Anyone into Watches?

[jaxadam]

MkII DRSD

 

[jaxadam]

I'm new here too! I'm definitely into watches - there's something about them that's just so fascinating. I'm always on the lookout for a new one to add to my collection. Right now, I'm wearing a Seiko 5 Automatic that I got from a vintage watch store. It's a classic design and I love the way it looks on my wrist. I've also been eyeing a few Rolex models, but they're definitely out of my price range at the moment. Speaking of which, have you ever considered getting a loan against your fine watches? I recently learned about this service offered by https://www.newbondstreetpawnbrokers.com/loans-against-fine-watches-2/ and it seems like a great option for watch enthusiasts who need some extra funds.

For the right price, I'll sell you the one I'm wearing in the above picture! But it's going to have to be competitive...

 

[Mathemagician]

I'm new here too! I'm definitely into watches - there's something about them that's just so fascinating. I'm always on the lookout for a new one to add to my collection. Right now, I'm wearing a Seiko 5 Automatic that I got from a vintage watch store. It's a classic design and I love the way it looks on my wrist. I've also been eyeing a few Rolex models, but they're definitely out of my price range at the moment. Speaking of which, have you ever considered getting a loan against your fine watches? I recently learned about this service offered by https://www.newbondstreetpawnbrokers.com/loans-against-fine-watches-2/ and it seems like a great option for watch enthusiasts who need some extra funds.

This isn’t the vendor thread. Not a fan of seeing someone hawk loans on a guitar forum.

But while we’re on the topic, when anyone is considering taking a loan against an existing asset the question immediately becomes “what investment is the cash needed for/what will it generate?” Can a more traditional loan or source of cash be secured at a more attractive rate or with better terms? Is it for an immediate cash need for an investment like a property that will be updated/repaired and sold in a few months at a profit to pay down the loan? Or is it just a spur of the moment splurge that shouldn’t be borrowed for at all to begin with?

Borrowing “for some cash” makes no sense in a rate environment where vanilla 30yr mortgages are 7-8%+. And asset-backed lending has higher rates.

The money needs to be invested in something that will earn you more than the interest paid on the loan.

… 3 posts and is hawking watch loans.

 

[soliloquy]

I'm getting annoyed trying to fix my Movado straps.
Leather straps that seem VERY specific. I've taken it to several local repair shops and each say that it has to be taken to Movado specifically to replace the strap.
Or if not movado, then a shop that deals with movados specifically.

so here I am holding onto a watch that costs a few hundred dollars because its leather strap, which costs about $30ish cant be repaired or replaced.

I dont get this

 

[AwakenTheSkies]

Hello watch bros, I am also a big watch enthusiast. This is my favourite watch, definitely helps getting attention from girls. They just can't resist an elegant classy look like this

 

[BlackMastodon]

Hello watch bros, I am also a big watch enthusiast. This is my favourite watch, definitely helps getting attention from girls. They just can't resist an elegant classy look like this

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If you really wanna be swarmed by the ladies you need to get yourself a Casio with the built in calculator.

 

[crushingpetal]

I rock the fuck out of the Casio World Time Illuminator 10-Year Battery. $20 at semi-ethical retailers near you.

 

[crushingpetal]

That reminds me, there used to be some hilarious reviews of the Rolex Yacht-Master about ten years ago. A+ comedy riffing shit. It's all gone now... gone....

 

[nightsprinter]

If you really wanna be swarmed by the ladies you need to get yourself a Casio with the built in calculator.

Ahhh yes. I once tried to barter for a motel room in the midwest with $17 and a nice Casio.

 

[Nightside]

Armitron is where it's at. I bought this for $22 at Walmart in 2014 and worn it almost every day since.

 

[nightsprinter]

I have these. The Tag Heuer is legit but I have no clue whether the Rolex is real or not. How would I tell? These belonged to my late dad. He had some seriously thin wrists because the bands are smallll. Or maybe I just have huge wrists from all the CHUGS.

 

[SalsaWood]

I have a Hamilton and a G-shock 3 sensor Rangeman. They are different, but ultimately interchangeable. I do not get very excited about them.

 

[slippityslaps]

Vintage Seiko from 1988. Gift from my dad. Quartz, 100m water resistance (but I wouldn't trust that). The border is gold. I prefer smaller watch diameters now.

 

[PuckishGuitar]

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I have these. The Tag Heuer is legit but I have no clue whether the Rolex is real or not. How would I tell? These belonged to my late dad. He had some seriously thin wrists because the bands are smallll. Or maybe I just have huge wrists from all the CHUGS.

Best way is take it to a jeweler. You may be able to tell externally by the quality of materials and lettering, like the etching along the dial, but you really need to know what to look for.

Here’s the level of detail some counterfeiters go towards and how a jeweler would verify a real one.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

I haven't worn a watch since 2006 but every time a child at my job asks me what time it is I tell them "time for you to get a watch." This one kid will ask "what time is it, ASIDE from time for me to get a watch?" so I tell him "time for you to get an hourglass" and then next time he's like "what time is it, ASIDE from time for me to get a watch and time for me to get an hourglass?" so I tell him "time for you to get a sundial" etc....

some jokes age like wine

 

[nightsprinter]

Devolves into "time for you to get some pre-colonial/druid standing stones"