Oh heck, this is going to hurt!

VanDamme · May 7, 2016

Way too many pretty pictures and new reference numbers to google to be of any good to my time or wallet!

I have AJTT now and already have an avatar and message. All I have to do now is post a picture in the men and woman behind the watches thread and I'm in the club. Or am I missing something?😁

Spacefruit · May 7, 2016

Yes.

You are missing A WATCH !

Welcome!

VanDamme · May 7, 2016

Thank you. I just need some reassurance that I will be able to retire comfortably one day despite slipping further down this rabbit hole. Suppose there are no promises though, right?

al128 · May 7, 2016

Pro tip: don't buy anything in the first 3 months...😉

VanDamme · May 7, 2016

Amateur tip: Read all the pro tips before buying... :whipped:

oddboy · May 7, 2016

dibs on th one on the far right! want!

jens0125 · May 7, 2016

Dibs on the far left

VanDamme · May 7, 2016

And I got my first dibs' now. This OmegaForums thing is super easy!😁 I just need 200 posts so that I can check selling off my list. ::facepalm1::

Baz9614 · May 7, 2016

PMs are helpful 😉

ulackfocus · May 7, 2016

That book saved me thousands of dollars over the years. Hell, it saved me thousands on just one watch. Without AJTT I would have bought a franken 18k Seamaster chronograph. Using AJTT, I saw that the watch I was eying was a case reference for an 861 with a 321 inside. Luckily, I passed and found a correct 18k 321 a couple weeks later.

A couple other "textbook" vintage solid gold Omegas shown with their AJTT entry:

ossfm · May 7, 2016

VanDamme
Amateur tip: Read all the pro tips before buying...

another amateur tip: It's so much safer to shop on here until you are less of an amateur.

I'm about 6 months into this new hobby/obsession. I have 3 watches and just closed the deal on the fourth about 20 minutes ago with another OF member. It helps to be an amateur on this forum though. Who knows what would have happened if not for these guys/gals and this forum! 2 of the 4 are Omegas from other forum members.

ulackfocus · May 7, 2016

ossfm
hobby/obsession

Simplify: hobsession. It kinda rolls off your tongue nicer anyway, and that word has been in use here for a while.

ossfm · May 7, 2016

lol, I like the new word. You know, that's one of the other great things about this forum. It really makes me laugh. That's the second time today. The first time (today) was the thread on the He release valve. I started laughing again just typing this...🤨

ulackfocus · May 7, 2016

We're whacked. Anyone who delves this deeply into the nuances of 50 year old watches has a screw loose. The nice thing about ΩF is we encourage & embrace quirkiness.

oddboy · May 7, 2016

is hobsession an omegaforumism?

..is omegaforumism and omegaforumism?

oddboy · May 7, 2016

VanDamme
And I got my first dibs' now. This OmegaForums thing is super easy!😁 I just need 200 posts so that I can check selling off my list.

only 18 to go... then you can cash in on my dibs!

ulackfocus · May 7, 2016

jens0125
Dibs on the far left

Nice call on that linen dial Seamaster 30. That's a NFW.

VanDamme · May 8, 2016

U ulackfocus
Nice call on that linen dial Seamaster 30. That's a NFW.

It's more of a NFS (Not For Sale) 😁

STANDY · May 8, 2016

oddboy
only 18 to go... then you can cash in on my dibs!

Yep, @oddboy is right you gotta cash in and receive a dibs to really be in the club 😉

Oh heck, this is going to hurt!

VanDamme

Spacefruit

VanDamme

al128

VanDamme

oddboy

jens0125

VanDamme

Baz9614

ulackfocus

ossfm

ulackfocus

ossfm

ulackfocus

oddboy

oddboy

ulackfocus

VanDamme

STANDY

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