watch lover doing the things that would get me selected versus going this crazy route. All if's and but's and candy and nut's at this point

Your logic is good but in reality it doesn’t work this way. $5m is relative pennies to a billionaire, check out the running costs of a super-yacht or a major sports team or a private jet.

The experience of winning at such an auction would be so much better than being offered the chance to buy at retail.

I don’t really know why people can’t just be happy for them and enjoy the entertainment. There’s a lot of folk out there (the majority of my friends included) that think it’s mental that we spend four figures on a watch, so everything is relative.


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Old 12 December 2021, 08:13 AM   #2
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Your logic is good but in reality it doesn’t work this way. $5m is relative pennies to a billionaire, check out the running costs of a super-yacht or a major sports team or a private jet.

The experience of winning at such an auction would be so much better than being offered the chance to buy at retail.

I don’t really know why people can’t just be happy for them and enjoy the entertainment. There’s a lot of folk out there (the majority of my friends included) that think it’s mental that we spend four figures on a watch, so everything is relative.


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yep, 5 million to someone who has 1 billion is 5000 to someone who has 1 million. it's hard to understand just how much 1 billion is. obviously not exactly that relative because it just takes into account liquid money and all that and the fact that 5 mil can get you so much more than 5000 but still goes to show how small it is to them
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Old 13 December 2021, 12:17 AM   #3
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Your logic is good but in reality it doesn’t work this way. $5m is relative pennies to a billionaire, check out the running costs of a super-yacht or a major sports team or a private jet.

The experience of winning at such an auction would be so much better than being offered the chance to buy at retail.

I don’t really know why people can’t just be happy for them and enjoy the entertainment. There’s a lot of folk out there (the majority of my friends included) that think it’s mental that we spend four figures on a watch, so everything is relative.


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Amen. When you have a crazy amount of money doing crazy things with it is just de rigueur.
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