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Very kind Julian....
.....i always look forward to our London gtg. You show tremendous thought and focus in your collecting. I try to be like you in focus....but then always lapse back into me with the impulse. My former boss always told me to shoot first and ask questions later...i think I took that to heart maybe.
I have said it once but will repeat again and again...the watches are fun. Great fun, in fact. But that pales compared with the friendships that develop as a result of the watches.
I have said it once but will repeat again and again...the watches are fun. Great fun, in fact. But that pales compared with the friendships that develop as a result of the watches.
What a quote..!
"Patience is a virtue?”……no it is not.
This is a lie perpetuated by people who have holes in their watch collections"
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I will remember that for long time! Thanks Joe and hope to meet you one day.
Best regards
This is a lie perpetuated by people who have holes in their watch collections"
)))))I will remember that for long time! Thanks Joe and hope to meet you one day.
Best regards
Excellent!
Will do that next time I fly to UK. Or if you ever visit Hong Kong first ))))
Warmest regards,
Seeks
))))Warmest regards,
Seeks
I like these POTM posts
It's very interesting to learn more about people who contribute so much to our forum and what makes them "tick" as collectors. Regards. Kev.
Watches aside, Baron is one the most wonderful person I have met and proud to have him as a brother [nt]
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it was an honour to be on the POTM roster......a part of a very big family [nt]
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Honor and pleasure is ours Joe
Some families are big some even bigger and some have only 4 members
Yours
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Yours
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Thanks fro providing that extra insight
I had to smile when I read your Timex story as the same happened to me, perhaps a couple of years later, not so sure anymore
Great food for thought and thanks again for sharing.
Best,
CC
Loving the POTM posts
And this one is no exception. What an enjoyable read!
I also enjoyed your comment Joe about consolidating after 5 and 10 years. I'm in my 5th year, and yes, you're absolutely spot-on. What insight!
I also enjoyed your comment Joe about consolidating after 5 and 10 years. I'm in my 5th year, and yes, you're absolutely spot-on. What insight!
It was the wisdom of a friend so I should take no credit
But has been fairly accurate for me too.
Love you stories.
Respect how you have a focused approach to collecting. I still think you are patient enough in the way you build up your collection.
That JLC from your Dad is so beautiful. It's a beautiful watch in its own right. And the sentimental factor makes it even more beautiful.
And your life motto. The boxing match analogy is great!
Thank you Joe for letting us know more about you.
Cheers,
Luis
Thanks to both of you!
The series is a wonderful mechanism to get to know the fellow Purists better and it's another great installment! So thanks to Joe for baring lots and to Damjan for having launched this excellent platform!
There are enough significant Purists for years :)
Really looking forward to each new instalment
Dear Joe: How nice to know more about you, your profession, your collecting thoughts!...
... I have a big respect for your opinions about collecting and understood how a mature collector you are when you decided to thin your collection (even if it included saying good by to some fantastic vintage Rolex you owned!) to give your collection the direction you wished to go.
I enjoyed so much reading this interview which as in your posts show again that mature approach to collecting.
As you well say the stories and the people behind the watches are the best part of the enjoyment of this hobby. And PuristS offer us this opportunity of sharing our passion and meeting wonderful people like you! I wish to meet you personally some day soon!
Thank you for sharing with us this interview and again congrats to Damjan for his idea of producing this series!
All the best, Abel.
I enjoyed so much reading this interview which as in your posts show again that mature approach to collecting.
As you well say the stories and the people behind the watches are the best part of the enjoyment of this hobby. And PuristS offer us this opportunity of sharing our passion and meeting wonderful people like you! I wish to meet you personally some day soon!
Thank you for sharing with us this interview and again congrats to Damjan for his idea of producing this series!
All the best, Abel.
Joe's been our partner in crime on Wrist Scan . . .
. . . since the team was formed, but I'd no idea he was a clinical criminologist. Little wonder he's so insightful! (Into our motivations, that is . . . no criminals here, I trust.)
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