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Charlie Mike said:
I don't wear sunglasses, even though I have 2 pairs of prescription sunglasses at home. I like to make eye contact.
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Fair enough, I like keeping my vision and for some reason I tend to have random high speed objects head straight for my head, usually my eyes. Even had a rock (I assume) entered through the driver side window and hit me in my shades while I was driving on the freeway with enough force to knock my head back into the seat since I didn't expect that. Don't even ask me how that was even possible I still wonder that myself.
 
Don't get me wrong, I always have eye protection on.

 
Haze said:
What is the most expensive watch you have heard of ? I have seen the Patek Philippe that's supposed to be $5.6 million but I can't see anything beating that with out piles of dimonds and other nonsense, or perhap a rare vintage of some sort.
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There are several million plus dollar watches without diamond bling.
 
Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar / A. Lange & Söhne.....no diamonds.....$378,000.00...it is a platinum case, but the strap is leather.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I'll stick with my Rolex.

 
I prefer my SeaDweller, not the new one, because the new one is so damned far off the wrist....we had a rep come in from UnderArmor a few weeks ago and it looked like a hubcap strapped to his wrist.

I also like G Shock, Seiko, Gruen Curvex and vintage Mickey Mouse watches.....but I have a few friends that own watches like the Lange & Sohne, and they don't blink an eye at spending $500,000.00 on a wristwatch. I am not them...but I can tell you that I have a bunch of friends on the other side of the tracks that will look at me spending 2k on a custom knife or 5k on a wristwatch and when I tell them the cost, they blink their eyes at me like I just said the words in Pashto.

We got all kinds on the planet, amigo, everyone has their toys and prices willing to be paid for them.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I think my next watch will the Marathon automatic chronograph with the screw down pushers and 1000ft rating.
 
It's a cool, big-ass watch....some nice features....not remotely in the realm of a "good" Swiss watch like we are talking about, but if that is what trips your trigger....get it!

I'm looking at the Citizen Panerai knockoff, and a cool Khaki field watch currently.....I like awesome toys that don't cost a lot sometimes!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Nothing wrong with a Valjou 7750 ;)
 
Most expensive watches I've seen were in a window display in London 15 years ago. By 'window' I mean a 3-4" thick pane of glass. They were marked between $100,000 and $350,000
 
hoppes no9 said:
Yes, newborn unicorn leather.
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That was frikkin' hysterical!

The reason the complicated Swiss watches are so damned spendy is that they are virtually handbuilt.....and they work, exceedingly well.

That said.....the G-Shock on my wrist right now links up with the Atomic Clock every night for correction....meaning....for all intents and purposes...it is SIGNIFICANTLY more accurate at time keeping than the Lange & Sohne....but that watch is magnificent in so many other ways....if you haven't looked at it, it is truly spectacular:

http://monochrome-watches.com/lange-1-tourbillon-perpetual-calendar-handwerkskunst/

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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texas gun person said:
Apparently, while Americans use stuff like nice cars as a status symbol, watches are the equivalent of sorts in some Asian countries.
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903lew said:
However, cufflinks and wristpieces are not only the two pieces of jewellery men can wear but also very eloquent markers of class and taste. A Grand Seiko, for example, says a lot about a person.
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IMO status symbols are a sign of an insecure person. Both the person who owns it and the people who acknowledge it.
 
Shotgun said:
IMO status symbols are a sign of an insecure person. Both the person who owns it and the people who acknowledge it.
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I get a laugh out of people that do. As for me, I got hooked on Rolex (with no idea of the implications) as a youngin watching Sean Connery as James Bond.
 
Kohai999 said:
That was frikkin' hysterical!

The reason the complicated Swiss watches are so damned spendy is that they are virtually handbuilt.....and they work, exceedingly well.

That said.....the G-Shock on my wrist right now links up with the Atomic Clock every night for correction....meaning....for all intents and purposes...it is SIGNIFICANTLY more accurate at time keeping than the Lange & Sohne....but that watch is magnificent in so many other ways....if you haven't looked at it, it is truly spectacular:

http://monochrome-watches.com/lange-1-tourbillon-perpetual-calendar-handwerkskunst/

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Funny how you mention the atomic G-Shocks, as I am impressed by G-Shocks from the way they are built after reading a breakdown on why an engineering student was impressed by them from an engineering and design standpoint. They put in so much technology in such a small package and have it built to take a lot of abuse it's really quite impressive once you look at it at that standpoint. So as strange as it is I am impressed by these watches from that standpoint as much as some of these extremely precise handmade pieces of art they call a watch. 2 completely different ways to get the job done and both are have earned my respect on how well it was executed.

It's an apples and oranges type of thing, I am not comparing the two as I think the similarities start and end with both being a watch. But both the rugged G-Shocks and the precise handmade watches impress me in two entirely different ways.

As for watches being a status symbol in the US. Rolex is a status symbol to most, beyond that most people probably wouldn't know the difference between a nice Citizen or Seiko and a $20 Timex. I've had a few guys compliment me on my Citizen BM8180-03E as they loved the size of the watch along with how rugged and "military" it looked without being tacti-cool. Yet I've had several times that many compliments on my cheap $20 mickey mouse watch from girls who thought it looked cool, yes the Mickey Mouse watch was a bit more of a "chick magnet" lol.
 
Shotgun said:
IMO status symbols are a sign of an insecure person. Both the person who owns it and the people who acknowledge it.
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It is not insecure to acknowledge someone's taste and refinement....in wine, watches or knives for that matter. I wear Carhartt canvas logger pants 1/2 the time, and feel that they are the best in class at what they do. Sometimes someone will acknowledge them....it's appreciated....and not a big deal.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
If you didn't know me, you'd think I was just some tweaked out piece of peckerwood biker trash and odds are that Rolex is fake. Fine with me.
 
Charlie Mike said:
If you didn't know me, you'd think I was just some tweaked out piece of peckerwood biker trash and odds are that Rolex is fake. Fine with me.
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Most people think mine is stolen, even the people that do know me. :p
 
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