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Old 23 July 2019, 09:41 AM   #31
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So you cant convince her that is a new cheaper patek???
Lol. Paaaaa-tek

Pronounce it properly please
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Old 23 July 2019, 09:42 AM   #32
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Ash what’s the reference on that aP? Thinking about an AP ROO
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Old 23 July 2019, 09:47 AM   #33
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Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.


I think my wife can handle her own with a mechanical timepiece.
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Old 23 July 2019, 09:54 AM   #34
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Ash what’s the reference on that aP? Thinking about an AP ROO
26401PO They were recently discontinued but had a long production so not too hard to find. Still one of the best deals in AP as it originally retailed for over $100k before AP had their price drop and the LE models it PT still go for much more than this piece.
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Old 23 July 2019, 09:57 AM   #35
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Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.
So much win on this Post!!!
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Old 23 July 2019, 09:58 AM   #36
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26401PO They were recently discontinued but had a long production so not too hard to find. Still one of the best deals in AP as it originally retailed for over $100k before AP had their price drop and the LE models it PT still go for much more than this piece.
Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.
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Old 23 July 2019, 10:34 AM   #37
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My wife has two watches, both under $400. All that she cares about is that they work; that’s why she has only quarts timepieces. She would love an Apple Watch, but they are ugly.
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Old 23 July 2019, 01:00 PM   #38
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Nice, sexist thread.
Agreed! Thank you!

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Complete opposite here. We were at a Grand Seiko event over the weekend and she got herself a GS GMT so she can keep track of the time when she travels. She even got the President of Grand Seiko USA to sign the box and he took the watch and is having the back engraved for her. I am just hoping she will let me wear some of her watches from time to time.
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Nope. My Wife knows how to wind her watches. I always check to see if her date is set and it usually isn't, not because she doesn't know how to set it but she apparently doesn't care about the correct date being set.


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Instead of ragging on the wife why don't you just communicate how it works?

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That is soo funny. She know how it works, she's just looking for some sucker to set it for her.

Women learned centuries ago that letting men think they were the intelligent ones enabled them to get them to do anything for them.
Wise words!

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Not my wife...lol.

She gets it.


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Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.
He's not the only one. With a son in the username, I assume you are not "a wife, " so how can you be so sure?

There was just zero reason to generalize.
He could have said "my wife.... Am I alone"

I got pretty thick skin, but i don't like being categorized.

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Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.
Woohoooooooo!


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When I first saw this post and title..."Wives just don’t have any idea...am I alone?"

I immediately, thought, I don't know, but with that attitude you soon may be.....

and was gonna post that, but then thought I'd better not.....but....
Love it!

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I think my wife can handle her own with a mechanical timepiece.
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Old 23 July 2019, 01:04 PM   #39
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mine knows too much now and hates me for turning her into a "watch snob" now. Her words not mine
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Old 23 July 2019, 01:07 PM   #40
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There's a great video I saw awhile ago with the Head of Cartier I believe.

He said men come in and buy their wives expensive automatic movement watches, and he tries to tell them to get the quartz, and to many women, a watch is a piece of jewelry, and isn't looked at the same way a man looks at a watch.

He chuckles, and says usually within two weeks or so, the man comes back, and exchanges the watch for a quartz movement, as she doesn't want to set the time or thinks the battery is dead.

Just different ways some people look at things I gather....have to spend some more time searching for the video, it was quite interesting.
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Old 23 July 2019, 01:24 PM   #41
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Not all wives.... my husband hands me his watch(es) every time they stop.
If many of us men here were married to a CW21, don't you think we would do the same?
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Old 23 July 2019, 01:24 PM   #42
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Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.
The newer one with blue ceramic and camo strap is steel vs this one is platinum.

This is the updated version but is a LE of 20. https://www.audemarspiguet.com/en/wa....OO.A002CR.01/
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Old 23 July 2019, 02:03 PM   #43
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When I first saw this post and title..."Wives just don’t have any idea...am I alone?"

I immediately, thought, I don't know, but with that attitude you soon may be.....

and was gonna post that, but then thought I'd better not.....but....


Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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Old 23 July 2019, 02:12 PM   #44
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Thx mucho. How different is this one vs that new blue one.




It’s a bit like the 5711 vs the 5711P, the platinum pre anniversary model that people thought was an urban myth. The differences are there but they’re quite subtle. The blue face on the new watch is a brighter blue and together with the blue ceramic I could imagine that in bright sunlight the blue will really stand out.





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Old 23 July 2019, 07:21 PM   #45
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Gracias...what’s the reference on the bright blue camo one?
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Old 23 July 2019, 07:34 PM   #46
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Old 23 July 2019, 07:45 PM   #47
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Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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No apology required Ash.

I enjoy setting all my wife’s watches, quartz or mechanical.

It’s what I/we do.

As for some of the other posts?

There are some always looking for an ‘issue’.
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Old 23 July 2019, 08:18 PM   #48
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Old 24 July 2019, 01:17 AM   #49
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Sorry I didn’t mean for this post to be offensive or sexist in any way, I was gobsmacked when my wife handed me her watch and we laughed about it afterwards.


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I didn't find it offensive. Just having fun.

When my wife hands me things to do like that it's because she can't be bothered with it.
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Old 25 July 2019, 09:16 AM   #50
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This one appeared on the bench this morning.

I gives me something to do while I make the coffee.
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Old 26 July 2019, 11:32 PM   #51
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Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.
No he’s not. I think it’s sexist. My wife thinks it’s sexist. And a lady who is a member here thinks it’s sexist. Both ladies felt insulted.

IMO, a guy would need an excess of neanderthal alleles to not see the problem with this thread.
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Old 27 July 2019, 01:03 AM   #52
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Nothing sexist about it, seems like you're the only one who perceived it like that. If you look for the boogie man hard enough, you can find one.
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Old 27 July 2019, 01:58 AM   #53
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Is your wife’s watch the Daytona? Those are known to have extremely weak batteries...
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Old 27 July 2019, 05:51 AM   #54
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Again I’m sorry to anyone who was offended by this post. The Daytona was a gift to my wife for doing an amazing thing that only a woman can do......giving me a son. She could have asked for almost anything and she chose a pretty cool looking watch. The point of the thread that I failed to get across is that there’s more to a watch than a pretty face. ‘Nuff said.


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Old 27 July 2019, 11:35 AM   #55
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My wife knows how to wind it but has a hard time due to her nails and all. I don’t mind setting it when I need to. But seriously a winder alleviates these problems. Regardless, try and teach your wife. I’m sure she can comprehend how it works in basic terms, right?
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Old 27 July 2019, 12:24 PM   #56
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Exact opposite situation here, my father in law worked on watches for decades, we still have his old notebooks with hundreds of pages of what watches he worked on and what he had done to them.
When my now wife and I were going out she said that mechanical watches have a soul!
I have his old workshop light above my workbench in the garage.
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Old 27 July 2019, 12:27 PM   #57
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Exact opposite situation here, my father in law worked on watches for decades, we still have his old notebooks with hundreds of pages what watches he worked on and what he had done to them.
When my now wife and I were going out she said that mechanical watches have a soul!
I have his old workshop light above my workbench in the garage.
That is awesome
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Old 27 July 2019, 08:14 PM   #58
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Again I’m sorry to anyone who was offended by this post. The Daytona was a gift to my wife for doing an amazing thing that only a woman can do......giving me a son. She could have asked for almost anything and she chose a pretty cool looking watch. The point of the thread that I failed to get across is that there’s more to a watch than a pretty face. ‘Nuff said.


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Old 27 July 2019, 10:21 PM   #59
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Tim, love the fall our shelter sign over the door.. used to see those everywhere when I was a kid..
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Old 27 July 2019, 10:27 PM   #60
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Perhaps explain it to her?
Seems easy enough. It took a while but my wife hates tinkering with things, but somehow after going over it a few times and appreciating how important it is and that with proper care it will outlive us both, she now does everything on her own.

I guess it really boils down to whether she cares about the watch in the first place. Don't confuse how you feel for how she feels. A fancy watch or any watch may just not be the thing for her.
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