Watch Collecting Metaphors

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Pull the trigger
Catches the light
Checks all the boxes
Grail
Thin the herd
Trip to the spa
New shoes
 
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I'll play...
Ghost Bezel
Beater
Frankenwatch
Desk Diver
Watch Idiot Savant
Tropical Dial
Pepsi Dial
 
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NOS

(I know, it's not actually a metaphor, but neither are quite a few of the previous examples)
 
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Stardust dial
pumpkin patina
moonwatch
barnfind
untouched (while taking a pic holding in hand)
investmentpiece
rare
 
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Under appreciated/under valued = no one else likes it or wants to buy one, but I think its the next Paul Newman, so its going to skyrocket in value. (It won’t.)
 
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Ok I’ll play...

Keeper
Flipper
Collector and Collector-grade
Dealer stock
The One to Own
Mint Boxed
All original
All Papers
Fully Serviced
Very Limited Edition
Very Unique (pet peeve of mine)


AND...

Divorce forces sale.
 
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‘Blue chip’ and ‘all-original’ are enough to bore my wife and lose her attention 😁😁
 
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Polished to a pat of butter
Creme brulee dial
Custard lume
Fully inspected by our in-house expert (not sure what it’s a metaphor for, but I can’t take that literally).
 
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As above, I don't think these are all metaphorical, but will you settle for "meta"?

Treasured heirloom
Grandpa's cold dead hands/wrist
Dial really pops
 
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Safe Queen
Time to let someone else enjoy it
Found in my father's, uncle's safe deposit box after many years
Lost the box and papers in a move