Kurus214

One hobby of mine is studio / glamour / portrait / fashion photography and 99% of the compliments I get on my watches come from the models. It's a visual art and people are into details so people pick up on things. The one watch that gets the most compliments five to one over my Lange's or Portuguese is the Bell & Ross. I tell people thanks, and usually they are gracious but I don't go into details, and will tell them it's my wife's money if pressed. The funny thing was, how appearances count, we had multiple shoots going on over a long weekend and I was working with a realworking pro photographer who had come in from out of town, and previously had seen my work and had e-mailed me so we were working together. He had pre-arranged a few cattle calls with a number of former playmates and a few up and coming models. My wife and niece are into fashion design and my niece is a budding fashion designer, with some of her own pieces being produced so here I am being dressed to look the part of a fashionista - black cashmiere "street" hoodie with a new / faux paratrooper jacket over it (it was cold), with built in wrinkles... I've got a rep Lange on and my main camera bag. The pro photographer works with the top of the top and knows the pieces and prices - he'd been eying my watch but had not said anything in a day and a half about it, even when drinking after hours. Up comes sashaying one of the newbie models, she takes a look at me and sees "street rat" or "dirty perv photog" and starts giving me the teenage hot chick put down attitude. We've got four other great girls on set and we're deciding on two more for the days shoot, the photog turns to the model who had gone snotty about money and model release and said, "girl my partner over there is wearing a watch that's worth more than you make in a year, pack it in and leave the set." We didn't have a single problem that entire shoot with attitude :-) and the girls did look at my watch...

Silly question - but does gold over SS rise / fall in temperature to better match the skin ? Is that what you are describing ?

Great thread, I actually think I can commiserate with Moze on the sentiment and his clear respect for the staff. Although it was great that the saleslady did provide service, the lack of knowledge I think is what casues a person to scratch their head. I've had this type of know nothing from simple transactions - the subway example is great, to buying my third or for that matter my wife buying her third german automobile, where we are standing there knowing vast amounts more than the sales droid, my wife launching into a lectue about option sets available with trim colors and active and passive safety features... The funny thing is now at least at most stores that we frequent , the better sales staff that is left suddenly knows us, knows tihe stock much better, and finally is acting like our business is worth something. Of course, I've recently had not so friendly staff at a AD where they were happy to take my money to repair reps before. The store was EMPTY, and the older staff was nice before, but now the younger staff was more interested in running me out of the store. My local Tourneau is a place I will not go - as the staff jumps on you like vultures and doen't want to talk about the watches, just about finanacing - really reminds me of Zales with good wathes, in compariosn when I went to another city with a Tourneau I hasd a saleswoman who spent 45 minutes talking history on A. Lange with no expectation of payback.