What time is it? Watches and horology

I was of course being paid in Submariners to get you all signed up to the Canadian pension scheme.. It is def a very relaxed vibe, and nobody gives a damn about your knowledge level or what watches you own..

Well if you need to buy an Explorer and need to move it on for a good price I’m happy to do you a favour…

@Dammit I'm happy to put my name down for a gmt with my AD who I have reasonable history with. Do you want me to message him and see what he says?

Mate... if Neil isn't interested then I am.

Yes please, that would be most kind

GMTs all round!

Lfgss Rolex syndicate

LFGSS

Locating Fabled GMTs in Stainless Steel

I think this is exactly what happens. A friend of mine was able to get a Rolex Sub at retail with zero wait at the height of the mania a couple of years ago.

He bought a Breitling and something else and magically the sub was available with no wait 🤷.

Business idea:

A watch club, like a supercar club. You pay a membership fee which gets you points that you can trade for borrowing watches. A Daytona for a weekend costs lots of points, a Datejust on a Monday night, not so many.

The name?

TIME SHARE

Its actually not a bad idea - works for rent the runway etc

and the name chefs kiss

#rep

So this is the natural forum evolution of the communal LFGSS bike trailer. I’ll buy a 2% stake in the forum Rolex in exchange for an annual one weeks worth of wearing.

Put a new strap on the moonswatch.

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Oh. Fuck it.

http://borrowedtimewatches.com/

I looked into a similar thing a while back. Insurance was an absolute killer. But it wasn't even the biggest hurdle! But great name.

Surely if it is just Rolex, then the name has to be

Time Bandits

Timesplitters, Shirley!

Cycling/watches really is a thing, eh?

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I occasionally cycle to work wearing my Pelagos and get super worried about stacking it.
Not sure I'd want to leave the house with a years mortgage payments on my wrist, let alone ride a bicycle off-road
(That's why Jesus invented G Shocks)

Every now and then I used to courier some really expensive watches around for this guy
https://www.howardfrum.com/
He would just give me the watch boxed and throw it in my bag. Bought my first watch off him and must of paid 5x the cost of the watch in repairs over the last 30 years from crashing.

Festina feat Timex X Bic Pen

Total 17 euros

more the "you're fucking joking right? Right?!" part.

I think you just reach your threshold of income vs cost.

Like how some people on the average income shit themselves about wearing a 2.5k watch on the street let alone a £500 one.

There were a few MoonSwatch in the less desirable colours available in a store yesterday for less than UK RRP