cazalea[Seiko Moderator]
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Hi Steve, as I recall, I bought a watch from you … or wait, did you buy one from me?
It was so long ago - you drove down in a new Aston Martin and we made a swap in San Clemente? Must have been 20+ years ago.
Mike
I think you’re right.
By: roundel : September 18th, 2024-17:15
I resisted ever working in the car industry for exactly that reason. I can wrench on my cars or go instruct drivers at my leisure. If I need to do that for others I think it would kill the fun. I think the same could hold for watches. They are a fun diver...
It may
By: Aquaracer1 : September 18th, 2024-18:49
I think clueless said it best, very few people have the good fortune of making a livelihood out of their hobby. And for those that do, they are very, very lucky. I’ve actually thought about this before. After being with the same small business for 2...
Depends……
By: EinPA : September 19th, 2024-08:38
Retail would suck unless I could curate the inventory ( vintage, used )….. For me, most watches as just depressing (boring, too blingy, some fatal design flaw, too big, too small, overpriced)….. The design or repair part might be cool…..
It Happened To Me ...
By: Kurt Behm : September 20th, 2024-15:22
50 years ago when (as an avid motorcyclist to this day) I thought nothing could be better than working in motorcycles. So ... I took a sales job at a local dealership. 6 weeks later I was in motorcycle overload. Luckily, I quickly quit that job and the fi...