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tattooedfagin · 26 September 2014, 11:50 PM

So you know what you want, like really want but it's a little too out of reach at the moment so, to pacify the urge you end up splashing out on another model or brand only to regret it. Who's guilty ?

kilyung · 26 September 2014, 11:53 PM

Here! Buying steel when I want gold just to satisfy an itch.

Time Exposure · 26 September 2014, 11:55 PM

It's what makes me a chronic flipper. Certain cash is for watches, not saving.

ap1 · 27 September 2014, 12:01 AM

as charged, for sure, lather rinse repeat

jack1024 · 27 September 2014, 12:04 AM

Beyond guilty - more like convicted & doing time in bland watch land. :)

Nycturbovr6 · 27 September 2014, 12:05 AM

Nothing wrong with steel

bobernet · 27 September 2014, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kilyung

Here! Buying steel when I want gold just to satisfy an itch.

Me too. Sitting on a GMTc that I never wear because I really want the BLRO.

Soon.

lhanddds · 27 September 2014, 12:33 AM

I try not to make that mistake anymore. I only go after watches now that I feel are true keepers. Still you never know. I've also limited myself to a number which makes me release something. This assures I give it a lot or hard thought.

vitalsignsrn · 27 September 2014, 01:47 AM

Not I...I just agonize over it for a while then eventually I find what I want. ;-)

kilyung · 27 September 2014, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nycturbovr6

Nothing wrong with steel

It's not gold.

AK797 · 27 September 2014, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by vitalsignsrn

Not I...I just agonize over it for a while then eventually I find what I want. ;-)

Patience is a virtue and the enemy of regret.

rmfnla · 27 September 2014, 02:37 AM

"The poor man pays twice"...

Cru Jones · 27 September 2014, 02:44 AM

Thanks to all the stories on TRF, it's thankfully never happened to me. ;-)

SoonerTA · 27 September 2014, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rmfnla

"The poor man pays twice"...

I love that. ha

beachbum · 27 September 2014, 05:22 AM

So guilty! I do it all the time and end up paying the price

I have finally learned my lesson. If I would have been more patient I would have already had the gold on my wrist

so for now I am Rolex-less until I get my gold

TonyD · 27 September 2014, 05:27 AM

Lately I have been consolidating my collection and trying to sell/trade 4 ponies for a horse. Its not always easy and you take a bath on some stuff, but in the end I am happier with 3 or 4 that I LOVE than 10 that I like.

BNA/LION · 27 September 2014, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by vitalsignsrn

Not I...I just agonize over it for a while then eventually I find what I want. ;-)

I Agree with this...

...I also have not mastered the art of patients yet, but waiting is my approach. I have pulled the trigger on a few watches that were not what they seemed or were advertised.

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Patient

I have been in love with a watch only to find I really did not want it. I realized the influences or the "TRF Enablers" and watching all the incoming post making me want a watch and it really isn't the one I want.

CONCLUSION: Wait find what you really want, confirm everything and then pull the trigger!

WAK4 · 27 September 2014, 05:35 AM

yup! But have to say doing so has given me a wide exposure to the different models to have a better feel for what I actually want and like.

I usually try to buy "right" so then my exposure to loss in minimized.

Kingair · 27 September 2014, 05:37 AM

Nope . . . I buy what I am looking for . . .

Now if we are talking about a Richard Mille . . . . I might buy a Rolex first . . . .

kneedeep · 27 September 2014, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tattooedfagin

So you know what you want, like really want but it's a little too out of reach at the moment so, to pacify the urge you end up splashing out on another model or brand only to regret it. Who's guilty ?

Oh, I think I found the problem...you mean you have to know what you really want? Talk about a moving target.

GradyPhilpott · 27 September 2014, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tattooedfagin

Squeezing the trigger too soon

At last, someone got it right!

I don't think I've bought a Rolex that I didn't really want, because what I really wanted was more expensive.

The ones I've bought have appealed to me based on their attributes, but as time has gone by, my tastes have matured, you might say, and I've been attracted to other watches that have been more expensive.

I'm pretty sure that the Explorer 114270 was the same price as the Sub 14060M when I bought the Explorer, but the Sub was more expensive when I bought it than the Explorer was when I bought it.

26 September 2014, 11:50 PM	#1
tattooedfagin "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Chad Location: the neighbourhood Watch: 1680 Red Posts: 2,262	Squeezing the trigger too soon So you know what you want, like really want but it's a little too out of reach at the moment so, to pacify the urge you end up splashing out on another model or brand only to regret it. Who's guilty ? __________________ SS Sub Date (F) DSSD (V) Red Sub (Mk4) TRF Hall of Fame

27 September 2014, 02:37 AM	#12
rmfnla "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: Richard Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: TT DJ Posts: 4,456	"The poor man pays twice"... __________________ Today, I believe my jurisdiction ends here... Lug Hole Lover®

27 September 2014, 05:27 AM	#16
TonyD 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: Boston North Watch: Meteorite Daytona Posts: 1,468	Lately I have been consolidating my collection and trying to sell/trade 4 ponies for a horse. Its not always easy and you take a bath on some stuff, but in the end I am happier with 3 or 4 that I LOVE than 10 that I like. __________________ Pepsi GMT/SD43/DSSD Blue/ DJ41 TT Rose Diamond Dial/ Daytona Meteorite/ SS Sky Dweller White Dial/ IWC Bronze Big Pilot/ Aquanautic Super King / Omega Ploprof 1200 / Graham Scarab Diver

26 September 2014, 11:53 PM	#2
kilyung 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,940	Here! Buying steel when I want gold just to satisfy an itch.

26 September 2014, 11:55 PM	#3
Time Exposure "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: Bryan Location: Sac Valley, CA US Watch: Patek 5980/1A Posts: 2,860	It's what makes me a chronic flipper. Certain cash is for watches, not saving.

27 September 2014, 12:01 AM	#4
ap1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: usa Posts: 19,514	as charged, for sure, lather rinse repeat

27 September 2014, 12:04 AM	#5
jack1024 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Jack Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 27	Beyond guilty - more like convicted & doing time in bland watch land. :)

27 September 2014, 12:05 AM	#6
Nycturbovr6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 7,630	Nothing wrong with steel

27 September 2014, 12:33 AM	#8
lhanddds Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Watch: of course Posts: 8,429	I try not to make that mistake anymore. I only go after watches now that I feel are true keepers. Still you never know. I've also limited myself to a number which makes me release something. This assures I give it a lot or hard thought.

27 September 2014, 01:47 AM	#9
vitalsignsrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Judy Location: Ontario Watch: 116234 - 14060M Posts: 4,607	Not I...I just agonize over it for a while then eventually I find what I want. ;-)

27 September 2014, 02:44 AM	#13
Cru Jones 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Paris, France Posts: 35,254	Thanks to all the stories on TRF, it's thankfully never happened to me. ;-)

27 September 2014, 05:22 AM	#15
beachbum "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: john Location: new jersey Watch: Incoming Posts: 564	So guilty! I do it all the time and end up paying the price I have finally learned my lesson. If I would have been more patient I would have already had the gold on my wrist so for now I am Rolex-less until I get my gold

27 September 2014, 05:35 AM	#18
WAK4 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Bill Location: NJ Watch: Always changing Posts: 4,172	yup! But have to say doing so has given me a wide exposure to the different models to have a better feel for what I actually want and like. I usually try to buy "right" so then my exposure to loss in minimized.

27 September 2014, 05:37 AM	#19
Kingair "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Watch: Not enough ;-) Posts: 21,232	Nope . . . I buy what I am looking for . . . Now if we are talking about a Richard Mille . . . . I might buy a Rolex first . . . .

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