NooB saying "Hello" - Confessions of a Watch Addict (Modem Melter)

[Guest SammyM]

Hello All

So after lurking here for literally YEARS, I figured hey, why not become a little more social, right? lol.

Ok - this is best done in picture format First off - I am one Giant WIS! lol, quite the junkie I have to admit. To make a long story short, at one point and time in my recent past I did exceptionally well financially. PRIOR to my $350/hr attorney and my now (thank GOD) divorce last year. Ok, so back then? I owned all of these, all GEN, all not a once, lol, but at one point I had 2 Rolex and 4 Panerai, a bunch of Seiko's, an Omega, a Sinn - you get the idea...I call this pic "The Girls I Have Loved Before"...

Well, they all went - legal bills, I started my own company, you name it. BUT - this is where you all come in - I still was a watch freak, was in NYC on Canal Street just walking around, saw the Reps, and bought this (Gone, piece of junk but, you get where I'm going )...

THEN, I search and search and become obsessed with all things Rep. Truth is, not back where I was but could buy a real PAM if I wanted to....NOT! Why??? lol. Ok, here is how they came in....

Have this still, love it...

Sold this, too big for me...

This I had for a bit, then decided no...

Ahhhh,,,, then I fell in LOVE...This watch I LOVE....(Did what little work - plexi scratch, etc, case, filing down links, myself but otherwise stock)...

Finally, just got this in within the last 3 weeks or so - it is AWESOME! NooB factory, movement upgrade but that is it,,,love it....

SO - to close all this, lol, first thing: THANK YOU ALL, I've read and researched and googled done it all - thank you ALL for your input, posts, everything. Second - OK, this is hard for someone such a PAM geek at one point and time BUT - I LOVE ROLEX! There, I said it, 40mm and all, lol! Posting some random pam items up, have a 111E (rep) to go as well, etc. Done.

BUT - Mooooooooooooooore Rolex are coming this way 4 sure! lol.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN,

Sammy

[freddy333]

Welcome, Sammy.

Like you, I was, at 1 time, a big Panny fan, but my love affair with bloated time began in the late 20th century & ended around 9/11 (no relevancy to that date/event, just timing). I guess I got in & then got out before they became a big cult fashion. Anyway, my (serious) interest in watches (& reps) began some quarter century ago (there is a thread floating around here somewhere with pics of 1 of my late 80s Rolex reps (1 of the 1st available with an ETA (as opposed to cheap no-name Asian movement)). Since then, I have pretty much been centered on vintage Rolex. Classic designs, with ever-increasing values, that we will still be wearing (& lusting after) for decades to come.

[Guest SammyM]

Thanks Fred, addicts stick together, lol. I agree COMPLETELY with what you said re; Rolex....Somewhere along the way I became a "watch snob" for lack of a better phrase - not "Rolex!" - they are mass-produced, not made by "Hand", blah, blah. How wrong was I? lol!

Actually thinking of splurging on a Gen Tudor Snowflake - LOVE them, drool? Uhhhh, yup

Oh, and maybe rebuying a Gen Omega Seamaster - no PO, the real-deal Bond Blue dial 007 - 2531.84 I think? Was my first "real watch" and quite frankly I've missed it the most...funny. Amazing quality in the ole'Omegas - lol and back THEN - I, admittedly so now, so young then - thought an Omega was no way near the quality and the "name" of the other brands I've owned/lusted. Dumb. Omega rocks - in house, history, etc. Why??

Oh well Fred, chalk it up to youth! lol!

Cheers,

Sammy

[wheaton26]

great to see you posting. weclome to another form of madness!

[ubiquitous]

I'd say welcome, but it looks as though you're quite familiar with the forum already Some great watches owned past, but I have a feeling that more great watches are in your future!

Great to have you here

[plaifender]

Welcome wise one! We need people like you here! thanks for becoming part of the community

[dluddy]

Welcome Sammy from a fellow New Englander. Looks like you have some nice Panerai AD swag up for sale

I think we all wandered in here with one brand in mind and some have settled and others are still multi-brand oriented...

I'm a mix of Panerai, Vintage Rolex and others (IWC)

Have fun and welcome to RWG

[Mercury]

Very nice write up and welcome to the world of posting. Reps are a great thing to collect and can help you find the right gen or just be something to hold on too and build a collection. Amazing collection you had there.

[lanikai]

Nice to see you come out of seclusion !!

I always wonder how many members would be a great addition with their pics and thought's, that normally don't post..

You've answered my thought's..

Great thread

keep em coming

AC/L

[Malakei]

You buying these new gens with the scammed money off your fellow RWGers you [censored]?

Maybe your fellow new englander could pay you a visit for me

[gioarmani]

???

[TeeJay]

Thats quite a collection, both of reps and gens I had to sell my rep collection to finance my wedding a year ago, and am still trying to work my way to a financial position where I can start indulging the addiction again...

[lanikai]

Welcome finally ..

We have an intro section ... fyi..

for future posting we have "brand forums" and a general discussion section.. and a Raffle section.. the last one should be checked out

Holla if you need an assist ..

AC/Lani

[deniz21]

Thats quite a collection, both of reps and gens I had to sell my rep collection to finance my wedding a year ago, and am still trying to work my way to a financial position where I can start indulging the addiction again...

welcome here, and a real great collection

and to you my friend T, i can speak for me only but i dont think im alone with this point im a singel man (girls here and there ) and thats because i didnt find the right one for a wedding.. but i tell you this,for the right one, i would sell more then only my watches to make the one happy who makes me happy

you did the right thing my friend...

and you know what? comes time ..comes watch.. maybe sooner then you think

[TeeJay]

and to you my friend T, i can speak for me only but i dont think im alone with this point im a singel man (girls here and there ) and thats because i didnt find the right one for a wedding.. but i tell you this,for the right one, i would sell more then only my watches to make the one happy who makes me happy

you did the right thing my friend...

and you know what? comes time ..comes watch.. maybe sooner then you think

Thanks, bro, absolutely, although there are certainly some watches which I miss, I don't regret selling the collection at all, as it really was worth it I'll be sure to keep an eye on the post