Patek Philippe

while checking in a hotel at the counter, I heard a little disagreement of a guest over charges of 10 euros/day for 3 days over wifi, because he did not provide his email to get free wifi. I turned and saw this shiny piece on his wrist...5271P. I don't bl...  

Except for Rolexes, I have a hard time picking out a watch model from any distance. I can relate. As a frequent traveler, I hate being charged for anything at hotels that I did not ask for or was told in advance about and if it's more than $2-$3, I'm goin... 

Very attractive and bling...the Patek logo clasp is obvious. We are Purists 😁 And like things to be clear. Rgds Raymond

Glad to see super high-end watches are being worn out & about.

Now for decent hotels to charge for wifi these days is completely unacceptable in my opinion. It should be a service baked into the price of the stay. Particularly as the coffee shop around the corner provides complimentary wifi to anyone walking in.

With cellphone rates and better plans, I just use my data nowadays, no longer need to go to McDonald's or Starbucks for free wifi while traveling. Rgds Raymond

I expect to get what I have paid for and nothing less. As for wifi, I just find that in this day and age if a hotel still charges guests for wifi it says a lot about how backward its brand is. Whatever the class, it should be a necessity these days. I don... 

Can't imagine going back to VCR or CRT TVs, but for music, vinyl records are making a comeback, interesting... Rgds Raymond

You may splash out on an expensive watch but why pay more (even if a few dollars) when it is not worth it.

How did you photograph without the person noticing? LOL Aloha, Bob

I'm just beside him at the counter....iPhone 7+ has nice zoom features 😬 Rgds Raymond

We should keen in mind the spirit of this forum and the idea of not getting carried away by money. We can surely "t hink" that a hotels's WIFI charge is or is not acceptable price-wise or in line with other WIFI offerings (Starbucks). We can have our thou... 

Why did the discussion stop on his

He was with his son on a college visit tour in Princeton University. It started raining, and he just went along without an umbrella! I thought that it wasn’t water resistant since it has a minute repeater function. I was so tempted to say something, but s...