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  1. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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  2. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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    Was reading it earlier lol

    on IWC: This is the watch for the guy who gets cheated on by his wife.
     
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  3. gophishin Aug 5, 2015

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    ^I thought that it was a bit harsh on the IWC guys, but GSElevator doesn't put things lightly.
     
  4. JohnSteed Aug 5, 2015

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    apple watch, LoL

    Should we care [some of ] our beloved watches not included haha
     
  5. x3no Aug 5, 2015

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    That was possibly the best article I've read in a long time. Bravo GSElevator, for -- keepin' it real.
     
  6. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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  7. cuts33 Aug 5, 2015

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    Why is this guy getting mugged all the time?

    Needs to get some friends to be leaving the bar with him...or a trainer.
     
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  8. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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    "My starter watch was a Rolex Just Date"... ::facepalm1::
     
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  9. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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    Ask Dennis Kozlowski at Tyco how that worked out for him...

    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/business/13tyco.html?_r=0

    The rest of those Wall Street guys should join him.

    I have zero tolerance for blatant fraud.
    gatorcpa

    PS - I think the author spends way too much time in seedy bars wearing expensive watches. Have a little common sense, please.
     
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  10. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Aug 5, 2015

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    Fluffy piece, but there are some excellent tips on where and when to mug bankers.
     
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  11. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Aug 5, 2015

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    While not excusing it, blatant fraud is the least of my worries. It's the fraud and corruption attributable to Government and its corporate masters, to the aggregate tune of countless billions, that concerns me.
     
  12. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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    3AM does seem to be the witching hour if you want to collect watches but are short on funds.
     
  13. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Aug 5, 2015

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    He sounds more like a serial insurance fraudster or needs to man up a bit. When I got mugged in London, I might have ended up in A&E with a broken eye socket and several broken knuckles but at least the muggers didn't get anything from me.
     
  14. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 5, 2015

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    That too, but government frau, er, tax policy is not featured in this fashion article.

    Another subject for another day.
    gatorcpa
     
  15. jimmyjay Aug 5, 2015

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    Or as Mark Cuban said, “When you control time, you don’t need to know what time it is.”:D
     
  16. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Aug 5, 2015

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    An arsehole talking crap about other arseholes and their watches.

    And he appears to actually know very little about watches.

    I know it's supposed to be humour, but it's probably an accurate description of the culture.
     
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  17. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Aug 5, 2015

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    Hahaha
     
  18. BartH Follows a pattern of overpaying Aug 5, 2015

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    Ah shuddup, the man has a real Rolex Just Date!
     
  19. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Aug 5, 2015

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    Exactly!! ;)
     
  20. Event horizon faux seller of watches and complete knobhead Aug 5, 2015

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    I think the guys just pointing out that bankers rhyme with ?ankers and the watches are just a fashion accessory and probably never used for telling the time. It just goes to show all that money doesn't buy taste.