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Paladin 3T WIS 
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Would I lose my status as a WIS if I were to, dare I say, wear the same watch for a week straight?  Last edited on Thu Jul 29th, 2010 09:14 pm by Paladin |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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You wouldn't dare??? :) |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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I guess I would be right in line behind you if that is the case because I've been known to wear the same watch for 2 week...  |
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Goofy 3T WIS 
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You do have two wrists..... |
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Chick Hazzard 3T WIS 
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I totally understand wearing the same watch for a week. You are probably on vacation, forgot to pack an extra watch, and are probably somewhere where you can't buy another watch. Totally understandable. |
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elemental 3T WIS
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im not gonna lie... its been a super busy week, and ive just been grabbing my black monster.......ALL week.. and today is no different. plus, in an odd turn of events, nearly all my other watches dont have straps on them right now?! |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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Nah, you know its not going to last and you will change it over. I have times when I wear the same for nearly a week its just a refound love thing and goes away but comes back later. Absense makes the heart grow fonder. |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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I think not. Let's face it, as compulsive watch hounds we lose something. We have no watch identity. Remember you Grandpa? He wore that Hamilton every day. Or the gym teacher with his Casio? We've lost that by changing out watches daily and sometime muliple times during a day. Can you tell me one watch which you identify strongly with you? |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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 eerrrrrrrrr |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Paxman wrote: I think not.Excellent point Mark  |
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Ronin1111 3T WIS 
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Some days its just so much easier to wear what you havent taken off yet instead of staring at your collection and feeling guilty about owning so many and the anxiety of hurting one watches feelings over another. Or is that just me who is a freak? |
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Paladin 3T WIS
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Ronin1111 wrote: Some days its just so much easier to wear what you havent taken off yet instead of staring at your collection and feeling guilty about owning so many and the anxiety of hurting one watches feelings over another. Or is that just me who is a freak? I here ya Brother! My watches and I have had to attend group therapy over this exact issue! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Depends on the watch. But I wont hold it agaist ya either way. LOL |
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Paladin 3T WIS
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Paxman wrote: I think not. That is a solid point Mark! And before my affliction, my older children would identify me with my Tag Heuer 1500. Now a days they can't keep up with my, rather small, inventory but they always remember my Tag. |
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murphy j 3T WIS 
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I think your WIS status is safe. I think we all have, at one time or another, gotten a new watch that we're so completely enamored with at that point in time that we didn't bother with considering wearing something different. Also, it can happen with a watch you haven't worn in awhile when you pick it up and realise that there was something really special about that piece that prompted you to get it in the first place. |
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Nordstrom 3T WIS 
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Here is my one-watch story: I was out of town for the entire month of June finishing a masters program at a large midwestern university. I brought two watches to wear...my Omega Seamaster for "nice", and a Luminox Navy Seal for "play". I quickly discovered that the gentleman who was in the room next to me (also in my program) didn't have a watch. I was astounded. How could you function without a watch? I don't care that you can glance at your cell phone for the time...a man without a watch is, well, about half a man in my eyes. Anyway, I offered to lend him the Luminox for the month, which he quickly accepted. I wore the Omega for a month, which I was more than happy to do. The upside was that I didn't ever need to leave the Omega in the dorm when I was at class...it was always on my wrist. And let's face it, the Seamaster can take anything that one can dish out. At the end of the month my colleague had fallen for the Luminox. I introduced him to the world of WIS and all the related websites and watches. As a parting gift I gave him the Luminox, as I'm sure many of you would have done. Anyway...one month, one watch, and it worked out very well. Of course since I gave a watch away I had to purchase a few to replace it.  Cheers, Erik |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Nordstrom wrote: Here is my one-watch story: Great gesture, Erik. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Paladin wrote: Would I lose my status as a WIS if I were to, dare I say, wear the same watch for a week straight? I'd forgive you, Bill and keep your status "active". That happened to me on about 3 of my watches and I can truly understand. |
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natevan70 3T WIS 
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For several years now; I've been switching daily, with very few exceptions. I hadn't considered the watch "identity" question...interesting though. My grandfather wore a gold Bulova Tuning Fork daily for as long as I can remember. I remember listening to that thing humming along as a kid. I very much associate that watch with my memories of him. |
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YARGH 3T WIS
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Oh, I've got you beat (hangs head). I've worn the same watch for the last 4 weeks! There are reasons for this. A very significant one is that I only own five watches (it's true, it's true; I have other interests that I spend money on, as well as a wife that takes more than a passing notice of the disposition of our disposable income). The other is that I'm in NYC, and it's been hotter and humider than hell here for about a month straight and I only own one watch on a bracelet. The other four look best on leather straps, but I don't feel like ruining the straps by sweating all over them. So until the heat breaks, it's the '65 Seamaster. Not a bad piece to be "stuck" with although I imagine most people in here would consider it to be unwearably small. |
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KenC Admin 
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Paladin wrote: Ronin1111 wrote:Some days its just so much easier to wear what you havent taken off yet instead of staring at your collection and feeling guilty about owning so many and the anxiety of hurting one watches feelings over another. Or is that just me who is a freak? What I think is funny is my therapy group thinks I'm there to talk about PTSD...now they're becoming WIS! |
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pauliedoggs 3T WIS 
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Ronin1111 wrote: Some days its just so much easier to wear what you havent taken off yet instead of staring at your collection and feeling guilty about owning so many and the anxiety of hurting one watches feelings over another. Or is that just me who is a freak? No, you are not alone in your freakness. Sometimes I'm running late for work and I don't have time to pick another watch. It could easily take me upwards of 20 minutes to feed, water and love the other inhabitants of my watch case so I just keep on wearing the same piece. My wife thinks there is something wrong with me. |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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I match the watch with my wardrobe. |
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InHouse 3T WIS
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Chick Hazzard wrote:I totally understand wearing the same watch for a week. You are probably on vacation, forgot to pack an extra watch, and are probably somewhere where you can't buy another watch. Totally understandable. A WIS would not forget to bring more than one watch  |
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KenC Admin
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Simon_Leung wrote: I match the watch with my wardrobe. And I match my wardrobe to my watch! |
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