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    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • AnesthetistA
      Anesthetist
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      @Giles:

      @Anesthetist:

      Just got back from Nassau, what a watch lovers Mecca.

      Transitting Nassau in 2 months.  Good prices?

      So it seems that most discounts hover around 10-20% depending on the brand plus the benefit of no tax/duty. The big difference is the number of brands that are unavailable to try on at home. One gent there was letting me try on a $28,000 Piaget Antiplano. No interest financing lol!

      IG: bluehandsslim

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Thanks, if I have the time, I'll stop by.  I will be rushing to and from fishing, so I will have other things on my mind…...

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • specmvlS
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          After spending too much time looking for a not too expensive watch I finally worked it out. I want a Maratac Mid Pilot 2012. First saw Urbanwoodsman`s large Pilot in the pocket dump thread some time ago.

          This is stupid for a variety of reasons:

          • They don´t ship to Europe
          • Even Americans have a tough time getting one, they´re kind of hyped and the producer seems to be badly organized
          • The 2012 model is discontinued and the 2013 version is ugly.
          • As a German I have a couple of producers of much more original "Flieger"-watches right around the corner.

          Still I dig this one - annoying. Any advice?

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          • mvbM
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            Take a look here for something similar
            http://www.chronometer.net/wrist.htm
            This guy is in Amsterdam

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            • Finn666F
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              sporting one of these the other day…

              unfortunately not mine 🙂

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                Breitling - Worst timekeepers in the world, that's one of the reasons I getting rid of ours….

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • Finn666F
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                  true that G. this one belongs to my room mate actually and he needs to take it in for the 2nd or 3rd time now this year…just looses way too many seconds during a day!

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                  • SeulS
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                    Shitelings are known for that… But of course, it's a watch, who needs it to actually tell the time accurately right?..

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                    • Finn666F
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                      that's why i wore my (broken) watch the other night…just cuz of the looks and just cuz it fitted the outfit pretty well 😉 😉 😉

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                      • M
                        MP
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                        My 3 'Shitelings' keep perfect time.

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                        • SeulS
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                          They must be counterfeits…

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                            Which would make 'm Countershitelings.

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                            • Finn666F
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                              damn, my room mate just got a panerai…that bastard! 😠
                              need something nice now as well i think!

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                              • GilesG
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                                Panerais are common.  Get something worth having…...Go to a SE party and every single person is wearing one,  Not cool....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • S
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                                  @Finn666:

                                  that's why i wore my (broken) watch the other night…just cuz of the looks and just cuz it fitted the outfit pretty well 😉 😉 😉

                                  You goose! 🙂

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                                  • S
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                                    @Giles:

                                    Panerais are common.  Get something worth having…...Go to a SE party and every single person is wearing one,  Not cool....

                                    Still better than a Rolex, on the most part IMO. Every person @ a SE party is also wearing denim too tho? (I know what you mean, but maybe it is reflective of quality, more so than sheeple?)

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                                    • S
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                                      I'm on the lookout for a watch in about 4 years time (seriously). It'll likely take me that long to find something that's not a PAM or Rolex…

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        Yes, they are all wearing denim, but that's like saying they're wearing watches….....There is something sheeplike (imo) about the Panerai gang......

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          Snowy
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                                          yeah it was a pretty weak point, it's not like they all wear the same brand of jean.

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                                          • D
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                                            Panerai has some nice pieces like the fiddy, 372, Cali, slytechs, pre-a's and their vintage pieces with rolex movements from wwII or later. But chances you get them for a reasonable price are probably zero and it can be pretty hard to get at these watches.

                                            For those interested in vintage panerai i can recommend the books from Ralf Ehrlers and Volker Wiegmann

                                            I like the concept of the brand especially the historical line and the strap thing might make even more fun than the watch itself 🙂 i had two panerais a sub 24 from a very early batch with polished bezel and a blackseal radiomir over the years. Have gone through lots of watches during the last 7 years, some traded in some sold all was fun, now i am with my iPhone. Very cool too

                                            Cheers,
                                            David

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