The Average Joe

[P4GTR]

Lots of goodness in this thread.

 

[drbollocko]

I think cellphones are killing watches even more. Hardly anyone I know wears a watch.
A kid today probably wants an iPhone.

Yep, it's those apple ibastards, they ruined everything, nobody has any appreciation for the wristwatches anymore. The amount of times I've heard "why bother even wearing a watch?, my phone tells the time!"
Not even worth giving them an answer!

 

[M_I_R_A_C_L_E]

Seems that reaching for your phone is too inconvenient now: This gizmo called a smartwatch willl bluetooth the time to your wrist along with your appointments and Twitter updates. God help us.

 

[C5000]

First post here...

I am attracted to things of quality and taste...life's too short to drink cheap wine. It has always seemed to me that people who had stye and taste lived better lives than those interested in what the "herd" is interested in.

Also interesting is that the "herd" look down on all the people who care enough to know/do more than they do.

 

[boostin20]

See my earlier post - pre-Quartz

Incidently... 4 million of these things were sold last year :facepalm:

:flamethrower: Fire is the cleanser

I saw kiosks in Dubai for these two years ago. They seriously look like they're worth $4. They were going for $110usd (that was the exchange rate that day). icard:

 

[wat44]

I have buddies that can name every football player for every team.
I have buddies that know every spec about every kinda car
I have a buddy of mine that can tell you where every McDonalds is in a 5county radius...
I have a buddy that spends all his money on clothes

I couldnt tell you who the tight end of the Seattle Seahawks is, I take my vette to the dealer to get the air in my tires changed, I don't like McDonald's that much and I have a pair of sneakers that are 5years old that I can't part with....

But I can tell you if the pearl on a Rolex, the shade of a panerai's lume, the AR color of a breitling, the dial color of AP, the screws on a hublot, or if the spacing of a cartier dial is off....

Some people actually enjoy knowing all about their passion hobby - others do it to
Impress people as they think others will be impressed if they know who the slot receiver of the browns is....

I could care less - I just like watching the game

Me - I enjoy my watches but I do it for me, not to impress others...

We are passionate about our hobby and I'm sure there is a forum for fat guys that share their same love for and knowledge of McDonald's - hahaha

Perfect answer!