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How many watches do you take with you on holiday?

When you go away do you just take the watch that's on your wrist or do you take more.

I've got a watch roll that takes two watches, plus I can wear one on my wrist, but I'm thinking… I may just take the Aqua Terra + a beater (Hamilton…

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Why buy several cheap watches when you could buy one good one?

Now I'm not saying cheap watches are not good but I've seen a few collections full of cheaper lower end watches.
My first thought is always "You could've used that money to buy a really nice watch".

So my question is why?

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Is Zaratsu polishing “make-believe”?

Marketing jargon or real deal?
Can you even tell the difference from regular polishing or is it all magic beans?

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Are you satisfied with your collection?

Are you satisfied with your current collection or do you feel like it's not complete?
Do you think it could ever feel complete or is that a lie we tell ourselves.
Does a collector ever stop collecting…and what are we chasing here, the illusion o…

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SOTC – As it stands.

Hi, so it's been three years since my last SOTC post and here's my latest collection:

Omega Speedmaster Racing re…

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Some “I don’t like Rolex” people.

There are some people in the world who genuinely don't like Rolex and that's ok.
It's perfectly reasonable to fall into this category.

But then you have a whole different category of human who, due to being priced out or unable to acq…

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Talk me out of a Cartier Tank Must

I have this on my radar as my taste has moved on to the dressier side of things since I made a personal decision to stop wearing sportswear unless doing actual sports.

The problem is, the GF also wants a Cartier so one Cartier will probably cost me tw…

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Falling out of love with your beloved!

The one watch that you once loved dearly, a relationship full of passion, a match made in heaven.
With the passage of time you became distant, outgrew each other, started pulling in opposite directions and the relationship would never be the same, eve…

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What did you try to love?

What watch did you buy that you tried to love but couldn't get on with?

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Omega mesh bracelet – Any good?

Hi all,

What are your thoughts on the Omega mesh bracelets, the ones that come on the NTTD Seamaster.

Sometimes on straps the holes are too far apart to find the perfect fit, I have this issue with G-Shock squares.

I see they make a 19mm version, an…

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