@ Deltatahoe:
Couldn't have said it better myself... I put it in my pocket or I wear a gen... being knowledgeable about watch movements, history, etc means (at least near me) that you're not one of the many people that walk in and throw down 30 grand for a PP just because it was advertised in the WSJ and it looks good with your Mercedes... I've been able to cut through a lot of the [censored] and negotiate some great deals on gens simply because I know what I'm talking about and I tend to buy 1-3 gens a year so the manager feels that dealing with me, taking my calls, shipping things, expedited repairs, etc are worth it because I give them my business... if they screw up...I simply mention that X jewelry store down the street has a very nice looking Oris, Omega, etc that I'm considering and things are usually fixed in a hurry... it's not arrogance so much as it is symbiosis.