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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoThis is Fatso, the king of the outside cats, reposed upon his throne.
Is that ribs I smell? 😁
This has become a joke
Is that ribs I smell? 😁
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TexOmega
·smells of pecan with a bit of cherry👍
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JwRosenthal
·Cats on page 2?!!? This place is going to shit.
Snorkel, bitches.
Snorkel, bitches.
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Dsloan
·Thoughts?
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Walrus
·I wouldn’t say any one was harassing you, merely stressing that your desire to trade up to a sub one day sounds sincere but that trading up is often a challenge.
That challenge is increased a lot when watches that are very slow sellers on the secondary market like Grand Seiko and Blancpains are involved as the dealer you’re trading up with knows they’ll have to either hold the stock for a very long time or slash the price to unload it if they need the capital.
Personally I’m not a fan of GS despite having immense respect for their finishing and craftsmanship as their designs leave a lot to be desired in my eyes overall. Individual components like dials are amazing but the way they combine dial, case and bracelet always feels to me like less than the sum of its parts in a way as they lack cohesive design.
Blancpain on the other hand make some beautiful pieces and I would love to own a Fifty Fathoms one day, they’re amazing. I would though suggest as someone who has watched many settle for the watch they don’t quite want instead of the one they do, that stepping stone watches rarely impress like the ultimate goal.
If the GS of Blancpain is what you really want and you won’t care if the Rolex trade doesn’t happen go for it but if you really do want it to be a stepping stone I’d either wait or just get the Rolex.
I think most of the other were trying to express a similar view with varying degrees of success but none of them had any ill will from what I can see.
Plus the hundred hour power reserve on the fifty fathoms. The one I looked at had an 18kt gold rotor unnecessary but nice touch also with the rotor out of site the 50 fathoms has a more low key element. I don’t know just such a nice looking watch I know the money would be better off in an etf or mutual fund but sometimes you gotta go full out nuts with this hobby.
I think it’s easier just to save up or cut down on something to get that special watch rather than the whole trade up thing but tbh if you have the knowledge and ability trading up might be interesting I just know it’s not me. I just got a decent offer on a watch I was selling turned it down I know I’d miss it too much.
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TexOmega
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You brought 'em into the water!!!
Kinda like "ALL SKATE" brought 'em out back in the day!
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tpatta
··Happily spending my daughter’s inheritanceCan’t resist the cats. Wait, that ain’t a cat.
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentMaybe not, but it looks a lot like the critters that my cat hangs with occasionally in the backyard 😎
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JwRosenthal
·Just don’t try to feed it a marshmallow like this
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tpatta
··Happily spending my daughter’s inheritanceAfter a brief interlude we now return to cats.
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hen
·Maybe we have a Jewish philosopher in the house. This cat has just killed a bird in a Synagogue and will soon be dining well. Pigeon I just looked is kosher, the question is can a cat be Jewish?
