orger said:

Chris Reeve

I say that as if

I knew him personally

what a story...what a guy

I totally feel as if I did. I think my first movie in a theatre was Superman or was it Car Wash? I forgets.

Lisa10 said:

Why I'm now in love with Bob the Navy doctor? His answers to Ebay questions were classic. Not bad for a 90 year old dude.

http://contact.ebay.com/w...d=bobles85

SCNDLS said:

Why I'm now in love with Bob the Navy doctor? His answers to Ebay questions were classic. Not bad for a 90 year old dude.

http://contact.ebay.com/w...d=bobles85



Dude is cool no doubt. But hey - he's a Texan!

I sold a muscle car a few years ago and the guy came to my house to pay for it. I never thought he'd bring cash but he did - $72,000 in cash.

All I could think of was, "He's going to pay me, drive the car around the block, then come back and hit me over the head and take the cash". So I hid it quickly. But he was a good guy, never came back to rob me.

And when I took the $72K to the bank the next day and deposited it, they didn't even make me fill out one of those forms! I guess the told the IRS, but I never had to do anything.

RodeoSchro said:

SCNDLS said:

Why I'm now in love with Bob the Navy doctor? His answers to Ebay questions were classic. Not bad for a 90 year old dude.

http://contact.ebay.com/w...d=bobles85



Dude is cool no doubt. But hey - he's a Texan!

I sold a muscle car a few years ago and the guy came to my house to pay for it. I never thought he'd bring cash but he did - $72,000 in cash.

All I could think of was, "He's going to pay me, drive the car around the block, then come back and hit me over the head and take the cash". So I hid it quickly. But he was a good guy, never came back to rob me.

And when I took the $72K to the bank the next day and deposited it, they didn't even make me fill out one of those forms! I guess the told the IRS, but I never had to do anything.

RodeoSchro said:

SCNDLS said:

Why I'm now in love with Bob the Navy doctor? His answers to Ebay questions were classic. Not bad for a 90 year old dude.

http://contact.ebay.com/w...d=bobles85



Dude is cool no doubt. But hey - he's a Texan!

I sold a muscle car a few years ago and the guy came to my house to pay for it. I never thought he'd bring cash but he did - $72,000 in cash.

All I could think of was, "He's going to pay me, drive the car around the block, then come back and hit me over the head and take the cash". So I hid it quickly. But he was a good guy, never came back to rob me.

And when I took the $72K to the bank the next day and deposited it, they didn't even make me fill out one of those forms! I guess the told the IRS, but I never had to do anything.

That explains it.

Damn, I woulda been nervous as hell with that kinda cash on me.

In my work, I often cash my clients' checks at their banks to make sure I get my money. I be nervous walking around with $10k I would be positively frightened with $72k.

Hubby is a total watch whore, I don't get it at all. In reality is a watch (other than one with high precious metal content) really worth upwards of $5k?

If you are looking for a high quality time piece though he swears by Breitling. Apparently they are chronometers of the highest order. (so he says)

So much so that he has for everyday use

[img:$uid]http://www.breitlingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/colt.jpg[/img:$uid]

Plus his dress one

[img:$uid]http://blogs.motortrend.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/5/files/function-and-form-automotive-watches/7217988.jpeg[/img:$uid]

Now he is pining over this but he is gonna have to sell one of the others...no man can wear 3 watches!

[img:$uid]http://www.inqmnd.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/breitling-emergency-face.jpg[/img:$uid]

Shanti0608 said:

Hubby is a total watch whore, I don't get it at all. In reality is a watch (other than one with high precious metal content) really worth upwards of $5k?

In a word............YES.

Try a million or 2 on 4 size.

Graycap23 said:

Shanti0608 said:

Hubby is a total watch whore, I don't get it at all. In reality is a watch (other than one with high precious metal content) really worth upwards of $5k?

In a word............YES.

Try a million or 2 on 4 size.

I think you missed my point.

A watch is a timepiece. Designed to tell the time. If all that we need is something to accurately keep time then there is no NEED to spend $5k.

If you wish for it to be a status symbol or have inherrent value, hence my comment on precious metal content, then that is different and it is not JUST a timepiece.

Ultimately if you need something to tell the time you don't need to spend 5k. If YOU have other boxes that your watch needs tick then your watch is more than a timepiece.

Rolex are a quality chronometer (swiss) manufacturer and just because you place higher worth on another manufacturer that does not make their product simply clever marketing. Swiss chronometers are world renowed as the best. Plain and simple.

To me a watch is a watch and not worth $5k, apparently hubby feels differently but he wants his watch to do more than tell time, he values it, I don't. Apparently you and he see eye to eye for once.

Well maybe

Yeah, that's right. I'm 81 and still doctoring and building furniture. I attribute my longevity to sex, cigars and a martini (gin, please) each day. Bob

Shanti0608 said:

Graycap23 said:

In a word............YES.

Try a million or 2 on 4 size.

I think you missed my point.

A watch is a timepiece. Designed to tell the time. If all that we need is something to accurately keep time then there is no NEED to spend $5k.

If you wish for it to be a status symbol or have inherrent value, hence my comment on precious metal content, then that is different and it is not JUST a timepiece.

Ultimately if you need something to tell the time you don't need to spend 5k. If YOU have other boxes that your watch needs tick then your watch is more than a timepiece.

Rolex are a quality chronometer (swiss) manufacturer and just because you place higher worth on another manufacturer that does not make their product simply clever marketing. Swiss chronometers are world renowed as the best. Plain and simple.

To me a watch is a watch and not worth $5k, apparently hubby feels differently but he wants his watch to do more than tell time, he values it, I don't. Apparently you and he see eye to eye for once.

Well maybe

I hear u.......but no one really needs a watch at all.

Cell phones, computers, cars, and other devices all around us tell time.

The watch is so much MORE than a timepiece these days.

I've always wondered what was so great about them, but I'm not into jewelry so I've never seen the big deal

THIS is my kind of watch

[img:$uid]http://majordc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/325.JPG[/img:$uid]

Shanti0608 said:

Graycap23 said:

In a word............YES.

Try a million or 2 on 4 size.

I think you missed my point.

A watch is a timepiece. Designed to tell the time. If all that we need is something to accurately keep time then there is no NEED to spend $5k.

If you wish for it to be a status symbol or have inherrent value, hence my comment on precious metal content, then that is different and it is not JUST a timepiece.

Ultimately if you need something to tell the time you don't need to spend 5k. If YOU have other boxes that your watch needs tick then your watch is more than a timepiece.

Rolex are a quality chronometer (swiss) manufacturer and just because you place higher worth on another manufacturer that does not make their product simply clever marketing. Swiss chronometers are world renowed as the best. Plain and simple.

To me a watch is a watch and not worth $5k, apparently hubby feels differently but he wants his watch to do more than tell time, he values it, I don't. Apparently you and he see eye to eye for once.

Well maybe

I feel the same way about cars.

bboy87 said:

I've always wondered what was so great about them, but I'm not into jewelry so I've never seen the big deal

THIS is my kind of watch

[img:$uid]http://majordc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/325.JPG[/img:$uid]

My daughter was talking about the G-Shock watches. They come in different styles. I may get her one.

About five years ago, I saw a very nice looking one at a pawnshop in NY. It was going for $1,500. Before I can go in there, and offered to put some money on it, someone beat me to it

SCNDLS said:

That Hodinkee site is a wealth of info about watches. This story was on there.

Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone Attacked For Hublot - Hublot Turns Into Ad: Your Thoughts?

You may have heard that a few weeks back, Formula One head-honcho Bernie Ecclestone was brutally attacked during an attempted robbery. Among the items targeted by the thieves was Ecclestone's own Hublot Big Bang King Power. Apparently, the thieves went for the wristwatch, but the 81 year old Bernie wasn't ready to give it up without a fight.

Bernie fought back and the thieves left without the watch, but Ecclestone did suffer some serious bruises - but you already knew that, because the image of the bruised and battered F1 boss was turned into an ad within days and run in the Financial Times and International Herald Tribune over the weekend. The ad reads "See what some people will do for a Hublot".

The ad attracted sharp criticism from some, and Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver told The Watch Lounge “Of course it’s not an advertisement, but a series of 3 campaigns. It’s our mission to stand up against hatred, racism, cowardice and violence...in my opinion, we can’t make and sell quality and prestige without denouncing such wild behaviour".

So Biver is saying it's not an ad, but rather a call to arms, or more accurately, a call to disarm. What do you guys think about this particular ad; are you buying Biver's explanation that this is a campaign to end violence or is it a publicity stunt using some jarring imagery sure to capture the eyes of readers?

i think it's jujitsu

i've never been able to wear a watch, they make me edgy. maybe i haven't found the right one, i might like one on a chain or something, not around my wrist where it feels like a shackle

[Edited 12/10/10 17:36pm]

Shanti0608 said:

Graycap23 said:

In a word............YES.

Try a million or 2 on 4 size.

I think you missed my point.

A watch is a timepiece. Designed to tell the time. If all that we need is something to accurately keep time then there is no NEED to spend $5k.

If you wish for it to be a status symbol or have inherrent value, hence my comment on precious metal content, then that is different and it is not JUST a timepiece.

Ultimately if you need something to tell the time you don't need to spend 5k. If YOU have other boxes that your watch needs tick then your watch is more than a timepiece.

Rolex are a quality chronometer (swiss) manufacturer and just because you place higher worth on another manufacturer that does not make their product simply clever marketing. Swiss chronometers are world renowed as the best. Plain and simple.

To me a watch is a watch and not worth $5k, apparently hubby feels differently but he wants his watch to do more than tell time, he values it, I don't. Apparently you and he see eye to eye for once.

Well maybe

The Breitling line makes cars, correct?

I don't get it, unless it's an investment. Where gold is involved I'm just all about the current price for 1 baht/15.2g of gold and anything made with it shouldn't be more than a fraction over the going rate, be it a ring, bracelet or necklace, whatever the design or whoever made it. That's how we do it here. Gold has a worth and that's how much jewelry made with it is, not more. Gold is many peoples' savings account here. I think I've digressed though. I couldn't ever see myself buying a Rolex, unless it were a cheap fake, but even then I don't really like how they look. Or indeed wearing a watch in general.

I am a big fan of the so-called "Replica" watch. A nice little loophole to try to get out of the "counterfeit" label...

I have a "Replica" similar to this that I got as a gift...

but some day I will graduate to a Breitling, finest watches in the world.

http://www.stylehive.com/...80k-451635

only $15.6K

i do not wear watches and have not owned one for over 25 years

i am late for nearly everything...but never worry about it

i hate name brand things as it's all too superficial

i rather go on a holiday than get a rolex

fat fingers typo edit

[Edited 12/11/10 4:12am]

RenHoek said:

I am a big fan of the so-called "Replica" watch. A nice little loophole to try to get out of the "counterfeit" label...

I have a "Replica" similar to this that I got as a gift...

but some day I will graduate to a Breitling, finest watches in the world.

So I am told.

angel345 said:

Shanti0608 said:

I think you missed my point.

A watch is a timepiece. Designed to tell the time. If all that we need is something to accurately keep time then there is no NEED to spend $5k.

If you wish for it to be a status symbol or have inherrent value, hence my comment on precious metal content, then that is different and it is not JUST a timepiece.

Ultimately if you need something to tell the time you don't need to spend 5k. If YOU have other boxes that your watch needs tick then your watch is more than a timepiece.

Rolex are a quality chronometer (swiss) manufacturer and just because you place higher worth on another manufacturer that does not make their product simply clever marketing. Swiss chronometers are world renowed as the best. Plain and simple.

To me a watch is a watch and not worth $5k, apparently hubby feels differently but he wants his watch to do more than tell time, he values it, I don't. Apparently you and he see eye to eye for once.

Well maybe

The Breitling line makes cars, correct?

No, just watches, although some of them cost more than cars!

http://www.breitling.com/en/index.php#/home/