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redlead wrote: »

Do you want to marry the village bicycle even if she is super hot

No but you could keep her around as a daily beater....

redlead wrote: »

Do you want to marry the village bicycle even if she is super hot though?

Who said anything about marriage? Just sleep with her a few times until you're bored and then move on to her younger better looking sister :pac:

redlead wrote: »

Do you want to marry the village bicycle even if she is super hot though?

Timeless watch channel did a good video several months back on the different types of watch collectors. I think he makes some good points about serial flippers. Do they ever really appreciate or enjoy the watch? Probably not to the same extent. It's a whole different mentality.

Well, I'm only new to this craic but I think I've been fast-tracked to point 8 on Fitzgeme's graph! -I'm sure it's saved me a lot of time, money, and breast-beating.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113675289&postcount=57


It's an odd one it really is. I don't understand why a fella who can put his hand to 3 and a half grand at short notice needs to turn that into €3595 ono within 24 hours. Where's the win? If you want a picture of yourself wearing a seamaster, then just spend an hour in Weir and sons with your selfie stick. It makes me think that the interest is in the flip and not the watch. It's the difference between the tout buying the ticket to sell outside the stadium, and the fan buying the ticket to enjoy the show. The tout may also be a fan of the band, but that's not really his motivation is it.

Of course, of course, people are free to do with their money and their possessions and I'm obviously a naive romantic but there's definitely a watch industry talking out of both sides of the mouth. -And yes of course that's the case, what industry doesn't.

For example, those Patek Philippe ads:



Is the young fella really thinking - Cripes I can't wait til Granda pops his clogs so I can get RRP +20% for that?:pac:

In the petrolhead world the term "flipper" is used in the pejorative. The inferenceis that the person actually has no interest in cars, is only after the quick buck, doesn't service the car or add any value through ownership, doesn't experience the car, doesn't form any relationship with it, and those actions actually only serve to deny genuine fans or aficionados access to the motor.

That does NOT appear to be the case with the watch market, where flipping is common, or perhaps even the norm and certainly everyone one here on this forum appears to be long term dyed-in-the-wool, very knowledgeable, uber watch fans and flipping I guess is just how you build up your watch ownership CV / catalogue.

In my naive opinion it runs counter to the watch industry's attempt at a noble facade where watches are about ownership and personal statement and heritage, and not just the next shiny thing. -But as point 8 on the graph says, that was always ever only boll0x anyway

Cyrus wrote: »

the owner thing is neither here nor there,

the chap who sold it originally was the first owner, everyone else who had it didnt buy to keep, Fitz bought it from him to trade against the hulk i assume, the hulk dealer was always going to sell it and obviously the chap who had it from him was a trader also

Can someone explain this to me, with cars you’re generally better off not having a trade in - cash buyer, but with watches it seems to be a better scenario? I can understand if it’s a swap of two watches both parties want but not really with a dealer. Or is it just a case of guys being able to pick up a watch real cheap and therefore trading it. Would you not be better selling it straight for cash?

fat bloke wrote: »

It's an odd one it really is. I don't understand why a fella who can put his hand to 3 and a half grand at short notice needs to turn that into €3595 ono within 24 hours. Where's the win? If you want a picture of yourself wearing a seamaster, then just spend an hour in Weir and sons with your selfie stick. It makes me think that the interest is in the flip and not the watch. It's the difference between the tout buying the ticket to sell outside the stadium, and the fan buying the ticket to enjoy the show. The tout may also be a fan of the band, but that's not really his motivation is it.

Excellent post overall but that's the nail on the head in my opinion. I guess you could argue that you are using your knowledge of watches to earn a few quid, but as you say, that puts the interest in the flip and not the actual watch. Just seems a bit dirty to me ....

What size is steinhart?

downsizing the watches I dont wear anymore, and reckon these may be of interest here. all watches are very lightly worn, maybe a weeks worth per, so the usual rubbing marks on the bottom of the bracelets. bought in 2013.

note that the pics show some dust! not scratches.

1 orient mako (blue) €120


1 orient mako XL (blue) €130


1 orient mako XL (orange) €130

tmg wrote: »

and 4 invictas (bought in a moment of lunacy, worn once or twice, rub marks on bracelets)

150 for the lot, 60 each if sold separately.

1 x 3047 green bezel grand diver
1 x 3048 yellow face grand diver
1 x 0420 titanium diver
1 x 10641-3yb green face grand diver

The kid is a fan of 2 of those, so if they are still available?

I'll do the deal for 4?

Hi all

Looking at selling my Hamilton Murph.

Haven’t worn it much.

Am looking for €670 including shipping via registered mail.

Payment by PayPal or Revolut nett to me

Some quick pics, will add some more including box etc

Any questions, fire away

DT

A long shot I know, but if anyone is thinking of parting with a Seiko SKXA35 Bumblebee anytime in the future then keep me in mind!

gerfmurphy wrote: »

Long shot but breguet tradition on the chopping block. Listed on tz-UK but available to anyone here also of course.

saw that

was wondering how irish irish ger was,

very irish indeed it seems!

lovely looking watch, might be of interest to Kash on tz-uk he tends to go for more exotic gold watches.

A bit of googling brought me to this mesmerising little explication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Td7CXwwW7w

Cyrus we met up in dundrum 1 time about an omega, I must be easily forgotten !!

I need to learn how to post photos easy !!

I should mention I have posted a few watch pictures over the years so I'm not a newbie here. John"bogmanfan" would remember me maybe as he was out in the house