Reply With QuoteI learnt that spending thousands on a watch was not extravagant at all
Then i tried to convince the missus before realising i had been sucked in
Almost everything has a tactical variant.
A tool is neither a implement for work nor an audi driver.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
I learnt that spending thousands on a watch was not extravagant at all
Then i tried to convince the missus before realising i had been sucked in
TZeder's only buy Tudor watches nowadays although Eddie is doing a valiant rearguard action with the Smiths Seafire.........
1.a lot of grown men have size issues.
2.i really like some watch models from a maker but not others and this is not OK to some people.
3.if its not Swiss, its rubbish
4.if its not Japanese, its overpriced
5.cricket is in actual fact a homosexual martial art
6.no matter how hard you hit the keys, you cannot punch people over the internet:(
7.even with the declining popularity of circus performers, clown watches are a huge seller for manufacturers
8.my undercrackers are still worth money when im done with them
lastly 9. there are some top blokes out there who are willing to take time to share their knowledge and even sell/buy to/from strangers based on little more than a gut feeling of trust.
The forum spirit is alive and well.
*serious answer* Some great replies so far. :D I've learned quite a lot TBH, both as a previous lurker and now member. Some heavy duty knowledgeable types on here and with a diversity of tastes and opinions and I love the Friday threads.
*real answer* Arse! Feck! Girls! Drink!
1. Every watch which is running shows more or less incorrect time.
2. The watch which is not running shows 100% correct time twice a day.
I love it!Originally Posted by deerworrier
Nothing wrong with posting pix of your wrist on t'net for other blokes to ogle.
You can use words MX-5 and car in on sentence and people won't laugh.
Lots of grown up men are struggling with day to day tasks.
TZ-UK search function is for display purpose only.
You can never get tired looking at the same model of watch.
Moaning and whining is a national pastime.
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That you can take a picture of your Rolex while taking a dump
- Some watches I otherwise might never have come across.
- The power of brands is perhaps stronger in the watch world than in almost any other I can think off.
- This is far removed from a rational pursuit
- Size matters
- No one changes their minds via rational online debate over politics
- Quartz can be cool and not just sensible
- TCO applies to some watches much more than I thought it would
- Some mechanisms are really quite entrancing.
- More innovation is needed but not always welcome (IMHO)
- Inexpensively heat treating small metal screws makes them more valuable than gold frankincense and myhrr
- Some people are very clever with their hands
- I enjoy pictures of redheads
- Taste is highly dependent on the smallest of details a non-wis would not even notice if pointed out to them repeatedly (lug curvature)
- i like regulator style watches and can't quite grasp why (thanks Dirk)
I've learnt that everyone is wary of someone that asks about SC on his first post!
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Corrected that for you.
Usually rightfully so.
Underlines their motivation in joining and a laziness to look up the rules.
That apparently Rolex do a leopard print watch with diamonds that's a bit blingy.
Redheads http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?256050-Redheads are the master race.
Oh-Errrr.......
The mistress race!
Just opened your link at work (I work in an office with a mix of men and women). It might be nice if you could indicate that links like that are NSFW. Fortunately I don't think anyone noticed and I got it off the screen pretty quickly, but... not cool, man.Redheads http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?256050-Redheads are the master race.
Oh-Errrr.......
The mistress race!
That a large number of people confuse the meanings of the words wealth and style
It's just one big magical mystery tour.
Not to post when inebriated.
You'll end up on the naughty step.
My liver would qualify for the designation NOS.
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
Surely it's that you can never have too many watches and that you can never afford the one your really want.
I've learned that whatever your budget is for a watch you will end up spending at least double.
I think this is a serious point. Although there's obviously the odd person with "issues", I think that most forumites are good guys, and I think most of the spats on the forum (some of which become comically childish) stem from the fact that something said with jest/irony comes across (or is taken as, depending on whether the other person shares the same sensibilities) as serious/offensive. The ensuing (possibly alcohol-fueled) bickering is artifically prolonged by the fact that no-one likes to back down and wants the last word. Gotta love the internet!
Oh, and some people wear comically over-sized watches.
That the human race has a wide and varied range of tastes and preferences. Far, far wider than I'd imagined.
You didn't know this before?!
I second that... I found out about this hidden secret earlier this year. What a learning curve but after plenty of practice it is great
but back on track... that this is a friendly place
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The El Primero does not hack.
More than I strictly need to know about brogues.
That I am happy to remain non-tactical.
I'm puzzled? What were you expecting to find?
Some nice shots of fully clothed, non titilating ladies who happen to have strawberry blonde locks?
I take your point and do not wish to cause offence, but common sense tells me there might be more than some tasteful catalogue shots in a link in The Boy's Room?
That providing good intention is demonstrated, TZ-UKers are prepared to tolerate fools with extraordinary generosity and good humour.
I have learnt that either TZ is far too influential over my life or I am far too impressionable?
Loakes, DE razor, Belstaff, All manner of watches I don't need...
I am at the stage where any critical life question is now made by the forum, thanks guys!
Now, I am thinking of a takeaway this evening, should I get an Indian or a Chinese?
Start a thread about it, I am sure it will run into several pages and somehow Rolex or Grand Seiko will be dragged into it.
How about "Which watch has the best curry/special sauce resistance Rolex or Grand Seiko?
Can I waer my Rolex while eating prawn crackers?
Does my GS parts warranty cover me while eating chicken korma dishes?
Oh no!, I really don't know what to do!! please help!
I've just ordered chips from the Chinese take away but with curry sauce.
Do I wear my GS and go to collect, or my Rolex and wait for home delivery?
I'm not sure I can cope with such first world problems, lol
Back on topic though I have actually learned I am really not that bothered what watch someone wears or how much it cost.
Wear a Christopher Ward to make the order and a Vostok to pay the delivery guy.
just as good as the above two you mentioned.
The cost of a watch has very little to do with my liking it or not.
The cost of a watch has nothing to do with it's actual value.
The complications in a mechanical watch should have something to do with it's value but don't.
I want a moonphase watch but have not bought one yet.
Tudor watches are quite nice and an excellent substitute for a Rolex
Real men wear Brogues and bang on about them constantly.
Almost nobody loves Panerai any more.
Quartz is / is not inferior to mechanical from an aesthetic point of view.
Some Rolex watches are a bit tacky. In particular those that have had a nice after market makeover.
Any girl who posts on this forum will get an instant fan base of chaps who want to help her.
I've lead a sheltered life sexually apparently.
Some people buy things they don't need, in particular "tactical" things and then sell them after a day or two.
All clothes sold on here have never been worn or only worn lightly or were bought when the seller was fat but now they're thin they don't need them or were bought when the seller was thin but now they're fat so they don't fit but in any case have hardly, if ever been worn.
Some people buy watches to photograph them.
People complain if you don't post a photo of a watch even if they know exactly what the watch looks like.
That, if you have a chip on your shoulder about the Swiss watch market, it's possible for everyone else's opinion but your own to be subjective.
On topic answer-
1) I've had my horizons broadened to a whole load of brands and watches that I didn't know about before - including Eddie's own.
2) How much spare time I have at work for forum reading
3) How much help and knowledge is out there
4) I don't have enough spare cash
5) Not to take anything too seriously
Well:
- that there are some fantastic brands out there that I was never aware of; not blowing smoke but Eddie's productions just can't be beaten
- that I was wrong in thinking that the 'end-game' for me would be a Rolex; I no longer crave a watch of that value due to the quality I can achieve and the pleasure I get from cheaper watches
- see above; if I did ever make that move into the Rolex price range I now know there's a world of alterntatives out there
- that my favourite movement is a hand-wound as I love the interaction between man and watch
- that there are some very genuine, very generous (in spirit and financially) on this forum
- that there are some utter tools on this forum who have some bizarre and sometimes dangerous views on people and the world
- that I cannot see a time when I would ever buy new again
- that, despite looking at the thread a lot, I still don't like red heads
- that I prefer Norks to Buns
- that Seiko divers are a match for (and often better than) most if not all other brand divers (puts tin hat on)
- that I get great pleasure from being able to help people I've never met
I think that's pretty good going.
Cheers for the facility Eddie.
David
I was expecting some cheesecake shots of red headed girls, probably in bikinis, possibly in some very revealing bikinis. What I wasn't expecting was full blown porn - tits, ass, and wide open beavers on the first shot. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the thread very much once I got home - and if there are similar threads on a blonde or brunette theme, please point me to them. But looking at porn on a computer at work is a fire-able offense. I imagined the HR session where I tried to explain that I was just looking at a watch collectors' website and suddenly found myself neck deep in pussy (which doesn't sound all that bad, actually). I don't think asking for a simple "NSFW" is too much. I would never think of posting something like that without a warning, but I suppose I have too much respect for other people to blind side them with something that could get them in a LOT of trouble.
- Micro brands (including Timefactors although IIRC I found Timefactors a few days before realising it had a forum)
- How commercial the big brands are...
- ...and just how much money there is sloshing around out there
- Omega has become Rolex, with everything that entails
- It really is all about the brand!
Oh and
- How to address the 7750 "stutter".
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
It's safe to wear a Rolex in the shower.......
Never, ever be late.
That there are other people out there apart from me whose idea of a good night in features:
- this year's Nomos brochure
- the Nomos Encyclopaedia
- this month's QP
- a bottle of malt
Thank feck. I thought I was odd.
Quick Diver - Get a grip!
That's what too much choice and hanging out with smarter, wealthier or more experienced players can do - it can be vaguely undermining - I know.
Even buying cheese at Tescos could become a challenge.
I've realised that I'm probably at my happiest out in the field, ploughing my own shit furrow.
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You should not use your mobile whilst driving except:
1 - you're on your way to a f2f
2- you're running late
3- your coffee is getting cold
4- you're stuck on the m6 in roadworks
God forbid all four at once!
I have bigger wrists than I thought I did.
I like bigger watches than I thought I did.
I am willing to spend more on a watch than I ever thought I would.
Thanks TZUK...I think?!
Much of the membership live in towns and villages without a charity shop.
I've learnt that some people don't consider the MX-5 to be the greatest car ever made. Yes, I know, crazy isn't it?
How to spend lots of money!
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