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How often do you see ANY nice watch in the wild?
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clockoclock
·I think that in 90% of cases I don’t spot other than cheap rubbish, smart watches, Citizens and Seikos. I rarely see people wear nice vintages. The times I have and struck up a conversation, the wearers had no idea what they were wearing. It was ”just a watch” they got somewhere. But recently at work I saw one of the chief officers wear a Panerai, but I didn’t want to strike up a conversation about watches. I was afraid he’d think I was impressed by it which I’m absolutely not.
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ibis888
·I think that in 90% of cases I don’t spot other than cheap rubbish, smart watches, Citizens and Seikos. I rarely see people wear nice vintages. The times I have and struck up a conversation, the wearers had no idea what they were wearing. It was ”just a watch” they got somewhere. But recently at work I saw one of the chief officers wear a Panerai, but I didn’t want to strike up a conversation about watches. I was afraid he’d think I was impressed by it which I’m absolutely not.
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clockoclock
·Ah hem, a vintage Seiko can be a very nice watch!
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ibis888
·Absolutely. I love them. I only meant that Seiko is a big big common brand.
Modern Seiko is not a favorite of mine but I continue to think vintage Seiko is almost undervalued. I have several and would struggle to contain myself if I ever saw someone in the wild wearing a vintage Seiko.
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Poppyboy
·Last year I was on a flight home from Virginia Beach when I noticed the gentleman across from me wearing something that looked pretty high-end. When I asked him about it, it turned out to be the same 16600 Sea-Dweller that I have! He was super friendly and was quite casual about wearing it.
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1ststatestereo
·I never do.
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Vinz Clortho
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ibis888
·I occasionally see modern Rolex at many of the larger US airports. Just spotted a two tone GMT at LAX. Not surprised given how many are made….
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·I occasionally see modern Rolex at many of the larger US airports. Just spotted a two tone GMT at LAX. Not surprised given how many are made….
Just yesterday in a major US airport. Posting all three pics I took trying to get something halfway decent in focus.
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AG77
·Speaking of….
Just yesterday in a major US airport. Posting all three pics I took trying to get something halfway decent in focus.
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Felix_La_PuBelle
·I can't believe you actually took pictures of this guys watch.
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ibis888
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Where did you see this?!
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Donerix
·In Nicaragua it feels like I am the only one wearing a watch that is not made of plastic or the size of a wall clock. Well there is one Dutch guy that has an Omega and one time in the capital I saw whole family clad in all Rolex watches in a nice Sushi place. Otherwise very slim pickings...
On the positive side you can wear any nice watch without fear of getting robbed since nobody knows about them 😀
On the positive side you can wear any nice watch without fear of getting robbed since nobody knows about them 😀
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The Father
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bassem abadan
·Pretty sure that is a Rolex
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bsowers34
·No picture but I just met a customer wearing a yellow gold datejust. He liked my Tudor Black Bay chrono.
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Gopher
·Guy sitting near me on plane right now is wearing an older Breitling Navitimer. These are hard to miss with their size and toothy bezel inserts.
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