….. Did you buy another watch?

So I planned the delivery of my new acqusition to coincide with my day off after a week of work-related travel. Then and without any warning, the law of Murphy struck again--bad weather prevents the delivery of my new toy. Now things get more complicated as I must leave town again for another week on work travel. So I tell my wife I'm expecting a package that requires an adult signature…she pops the "question"…..I say naaaaa…. it was a trade. She says…hmmm which one did you trade. I say some old vintage G. Cleveland. End of conversation.

Now I have to wait til Friday to open the package…

 

How do u hide the watch boxes ? ......lol

 

Ah yes, the trade gambit, a sleight I know well.

 

I confessed to my wife after she caught me secretly on this forum. She demanded a full confession and if I held anything back or she thought I was holding something back then I would be in serious trouble. She asked me how long it had been going on and why I felt the need to hide it. After a few deep breaths I told her everything, why I loved watches, what I was hoping to learn and most importantly what I was going to buy.
I told her almost everything, about the first one I bought, how I had used our wedding as an excuse to buy my second and how the third was really just a trip down memory lane. I told her I have about ten more watches that i would like to own and roughly how much each was going to cost. We agreed I could keep using the forum but I could only buy one watch per year unless a to good to pass opportunity came along.
I didn't want to push my luck so I omitted the Palm D'or of my collection was going to be a seamaster bullhead and it would cost a few pretty pennies.
After much soul searching and many tears on my part along with promises of exoctic holidays she relented and said we can get through this together.
I love my wife she is very understanding.

 

I once traded 1 for 7 and reported no cash outlay for the trade. According to me.

Advantage of vintage. Mostly no boxes.

 

Up to now I am supposed to be the lucky guy. Dispite of not beeing able to hide bank transactions ( my wife is working at my bank) she agreed with my expences on watches. That is easily explained: two seamasters and a unbelievable expensive handbag for her very own and a nice holiday.

The Most important reason why i might be able to go on is no sex, drugs and alcohol with other Girls

 

Every watch I have bought have been the cause of a lengthy debate. Mostly she complains about not being told and not being a part of my little hobby but every time I show her a watch, I would like, she just says "No, you don't need another one". What's the point of sharing a hobby then??

 

No need for anything hidden, Watch she wanted more than anything, took months to find after weeks of her taking over my watch research time on the computer.

Now she hands me the phone when on ebay and shows me nice vintage watches i should buy.

(Lost a 1970s diver i bought of Matty01 as soon as i opened it the other day)

 

The advantage of working and living overseas for the last two years plus. Will have to bring them home soon though

 

Maybe you should sell some before you head home.

 

I think I will take my chances

 

my wife allows me to believe she believes I am the luckiest buyer in history that always finds things that are impossible to find again at prices that are just stupid....

...then for each watch that comes in there are about 6 pairs f shoes coming through the door in retaliation.

 

way to think on your feet,
just remember they can always tell when you
are lying, how, I don't know, but they can.
so get your watches delivered at the office
=no questions

 

women are jealous of everything and anything that distracts
attention from them. You're young, you will learn

 

Every time I open a new purchase I simply remind her how much my SM 300 is now worth and trust that she assumes that is how watch collecting goes.
I know she is no fool so obviously payback will come some day soon

 

A woman can never have to many shoes.

A man can never have too many watches!

(Variation on a theme)

 

That's all very well until your secretary starts nagging you as she drops another package in your lap. Mine now adds, "Is that on the permitted list?"

I found the way around that today when a box arrived from an auction house. The lot was described as a Gucci watch blah, blah, blah, a Zenith watch and four other watches. The photo showed the Zenith to be a 40T chronometre, so £250 including premium was a good result - yes I know I already have one. Anyway, guess where the Gucci one is going to end up.