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Hi guys, I read an interesting article from WUS and somehow I found these are true, what do you guys think? it was written by someone on WUS forum, and I repost it here for fun The nine circles of WISdom: 1. First Circle. - A friend showed you his new watch and you thought "Hey, maybe I should get a new watch?". - You joined some online forums, got some opinions on current watches but liked two equally. - You bought them both. 2. Second Circle. - You have four watches for the following uses, work, dress, beater, gym. - You're in denial... "A collection!? Nah, a collection is 5 or more right?". - You've just subscribed to 'International Watch'. 3. Third Circle. - Your 'collection' hit 10 some time ago so you have all the bases covered now; diver, dress, beater, vintage, mickey mouse etc. but you're still looking for another watch. - You've tried your first 'hand swap' using a bent screwdriver, two cocktail sticks and a q-tip, "Watchmakers? Pah! How hard can it be?".... you now have a 'project watch' box. - Your wife 'thinks' you're an idiot. 4. Fourth Circle. - You've just completed your first watch family (same watch in all available colours). - You know Segal's Law, but you're feeling particulary smug as you've just ordered a Waveceptor (or similar), "Ha!". - Your total watch count doesn't include 'project watches' any more. - When you get out of the shower, the first thing you put on is your watch. - Your wife 'tells you' you're an idiot. 5. Fifth Circle. - You wouldn't admit it but you pick your watch out first and then select your outfit accordingly. - You have a 'bed watch' and you charge up the lume religiously just before lights out. - You're on first name terms with the postman. - Your wife 'knows' you're an idiot. You agree. 6. Sixth Circle. - Every morning Your Waveceptor (or similar) wakes you up EXACTLY on time and you use a vintage chrono to time your boiled eggs. - While you wait, you wind 7 manual wind watches. - You've tried to read under the duvet, using just the lume glow from your watch. - You own watches without straps. - Ramon knows your name. 7. Seventh Circle. - You don't bother keeping your watches running any more, "It reduces the wear on them anyway, right?". - You decide which watch to wear based on how close the day/date combination is to being right so you'll have less 'messing about' setting it. - You've bought your first vintage watch that is 'too good' to wear. - Your wife suggests a vacation and you realise with horror that you don't have a 'vacation watch'. - You spent more on the 'vacation watch' than the vacation. 8. Eighth Circle. - You've bought a watch on the net, when you went to put it away you realised you already had one. - You don't care about the day/date being right any more, if you need to know the date you look at your phone. - You associate the word 'vacation' with either Switzerland or Japan. - You replace your spring bars annually. You've read stories of 'spring bar failure' and the thought alone makes you feel ill. - Higuchi-san sent you a christmas card. 9. Ninth Circle. - A new acquaintance asked how many watches you have and you said 'oh, I don't know', not because you we're embarrassed to say... you really don't know. - Your wife associates the word 'vacation' with Switzerland or Japan. - You have a beater worth more than your car. - You get more phone calls from watch dealers than friends. - You have a piece of paper in your wallet that reads 'In the event of an accident please ensure that my vintage perpetual calendar watch is wound daily'.