ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 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'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyphion Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Lol, I know Higuchi-san. Not at Christmas card status yet though. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Dwelling in the Third Circle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Good Lord. I got a Christmas card from the Rolex AD. Hand written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Very good. You might want to correct the 'hand swap' in number 3 to read 'band swap', which, I assume, is what you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyfanphil18 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Sadly, most of us, and our better halves, can relate, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiis Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 "You have a beater worth more than your car." I'm not a 9th circler but this one came close - and just once upon a time (i.e. I sold her). I'm driving down the road in my 2003 Corolla with a brand new JCL Chono on me wristi. Happy as a clam, broke as a lamb. p.s. "her" equals the JLC not the Corolla or... my wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSentier Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Ooops....somewhere between 3 and 4.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davylloyd Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 This is so bloody hilarious! Be honest, how many of you, like me, read down the list and thought 'What a relief!, I thought only I did that'..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Dwelling in the Third Circle Hahaha i was so scared when I read this, but then Im so happy to know that Im not alone LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Lol, I know Higuchi-san. Not at Christmas card status yet though. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Haha did u also bought from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Good Lord. I got a Christmas card from the Rolex AD. Hand written. And this one should be 10th circle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 "You have a beater worth more than your car." I'm not a 9th circler but this one came close - and just once upon a time (i.e. I sold her). I'm driving down the road in my 2003 Corolla with a brand new JCL Chono on me wristi. Happy as a clam, broke as a lamb. p.s. "her" equals the JLC not the Corolla or... my wife. And this one might be 11th circle hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icoopernicus Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 When I read about the 'bed watch' and religiously charging the lume just before lights out, I had to show this to the wife immediately. Very funny stuff and hits pretty close to home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingenieur Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 When I read about the 'bed watch' and religiously charging the lume just before lights out, I had to show this to the wife immediately. Very funny stuff and hits pretty close to home It was so true to me also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmtlover Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Very funny!! Still in circle 2 ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Oh god, im 5th circle straddling 6th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Did you know it's possible to disassemble a Rolex crown and rotate its head on the plunger / clutch assembly? Then if one were to carefully measure stem penetration into movements, and if one had a large assortment of crown gaskets of microscopically varying thicknesses, and if one were to methodically and carefully polish microscopic amounts of length from the ends of crown tubes, and if one were to methodically measure and insert tiny amounts of graphite into crowns before screwing them onto stems, it would theoretically *cough* be possible to make it so every crown on every watch in a collection, when screwed down, would have its coronet oriented precisely vertically. Just sayin...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Bob some people that that happens any way. These are the same people that said my gen 1680 was not real as the seconds hand was not perfectly smooth and had tiny ticks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Lmao so like everyone else who reads this I'm ticking each circle thinking '[censored] I do that' thankfully stopped at the 3rd (so far) and hey the wife thought I was an idiot a loooooong time ago anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 nice find ! i can totally relate to each one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browngo1 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Did you know it's possible to disassemble a Rolex crown and rotate its head on the plunger / clutch assembly? Then if one were to carefully measure stem penetration into movements, and if one had a large assortment of crown gaskets of microscopically varying thicknesses, and if one were to methodically and carefully polish microscopic amounts of length from the ends of crown tubes, and if one were to methodically measure and insert tiny amounts of graphite into crowns before screwing them onto stems, it would theoretically *cough* be possible to make it so every crown on every watch in a collection, when screwed down, would have its coronet oriented precisely vertically. Just sayin...... Stop it! You're just making it worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surlysurdi Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 ROFL - TOOOO funny! I'm still in circle 1 (actually almost in 2 - 2 gen, 2 rep) and I can only see it going one way, yup, down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyphion Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Haha did u also bought from him? Yeah I did. I bought my Tuna and Sumo from him. Great seller. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 The 10th circle is all of the above except you are embarassed to tell someone the number of watches you own (with or without the project watches) and forget the car calculation, a quick summation of the value of your watch collection reveals that your watch collection is worth more than your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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