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10 December 2019, 06:07 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
Posts: 25
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Newcomer Here. Hi Everyone!
Hi everyone,
I am also a newbie on this forum. I have been "collecting" watches for the past 4 years. I started with an inconspicuous little Seiko 5, which my wife offered to me (on my demand ;) ). Since then, and like many of us, I caught the watch bug. I must admit that I am not a big Rolex fan. I respect the products for what they are. I admire Rolex for being able to scale up, producing high quality industrial products and managing the offer & demand so well. But I am left cold by their pricing policy, and all the hype around the brand. On the other side, I am more and more attracted to its smaller sibling, Tudor. The way I see it, Tudor is redeployed to take the place vacated by Rolex after their move-up in terms of positioning. The watches they produce are (for those that interest me) rugged, ready-to-do-everything, toolwatches. I also came to learn about the history behind Seiko, and learnt as much as I could (which is not much by all standards) about its past, Grand Seiko and King Seiko. At some point, I also became interested in German watch brands and manufactures (don't ask me why, I cannot remember how I ended up there). All this time spent reading articles, looking at photos and videos, and discussing with other WIS, shaped my current "collection". I registered on TRF because I am always looking to learn new things, and to (virtually) meet new WIS. So here am I! PS: I'm from France. Please don't hold it against me 
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10 December 2019, 10:30 PM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: Tim
Location: Pennsylvania
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 72,762
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Welcome to the madness, great looking collection.
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10 December 2019, 10:35 PM
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2025 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 79,476
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Welcome to the forum, nice collection you have
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11 December 2019, 01:15 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NYC
Watch: Me now
Posts: 19,412
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Welcome
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12 December 2019, 09:34 PM
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2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Real Name: Jonathan
Location: Texas
Watch: @Escapementt
Posts: 9,844
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Welcome to the forums! Solid collection you have there!
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13 December 2019, 12:53 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Switzerland
Watch: 16710, PP 5167
Posts: 840
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Welcome
Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk
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13 December 2019, 06:20 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
Posts: 25
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Thank you all!
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13 December 2019, 06:30 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Tennessee
Watch: Tudor Black Bay
Posts: 254
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Love that BB Chrono with gold in it. From that angle, it looks a lot larger than the GMT. Does it wear larger?
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13 December 2019, 05:49 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
Posts: 25
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Funny given that both watches are sporting the same case. I guess that it's due to the Chrono having a larger dial and a smaller bezel. It adds to the differences between these 2 models (and I am glad that there are differences given that I don't like having variations of the same models). |
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13 December 2019, 09:43 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida, Canada
Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega
Posts: 30,244
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Welcome.
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13 December 2019, 03:08 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: United States
Watch: me buy Watches
Posts: 3,955
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Hello NicoD.
Welcome and thanks for sharing your story with us. 
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13 December 2019, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
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13 December 2019, 11:43 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail
Location: New Albany
Watch: Tudor Sub 75090
Posts: 8,307
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Welcome.
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13 December 2019, 11:51 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Real Name: Bill
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,735
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Welcome! From the looks of your collection and from your interest in exploring German brands, I see a Sinn in your future.
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14 December 2019, 07:17 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
Posts: 25
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The Damasko that I have already covers that angle. I actually spent some time thinking whether to go with a DA36 or a Sinn 556A. I went for the underdog (all thing considered) because I believe that Damasko's hardened steel is more resistant than Sinn's tegimented one. The DA36 has a modified ETA 2436 (instant change of date and day at midnight - on the dot) compared to a Sellita SW200. And I love that yellow seconds hand  And to be honest, the rest of the models on Sinn's catalog doesn't do it for me :( I had a couple of Junghans Meister in the past, but they are too dressy for me. If I were to look at other German brands, I would consider Nomos, Moser or Glasshute. ALS is too highly placed for me. |
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14 December 2019, 05:37 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 833
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Welcome! Nice versatile lot you got going there!!
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14 December 2019, 07:22 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Real Name: Larry
Location: Finger Lakes
Posts: 6,007
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Nico, welcome!!!
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14 December 2019, 08:51 PM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Ken
Location: SW Florida
Watch: One on my wrist.
Posts: 64,211
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Welcome
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17 December 2019, 11:50 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Real Name: Allan
Location: Little Red Dot
Watch: Still Looking....!
Posts: 3,899
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Welcome to TRF~~
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18 December 2019, 11:55 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Real Name: Alex
Location: Europe
Watch: AP
Posts: 5,252
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Welcome
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20 December 2019, 10:47 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: France
Posts: 25
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Thanks for the warm welcomes :)
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