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SkunkPrince
·Back when Omega freely gave information about a watch, they told me my obviuosly CK 2627 was actually a KO 2627 and I spent a lot of time and money ruining it.
Dumb things you might have done with a watch
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesMy rule here is to never wet watches. Doesn't matter if they are proof against it. Doesn't matter if they are a dive watch rated for 600 feet and freshly serviced. Watches here stay away from water.
So, years ago I was retrieving duck decoys after a hunt, almost arm pit deep in chest waders in our favorite duck hunting cove, wearing my favorite beater and I accidentally dunked it in Lake Leon while unsnagging a decoy weight. Though the watch fogged in protest it soon cleared and I ignored it for several years before giving it a routine service. This was before my watch love was so fully over developed. Watch seemed none the worse for wear and continued to function with its unusual extreme accuracy.
More recently I "rinsed and repeated" the decoy fetching mishap. This time the watch had been recently serviced. No fogging which is not bad for a near 70 year old watch with little more real designed in protection than the "waterproof" marking on the case back.
We moved last fall just after I ordered and received some nice pocket watch lanyards in two different colors from our own DaveK. Moved and the recently acquired lanyards could not be found. So, I ordered more replacement lanyard which Dave, feeling sorry for me, promptly filled. Sure enough, soon after ordering the original lanyards turned up. That's ok. I simply acquired more pocket watches to put more lanyards to work.
Haven't even told Dave about this incident. More recently he offered a few burgundy lanyards and I requested one. I had acquired a pretty pocket watch in a rose gold plated case which I was sure would look fetching on a burgundy lanyard. It arrived and ... yep, mislaid the neato burgandy lanyard. I have found it since though. Need to model it here on thge Forum with that lanyard. That is if I haven't lost it again.
So, years ago I was retrieving duck decoys after a hunt, almost arm pit deep in chest waders in our favorite duck hunting cove, wearing my favorite beater and I accidentally dunked it in Lake Leon while unsnagging a decoy weight. Though the watch fogged in protest it soon cleared and I ignored it for several years before giving it a routine service. This was before my watch love was so fully over developed. Watch seemed none the worse for wear and continued to function with its unusual extreme accuracy.
More recently I "rinsed and repeated" the decoy fetching mishap. This time the watch had been recently serviced. No fogging which is not bad for a near 70 year old watch with little more real designed in protection than the "waterproof" marking on the case back.
We moved last fall just after I ordered and received some nice pocket watch lanyards in two different colors from our own DaveK. Moved and the recently acquired lanyards could not be found. So, I ordered more replacement lanyard which Dave, feeling sorry for me, promptly filled. Sure enough, soon after ordering the original lanyards turned up. That's ok. I simply acquired more pocket watches to put more lanyards to work.
Haven't even told Dave about this incident. More recently he offered a few burgundy lanyards and I requested one. I had acquired a pretty pocket watch in a rose gold plated case which I was sure would look fetching on a burgundy lanyard. It arrived and ... yep, mislaid the neato burgandy lanyard. I have found it since though. Need to model it here on thge Forum with that lanyard. That is if I haven't lost it again.
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keepschanging
·Dumbest thing I ever did - allowed my dad to ship my papers and boxes (without the watches inside) internationally, together with a whole bunch of furniture...guess what got stolen...
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keepschanging
·Dumbest thing I ever did - allowed my dad to ship my papers and boxes (without the watches inside) internationally, together with a whole bunch of furniture...guess what got stolen...
The relief is insane though!
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perks713
·found all my watch boxes and papers put together with some other items!
Hahahaha how long did you think they were missing?
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keepschanging
·Hahahaha how long did you think they were missing?
Thought I was down a few tens of thousands!
I was literally putting up a sale post for one of them today, had already posted it saying sadly box and papers stolen...that's when I thought, I really need to open every shipping box and be absolutely sure. Thing is, the boxes I hadn't opened were from previous shipments, some from over 30 years ago! So I thought they were unchanged and didn't check them.
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ALEJANDRO BOVONE
·lost a ranchero minute hand on a bar as I couldn t wait to check it at home. 1 hour 50´ and total embarrassment and i finally found it
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keepschanging
·Oh I also lost a Citizen Ray Mears surfing. Not an Omega but still a few hundred bucks!
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Chachi
·I wore my Omega Apollo 15 40th Anniversary to a bucks party that got wild, woke up the next day with the mother of all hangovers and some fairly gnarly scratches on my watch...
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johnireland
·Dumbest thing I've ever done with a watch is sell it. More than once...and that is really really dumb. Maybe even dumber would be how much I'd pay to get them back.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesDumbest thing I've ever done with a watch is sell it. More than once...and that is really really dumb. Maybe even dumber would be how much I'd pay to get them back.
Yummy, no-date models!
I'm especially liking the second one and the fourth one. Those would be the way that I'd do some vintage Rolex.
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perks713
·Vintage Oyster Perpetual is the only way I’ll end up in a Rolex. They look nice and clean, I love the no date, I love that they aren’t wildly expensive (all things considered)
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johnireland
·Yummy, no-date models!
I'm especially liking the second one and the fourth one. Those would be the way that I'd do some vintage Rolex.
Thank you. They are the 1012 smooth bezel versions. The first of the two was also pink gold. It came with a badly destroyed dial. I took the gamble and had it restored...and I was so in love with it afterwards, I would boast that it was a redial. The case had been heavily polished but I didn't care...it reminded me of old compasses or tools that have passed through decades of hands. Here is a "before" and "after"
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High Hope
·I bought a rusty 1969 BMW 2002 in 1977 +/-. The fuel tank was a drop-in-from-above, and it was a rusty mess. My dad asked, departing for work, “what are going to do w that crusty gas tank? Just make sure you’re hosing it with water and use wet sand paper.” Right. I got out the angle grinder and went at it. All the while wearing my Seiko chronograph on a bracelet.
I guess I’m lucky that I didn’t blow up the neighborhood.
I guess I’m lucky that I didn’t blow up the neighborhood.
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dpwaber
·I’m in the “watch is meant to be worn” camp but even I think I have some sense wrt water resistance. I usually don the Casio when I’m going to be swimming. A few weeks ago, we took the dog to a lake on holiday and didn’t think too much about the fact that I’d left the house wearing my 3861. I wasn’t really thinking about what I was wearing when a drunk kid started drowning near us in the lake and I dove in to drag his ass to shore while his mates stared on in astonishment. The kid was very grateful and the speedy seems to have survived. I am a lot more conscious so what’s on my wrist when I leave the house now.
Best not to wear a watch if you are gong to do that sort of thing. I was at my dumbest when I believed that a watch rated by Omega at 30 metres was good for half a metre at least. All's well that ends well !
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Baco Noir
·I was changing out a dishwasher and while I had my arm underneath, I heard my watch hit the metal on the bottom of the washer and pulled it out to see what I was wearing and it was my AP Royal Oak! Needless to say, it came off immediately. I did scratch the bracelet but luckily not deeply.
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gbesq
·Buying donor watches for parts and then deciding to rehab the donor watches completely - which necessitated buying more donor watches for parts.
Oh, and buying a $10,000 JLC to celebrate having a kidney stone removed. I’m pretty sure that narcotic pain medication and anesthesia played a role in that decision. Nice watch though!
Oh, and buying a $10,000 JLC to celebrate having a kidney stone removed. I’m pretty sure that narcotic pain medication and anesthesia played a role in that decision. Nice watch though!
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