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hen
·I finally saw another SMP300 in the wild on Saturday. I looked well used and was worn on a nato strap. " Nice watch"
How often do you see ANY nice watch in the wild?
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Turpinr
·About 10 days ago my missus spotted a bloke wearing an Evidenza (she has one) but I missed the chance to mention it to him.
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MtnMarine
·Been at the International Roofing expo in Dallas the last 2 days. Say MANY, MANY, Rolexes. Mostly subs and Datejust, a couple yachtmasters and a seadweller. Saw 1 speedmaster, 1 Seamaster and 1 white dialed Royal oak.
And that’s one reason why I prefer omega…
And that’s one reason why I prefer omega…
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OneTwo
·Saw a four line Rolex Submariner, maybe a 14060 I'm no a expert on, today in a meeting today on the guy next to me. The ironic part was though was that the seconds hand wasn't even moving....hopefully it's in working order.
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Pastorbottle
·Had a couple of visitors the other day, when they spotted my watches all they wanted to know was “any Rolexes? “ I showed them my Omegas and their facial expressions couldn’t hide their disappointment.
🙄
🙄
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McKnife
·Or, just a common response from a Rolex wearer... I have spotted a number of Submariners in the wild and on several occasions had this exact and awkward interaction
Me: Nice Submariner
Them: It's a Rolex
Me: ...
Me: 👍
I had that conversation this week with my boss:
"Hey boss! Quick question, how long did you wait when you bought your Sub to have it delivered?
- Huh? My what?
- Your Submariner? (Pointing to his watch)
- (Lookkng at his wrist) Ah! My Rolex! No wait, bought it years ago...
Show to you not many people really like watches, more of standing thing in those prices...w
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rcs914
·Or, just a common response from a Rolex wearer... I have spotted a number of Submariners in the wild and on several occasions had this exact and awkward interaction
Me: Nice Submariner
Them: It's a Rolex
Me: ...
Me: 👍
And you have perfectly illustrated why I never talk to anyone wearing a Rolex about their watch. The only time I did was a guy wearing a Domino's Air King. Turns out he had owned 15 Dominos locations - was still a fun conversation.
I was standing in line next to a guy wearing a Pepsi GMT at a park one day and I decided to break my rule.
"Hey, that's a nice GMT - is it a 16710?"
"It's a Rolex Submariner"
*blink* *blink*
"Cool"
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hansmaulwurf
··Senior Snoopy OwnerLast week there was a surprise: A Team member of me came with the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anni Steel Speedy to a Meeting. I was not aware of his love for Speedys 😀
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DrmexicoII
·In my circle of friends and acquaintances Omegas heavily outweigh any other mechanical watch. One has a lovely blue dial AT bought new in the 90s, another a blue dial seamster 300 from early 2000s, and another the red planet ocean. They're all daily wearers. I work at a big engineering firm but only ever encountered one watch guy and he had a speedy he's had for years, again as a daily. Other than that the only rolex I've encountered is my financial advisor who wears an explorer 2 white dial.
So rare to meet anyone who's actually "into" watches.
So rare to meet anyone who's actually "into" watches.
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Pastorbottle
·I don’t seem to meet many watch heads, but the best hand surgeon in Melbourne has Omegas, he’s done a total of 6 procedures on my left hand in relation to 2 separate accidents…… and whilst I’m no longer ambidextrous, my hand is at @ 90% of what it was previously.
I’ve no idea if he’s a member here……….Well done, and thanks if you’re reading this!
I’ve no idea if he’s a member here……….Well done, and thanks if you’re reading this!
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sxl2004
·I don’t seem to meet many watch heads, but the best hand surgeon in Melbourne has Omegas, he’s done a total of 6 procedures on my left hand in relation to 2 separate accidents…… and whilst I’m no longer ambidextrous, my hand is at @ 90% of what it was previously.
I’ve no idea if he’s a member here……….Well done, and thanks if you’re reading this!
Funny, my wrist surgeon had a PO.
😉
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolI was stopped by a guy today at a playground. We were both there with our kids. When I walked past him he jumped up and asked what colour my dial was. I was wearing my Datejust and apparently he had see it on my wrist. I showed it to him and he showed me his 14060M. Then we talked a bit about rubber straps and he handed me his Sub, so I could try the rubber strap he had on it. Nice little run in with a fellow watch enthusiast.
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DoctorEvil
·Was on a Zoom meeting for work last week and one the the participants had a Seamaster NTTD on mesh bracelet. Wasn't quite the right time for me to compliment him or compare watches 😁
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trey4481
·I see Rolexes whenever I coach baseball for the local private school....I have made the mistake of commenting before and it was the same as everyone else above. Only once did I meet someone that knew what they had and he was wearing a batman. Turns out he was a watchsmith lol
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ErichPryde
·The only person I've seen with a nice watch in the wild was a Numismatist at a local coin store, and I believe it was some sort of a Tissot with complications but I never got a great look at it. Most of the people I see in the Portland/Vancouver metro are wearing Apples or Garmins.
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Aroxx
·Lady next to me at kids gymnastics is wearing a Rolex DateJust. Smooth bezel and oyster bracelet. This is what it’s like being a watch nerd. 
I rarely see nice watches in the wild.
I rarely see nice watches in the wild.
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Canuck
·A friend and I exhibited 100+ antique and vintage pocket and wrist watches at a model train show on the 15th and 16th, everything running, and on time. About 90% of our exhibit was made up of railroad grade and railroad approved, watches spanning approximately 170 years. And three railroad standard Seth Thomas World station clocks. My associate was wearing his current model Rolex GMT Master with the ceramic bezel. This is destined to be the busiest Supertrain show ever, owing to the fact that Covid shut down the last three shows. The way Saturday (today) looked, the show this year should draw 20,000 + for the week end.
I saw at least five current model Rolex watches at our exithibit! Along with a Panerai. I’ve never anything like that before.
Our exhibit:
I saw at least five current model Rolex watches at our exithibit! Along with a Panerai. I’ve never anything like that before.
Our exhibit:
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SS1
·It’s quite rare to see someone wearing a vintage watch excpet some oldman in my daily life .Days were gone when machanical watches wese necessary in our daily life.
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DoctorEvil
·A friend and I exhibited 100+ antique and vintage pocket and wrist watches at a model train show on the 15th and 16th, everything running, and on time. About 90% of our exhibit was made up of railroad grade and railroad approved, watches spanning approximately 170 years. And three railroad standard Seth Thomas World station clocks. My associate was wearing his current model Rolex GMT Master with the ceramic bezel. This is destined to be the busiest Supertrain show ever, owing to the fact that Covid shut down the last three shows. The way Saturday (today) looked, the show this year should draw 20,000 + for the week end.
I saw at least five current model Rolex watches at our exithibit! Along with a Panerai. I’ve never anything like that before.
Our exhibit:
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