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October 24th, 2017 01:25 PM #1711
In one of my previous jobs, there is one staff in one of the teams I manage that was totally unaware of the value of the watch he was wearing. I noticed the watch and I asked him how he got it. He told me an uncle gave it to him without a strap. He just put a cheap strap on it. I told him to go get a much better and more expensive leather strap on the watch to give it more bling. He was wearing a vintage A. Lange & Sohne.
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October 24th, 2017 01:35 PM #1712
Save for some Rolex models and Patek, most of them still depreciate. Some at a slower rate than others, but calling a watch an investment is like calling a Civic SiR an investment.
Let's not kid ourselves - watches are luxury items. A 3k Seiko tells time just as well as a 400k Submariner. And a cellphone connected to the internet will have more accurate time than either of them.
Sana binili mo bro! O kaya sabihin mo, bigyan kita Rolex, palit tayo. 😂
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October 24th, 2017 01:57 PM #1713
I just added a Seiko Pogue Reissue to my box. Namataan habang namamasyal sa avenida.
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October 24th, 2017 02:07 PM #1714
He was not intent on selling it as it is an heirloom. However, I do have an anecdote with an old friend from my Magic The Gathering tournament days before.
Back in 2002, one of the constant folks I play with was a guy from Los Banos. While we were playing at Neutral Grounds Glorieta (in its old location), he was telling me that his grandpa gave him a watch. He was pissed because he was asking for a G-Shock. He complained that the watch was not working (he did not know it was an automatic) and it did not even come with a strap. I asked him to describe it. He said the face had multiple dials and small graduated numbers on the face edge. I asked him if one it had a "B" and wings on its logo. He said yes and I asked him if he is planning to sell it. He said he will be happy to take 10k for it. I said I will take it and I will pay for it the next day.
The next day, we met up and he was wearing a grin on his face. He told me I was such a devious *$$ and no way he will part with a Breitling for 10k. Apparently, on his way home to take the bus to Los Banos, he happened to see the same logo at Lucerne. He saw a newer version of the watch and it was priced 250k+. The strap alone is more than 10k. If luck had its way and my friend didn't see Lucerne, I would have gotten myself a Breitling Navitimer for 10k!!!!Last edited by Egan101; October 24th, 2017 at 02:09 PM.
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October 24th, 2017 07:18 PM #1715
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October 24th, 2017 09:04 PM #1716
Interesting isn't it? Specially the history behind them.
I think you'll find watches are great subjects for photography too.
*Egan101
Pity re: that Breitling. Me, I'm still dreaming about one day stumbling upon a vintage Patek in a garage sale and generously offering the owner a couple thousand bucks.
I didn't know you played MTG. At which expansion series did you quit? I was about done during the Mirage series.
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October 25th, 2017 06:07 AM #1717
I'm thinking of New SGear... I switched S8 plus from iPhone 6+ and Apple Watch S1😊
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October 25th, 2017 10:25 AM #1719
Yep, that would have been a steal if I got that Navitimer for 10k.
I started playing MTG as a newbie during 4th Edition-Ice Age block (1995), stopped during the "combo-winter" days of Urza block, and played back again more competitively (limited, constructed, and legacy formats) from Masques to Mirrodin blocks. I sold all my cards for a profit in 2005.
I asked him for his price and he gave me one. We just laugh about it every time I see him wearing the watch. He started collecting watches from that day moving forward.
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October 25th, 2017 10:33 AM #1720
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