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pickettt · 29 December 2018, 12:34 AM

I notice watches....because I dig watches. I don't gawk, and I rarely say anything, but I notice. I think plenty of people notice, they just don't react. While I was waiting for the rest of my order at Starbucks yesterday with a cup in hand, a young girl, no more than 12, walked by and did a double take at my watch. She craned her neck and stared for a second or two. Just a GMTII, no gold or sparkling diamonds or anything eye-catching. OR.......I had a really good looking cup of coffee (it was tea, actually).

brandrea · 29 December 2018, 12:36 AM

I prefer it that way

jrs146 · 29 December 2018, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

I prefer it that way

Me too! We sometimes forget they non-WIS don’t make a point to sneak a glance at other people’s wrists!

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hothothaven · 29 December 2018, 12:40 AM

The only people who ever notice my rolex are salesmen (which I sometimes wear if I don't feel like wasting time and want service. never fails. you have a rolex on, you get service) and people who's dad's had rolex's. i've had a few people stop me in airports and at church and talk to me about their dad's rolexes and how their dad had always wanted one and when they finally got one and what it meant to them. I really love those stories. I'm not a rich man (although I'm doing just fine) and I didn't get mine until I was 40, and it was a big decision with my wife and me. So I really identify with those. Great stories. A rolex still really means something, and sometimes when people see one, it brings up great memories. Maybe that 12 YO girl had a grandfather who had a GMT, and secretly you made her day.

AK DeepSea · 29 December 2018, 12:47 AM

You sound desperate

VanAdian · 29 December 2018, 12:50 AM

I like to “inconspicuously “ peek at what people are wearing out in the wild.
My pieces hardly ever get noticed. I have a fellow WIS at work, but otherwise it is a solitary experience. My wife gets far more compliments on her Garmin forerunner- “does it measure steps?”

Bxtek · 29 December 2018, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pickettt

I notice watches....because I dig watches. I don't gawk, and I rarely say anything, but I notice. I think plenty of people notice, they just don't react. While I was waiting for the rest of my order at Starbucks yesterday with a cup in hand, a young girl, no more than 12, walked by and did a double take at my watch. She craned her neck and stared for a second or two. Just a GMTII, no gold or sparkling diamonds or anything eye-catching. OR.......I had a really good looking cup of coffee (it was tea, actually).

I wanna see a pic of your cup of coffee! (Or tea rather) That must have been one GOOD looking cup!

That young girl sounds like she will be a future WIS and TRF member!

superdog · 29 December 2018, 02:28 AM

I dont mind when people notice.

I was eating a meal at a bar in the mall the other day. A woman said, "I am sorry to bother you, but that watch is absolutely stunning. What kind of watch is that"?

I enjoyed the conversation.

Fat_ninja · 29 December 2018, 02:38 AM

I dont mind if people notice.

Look but no touch policy

dalethorn · 29 December 2018, 03:08 AM

I got my one and only Rolex President (18k yellow) in mid-1985 in Los Angeles, and wore it every day for eight years. Many people noticed it, but one in particular who also sported a gold Rolex struck up a friendship at the computer store where I worked then. Subsequently after leaving that employment and having some legal issues, he stepped in and did a million dollars worth of legal paperwork for me that I'm in debt for to this day. At no charge. Apparently he had issues with the same person/business as I, and did the favor to pay them back double.

The second "notice" event was when I was walking through a downtown mall in Chattanooga Tennessee circa 1990, and the Crips from Los Angeles were in town to set up business there. I knew who they were due to some advance notice. One of them called out "nice watch" as I breezed by, at which point I nodded and made for the exit.

pickettt · 29 December 2018, 03:14 AM

I don’t mind, I just prefer to keep mine under my cuff.

daveathall · 29 December 2018, 03:22 AM

If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time.

THC · 29 December 2018, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I dont mind if people notice.

Look but no touch policy

Me either

timedate · 29 December 2018, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat_ninja

I dont mind if people notice.

Look but no touch policy

what, people actually want to touch it?

And why couldnt they touch it anyway?

dddrees · 29 December 2018, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

I prefer it that way

Agreed, this is a good thing.

Torque Time · 29 December 2018, 05:46 AM

Maybe she thought it was an Invicta...just like the one her dad wears. LOL!

1st amg · 29 December 2018, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

I dont mind when people notice.

I was eating a meal at a bar in the mall the other day. A woman said, "I am sorry to bother you, but that watch is absolutely stunning. What kind of watch is that"?

I enjoyed the conversation.

Your giving your watch to much credit dude, she was attracted to you and was breaking the ice you hunk of a man Seth!!

The Libertine · 29 December 2018, 10:19 AM

Candidly, I prefer to be left alone.

PLNYC · 29 December 2018, 10:25 AM

Once on the subway, I noticed a guy noticing my watch via reflection. I look at his wrist and he was wearing a BLNR. Awkward eye contact afterwards

Abdullah71601 · 29 December 2018, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by daveathall

If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time.

tyler1980 · 29 December 2018, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by daveathall

If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time.

Knappo 1307 · 30 December 2018, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by daveathall

If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time.

Headshrinker · 30 December 2018, 01:49 AM

We had a Christmas party at our home and my wife’s nieces husband kept staring at my watch. His eyes actually followed my wrist as I drank from a cup; he never said a word. I learned later in the evening that he was a salesman from a BMW dealership and I thought to myself, that maybe the rumors about car salesmen were true....or maybe he just thought my Daytona was a good fake because of the brown bezel and baby blue dial.

darkside7 · 30 December 2018, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AK DeepSea

You sound desperate

Fat_ninja · 30 December 2018, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by timedate

what, people actually want to touch it?

And why couldnt they touch it anyway?

Depends which watch im wearing. But im not a cheap date. So no touching. I work off the stringfellows motto.

Lol

Dan Pierce · 30 December 2018, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by daveathall

If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time.

^Brilliant!

dP

superdog · 30 December 2018, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AK DeepSea

You sound desperate

Why?

29 December 2018, 12:34 AM	#1
pickettt "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: California Watch: Shiny One Posts: 5,468	No one notices I notice watches....because I dig watches. I don't gawk, and I rarely say anything, but I notice. I think plenty of people notice, they just don't react. While I was waiting for the rest of my order at Starbucks yesterday with a cup in hand, a young girl, no more than 12, walked by and did a double take at my watch. She craned her neck and stared for a second or two. Just a GMTII, no gold or sparkling diamonds or anything eye-catching. OR.......I had a really good looking cup of coffee (it was tea, actually).

29 December 2018, 12:50 AM	#6
VanAdian "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: WA, USA Watch: DSOTM Posts: 588	I like to “inconspicuously “ peek at what people are wearing out in the wild. My pieces hardly ever get noticed. I have a fellow WIS at work, but otherwise it is a solitary experience. My wife gets far more compliments on her Garmin forerunner- “does it measure steps?” __________________ DSOTM - Railmaster - JLC DuoFace - Pelagos LHD - Sinn 556 "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - B. Russell

29 December 2018, 02:28 AM	#8
superdog "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,862	I dont mind when people notice. I was eating a meal at a bar in the mall the other day. A woman said, "I am sorry to bother you, but that watch is absolutely stunning. What kind of watch is that"? I enjoyed the conversation. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

29 December 2018, 03:22 AM	#12
daveathall "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Dave Location: England. Watch: Various Posts: 7,304	If people don't notice my Rolex, I ask them to ask me the time. __________________ KINDEST REGARDS DAVE

29 December 2018, 10:25 AM	#19
PLNYC "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mars Posts: 1,683	Once on the subway, I noticed a guy noticing my watch via reflection. I look at his wrist and he was wearing a BLNR. Awkward eye contact afterwards __________________

29 December 2018, 12:36 AM	#2
brandrea 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 79,605	I prefer it that way

29 December 2018, 12:40 AM	#4
hothothaven "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: St. Paul, MN Watch: GMT II, Pam 685 Posts: 116	The only people who ever notice my rolex are salesmen (which I sometimes wear if I don't feel like wasting time and want service. never fails. you have a rolex on, you get service) and people who's dad's had rolex's. i've had a few people stop me in airports and at church and talk to me about their dad's rolexes and how their dad had always wanted one and when they finally got one and what it meant to them. I really love those stories. I'm not a rich man (although I'm doing just fine) and I didn't get mine until I was 40, and it was a big decision with my wife and me. So I really identify with those. Great stories. A rolex still really means something, and sometimes when people see one, it brings up great memories. Maybe that 12 YO girl had a grandfather who had a GMT, and secretly you made her day.

29 December 2018, 12:47 AM	#5
AK DeepSea Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: MAGA2020 Posts: 242	You sound desperate

29 December 2018, 02:38 AM	#9
Fat_ninja Banned Join Date: May 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: USA Watch: P-01 Posts: 11,772	I dont mind if people notice. Look but no touch policy

29 December 2018, 03:08 AM	#10
dalethorn "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Real Name: Dale Location: Charleston SC Watch: U-Boat Capsoil Posts: 42	I got my one and only Rolex President (18k yellow) in mid-1985 in Los Angeles, and wore it every day for eight years. Many people noticed it, but one in particular who also sported a gold Rolex struck up a friendship at the computer store where I worked then. Subsequently after leaving that employment and having some legal issues, he stepped in and did a million dollars worth of legal paperwork for me that I'm in debt for to this day. At no charge. Apparently he had issues with the same person/business as I, and did the favor to pay them back double. The second "notice" event was when I was walking through a downtown mall in Chattanooga Tennessee circa 1990, and the Crips from Los Angeles were in town to set up business there. I knew who they were due to some advance notice. One of them called out "nice watch" as I breezed by, at which point I nodded and made for the exit.

29 December 2018, 03:14 AM	#11
pickettt "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: California Watch: Shiny One Posts: 5,468	I don’t mind, I just prefer to keep mine under my cuff.

29 December 2018, 05:46 AM	#16
Torque Time "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Real Name: Archie Location: Washington, DC Watch: TT DJ 1601 Posts: 359	Maybe she thought it was an Invicta...just like the one her dad wears. LOL!

29 December 2018, 10:19 AM	#18
The Libertine Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: BOS Watch: 16710;14060;214270 Posts: 6,375	Candidly, I prefer to be left alone.

30 December 2018, 01:49 AM	#23
Headshrinker "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ Watch: Day-Date Posts: 4,056	We had a Christmas party at our home and my wife’s nieces husband kept staring at my watch. His eyes actually followed my wrist as I drank from a cup; he never said a word. I learned later in the evening that he was a salesman from a BMW dealership and I thought to myself, that maybe the rumors about car salesmen were true....or maybe he just thought my Daytona was a good fake because of the brown bezel and baby blue dial.

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