in other walks of life it’s now well known the quest for perfection is not only inefficient, it’s counterproductive— and a pain in the rear for other human beings you interact with.
As in parenting or relationships, the standard should be »pretty damn good », or «good enough».
Its a (sub)forum... for discussion... About UG. 😜
It would be quite an empty place otherwise!
oh i'm not subscribing to that premise. It seems to be an unfortunate hobby for some to hunt online merely to call out-pick apart watches that are sometimes 50+ years old as if these pieces were supposed to have been bought new and stored in a drawer rather than be worn as intended, repaired, had worn out parts replaced to remain useful as they were intended. The way some indignantly point out replaced crowns, hands, service dials and (gasp) a previous polishing merely underlines Syrte's viewpoint on perfection. People are too suspicious and too quick to assume there is the intent to deceive.
Yes, it was unnecessary to get side-tracked into a discussed about the honesty of the dealer. Somebody made a critical comment, but I think it would have been easy just to let that comment pass by and continue to discuss the watch/reference. However, someone else decided to defend the seller, and just wouldn't let it drop, insisting on the last word even after he had made his point many times. That was a distraction, but it's the nature of the internet, and everyone has a day like that now and then.
hence why I feel not disclosing it may have been an intentional omission rather than a deception (although one could argue they are of a similar intent).
the endlinks would have been easy to overlook.
Whoa there.
I think I've given enough information in my first post to show that I'm interested. Also Ive owned 2 polerouter subs before; so this has always been an interesting brand/piece to me.
@Syrte I think you are a valuable member of the forum, always adding weighted thoughts and replies with empathy. I'm surprised by this directness by you. Perhaps everyone's having a bad day.
I have nothing more to add to this. If there are people who THINK I'm spreading negativity then i will remove the post and information.
Edited this post so as to ensure clarity.
@sdre, It's probably not just about you in my opinion, even if in this case (and maybe in some others too) it applies to you, but more against a bad attitude in general.
People like to criticize watches even (or especially) if they aren't really going to buy those watches.
There is always someone looking for some deception or some malicious scheme, where on the contrary it's normal for a vintage watch to have lived and therefore to have some parts changed.
99% of the 100% period correct watches you see out there had "history-genuine" parts (service, etc) that have been later replaced with period correct parts (but not original to the watch), in the way people like you can get approval on forums, but losing this way all their history, made of course also by service and later replaced parts.
