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Henry David

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Oh, yeah, and this past week someone was giving me s*** because I collect videos and music CDs. Why do some people do that? I don't dish it out on whatever others like to spend their free time and money on. I could, but it doesn't make sense - it's their free time and money, and they enjoy it. So what if I want to have a thousand videos and a coupla thousand CDs?! =:P

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I'd just tell them to leave me the hell alone, as forcefully as I could. I wouldn't get loud, I wouldn't use profanity, but I'd make damn sure they understand the intent of every single syllable.

It's even simpler than that. All a girl has to say is "No, I'm not interested." Boom! Direct and to the point; no excuses, no wishy-washy, tepid, hesitant answers, etc. We're adults and I can take "no" for answer. I move on to the next girl. It's when they don't say "no" right off the bat that really grinds my gears :beatnik:

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I'm not a jealous man. My dear-departed Grampa said "want what you have", and I've done just that. Never wanted the flashy Rolex my boss has. Nor been envious of the young guy's at work hot as summer asphalt girlfriends. Couldn't care less about my neighbour's Beemer. Just not the jealous type.

Until now. My niece went overseas with her boyfriend, and her boyfriend's aunt had them stay at her place. Seems there was a soiree of sorts at her cousin's house.

p><p> G***ammit. My niece is an angel bu

I need therapy.

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Damn, she's cute as hell. I could crash and burn easy :beatnik:

I don't have a Rolex because the cheapest ones I can afford are ugly. I'm probably gonna spring for an Omega... IF I get a raise at the end of the year.

A little less than $1800 gets one a De Ville quartz:

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$2000 gets one a manual mechanical Zenith:

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So what grinds my gears? I really wanted a Patek Philippe:

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A Calatrava retails for 20,000 and has NO complications... except for its price!

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Ken, I too am not a jealous man. I have little and I'm happy with what I have. But I agree with you that someone who can't even salute with devil horns shouldn't be allowed near this guitar shredding legend.

btw... It took awhile for me to notice, but your neice is pretty. (I just stared at Angus for 5 minutes until I realized he was standing next to someone) :laughing: :rockon: :evil:

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Damn, she's cute as hell. I could crash and burn easy :beatnik:

I don't have a Rolex because the cheapest ones I can afford are ugly. I'm probably gonna spring for an Omega... IF I get a raise at the end of the year.

A little less than $1800 gets one a De Ville quartz:

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$2000 gets one a manual mechanical Zenith:

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So what grinds my gears? I really wanted a Patek Philippe:

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A Calatrava retails for 20,000 and has NO complications... except for its price!

Omega's are the best. They're my absolute favorite. If I had the money, I would own as many as I could get.

I'm in love with all of them, but this one in particular, the Omega Constellation:

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However, if you want to pony up and get a crazy expensive watch, might I recommend this beautiful and interesting Audemars Piguet? I love it.

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Those gears don't grind and will keep on ticking long after we're dead and gone. That's the beauty of these time pieces :beatnik: I'm po', so I can only do with the trinkets I can afford.

Just gotta grey-market Seiko Premier Perpetual Calendar...

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This was as a reward for failing my engineering exam this past week hahaha. Talk about gear-grinding! If I don't pass the class, it will delay my graduation by one semester [and will cost way more in tuition].

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Those gears don't grind and will keep on ticking long after we're dead and gone. That's the beauty of these time pieces :beatnik: I'm po', so I can only do with the trinkets I can afford.

Just gotta grey-market Seiko Premier Perpetual Calendar...

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This was as a reward for failing my engineering exam this past week hahaha. Talk about gear-grinding! If I don't pass the class, it will delay my graduation by one semester [and will cost way more in tuition].

Ahh perpetual calendars are the best and that's a really nice one. For my money, this is the best perpetual calendar watch on the market (and I think the most beautiful):

The Citizen Calibre 8700

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And nice bonus, it's solar powered just like all of Citizen's Eco-Dive watches which I love.

And if you have a little more money, this one's awesome. Not only does it have the perpetual calendar, but it has atomic time and a sapphire crystal. And of course, still solar powered. I drool over this watch.

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If you want accuracy, then the Eco-Drive watches are a good bet - and, while they're expensive to us, they're not on the lux end of things. In other words, if we save our pennies, we can have one.

I also love blue dials, but they have to be a blue that is not too dark. If it is a deep, dark blue, then I'd rather have a black dial/face. I have one watch whose blue dial is too dark and blends with the black band... and it grinds my gears. I'm not totally pissed off since it's just a fashion watch :beatnik:

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For the most part, kind of. I just particularly love watches. That's actually my job. I work in jewelry as a watch specialist. I love watches. Way more than I should.

That's an awersome job. I don't know squat about horology or watches, so whatever I buy are mainly fashion impulse purchases (i.e., watches with some designer's name on it that are made in China and/or sourced from a common watch manufacturer such as Fossil or Swatch). Do I like watches? I probably HOARD them. I have over 20! I have one for every work day of the week... in a MONTH :cool:

A lot of my classmates and colleagues, and definitely our supervisors and managers, wear watches. The only watches I don't see often are the luxury ones :beatnik:

Two recent acquisitions were a Braun reissue and a Mondaine:

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Metal mesh and link bands grind my gears, though, since I can't adjust them myself...

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