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29 August 2021, 03:49 AM | #1 |
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Just bought a new old-stock hulk; please reassure me wearing it is a good idea
I just got a new old-stock hulk. It's beautiful. Since it is brand new and there are only a limited number of brand new one's left, I feel like I'm destroying a piece of history if I take off the stickers and wear it.
I do not "flip" or resell. A small voice in the back of my mind is telling me to throw it in a safe to see what happens in ten years. But I am disgusted at that voice because I love this watch and want to give it serious wrist time. Time to de-sticker and enjoy life? |
29 August 2021, 03:50 AM | #2 |
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That is quite a dilemma. What other watches do you wear regularly?
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29 August 2021, 03:53 AM | #4 |
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Just wear it. Why else did you buy it? Keep the box and papers. It'll appreciate anyway. Enjoy it.
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29 August 2021, 03:53 AM | #5 |
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Wear it.
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29 August 2021, 03:55 AM | #6 |
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29 August 2021, 03:56 AM | #7 |
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Would of just bought a pre-owned one in good condition personally after it’s been polished up. No sense to me in buying a watch a couple grand over list to have stickers on it.
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29 August 2021, 03:57 AM | #8 |
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Congrats. Why not just buy pre-owned? Takes all the stress out.
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29 August 2021, 03:57 AM | #9 | |
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Ouch. Yeah it's true it's like driving a new car off the lot. But I prefer unpolished and so many out there are polished for resale at 20K+++ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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29 August 2021, 03:58 AM | #10 |
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29 August 2021, 04:07 AM | #11 |
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I would not have bought an NIB watch if I intended to wear it ie. I would never buy a NIB watch. Let the speculators swindle each other for all I care.
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29 August 2021, 04:07 AM | #12 |
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I also bought a BNIB hulk. I even knew the guy that traded it in. I paid a little more but I wear it. If you bought BNIB because that’s what you really wanted then enjoy it.
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29 August 2021, 04:10 AM | #13 |
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Wear it and enjoy it!
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29 August 2021, 04:12 AM | #14 |
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A piece of history? lol What you have isn't the ark of the covenant. OP, it is a sad thing to see a Rolex in a safe. It's a pity. Wear it and enjoy the watch.
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29 August 2021, 04:13 AM | #15 |
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Seems you want to keep it in the safe .Leave the stickers on .
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29 August 2021, 04:13 AM | #16 |
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Honestly, I would put it away for posterity and just get another one to wear. But that’s just me. Also, I wouldn’t be too sure there are only few of these in NOS condition around. Pretty sure a whole series of people put some of these away.
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29 August 2021, 04:13 AM | #17 |
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wear or sell and invest the money. Whats the point of buying, paying insurance and maintenance, and not wearing. You'd just be paying money to own it and not enjoy it.
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29 August 2021, 04:18 AM | #19 |
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I cannot imagine purchasing a watch and sticking it in a safe for years. It's a watch that is meant to be worn. JMO of course.
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29 August 2021, 04:20 AM | #20 |
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29 August 2021, 04:21 AM | #21 |
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Easy… if you bought it for an investment… stuff it in a safe and check on it in 10 yes. If you bought it because you love the watch and want to enjoy it… wear it. Might lose some value however you will get many years of enjoyment out of it too.
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29 August 2021, 04:21 AM | #22 |
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Wear and enjoy if you aren't planning to flip at some point. Otherwise it'll become a safe queen in which you'd essentially be doing it to resell.
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29 August 2021, 04:23 AM | #23 |
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Post a pic with and without the stickers for us all to see!
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29 August 2021, 04:24 AM | #24 |
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Sell it and buy a slightly used one then? Problem solved
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29 August 2021, 04:25 AM | #25 |
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Please wear it and enjoy it if not let someone else have that pleasure.
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Life is short. Nothing is promised that you’ll even be here 10 years from now.
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29 August 2021, 04:28 AM | #27 |
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Wear it. It's a watch, not a piece of art.
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29 August 2021, 04:29 AM | #28 |
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Sunscreen and sand on mine today at the beach. Rock yours and enjoy it.
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29 August 2021, 04:33 AM | #29 |
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Do what I did: one NOS tucked away, one preowned to enjoy!
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