I bought another watch that I didn't get

[m j b]

It was an Omega, which is why this is not in the main forum.

It was one of those "I'm kind of bored, let's go browse the forum" days and I found a link to a very nice example of a Seamaster chrono on eBay, I've always wanted one of those, I did a little research on the price and set my limit, bid on it and won.

Oh great, another watch. I need another watch, right? I've only got one left wrist, how many Swiss watches does a boy need? And I've already got a Speedmaster, so theoretically the Omega chrono itch has been scratched. But hey, it's only money.

So I paid for it, off it went to the eBay authenticator, and then two days later I got a refund from eBay. What? Did it fail authentication?

No, the poor seller was on his way to the post office, and his car got broken-into and the watch (and other stuff) was stolen. Wow. That sucks.

So I'm half sorry that I won't get this really nice example, and half happy that I've avoided another watch that I don't need.

I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has bought a watch on a whim and then wondered, "what was I thinking"?

[Jack T]

Nice watch, maybe next time. And yes, I’ve had that feeling too

[Easy E]

Unfortunate turn of events. The word need should be banned from this forum completely.

[RW16610]

I'm so sorry to hear this, Michael. Thankfully these are easy to find on eBay or Chrono24 if you decide to do it again.

[ErichKeane]

I actually picked one up on a whim on WUS about 6 months ago and love mine! Its a really 'big' watch, but it really is a "go anywhere" type of watch, being water tight even with chrono buttons being pushed!

However, mine had a noisy rotor and hadn't been serviced yet, so it has been with a watchmaker for a few months now (apparently it has a slightly differently designed case around the chrono pushers that is making getting it water-tight again difficult, that he and Omega have been going back and forth trying to figure out!).

[1William]

Interesting story and sorry for the seller.

[2001jesper]

Congrats on the half incoming. You got the thrill of buying a watch, without paying a dime. A win in my eyes

What else is on your non-purchase list?

[Ravager135]

You ever buy a watch that you didn't really want or need, but got it because it rounded out a collection of others you had? I sold a Milgauss to buy an Explorer a maybe a decade ago. The Explorer was with me for maybe two months. When I sold it I could have seriously listed it as "like new." There wasn't even a hairline scratch on the thing. I still regret selling that Milgauss because even though I loved it, I thought my collection "had too much orange in it" because I also owned an Explorer II. I got the Explorer to "round out" the Explorer/Explorer II duo.

I long learned to only buy things I really, really want regardless if their presence in the collection might be redundant in other ways. I've also learned to sit on a potential purchase for awhile. If I am still looking at IG pics and watching YouTube videos months later, then I'll look into getting it.

[gamingdoctor]

Sorry to hear what happened. It is a great looking watch, though! I believe Adrian Barker did a youtube episode on this watch in the military. Maybe it will enter your collection some other day.

[BNA/LION]

Dang it! Good things are coming your way.

[TunaTuna]

Another reason to buy from a reputable dealer. Random seller on the forum gets robbed after you wire, and you are out your money