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New York Times Bump (For this Site!)

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Looks like Eric gave Omega Forums a bump.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/fashion/mens-style/how-to-buy-a-vintage-watch.html?smid=fb-share

"Who can you trust?"

Eric: "It is important to not just rely on one person or outlet for advice, but to try to get advice from a number of experts. Forums like OmegaForums.net, OnTheDash and Vintage Rolex Forum are great places to post photos and details of a watch and see how other collectors assess it."
 
flyingout
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Aww. Nice.

A little over a year later, I sold it for $15,000 to pay for the birth of my son and associated expenses. I miss the watch but would make the trade again any day.
 
Jonatan
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A nice bump for the forum.

I guess this means we should expect more new members coming in and posting random watches and asking if they are real! I know a lizard and a Longhorn fan that will be pleased with that. Time to sharpen the pitchforks guys!
 
Foo2rama
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Make sure you visit it so he gets some more page views.

Great read!
 
Syrte
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And more people coming in saying, "I want to create a watch collection, what should I buy?"
 
dsio
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That's actually really cool, never thought back in 2011 we'd by mentioned in NYTimes, thanks Eric!
 
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Jonatan Jonatan
A nice bump for the forum.

I guess this means we should expect more new members coming in and posting random watches and asking if they are real! I know a lizard and a Longhorn fan that will be pleased with that. Time to sharpen the pitchforks guys!

The lizard is currently basking in the Spanish sun, trying to work out a way to remain here, rather than returning to London, and work. 😉

You may note that my pitchfork has been swapped for a cake fork, which is used to gently poke those who ask silly questions, into asking sensible ones. 😁

And that's a fantastic nod from Eric and the NYT. 😎
 
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flyingout flyingout
Aww. Nice.

A little over a year later, I sold it for $15,000 to pay for the birth of my son and associated expenses. I miss the watch but would make the trade again any day.

Sent the article to my girlfriend and as she knows that I am planning on selling my Compur to finance our wedding (I'm not expecting 15 000$), the first question she asked is "will you say, « I miss the watch but I would do that trade again? »" and the second comment was "lots of publicity for your forum".
 
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I love when this site gets serious pimping! 👍

My favorite part of the article is something that almost sounds like a quote from one of my posts:

Is it crazy to buy a vintage watch on eBay? For someone with little to no knowledge, it is the Wild West. Many people falsely believe a 100 percent feedback means a seller is legitimate. For some reason, many of the most egregious sellers of fake vintage watches have feedback history of 100 percent after hundreds of transactions, perhaps because people buying the watches did not know what they were buying.







Jonatan Jonatan
I guess this means we should expect more new members coming in and posting random watches and asking if they are real! I know a lizard and a Longhorn fan that will be pleased with that.

Yeah, there's a squirrel or two around here that thoroughly enjoy that shit too. 🙄

Jonatan Jonatan
Time to sharpen the pitchforks guys!

If they post clear pictures and aren't rude, no pitchforks necessary. 😉
 
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DLT222
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Great little bump....

Mods standing by for the huge influx of 'How much is my watch worth' or 'I was left this by...........................'

On the whole though, it shows how well respected we are as a forum. Where is the WUS mention?
 
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DLT222 DLT222
Where is the WUS mention?

Maybe the ads don't contribute much to the discussion over there?
 
DLT222
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Obviously... i was meaning that it wasn't mentioned being a positive thing.
 
Fost
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Congrats to the OF team! that is a very nice reward after such a long and good work !
 
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