Hall of Fame - Member's Choice Induction

[trailboss99]

As has always been the tradition, we will be inducting three people into the Hall of Fame, two of these are choices by the forum Admin Team and one is voted on by the members. This poll is your chance to pick the member's choice. Please vote in the poll and then tell us why your choice is deserving.

 

[j21]

Tripdog

Not many words needed... From being helpful and sharing knowledge to protect members everyday with catching and call-out scammers. Amazing contribution also at the sales section with checking and call out mispresented vintage builds thanks to top knowledge regarding vintages, just 2 things from the top of my head.
His contribution as a moderator is first class

 

[g00n]

Coin toss between @tripdog and @C Master but @j21 comments swayed my choice.

 

[RDRoss]

But I have to go with @C Master for his amazing sense of humour and awesome caffeinated wrist shots that have lifted my spirits on grey days. That being said @tripdog ’s knowledge and eye for details are amazing and I know he works extra hard to keep members safe. For that I am truly thankful.

 

[Fiddo]

Honor to be on the list!

All those bribes to @C Master accomplished something!

Now I just need to bribe some folks to vote for me!

 

[160million]

@C Master because i imagine him as as an irish guy ritchie movie gangster, driving around in his Range Rover TDV8 Voguem sporting his gold watches.

but from the few interactions I had with him he is super friendly and helpful. take my vote you irish G

 

[asusundevils1971]

I have to go with my favorite Irish member, moderator and post whore king @C Master.


Don't forget to send my Rolex Chronograph C

 

[Karbon74]

I sold my vote to @C Master for a TC

 

[eiwood]

I'd vote for a few of them, but the @KJ2020 tutorials, specifically on GMTs, have helped out a ton. That and his fantasy builds are great.

 

[Mkempes]

@tripdog for his work as mod and for his amazing vintage builds .... however would sell my vote to @C Master for one of his Datographs

 

[ussdassein]

@C Master he was one of the first customers who trust in my work at my beginning

 

[Karbon74]

I sold my vote to @C Master for a TC

Actually, I voted for @KJ2020 here

 

[CutePinkKitty]

Honor to be on the list!

All those bribes to @C Master accomplished something!

Now I just need to bribe some folks to vote for me!

You got a vote.

Now lock my forehead, my tongue can’t reach and my paws too short.

 

[CutePinkKitty]

Lock = lick

 

[m5750]

This one was really, really tough for me. I debated on whether to speak up at all.

@C Master is a true gent - He has been overwhelmingly welcoming to me being a newer member. I can't say enough great things about him in the short time since I met him here. His passion for watches is unlike any other and overall knowledge is remarkable. I’m genuinely honored to have had some amazing conversations with him. Thank you for everything brother.

However, my vote is going towards a more functional aspect of our hobby.

There have been countless times I’ve wanted to launch a watch straight into a lake, blender, or maybe even the sun if I could. The cost of learning in this hobby is either “oh, that wasn’t so bad” or “Welp, guess I’m eating Ramen for a month.” My hairline has suffered from my tinkering, yet somehow, I still love the hobby. What really humbles me is the incredible outreach and support from so many people here - it’s like having a tight-knit, but brilliant watch loving/watchmaking family.

Finally - I look down at my wrist and realize that without the guides, wisdom, and late-night chats from this community, most of my watches would either be glued together, sold off in a desperate M2M post, or sitting in a parts bin labeled "Regret." One particular watch had me so mad (and I’m usually a pretty chill guy) that I was genuinely ready to hand it to the first stranger I saw. Chances are that the following gentleman helped me whether we chatted 1:1 or not.

I can’t take credit for even a quarter of the stuff I’ve fixed without @KJ2020. His willingness to help is unsurpassable. He always responds with detailed answers to my crazy questions like I was a lifelong member of the forum, even though I've been here for all of 19 seconds. An absolute wizard.

My vote goes to KJ and it's well deserving.

 

[CF_Stan]

@C Master for the art of posting writies

 

[calamityjane]

Karbon74 is my choice. A nice Avatar that makes you happy to look at. I don't know anything about the person behind it, but I enjoy reading Karbon74, who seems to be a nice, caring person with serious knowledge and a sense of humor that inspires confidence. A clear asset for RWI.

 

[WingNut]

All those bribes to @C Master accomplished something!

I told you to just keep "feeding" him... It worked... I got on the list too...

 

[cotti-rottie]

cmaster here for me.... a really nice, helpful fella with an insane collection

 

[themaxx25]

This wasn't an easy choice, as the list of candidates are all amazing members... With that said, right from the start, @C Master has always been kind and patient with me. Even with all my relentless questions on almost EVERY rare watch he posts!