- Posts
- 16,861
- Likes
- 47,910
STANDY
·Have a "No regrets" T-shirt.
Any regrets buying watches
- Posts
- 217
- Likes
- 300
Burr
·It’s hard to try on rare and vintage watches so sometimes I’ve bought sight unseen only to realize it doesn’t work on my wrist.
I’ve also had watches that I really liked and then something will turn me off. For instance I had a watch serviced and the watchmaker knocked out the tritium pip on the bezel (and lost it). Although it’s usually not considered a deal breaker on a watch it just made me angry every time I wore it and I ended up having to sell it.
most of my watches are vintage so I also had to buy unseen most of the time so I totally get this. Sorry to hear about what your (ex)watchmaker did to your watch. I have my tri compax getting serviced for the first time...you have me a bit nervous! Was your watchmaker experienced/referenced and it was a one off case or was it the first time you worked with them?
- Posts
- 217
- Likes
- 300
- Posts
- 3,140
- Likes
- 14,704
Wryfox
·My only regret is buying quartz watches. I don't wear them that often, but every time I want to, the battery is dead.🫨
- Posts
- 453
- Likes
- 603
03Hemi
·Shoulda, woulda, could've. I remember when I was in college one of my professors said there was this new thing coming out that was gonna revolutionize the world - it was called the internet.
- Posts
- 1,047
- Likes
- 2,616
sonicosa
·I have regret around a watch I recently purchased and really enjoy wearing (mostly). The regret comes from the company's customer service. When I contacted them with an issue about the watch's accuracy, they (Yema), were much more concerned with covering their ass than they were addressing my dissatisfaction with the performance of my new watch. It definitely effects how much I enjoy wearing it.
- Posts
- 335
- Likes
- 1,011
BDHD
·Of every 5 watches I buy, I always regret a minimum of 2. Sometimes I leave them in storage and don't use them. I lose money but I have left to give them as birthday presents.
I have learned to first ask them to let me use them a couple of days and see how I feel with them. Then I have them checked and I decide whether or not I buy it. But really, having a fondness for watches is something expensive so you have to know how to buy
I have learned to first ask them to let me use them a couple of days and see how I feel with them. Then I have them checked and I decide whether or not I buy it. But really, having a fondness for watches is something expensive so you have to know how to buy
- Posts
- 3,140
- Likes
- 14,704
- Posts
- 315
- Likes
- 782
Evose
·Not being quick enough on decisions. Lost a few great deals by overthinking.
- Posts
- 453
- Likes
- 603
- Posts
- 453
- Likes
- 603
- Posts
- 6,832
- Likes
- 13,797
Nobel Prize
·Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do, Isaw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
And yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
But now, as tears subside, I…
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do, Isaw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
And yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
But now, as tears subside, I…
- Posts
- 777
- Likes
- 1,380
Braindrain
·At least Google and Amazon a little later, just to name a few.
Or AOL and Yahoo. It was the wild west back then.
- Posts
- 13,775
- Likes
- 53,731
- Posts
- 1,113
- Likes
- 7,292
Dr.Sascha
·1st wife. I didn't actually "buy" her, of course--more of a short-term lease. I should have bought a watch instead, but even a rabid wolverine would have been a better investment (and no worries about the in-laws).
- Posts
- 2,326
- Likes
- 1,884
VetPsychWars
·I regret a couple. Wanna buy a watch?
Tom
Tom
- Posts
- 1,444
- Likes
- 2,221
scapa
·No real buying regrets here. I mostly worked out my preferences on the cheaper end of the spectrum, with Tissots and Hammies, figured out that I'm not really a dress watch or quartz person and lost a few bucks but nothing major. My one big buying error was an Omega LE that shall remain nameless -- really beautiful watch, but highly-polished and not as legible as I would've liked, but was able to move it on without losing $$$.
It's a researcher's hobby, and for the most part I enjoy the finding as much as the getting, but I haven't splashed around in the big waters much and doubt I ever will. JLC steel is about as far as my arms, and wallet, can reach.
High-end audio and rare books -- all sorts of regrets there. Watch-world is tame by comparison. .
It's a researcher's hobby, and for the most part I enjoy the finding as much as the getting, but I haven't splashed around in the big waters much and doubt I ever will. JLC steel is about as far as my arms, and wallet, can reach.
High-end audio and rare books -- all sorts of regrets there. Watch-world is tame by comparison. .
- Posts
- 1,069
- Likes
- 2,166
jsducote
·
- Posts
- 1,441
- Likes
- 3,809
killer67
·I had a watch stolen only to be recovered and although you might think I would never let it go, I struggled to enjoy it and sold it; such is the mind
- Posts
- 1,497
- Likes
- 2,423
asrnj77
·I had a similar situation with a vehicle. I could only picture the thieves pleasuring themselves in the car and their potential pleasure = my great displeasure. It had to go...
Similar threads
- Posts
- 15
- Views
- 6K
- Posts
- 108
- Views
- 12K
