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What Kind Of Collector Are You?

A little over 40 yrs ago I was buying vinyl records like crazy. I said I need some jazz and although I did listen to them , It wasn't daily . I said I needed some classical but again didnt listen to them much.
I ended up with over 200 records an…

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Casio Illuminator AE 1500 WH 1 AV

Although not a G Shock I think this watch represents great value and looks nice too .You can get one for $25. I like the shape and the dial is not too busy . Easy to read and quite comfortable. Maybe not as rugged as a G Shock but at this price if…

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Is Watch Setting a Burden

I have a Seiko Kinetic that never needs setting other than the date on months with less than 31 days. My NH35 needs to be set the 2 days a week I wear it, I keep it on a winder, but it still is off a minute. It takes apprx 15 seconds to set the NH 35 …

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Swiss Watch Tariff

Has anyone noticed any recent price changes at the AD?
I have been watching The Tudor Pelagos 42 and noticed $200 increase in the last month. I don't know if this was a pre scheduled increase or not.The price is now apprx $5300. Assuming it is …

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The other wrist

I was doing some yard work and scrstched up the top of my left wrist. I noticed today that after wearing my watch for a couple of days my wrist was not healing at all. I took off my watch for a few hours and decided to put it on my right wrist. I have …

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Vintage Omega Seamaster

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I was was browsing and found this 1968 Seamaster. I could be wrong , but I question If this watch was designed to dive with. Makes me wonder why they gave it the name "Seamaster".

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Rolex Sub A Symbol Sought After

I think that the sub is possibly the most sought after watch worldwide.
Many want a sub, some have a sub and some outwardly say they don't want a sub. I have a Pealagos but I would like to have a sub, if the situation makes sense. Not sure whe…

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Any watches close to melt down

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I saw this supposedly 14 KT gold watch on a popular site for $700 I guess these old watches are not in extreme demand. Do you have any watches in your collection that you are considering just melting down for the gold value. The watch lis…

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Is Non Clone more acceptable than Clone to You

Hello On 6/22 I edited the post title to remove the word replica and replace it with Clone. I have been advised that this group considers a counterfeit to be a replica which This post is not about

Attached is a photo of my Spinnaker Hull. Like probab…

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Is Not Replica more acceptable

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Attached is a photo of my Spinnaker Hull. Like probably 100 others it has a Seiko NH 35 movement which in my case loses about 3 minutes a week. To the best of my knowledge it is not a replica of a more expensive piece. Does the fact that it i…

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