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Old 26 December 2015, 05:57 AM   #1
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Icon4 You guys are joking about it but its a serious problem

I just caught myself seriously contemplating buying a 80k watch not long after having bought my last piece. I don't see the end of this tunnel. We should form a support group for those who are suffering from this condition. The bug is no joke.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:00 AM   #2
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I was clean for 3 years. I was weak this month.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:01 AM   #3
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I just caught myself seriously contemplating buying a 80k watch not long after having bought my last piece. I don't see the end of this tunnel. We should form a support group for those who are suffering from this condition. The bug is no joke.
It already exists...TRF
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:02 AM   #4
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:03 AM   #5
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That is the most accurate post I've ever read on this form.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:04 AM   #6
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I was clean for 3 years. I was weak this month.

Hahaha yesss.. I have held strong all year. Now it's about to be the new year and I just don't know how much longer I can do this.


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Old 26 December 2015, 06:08 AM   #7
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:08 AM   #8
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I have bought 3 in the last 2 months. Each getting more expensve than the earlier one. Yikes!
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:12 AM   #9
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:16 AM   #10
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I gave up a long time ago. I stand up and say " My name is Duey and I'm an addict "
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:19 AM   #11
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The best that can be done is to keep all of us with the bug quarantined to this site to live out our days the best we can.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:28 AM   #12
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:31 AM   #13
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I just caught myself seriously contemplating buying a 80k watch not long after having bought my last piece. I don't see the end of this tunnel. We should form a support group for those who are suffering from this condition. The bug is no joke.
Its scary i know. I just bought my DD 118238 like 3 weeks ago. Now i'm already looking at getting an AP within the next 2 months. Seriously, i feel the excitement of me looking for a watch to buy is great than actually having the watch in hand.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:34 AM   #14
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Its scary i know. I just bought my DD 118238 like 3 weeks ago. Now i'm already looking at getting an AP within the next 2 months. Seriously, i feel the excitement of me looking for a watch to buy is great than actually having the watch in hand.

Ha! The day I got my DD40, I started perusing the FS section for a 116618.


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Old 26 December 2015, 06:47 AM   #15
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It's certainly a slippery slope!
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:51 AM   #16
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:52 AM   #17
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as we say about these parts

if you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel , hope its not a train coming and order more tunnel.
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Old 26 December 2015, 06:56 AM   #18
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i just lost the bug. went in to try a patek on and just didn't get the same feeling about it when i bought my first rolex, so left empty handed.
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Old 26 December 2015, 09:37 AM   #19
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I just caught myself seriously contemplating buying a 80k watch not long after having bought my last piece. I don't see the end of this tunnel. We should form a support group for those who are suffering from this condition. The bug is no joke.
You must have very good sigth because I have looking for the end of the tunnel for 25 years now.
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Old 26 December 2015, 10:58 AM   #20
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I gave into the addiction long ago. Beyond denial at this point.
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Old 26 December 2015, 11:36 AM   #21
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As soon as the safe is full I start selling. It is a good discipline!
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Old 26 December 2015, 12:17 PM   #22
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You know it's bad when your spouse tells you to "get off of the damn Rolex forum because it is costing us too much money!" Ha. Get off of TRF, must be the egg nog.


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Old 26 December 2015, 12:23 PM   #23
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As soon as the safe is full I start selling. It is a good discipline!
Screw that build another vault! Mine is full so I bought a couple decent safes to tide me over until I can fully plan another BIGGER vault.
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Old 26 December 2015, 12:56 PM   #24
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I am clean for 6 months and proud...... But I know it won't last. I have finished this year neutral having bought two and sold two. All be it the new ones were more expensive than what left.
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Old 26 December 2015, 01:01 PM   #25
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Old 26 December 2015, 01:38 PM   #26
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In the past several years I've considered myself "cured" as long as don't mortgage the house.
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Old 26 December 2015, 02:20 PM   #27
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It is not limited to watches and also all other gadgets, such as camera, hi-if, cars, bags...etc. Personally I feel that I am more enjoying the buying process than owning the products.
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Old 26 December 2015, 02:37 PM   #28
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Stay away from TRF and the other forums. Stop browsing at watch related sites and the classifieds.

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Old 26 December 2015, 02:38 PM   #29
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Old 26 December 2015, 10:30 PM   #30
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