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23 July 2014, 07:22 PM | #241 |
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You would have to pay some consideration of where you are heading so not really a question you can pose here to the forum generally speaking.
If I was to head back to Rio for instance, no. I'd leave my watch back at home. Thankfully when I got mugged there back in 2004 I had my last 5 bucks on me. |
23 July 2014, 10:04 PM | #242 |
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23 July 2014, 10:48 PM | #243 |
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Am I the only one chuckling at the posts where people talk about wearing Tag's and Omega's where they feel uneasy about wearing a Rolex?
"I only wear my $1500-$4000 watches in places that make me uneasy and leave my $8000-$12000 watches at home." |
23 July 2014, 11:01 PM | #244 |
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One doesn't have to have been attacked or robbed before to take measures to prevent them from being a victim. I suppose your attitude toward firearms is due to the brainwashing caused by their prohibition in the UK.
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As you might recall, James Bond actually did that in one of the books. It was On Her Majesty's Secret Service, I believe (again, the book, not the P/o/S movie). Bond is trying to escape from the chalet, sneaks up on a guard, and uses his Rolex as brass knuckles to cold-cock the guard. The watch is smashed, and Bond wonders whether he can put a new Rolex on his expense report. I'm going from memory of reading the book decades ago when I was a teenager, so I may not have it quite right. But I think I remember it in part because it was the first time I had heard of a Rolex. And I figured if Bond was wearing it, it must be cool. |
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24 July 2014, 12:09 AM | #247 |
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I live in Mexico and wear these: GMT BLNR, DJ II TT, Omega Seamaster PO, Panerai. I have never had a problem. When I was in college I got robbed, this guy took my Timex (Titanium by the way). I chased him not too close because he had a gun but saw here he went. I went to the Police station who went with me to get the guy but never recovered my precious Timex. Mexico city is a different scenario, thieves there know watches, just like the thieves in the big cities of the world. I'm most of the time in small towns so nobody cares what I wear. I just try to be careful and not getting in places where I can be a victim.
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I'm just off for my brainwashing appointment. |
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24 July 2014, 01:11 AM | #249 |
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As this thread is going down hill fast with some real stupid comments its closed before some members get shown the door of no return.
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