valerian

Amen to that, my friend. Val.

Not MBK, which is myth, but WBK, a collector here on the Forum. See here: http://www.rwgforum.com/forum/229-wbk-time/ Have fun. Val.

Cool work! Thanks for taking the time to do this. I have a POrikaa ordered and look very much forward to it. Val.

Wow. That is so beautiful! I really need to have one of these someday. Wear it well, Lani! Val.

Good luck, Pho. I understand you need it and I'm sure you deserve it very much. Val.

I was thinking long and hard about this one: Strangely all my grail watches are somewhat affordable. I don't like gold but prefer SS, I find complications interesting but rarely aesthetically appealing. Right now I'd say my grail would be a Sea Dweller 16600 or a Speedy Moon watch (both of which I will buy one day). But only because I already own the most classic watch I've ever seen: Kind regards Valerian

That sounds like a lot of fun. Travel in Asia is exhausting but very very adventurous. I envy you! Looking forward to reading more of your trip. Kind regards Val.

Which should be illegal as we don't get to see your avatar enough. Val.

Hey and welcome! Great you made a contribution, both financially and by speaking your mind! No flaming from my side. I think that Noob section is an idea to really think about. Separate room with an additional rule: No sneering at Submariner-searching first-timers with scammer-site-bruises. It's true I was subdued at first as well, as I saw a lot of people being told not to ask that Submariner-question. What do you guys think about this? Val.

Sad. He looks extremely friendly. I have some of those too, they're in the freezer. Have they ever met? I bet they would have had a party! Val.

Dems, do you mean me? That was the single most apalling scene in that movie, it gave me the creeps! If I had to describe it I would have to get profoundly politically incorrect! I'm insulted!

This cosy looking little pet makes me spill my coffee everytime I stumble upon one of your posts. Is it yours? Val. P.S. I'm not commenting on the Speedy, it's beauty is bringing me to tears of envy.

Yeah sure. Go ahead. Make us normal posters feel like dimwits. Thanks. Is that the trick where you can take the whole movement apart with the help of only a two pound hammer? I'd love that! Val.

This would be my post of the day. Thanks for adressing it. Flame away everyone but I don't see how comments like the ones above are adding anything useful to the discussion. Val.

WTF are you doing attaching an internal-combustion engine to this beautiful speedy?! It's supposed to run on kinetic energy alone! Seriously I think it looks good but I'm no expert really. Val.

Thanks for your kind words, Lani. I didn't think your topic was accusing anybody and it triggered quite the discussion needed here at the moment. But when thinking about reasons why the board was slow I realised I have to start with myself. It's the one thing I can change myself. Have a good evening there! Val.

What are you doing Lani?! Showing him those watches quite so early! He'll never find peace again! Everytime I see that Tudor of yours I have to stop me from salivating over the keyboard. It's so beautiful I start to think about doing a project myself (which is very stupid as I'm totally lacking any skills needed...) Bruce, this is a fantastic place, stay around. Val.

I agree. I'd go for a Railmaster 39mm. Not too big, elegant and understated. Keep my fingers crossed! Let us know how it went. Val.

I noticed the low forum contribution as well. It concerns me quite a bit as the Forum has become a second home for me over the course of the last year or so. I feel good here! So if interest in it declines, this is a bad thing. It reminds me of the shock I had, when a few days after joining TRC the place closed down! Reasons for low contribution? I don't know about the new design or the economic crisis being responsible. If so, it's of no concern to me as I can't change those facts (I know Admin can, at least with forum software. Maybe Lani can fix those darn world economics once he's back to full strength). What concerns me directly is that I myself can make a difference in posting. So looking at my post score of the last weeks I'd say I haven't been outdoing myself. I need to ask myself: Why is that so? I have many reasons: I want to post pix of some new watches, start contributing to the wristies threads, but I still don't have a good cam. I'm still a noob and I don't know too much about reps or watches in general to post really interesting stuff. I'm sometimes humbled by all the knowledge on the boards, so I rather shut up and learn. I'm extremely busy at work and feel uncomfortable using my work computer surfing RWG. My girl isn't too happy with me sitting in front of the notebook every night. Hmmmm. All reasons are true, but somehow they don't seem to be a good excuse for not posting: Community, even the grumpy seasoned members are very appreciative of noobs posting pix, even if they suck big time. If I don't know much I can ask smart questions. Smart questions are the ones that are still unanswered after a few days of reading, I guess. Being humbled doesn't drive the community, helps no one and is basically senseless. Admiring yes, not humbled. I can't be too busy to take a minute or two to pass by and post a funny finding in "Off Topic". My girl is lovely, but I must get her to understand that a bloke needs to stare into his screen for at least six hours each night to feel at ease with the world. What I mean to say is, we all (exc. Pugs and TeeJay and some, of course) have to get a grip and start posting again. So in the end it all comes to the point where I realise that I should stop finding excuses and just POST! I will try and do better from now on. Promise. Kind regards Val.

Hmm. I think you made a very good point there. Remember hackr's endless thread about the POrikaa? That's a good and very very affordable rep of a very popular watch and the interest was extremely lively! See here: My new Narikaa 42mm PO; black bezel; sexy I can see Lani's point also: Many just come here to look for information on how not to get ripped of (justification for the board in itself) then move on. We will probably encourage this by pointing out the "cheap good deals". But some of them will stay and make good contributions after a while! Let's just not shy them away by sneering at cheaper or less perfect reps! Just my 2c Val.

Hi Bruce and welcome! Great you speak up after lurking for so long, this community needs people who participate and asking questions is an important participation. Quite interesting story how you got into the forum, your wife being the one who found it first. I'd guess usually it's the other way round. Kind regards Valerian

Very cool! Thanks so much for this. Val.

Hi p-lund and welcome! Although a Rolex Sub is really very common as a first order, I'd say the TT choice is somewhat different. Most opt for SS. Let's see some wrist pix once you get it! Kind regards Val.

Hi sgy Good to read you! Welcome and make yourself confortable. Kind regards Val.

Cool idea! I am no graphic artist (nor wannabee) but I love good design. Look forward to seeing those works! Val.