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How often do you see ANY nice watch in the wild?

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So it seems that spotting a VC is extremely hard? I personally have only seen one time on a first class passenger.

When I have the opportunity to fly business class internationally for work, that is when I see the most nice watches.

I think VC in the US is rare, yes. I hope to change that some day when I win the lottery and buy a stainless steel 222.
 
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Sub at a baseball game.
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But I see enough black bezel subs that it’s not so remarkable anymore. Like others who’ve said they are ubiquitous standard kit for bankers in NYC, I’m in a similar big city setting.
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Mentioned in my intro post that it's not uncommon to spot Speedies where I work. In particular, during the run-up to a launch, people who normally wear smart watches will swap out for their moon watches.
 
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during the run-up to a launch, people who normally wear smart watches will swap out for their moon watches.
I love this.
 
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Today at the pharmacy, the pharmacist was wearing a Rolex GMT Batman. I told her she had a great watch and she said thank you. Then I had to go, because you know how it gets if you hold up the pharmacy line on a Sunday.
 
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Was wearing my Snoopy 50 yesterday at Paris Baguette when a younger guy walked in and sat down with some of his friends next to my table wearing the green Seamaster. He said "I like your Snoopy" and I replied "Nice Seamaster"
 
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Met a German sailor when I was in Penzance, I was tied up alongside him, I noticed he was wearing a Speedmaster Mk II , I complemented him on it, he was delighted, said no one ever noticed it. He inherited it from his father and that made it special to him that I noticed, we had a long chat, a lovely interaction 😁
 
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At a fair day yesterday I bought a metal sculpture for the garden. On a bit of Aussie banter on the invicta the maker was wearing (he’s beater) led to he is a watch collector and has some nice watches and is a part of a local Tasmania watch club…
Noticing us talking watches an older gentleman commented to me “I heard you talking watches. I have a question”

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1973 Rolex explorer. Bought in Fiji whilst working as a pilot. Still has box and papers with receipt. For $165 Serviced only by watch maker no parts changed except a clasp 20+ years ago. Lovely older couple as we talked for a bit. He had no idea of current value for what he was wearing.
 
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Spotted a diver on mesh in a restaurant last night. He changed the angle of his arm and the He valve appeared, it was a NTTD!
My wife suspected that I was staring at the female companion of the wearer, but as you all know watch guys are'nt like that. If we see a watch we dont notice a tight skirt.
 
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Spotted a diver on mesh in a restaurant last night. He changed the angle of his arm and the He valve appeared, it was a NTTD!
My wife suspected that I was staring at the female companion of the wearer, but as you all know watch guys are'nt like that. If we see a watch we dont notice a tight skirt.

Yeah of course but did you snap the wearers pretty companion too? Us leachous other men want to see too 😉
 
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Yeah of course but did you snap the wearers pretty companion too? Us leachous other men want to see too 😉
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Yeah of course but did you snap the wearers pretty companion too? Us leachous other men want to see too 😉
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hen
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Yeah of course but did you snap the wearers pretty companion too? Us leachous other men want to see too 😉
No, sorry I dont carry my phone when I am out and about. But imagine a pre quartz crisis, blonde in a leather skirt.
 
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Saw a (regular?) Moonwatch worn by the F&I coordinator where I bought a new vehicle. He seemed happy I noticed. I had my green Seamaster on and we had a nice discussion in between finalizing the deal.
 
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