Horological Meandering

...your "mumblings" contain more wisdom than most.  I love what you've written about our time on PPro... "then all borders and differences just disappear and we all stand united in thoughts, emotions and understanding."  This is no small thing in today's world, and I find it marvelous.  Thanks for your kind words.

Cheers,
Daos

Hi Daos,

 

I am late to the party as usual, but I can certainly echo some of the responses of other Purists to your great post.

 

I was a Major Lurker for some time, just soaking up the information and knowledge here. Like many I thought “what can I contribute when 'everyone' has more knowledge / more experience / more watches / more opportunities” than I do.

 

But when I finally, tentatively, dipped my toe in the water I found, like you, I was welcomed and people seemed genuinely interested in my contributions and observations.

 

I also enjoyed the variety of people and personalities that shared here. It is a bit like a giant jigsaw puzzle with small bits of information slowly revealed. We do get to know each other quite well and it is fun to add new pieces to the puzzle. So PuristS is about so much more than watches – although I still value highly the independent information and opinions presented here.

 

I discovered The PuristS just over 4 years ago when I innocently typed Jaeger-LeCoultre into a search engine. [I know the precise date because I just checked my hard drive and found photos of a Greubel Forsey tourbillon and a F.P.Journe Resonance that I saved on that first encounter.] That led to the purchase of a Reverso Grand Date and, fittingly, my first post was about that particular watch. In a way it was to thank others for what I had learned leading up to that purchase. I didn’t really expect to be able to post anything regularly after that, but it does look like I have found something to mutter about at least 1435 times.

 

I would also really encourage others to post here. It is a great and welcoming community of like minded individuals and there are many rewards within.

 

Andrew

I appreciate your note, Andrew, and have always been grateful for the information and fun you've brought to our little corner of the 'verse.  I've found several kindred spirits here on PPro with whom I share many interests, and I count you among those individuals.  I look forward to reading you, and if you ever get to LA the first round is most definitely on me!

Cheers,
Daos

... I need to do before I die.

Looking forward to it.

A

Hi Daos

              I'm a man of very few words.

              Just a simple thank you for your posts and hope to see more of them.

              I will certainly polish up my  photography and post more pics for everyone.

Thanks for your kind words.  I always enjoy reading you!  I look forward to your pictures too!  I am working on my photography also.  Slowly but surely I hope to understand all the features on my simple camera.  I've read the manual once already, and still don't know what all the functions do!

Cheers,
Daos

now the lurkers know what they have to do ;-)

I hope some lurkers step forward and join us!

Cheers,
Daos

I come here for the coffee and donuts.


I can't really contribute to any knowledge on this forum, but I can ask very basic questions and try to learn how these ticking things work. I can now appreciate design, fit, finish, much more after spending a few years reading all I can, but I still have no idea how a Tourbillon works... in fact i'm not even sure how to pronounce it. I do enjoy the people, passion, and what's on your wrist friday's even though I only have two choices right now. Keep up the great job, love it.

do you think I know have how to pronounce those French words? Heck, I don't even know how to pronounce Coultre or Breguet. And I proudly announce here: I don't know sh!t about movement.

The most important is: don't pretend you know something that you don't. Just admit your ignorance and beg for knowledge to those smart people (look for those with more than 1500 posting and usually with fancy title such as moderator ) for guidance.

cen-thefreak@jkt

ps. i think amanico is so happy that i don't know any french at all, like i used to laugh at his english. but damn! his english is improving too fast, soon i won't be able to have fun anymore, and yet he can still laugh at my french

And you're damn right.



Best,

Borat.

I sometimes also don't understand what Dr. No, MTF, SJX, and ThomasM wrote. Too dense and wordy for my English level . I even bought an electronic dictionary because of them (need to check whether they were making fun behind my back, u know ).

cen@jkt

But you didn't have the immense joy to hear my delicious Kazakstan Accent!



Best,

Borat.

Thanks for your note, Turtletone2!  You may not think you bring any knowledge to the forum, but I bet you do.  Your participation and passion brings with it some intrinsic value.  I enjoy wristshot Fridays as well!  It's fun to see everyone's collection.  This Friday I hope you post a photo of one of your watches!

Cheers,
Daos

which is a forum for any topic - cell phone, movies, cars, shoes, vacations, etc. - which anyone can participate in.  So those who are too intimated to post anything in any of our watch discussion forums should be able to have some fun in TimeOut

Link to TimeOut forum:  CLICK HERE

Cheers,
Anthony

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2009-06-09 10:46:22

Thanks for pointing this out, Anthony!  MW does a great job cultivating a lively atmosphere over at TO! 

Cheers,
Daos 

Seems like you have motivated many!

Thanks Daos.  I like the'warning' 

Kong

...it's hard to eat (post) just one!  BTW I'm still enjoying my fountain pen.  Thanks for the encouragement!

Cheers,
Daos

I hope that it will encourage a lot of visitors to register and to participate !



Fr.Xavier

...with whom we can converse!  I'll be happy if even one new participant steps forward.  Everyone has something valuable to share with the community!  Thanks for your nice note, FX!  I always enjoy reading your posts.

Cheers,
Daos

... more than a year before i posted my first comment Daos .....

..... and now Purists have become like a second home ....

... great post Daos, Moderator-worthy indeed

Filip

...PuristSPro would not be nearly as much fun without you!    I always look forward to your posts, and I like knowing that there is someone out there who loves their Legend Diver as much as I do!  Your commentary always brings a smile!  Thanks for that, and for your kind words. 

Cheers,

Daos

Those who are worried about making mistakes in posting, you may get a dictionary in front of you. It may help to instill confience in you.

 

Regards

Ling

...all the time, and English is my first language!  What does that say about me?!    Like I've said before, I'm completely humbled by the fact that there are so many amongst us who can communicate clearly in a language that is not native to them.  That's awesome, and frankly, IMO it's the content and sentiments behind the post, not the perfection of its sentence structure that is important.

Thanks for the kind note.

Cheers,

Daos

It has brought forth participation already from those who do so infrequently.  You are a catalyst for renewed activity within the forum.

tempusfugit

...for the kind words!  I appreciate your note and always enjoy reading your posts as well.  Let's hope some lurkers will be moved to come out of the woodwork and join in the fun!

Cheers,
Daos

to the spirit of this thread. Really good stuff and hopefully more lurkers will jump on board and share the deck.
Thanks to you all for a great ride, looking forward to many, many more.
Best to all and Daos in particular, for her inspiration.
Tim

Thanks for the nice gesture, and congrats on your 500th post!  Time flies when you're having fun.  Soon we'll be celebrating your 1000th post!  I hope we've encouraged some lurkers to join us on the boards this week.  Looking forward to your next 500 posts and beyond!

Cheers,

Daos

as I sit in the living room of the Purist outpost in Wales, having eaten fresh local lamb, drunk much good red wine, and seen many horological marvels.   Great post, sister!

Best,

Ginger

I have no doubt you are having fun over there!  Yes, one of the best things about PPro is making friends in lands near and far.  Thanks for the kind words, Ginger!

Safe travels!
Daos