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Your watch can't go 300 meters deep in water while still telling time (yours would be crushed).

Your watch will run out of batteries and you'll have to throw it away because a battery costs as much as your watch.

My watch will last long enough to be passed on to my children and it'll take a beating every day and still be just as readable, just as good as the day I got it (plus scratches to the case, which add character and tell a story).

Here's a story about a guy that's worn the same Rolex for 30 years.

Outside of maybe a G-Shock, there aren't any watches that will last for 30 years. And the best part about that guy's watch is that he can pass it on to his kids some day and they'll still have a great watch and they'll be able to remember their dad by it.

My own father has his father's Patek Philippe, a watch that is worth about $40,000 (possibly more now). My grandfather had no idea what it was worth; one of his friends gave it to him when they were working on a business deal together. My father would never sell that watch, and neither would I. My grandfather wore the sh*t out of that watch every day not realizing what it was worth, and now my father wears it every day.

My father didn't even realize what the watch was worth until I told him a couple months ago. He, like my grandfather, had no idea what kind of brand Patek Philippe was/is. He just knew it was a great watch that still worked and that my grandfather wore it. That's all that really matters to him.

There's not a whole lot else in this world that you can pass on that will mean so much to someone that they'll use every day. Maybe a lighter if you're a smoker, maybe a pocket knife, maybe jewelry for women. But a watch is a universal thing that a lot of people use every day. To be able to carry something that your father (or mother, if you're a girl) wore for most of their life and took care of every day is something pretty special.

That's my opinion, anyway. If/when my dad hands my grandfather's Patek on to me, I know that I'll cherish the sh*t out of it.

Edit: I accidentally a word.

Edited, Feb 21st 2013 2:56pm by Theophany

I doubt the watch will do it. More like the limo, the suit, the VIP pass and the drinks that come before it.



Easy on the sales pitch, Mr. Bond. If we're going 300 meters below water, we'd probably not be wearing our $2600 wristwatch in the first place.

Edit: Just to make it clear, I'm not bashing your clockwork fetish. I'd probably settle for 100 of Tails' cheap watches and blow the remaining $600 on prostitutes and beer, but that's just me.

Edit2: I'm done editing this post now. Sorry. Bit drunk, can't decide on what to write. Good times.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2013 3:58am by Mazra

Yeah, I like the family heirloom reason too. That's the only one I agree with. I'm never going to go 300m underwater, so the point is moot for me. Mines goes 50m underwater, and that's good enough. As far as the battery goes, if I like the watch enough I don't mind buying a battery so it keeps working. I think I will with this one.

Yay, at least someone liked my video! My sister didn't find it funny, but she was also exhausted when I showed it to her.

Still, you have to have the money so that $2.6k won't break the bank as well as have a great appreciation for the internal movements and design before you'll consider spending that on a watch.

I don't think I'll ever spend that much on a watch, if only because 2.6k is quite a way towards a trip halfway across the world and that's much more interesting to me. Not to mention the myriad of other design stuff I'd be happy to spend money on.

1114 messages since I last stopped by? I'm not back-tracking.

But I see we're still talking about watches. Works for me.

I'd wager most people that have a watch that says something like "50m water resistant" are thinking it's awesome the thing works after dropping it in the toilet, and that's all they really need.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2013 8:39am by someproteinguy

Open your eyes. He said he was hooking in his other thread.

You'll make a good dad someday Maz.

That means he can buy a round.

Lol, sorry. I ended up getting caught up in a few writing projects I working on, plus reconnecting with some friends, plus job hunting.

Mostly just trying to keep busy IRL so I didn't go insane from my lack of employment.

I was going to point out that a few of you are my friends with me on facebook...

But now I see that Pigtails asked back in January if I was alive and I never saw it. Awkward.

Sorry Pigtails!

Well, I have to go to a three year old's birthday party tomorrow. That's close enough, right?

No, but her racist, redneck grandparents will be. And they'll certainly be bringing all their dysfunction with them.

You could have just said yes.

FTFY.

It's easier to rationalize that two guys going somewhere are just friends than it is for a guy and a girl. Of course it's different if you go out of your way to hang all over him, but the effort to effect ratio is slightly better for guy/girl.

Edited, Feb 22nd 2013 3:06pm by lolgaxe

I figured if you take the guy there it's no more than polite to make out with him in front of said racist redneck grandparents.

There's a gay fetish/sex store in Amsterdam that has a wall of (giant) dildoes. It's rather interesting, mostly me wondering how some of those would ever possibly fit up anyone's backside.


Last time I was there they had one for sale that was basically a giant butt plug but in the shape of a screw. With the flares or whatever it's called at least 8 inches wide at the widest parts. And that's ignoring the buttplugs that are bigger than an average person's head.

It's just mind boggling.

I once asked the cashier if they actually sold those, he said yes. whe I asked him how the bloody hell that could fit he said he just doesn't ask.

Given that from what I've seen, they all pass the €100,- mark, I bet that's a very small number.

yay Digg is back! And seriously Maz, that was some awesome nagging there, lol.

I'm pretty sure regular fisting stretches things pretty well back there. Or in the front for women. One of my kinky friends told me he knows a girl who used to use a 2 liter coke bottle as a dildo. That just boggles my mind.

More like curiosity impaled the cat on a stake.

Better than Indian while reading this thread.

I'd suggest Vodka then.

Trying picklebacks tomorrow night. They sound really good.

That sounds really good. I love blueberries in a dessert. Not all dripping with sugary syrup, just fresh blueberries.

There you are! I see you've been informed that we missed you. We did get a little concerned when January rolled around and we hadn't heard from you since November, and there was some Facebook investigation that a couple of people undertook, but after all it's good to see you back!