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13 July 2019, 09:34 PM | #1 |
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Pre-owned watches pedigree
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I've never bought a pre-owned watch. My main concern with them is the pedigree they come with. I don't know the people who used to wear the watch and I don't know in which circumstances was it worn. As an extreme example: would you wear a watch after a serial murderer or a maniac committing their crimes with this watch on? I wouldn't. Of course it is highly unlikely to be the case, but getting a watch after just an unpleasant person (dishonest, rude, yelling at his family etc.) is rather likely. And it bothers me. Does anyone else feel the same? |
13 July 2019, 09:41 PM | #2 |
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13 July 2019, 09:43 PM | #3 | |
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Heaven only knows where the, (probably cocaine saturated) notes have been! |
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13 July 2019, 09:47 PM | #4 |
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Just buy new, nothing we can say will change this irrational concern you have. Leave us out of it...buy new.
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13 July 2019, 09:51 PM | #5 | |
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On the other hand we like to think of our watches as not of just time-telling devices or jewellery, but more like of something that accumulates our memories and sentiments and is associated with us, becomes part of us in some sense, so it seems logical (at least for me) to think of which memories and sentiments are accumulated on pre-owned pieces. |
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13 July 2019, 09:57 PM | #6 |
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I'm not trying to convince anyone to stop buying pre-owned neither am asking to be convinced to buy pre-owned myself Just wanted to share my attitude and know if I'm the only one who thinks like that :)
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13 July 2019, 10:10 PM | #7 | |
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13 July 2019, 10:11 PM | #8 |
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I do feel the same. Call me weird, but a watch is a very personal item and I prefer to buy new. There are some very strange people in this world and I don't want their watch on my wrist. For those who have no issue with buying used, rock on.
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13 July 2019, 10:19 PM | #9 |
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I have never thought about anything used this way, whether a car, a boat, a house, etc.
But for those who do, if you want to build your own personal memories and not think of any possible bad mojo, I say buy new and enjoy. |
13 July 2019, 10:22 PM | #10 |
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never thought about that, and never will !
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13 July 2019, 10:27 PM | #11 |
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13 July 2019, 10:30 PM | #12 |
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Not exactly like what you are mentioning, but I don't like other people DNA, skin residues, germs and what not on a watch.
New only for me
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13 July 2019, 11:54 PM | #13 |
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for those concerned about germs and other personal issues, i understand, but it is hard to reconcile that emotion with perhaps other things (people one dates, people one shares a car with, uber, subway, hotels, restaurants)
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13 July 2019, 11:57 PM | #14 |
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14 July 2019, 12:27 AM | #15 |
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Ignorance is bliss
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14 July 2019, 12:29 AM | #16 |
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Same as buying a used car.
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14 July 2019, 12:32 AM | #17 | |
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IMHO it illustrates that the history of the specific piece and the personalities of the ex-owners are important. :) At least sometimes and to some buyers. |
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