2sammyman Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) just wanted to say hi. my name is 2sammyman named from my 2 samoyed dogs in case anyone is wondering where the name came from. i'm a somewhat newb to replica watches but have been looking at the forum for a long time and decided it was time to register and join in. recently lost my gen heuer monaco steve mcqueen that i had had since 1972 and decided i was gonna look in reps instead of gens. so you may see me post some pretty stupid questions, but i'm just trying to learn. nice to be here Edited November 2, 2008 by 2sammyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 No stupid questions allowed. Just kidding. Welcome aboard...I wrote this just for you: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 A warm welcome to you. There are several guides you can read to learn more about our fantastic hobby. Don't hesitate to open a topic if you have questions There is no stupid questions only stupid answers sometimes Cheers Stephane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Ouch, sorry to hear about the loss of your Monaco... Still no good replicas of that one, I'm afraid. Welcome to the forum. Lots of information inside so have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sammyman Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Ouch, sorry to hear about the loss of your Monaco... Still no good replicas of that one, I'm afraid. yep, losin it was a traumatic bummer for sure. my wife and i took out 1970 Z28 camaro to a car cruise and then out to dinner for what we thought would be the last time for the year before we put it away for the winter. i was driving down the interstate about 70mph with my arm out the window and my hand on the rearview mirrow and i guess a pin or somethig came loose and i watched as it fell out almost in slow motion. by the time i got stopped we had actually gone pretty far and we backed up and looked but it was gone. i had gotten it when i was a young puppy right after i thought steve mcqueen was super cool and the movie lamans came out. at the time it cost a ton for a young guy but that was before kids and house payments and wifey still liked me a lot. plus i had a charge account at the jewelry store that sold it. even more painful after i lost it was i called up my insurance company and learned that after we moved into a new house and had put it in a safe deposit box during the move along with some other things when i went to re-insure things on special valuable items riders it somehow got forgotten. so my insurance company informed me i had a total of 1000 bucks insurance on a watch not counting my deductable. so after it was all done they gave me their most generous offer of just a few hundred bucks..... actually less than i had paid for it new i believe. they wanted to depreciate it cause it was about 37 years old. i said to the adjuster ''do you have any idea how much this watch is worth?'' was a sad day. i thought about getting a rep of it but unfortunately they're mostly not too close so i'm gonna pass on that. i actually could live with a quartz but the faces are even close to being right. anyway, i have my first seamaster rep coming from a fella who sets them up and it should be a very nice one. looking forward to getting it. i'm pretty much done with gens i think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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