Hi all,
In response to GWP123's question about whether it is possible to recover from a supposed watch "addiction" (answer - No...now move on), I think it is important that people know what signs to look for to know if your rep "hobby" is drifting into an "addiction" that may take over your personal life :
Your son would have had better braces for his teeth, but that Noob Rolex model with the genuine Swiss 2892 movement and bitchin'-looking bezel was just too good to resist!
You offered your Landlord a nice Rolex Daytona Chronometer rep as a down payment for next month's rent
You believe you scammed your landlord (above) because the rep had a 7750 movement in it
Your children have Audemars, Sohne, Philippe, Tag, Hublot or Vacheron as at least one of their middle names (more than one of those names? Hopelessly addicted!)
You watch the Olympics 100m final and time the runners with your Omega PO rep and don't believe the runners have set any world records unless your watch confirms it
You think that a genuine high-end watch is really just an incredibly over-priced rep
You actively encourage al-Qaida to target Canal Street
When you successfully replace a movement in your Breitling, your first words are, "It's alive...IT'S ALIIIIIVE !!!!"
The amount of fuel you put in your car is determined by the latest special's on Andrew's website
For some reason, you always want to sit in a seat facing Switzerland. If you can't sit in a seat facing Switzerland, you move the seat until it *is* facing Switzerland (difficuly, but not impossible to do on an airplane)
When you hear "Who has the best Sub rep?", you are filled with rage (think Incredible Hulk)
You have a timegrapher on lay-away for Xmas this year
You wonder if they make atomic clock reps (a worrying sign is if you actively research atomic click reps)
You have to take time off work because you find your DateJust rep has gained 3 seconds last month and feel depressed because you weren't paying enough attention to it and its "needs" in the relationship
You dream of wearing a Patek rep with a quartz movement and you wake up in a cold sweat
You feel that every able-bodied rep collector is morally obligated to make a pilgrimage to Guangzhou at least once in their lives
You build a homemade waterproof tester, test and modify your reps to make them waterproof to 50m, but are still too afraid to even take them in the shower!
You wish you were going to be alive in the years 2813, 2824, 2892 and 4813 because... well, just because!
Well, that's all I can think of for now. Feel free to add your own signs, preferrably from personal experience!
DD