Watch Forum Cliches

[rfrazier]

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And any photo involving a Watch together with a hunting knife/gun/obvious BMW or Porsche steering wheel
:roll: :lol:

I thought I was the only one that hated that.

The worst version of that I ever saw was a pic featuring a watch, gun, cigar and US passport . :shock:

Oh FFS. Nice SWISS watch, no doubt.

Once upon a long ago I asked a fellow in one thread why he was holding his £4,000 IWC in a wholly unnatural pose in front of the dashboard of a Nissan Micra 1.2, of all things. (At least I though it was a Micra. It turned out to be a 400 bhp Infiniti something and he got a bit shirty when told what a Micra was.)

I'm afraid that I'm guilty of something similar.



Best wishes,
Bob

[Neil.C]

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And any photo involving a Watch together with a hunting knife/gun/obvious BMW or Porsche steering wheel
:roll: :lol:

I thought I was the only one that hated that.

The worst version of that I ever saw was a pic featuring a watch, gun, cigar and US passport . :shock:

Oh FFS. Nice SWISS watch, no doubt.

Once upon a long ago I asked a fellow in one thread why he was holding his £4,000 IWC in a wholly unnatural pose in front of the dashboard of a Nissan Micra 1.2, of all things. (At least I though it was a Micra. It turned out to be a 400 bhp Infiniti something and he got a bit shirty when told what a Micra was.)

I'm afraid that I'm guilty of something similar.

That's typical of you Bob, showing off your handlebars! :lol: :wink:

[Michael in Frisco, Texas]

19. Thanks Crusader!

Abolutely.

And, of course, "Thanks, Eddie."

[ralphy]

"A few light marks that would polish out with a cloth".

Well do it then, you're the seller FFS! :twisted:

R

[Recht]

"Not bonding with this one"

[rfrazier]

"Not bonding with this one"

Many amuse me.[1] This one most of all. I can never tell whether it is ironically said, or not.

[1] I like them all. And, when I sell something, I'll try to work in as many as I can.


Best wishes,
Bob

[andrew]

I'm afraid that I'm guilty of something similar.

Ha ha :)

Looks like that arm is in the appropriate position for riding. Holding it two foot aloft in line with the driver's view through the windscreen is not.

One dweeb once posted a shot of his two-inch Seamaster in the air with a 350Z's speedometer in the background clearly showing 100 mph. I guess he thought he was Bond in his low-cost Japanese coop and all.

[andrew]

As mentioned, the Rolex Sub wrapped round a Glock 9mm.

You know, I meant to type "Glock" further up the thread. But for some reason, it came out "Cock". Dammit.

[outstretchedhands]

"Guaranteed original and authentic.
I know nothing about watches.
All sales final!
No returns!
PS. Sorry about the blurry pics."

[Nalu]

"A few light marks that would polish out with a cloth".

Well do it then, you're the seller FFS! :twisted:

R

Me too, Ralphy - thanks for getting this one out there.

I admit to thinking it's entirely appropriate to photograph a mil watch with a gun. They are natural partners and basic tools for a military person.

[Nalu]

"Help me decide: should I buy watch A or watch B?"

This one is so hackneyed, the replies are now cliches :evil:

[Ethos]

My favorite is 'homage' - or even better, 'hommage' :lol:

[andrew]

"Help me decide: should I buy watch A or watch B?"

This one is so hackneyed, the replies are now cliches :evil:

Often used by people seeking post-purchase validation to alleviate their buyer's remorse - especially when the comparison is so obviously out of whack ("should I give $3,000 to charity and stick with my broken 20mm Flik-Flak, or spunk the lot on a big shiny Planet Ocean?").

[sijoc]

Yeah, I hate those small dick wankers with their large caliber shooters, their big hand made one-of-a-kind collectable blades and those with $50,000+ SUV's and/or mid-40's balding, fat sports cars driving poseurs.
I also don't like poeple who misspell - check your stuf for goodness sakes.
I also dislike those posters who they think they are witty and sarcastic bastards - they should get a life.





















:usa2:

:protest:

:jerk:

And as a bonus, here's my $350 putter, because such an expensive item helps me putt better than a $25 wilson.

:tool:

[Ghost]

"Eye candy"
"Watch porno"

[Ghost]

"buy the one you like". I would love to see "buy the one you don't like"

[GeoffD]

My own pet peeve cliche

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

can anyone explain why that gets used?

[Chris_in_the_UK]

'can't justify more than one'

'sticking to my x watch rule'

'in line with my 'capture and release policy'

'strictly one in one out'

:wink:

[rfrazier]

My own pet peeve cliche

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

can anyone explain why that gets used?

I think it comes from a legal disclaimer in automobile advertisements. They would give the miles per gallon of fuel for the car, and then say that "Your Mileage May Vary". This really meant that there was no interesting relationship between the numbers they cited, and the actual performance. (And given this, it is not the very best caveat to be used in watch sales I think. ;))

(I suspect that the numbers they gave were with a recently tuned, warmed up, car running downhill with a tailwind.)

Best wishes,

[even neve]

"My speedy says hi !"

I´ve had a over 100 watches and none of them could talk. Not one word - ever - not even the MemoVOX

Neve

[Dave E]

"Help me decide: should I buy watch A or watch B?"

This one is so hackneyed, the replies are now cliches :evil:

And the real cliched answer is to reply suggesting a third, completely different watch! (I'm guilty of that one myself...)

[Neil.C]

My own pet peeve cliche

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

can anyone explain why that gets used?

I just copied it from Chuck Maddox. :D

[Tragic]

Geesh I've finally made it big time!
Someone ref'd a thread of mine at TZ UK...lol.
Many thanks for the props Geoff and I'm glad you guys had fun with it.
I'd post the link, cuz you guys still missed lots, but WUS is belly up currently.
In the meantime:

Don't pull the trigger on any tool watch not built like a tank without a workhorse movement that you might have to move on later to fund a grail so as to join the club of your family of watches!

[Chris_in_the_UK]

Just noticed one that seems hilarious given the watch it relates to :lol:

For Sale - B & R Phantom BR 01 92 - Nigh impossible to find

[andrew]

Bad boy, as in

"I pulled the trigger on this bad boy which speak to me somewhat of a good value. Wear it in good health always and forever."

And as I'm quite hard, here's a shot of my grail next to the hand cannon I use when I'm a-shootin' Commies in the hills of New Hampshire."

Don't pull the trigger on any tool watch not built like a tank without a workhorse movement that you might have to move on later to fund a grail so as to join the club of your family of watches!

Very good :D

[erasuretim]

Will this thread be made in to a sticky so we can refer to it when posting and avoid embarrassing social mistakes?

Regards

Tim

[A.Pottinger]

Oh the cynicism, oh!

Hello, been lurking here for a while and wanted to introduce...

Best wishes,
AP.

[magirus]

Just noticed one that seems hilarious given the watch it relates to :lol:

For Sale - B & R Phantom BR 01 92 - Nigh impossible to find

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[magirus]

I'm bracing myself for a flurry of sales posts composed entirely of cliches taken from this thread, done in order to avoid accidentaly using any of the said cliches. :roll: :wink:

[ewan.w]

Hi all

The one that really grates with me is:

"Which watch should I wear to my job interview next week?"

If these posters can't even decide for themselves which bloody watch to wear, I pity the poor sods who may end up employing them. FFS!

Also hate "incoming".

Cheers

Ewan

[Tragic]

Here's the entire mess if any care to wade through:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=49834

[GeoffD]

Hey John, what's the latest on the elbow?

[cb40]

" Pull the trigger" this has been grating on me for years! SQEEZE the bloody trigger - if you pull - you miss.

Cheers cb40

[outstretchedhands]

:D "I just gently squeezed the trigger on this new..." Sounds like eBay sniping at it's best.. :D

[Tragic]

Hey John, what's the latest on the elbow?

Healing pretty well Geoff actually.
I don't think I'll be off work nearly as long as the initial "up to 6 months" I'd been told.
Thanks for asking!

[chrisb]

This arrived only yesterday and although it's a great watch I've decided it's not going to be a keeper, so there's no point in delaying the inevitable.

WTF?

[Crusader]

" Pull the trigger" this has been grating on me for years! SQEEZE the bloody trigger - if you pull - you miss.

Cheers cb40

In a similar vein, the trigger is pulled, presumably a shot is fired (Jocke, do you hear this? :wink: ), and then a perfectly working watch is presented ... :roll:

Why advertise one's own dismal marksmanship ??? :twisted:

[tekkno]

" Pull the trigger" this has been grating on me for years! SQEEZE the bloody trigger - if you pull - you miss.

Sooo funny. Here is something for the "shooterista's" amongst you. Once witnessed something very similar one night in Port Chester New York many years ago, quite amazing to watch and after it i just unloaded my weapon and put it away for the night! :-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vJZDkeQkpCQ

[Dave E]

Blimey, how fast is that bloke!?!