Your Best Drunken Watch Purchase

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Thanks, it was off my wrist for a few weeks getting the bracelet polished. It's nice to have it back on my wrist!!!

I bet you missed it a lot but you have a few nice ones to pass the time. I'd like to ask or maybe you could do a separate thread(with pics) on how it came out. I'm curious as to the results and your opinion of how it looks. Tia...

[Robf52]

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

Speedy, MG ZB, Kermit, DJ, GO Pano, DD40, 14060M, numerous GS. BLNR, 16710.

I have never bought a watch sober. That would be boring.


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[Boothroyd]

"Helped" my buddy buy an IWC at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas once. We had been slightly over served by Gordon Ramsay's restaurant. I remained steadfast, and didn't break out a credit card myself.

[CKizzy]

What's the saying...'stupid is as stupid does'

[Sg6067]

Originally Posted by Texas4ever

I went to Las Vegas for my bachelor party. Ended up winning about 50k on craps and roulette. Bought the Batman gmt when it first came out back in 2015. While I don’t believe I was drunk, the wheels were def greased. Great watch and When I wear it I always remember that weekend.


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great story!

I can’t believe I just read this entire thread and this is the only fun story that was shared! I didn’t realize TRF was the beacon of sobriety, Loosen up guys!

I bought my 114060 while on vacation in Aruba. I had visited Gandelman earlier in the week to scope out the Rolex selection and tried on a 114060. This was in 2017 when you could still find one in a case at an AD. Anyway my wife and I had a lot to drink one night at the beach bar (the Ritz-Carlton bar is pricey but they mix shockingly strong drinks) and somehow I convinced her to go back to the store just to have a second look at the watch. I think I told her I wanted her opinion, date or no-date. Woke up the next morning with the watch on my wrist and some priceless pictures on my phone. We have one particularly hilarious picture of the two of us popping champagne and toasting with the SA! I probably would have bought the watch later that week anyway, but now it also has a great story attached to it! It’s only money!

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by CKizzy

What's the saying...'stupid is as stupid does'

Two major break throughs (at least one) in chemistry were tied to intoxication and dreams, iirc. These were Kekule's identification of the chemical structure of benzene and Watson's identification of the DNA structure. Kekule dreamed of a snake biting its tale and Watson of a spiral staircase.

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

I bet you missed it a lot but you have a few nice ones to pass the time. I'd like to ask or maybe you could do a separate thread(with pics) on how it came out. I'm curious as to the results and your opinion of how it looks. Tia...

I'll try to take some photos and post a write-up; thanks for the request!!!

[Sg6067]

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

Speedy, MG ZB, Kermit, DJ, GO Pano, DD40, 14060M, numerous GS. BLNR, 16710.

I have never bought a watch sober. That would be boring.


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[BaliBryan]

I think I now know why Vegas is famous for not giving discounts. and I have made one or two purchases in the past with just a bit of liquid courage. Until recently, it would never stop me from bargaining the best price.

[Old Colonel]

$600 Commando frankenwatch off EBay a decade ago

[Andad]

I have a strict rule - I don’t post on TRF if I have had a few libations.

[GaoKS]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

You created a thread about pulling 401k funds to buy watches and spreading the tax implication across the next 3 years. But this thread is foolish?


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[Me4u2night]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

You created a thread about pulling 401k funds to buy watches and spreading the tax implication across the next 3 years. But this thread is foolish?


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What is this about???

[Apheaven]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

You got to be on another level of wealthy or lacking in sound mind to drunkenly spend thousands on a watch or anything costing thousands for that matter. Guess I'm fortunate(or not rich enough) to never have gotten so drunk to act irresponsible, never saw the point. I love to enjoy a nice wine or scotch with a nice dinner or sweet girly cocktails(as my wife says) by the pool or beach while on vacation.

Honestly, I would find it shameful to even glorify or flaunt such behavior as acceptable. I would think this to be embarrassing showing a lack of judgement.
I know for many employers(particularly government employment), researching your social media account history is part of the job interview, this wouldn't look too good.

I feel like we need someone to play the part of ‘Daryl downer’ on my next guys trip. Can you come?

And I was going to tell you about the time when Charlie Sheen and I decided to....


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[HK Islandboy]

I decided to pick up 88mm of cold Rolex steel after a night out with a fellow TRF member a couple of years ago. Incoming post here: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=572144

[Sjmoore11]

No drunken Rolex purchases for me (although I may have had a couple before jumping on a great deal on a 1016 a few years ago). But this beautiful Seiko was definitely the result of plenty of good red wine!

[Texas4ever]

In that same night I won all that money I was walking around the casino with the money in my front and back pockets....went to the bar and spent a small fortune on scotch(Mcallan). Then took a PJ home...
Drank enough booze and champagne to kill a horse...when I was walking off the plane the carpet was going squish squish...got a bill afterwards to get the plane cleaned...then had to call my father to pick me up from the airport cause I was hammer time. Still had money left over to help pay for some of the wedding stuff. As Hunter S. Thompson said “anything worth doing, is worth doing right”.

CHEERS


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[Onikage]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Two major break throughs (at least one) in chemistry were tied to intoxication and dreams, iirc. These were Kekule's identification of the chemical structure of benzene and Watson's identification of the DNA structure. Kekule dreamed of a snake biting its tale and Watson of a spiral staircase.

The best excuse for drunken behaviour I've heard.

[ndrs63]

Originally Posted by LuckyHubbyW/aDJ

I'll second these two but will add a third occasion for me.

When I know the wife is definitely in the " mood " so she's expecting some love that evening ....... when I was younger alcohol was a great aphrodisiac but as the years went by it's been the opposite if anything!!

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Based on your user name, I gather you must be sober quite frequently


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[LuckyHubbyW/aDJ]

Originally Posted by ndrs63

Based on your user name, I gather you must be sober quite frequently


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I still partake in alcohol consumption especially when the Mrs is in the mood for a bottle or two during dinner or on our backyard patio on a nice evening.

I just need to be very careful how much I consume and if anything she's making sure I don't go near my limit or it'll be a " frustrating " evening to say the least?!