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Main Forums => General Discussion - Modern Watches => Topic started by: TheHobbit on January 10, 2011, 08:11:20 AM
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Got this from The Big Watch Forum:
1) Never settle. Compromise.
If a Rolex is really what you want, don't throw away money on a Seiko just to buy. Save that money toward the Rolex. If need be, buy a used model and have it
refurbished.
2) Whenever possible, pay cash.
Don't rob Peter to pay Paul. Avoid credit cards like the plague; interest rates
eat up discounts. Buy what you can afford.
3) Buy for YOU, not someone else.
If you look long and hard enough you will find someone in TZ, or somewhere else
who will criticize your choice no matter what it is. Buy for you, not to impress someone else.
4) Consider the movement.
Consider the movement in the watch. Shoot for in-house or fine base calibers like the Zenith El Primero, Piguet, Lemania, Venus...but don't buy a style you
don't like simply because the movement is a great one. You can't wear a watch
inside-out.
5) Consider the manufacturer.
There are great ones to choose from but never buy just because of the name!
Patek is considered one of the finest, if not the best manufacturer out there.
But if you don't like the designs, don't buy one!
6) You won't become the watch.
The watch won't change you. It is a watch. Einstein had a Patek, Hemingway
wore Rolex and Omega. If you buy a Patek it won't make you a genius, and neither
an Omega or Rolex will improve your writing.
7) Size matters.
Large watches are a fad and a style. Some really look good. Consider your wrist
size because a really oversized watch on a small wrist looks sloppy. If you do
buy a large watch, make sure your shirt cuffs will fit over it. You don't want
to have to redo your wardrobe to fit your watch!
8) Get Insurance.
You will sleep better.
9) There is always going to be a better deal.
Shortly after you make a purchase, you will spot that exact same model selling
for less. It is one of life's little jokes. Don't let it bother you.
10) Keep in mind that salespeople are usually only objective about watches that
they sell.
11) The journey can be more fun than the destination.
Shortly after a purchase you may experience a let down. Let it pass, it's normal.
12) If it is broke, fix it.
To err is human. It is better to fix a mistake than try to live with it. If you
really aren't happy with a purchase, get rid of it!
13) Consider color.
All stainless steel, all white gold, all platinum with a bracelet goes with
everything. With a black strap, almost everything.
18k&black strap is dressy. 18k&brown strap is elegant but more casual, and
looks good with browns, tans, blues, yellow, green, and sometimes even gray.
White dials are dressier and easier to read, black dials are more cool and sporty.
14) Accuracy is relative.
Your self-winding watch isn't as accurate as your quartz. However it can be 99%
accurate. Off by just a few seconds out of over 80,000 each day is pretty amazing.
15) Take care of your good watches.
Get them serviced, keep them clean. They'll last longer than you will.
16) This is want, not need.
No one ever needs a luxury watch, this is about want. If you ask yourself, "do
I need this?" the honest answer is always, "no."
17) Never buy a watch as an investment.
Some watches will retain value, most don't. The watch that actually appreciates
in value is unique and chances are it will be your grandchildren who benefit,
not you.
18) No one watch will statisfy you completely. There is no single definitive model.
19) The more you know, the less you need.
A collection of 4 exceptional watches is better than a collection of 10 mediocre
ones.
20) Only engrave if it is a special gift.
21) Buy what you will wear, not for an occasion.
Don't run out and buy a dressy watch for just one special night. You probably
have one you can wear that will be just fine, or don't wear one at all.
22) Wear it.
If it has been two months since you wore it, you don't really like it. Get something you want to wear.
23) Limited is usually a marketing term.
Limited to 5,000 pieces is not limited. Limited to 2,000 isn't either.
Really limited is 30. Or 10. Or one.
24) You don't have to justify to anyone except yourself.
Someone will someday say, "you paid that much for a watch!!!" You are not obligated to explain, and they won't understand anyway.
25) Don't look at the Patek on the other guy's wrist and be envious. Look at the
watch on your wrist and be happy. Don't judge anyone by the watch they wear,
including yourself.
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Awesome advice, especially for a newbie like me. :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: easy to understand in layman language.
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thanks for sharing..... this is really informative..... :thumbsup:
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I have read the above once before and became almost a recovered watchaholic, down to only 60% recovered. Having read all over again to refresh and gain another 10% to attain 70% recovered watchaholic.
Someone or anyone, please send more of the above stuffs to reinforce my mind for a full recovery. :Cheers:
I like the statement; "I wear my watch to please only myself"
dc
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read it before earlier but nice to reread it again...
was actually looking at a cheaper one when i first started my hunt....and i came across this one...
1) Never settle. Compromise.
If a Rolex is really what you want, don't throw away money on a Seiko just to buy. Save that money toward the Rolex. If need be, buy a used model and have it
refurbished.
Of course i cant afford a Rolex then but i then changed my strategy, gave myself some time to look for a better piece........and spotted the U1......today, it sits proudly as the first born in my collection. If i do become a tycoon and begin collecting Pateks...the U1 is never will never be neglected..hehehehe
like how `chor-lun' (first crush) is potrayed in Stephen Chow movies... :Laughing_on_floor:
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like how `chor-lun' (first crush) is potrayed in Stephen Chow movies... :Laughing_on_floor:
while pee-ing sometimes will stop halfway and think of "it", then the rest of the pee is forgotten...
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hahahahah!! or nose-picking men dressed up as school girls..
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hahahahah!! or nose-picking men dressed up as school girls..
yue fa
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Good topic! Love it...Thank ya~
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lots of WISDOM :angel: :thumbsup:
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should put this in sticky.... as reminder....
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Good information you provided there
Enjoy reading!!! Guess the next time before i buy my next watch,definitely will relook into your posting again
Hehehe!!!
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all I have to say...SPOT ON!!!
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Good advise :thumbsup:
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Was browsing through this thread ... super good advise.
Must stop buying petty now and save for the ONE!
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Do you guys have any comments or personal reviews for casio edifice series?? Thanks
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May I add:
1. What ever you bought, it will always be the wrong ones.
2. There will never be a perfect grail, you will continue looking for the next ones.
Please continue with other advices. ....
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Ï likeeeeeee :thumbsup:
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It's a want not a need :P
But I still want one. Good stuff :thumbsup:
:Cheers:
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best advice ever...
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I like #16 & #17. They are spot on. :thumbsup:
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Good read and advise.....kudos bro!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I will try my best adhering to the good advise. :angel:
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Buy what you like, like what you buy! :Jumping:
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great advice
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Great Advise .. :thumbsup:
Don't buy too many watches unless you have time to wear it ! :P
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Great pointers for newbies like me :thumbsup:
Thanks for digging up this old thread Cocas
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listen to the wisdom of Asia's richest men ... on his choices of watch...
http://watchesbysjx.com/2016/06/hong-kongs-richest-man-shows-off-his-500-citizen-eco-drive.html
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Thanks for sharing, useful info for newbies like me... :)
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I have seen a member or two, reviving threads from early 2011 ono and thought that it was funny as OPs whom asked, "What watch to buy for XX budget?" in 2011 would definitely have made a purchase 5 years down the road. Then this thread was revived and I could finally see the relevancy behind such old threads. Sound advice from 2011, that still rings true today. I have been going through some consolidation phases myself and told myself that I would stop at X watches, then inevitably, you got swayed by the moment and added another piece that doesn't get much wrist times. Then a couple of months down the road, you flip it off. So these days, I buy only if I really liked it and even when the shop sometimes offer me a great discount (like the time that a shop offered me RM22k off a JLC LE piece), if I'm not really sold on the watch, I have learnt to say, "Thanks but no, thanks." So far, I have been disciplined enough in the no. of watches in my winder; although there were moments when the flesh was weak still. "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned."
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I had the same experience, yesterday saw a moonwatch racing at Valiram sales at rm9k after discount ( original rm14.8k), luckily I can tahAn the temptation
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