You know you’re a WIS when…

[NewEnthusiast]

You’ve given your four year old their first watch and tell them about the different hands before introducing the concept of a GMT hand!


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[enjoythemusic]

Great dad!

Yeah, you're a great dad

[Blansky]

Good for you.

I've always felt that the GMT hand should not be discussed until 5 years of age and the inner workings of the perpetual calendar perhaps until 6.

This gives them time to practice breaking down and rebuilding the movements while blindfolded during their 4th year.

If we push our kids too far too fast they may become unproductive citizens and end up walking around wearing an Apple watch.

[brandrea]

You know you’re a WIS … when you see watch reference numbers in license plates

[Blansky]

You may be a WIS.....if when you see a beautiful woman and the first place you look is at her wrist.

[HeartRolex]

When you’re a Rolex collector but still own your first Barbie watch.

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by NewEnthusiast

You’ve given your four year old their first watch and tell them about the different hands before introducing the concept of a GMT hand!

Wish my dad had explained the concept of a GMT hand to me when I was young. Would have taken some of the mystery out of it. But that's not how things were done back then. Instead, I had to learn about it from the kids at school, and most of them didn't know any more GMT hands than I did.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

Wish my dad had explained the concept of a GMT hand to me when I was young. Would have taken some of the mystery out of it. But that's not how things were done back then. Instead, I had to learn about it from the kids at school, and most of them didn't know any more GMT hands than I did.

Or from Playboy Magazine or smutty movies.

I feel your pain.

[sickened1]

Originally Posted by NewEnthusiast

You’ve given your four year old their first watch and tell them about the different hands before introducing the concept of a GMT hand!

Gotta start them young! I still remember when my grandfather taught me the difference between the short and the long hands on the wall clock we used to have hanging at the old place.

[NewEnthusiast]

Originally Posted by Blansky

You may be a WIS.....if when you see a beautiful woman and the first place you look is at her wrist.

That actually happened at work. I beautiful woman walked through the office. All make eyes were on her. Most were on her legs. Mine were on her datejust. I told my wife who promptly told me to screw my balls back on


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[ELLimon]

Wen you travel for a 9 day vacation with “a few watches “

[fmc000]

You have this: https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/1781301077 at your bedside. Oh, wait, this is me...

[2bigalow]

You know you're a WIS when...you see your wife attempting to smuggle new apparel into the house undetected, and suddenly realize her facial expression is the same as yours when doing the same with a new watch.

[ltmgeller]

[Xichan]

Originally Posted by ELLimon

Wen you travel for a 9 day vacation with “a few watches “

Wait, what did you wear after the second day?

[GradyPhilpott]

WISism is a syndrome, which is characterized by a constellation of symptoms, all of which may or may not be present in all those afflicted at any given time and may develop fully over a period of time.

Essential characteristics may include but are not limited to:

1. Membership in a watch discussion group or frequently visiting such sites.

2. Owning more watches than can be worn on the upper extremities at one time.

3. The price of one's watch collection is in the vicinity of the price of one's automobile or higher.

4. Frequently checking the time without actually noting the time.

5. Asking about or complimenting the watches of complete strangers.

6. Eyestrain caused by trying to identify watches worn by others without being noticed.

7. Accumulation of knowledge regarding watches that exceeds one's ability to remember the names of one's spouse, children, and close friends.

8. Trying on watches at an AD causes an increase in blood pressure, flushing of the cheeks and face, vertigo, fine motor tremors, etc.

9. Not being able to remember the title or plot of a moving picture, but can easily cite every watch worn by every character in the film in question.

10. When discussing watches with non-WIS persons, one is often asked what language one is speaking.

The presence of any one of these features is sufficient to make a diagnosis of WISism.

There is no known cure, but symptoms listed in number 8 can be diminished by the purchase of a watch costing $7,000 USD or more.

--GradyPhilpott

[ts3]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

WISism is a syndrome, which is characterized by a constellation of symptoms, all of which may or may not be present in all those afflicted at any given time and may develop fully over a period of time.

Essential characteristics may include but are not limited to:

1. Membership in a watch discussion group or frequently visiting such sites.

2. Owning more watches than can be worn on the upper extremities at one time.

3. The price of one's watch collection is in the vicinity of the price of one's automobile or higher.

4. Frequently checking the time without actually noting the time.

5. Asking about or complimenting the watches of complete strangers.

6. Eyestrain caused by trying to identify watches worn by others without being noticed.

7. Accumulation of knowledge regarding watches that exceeds one's ability to remember the names of one's spouse, children, and close friends.

8. Trying on watches at an AD causes an increase in blood pressure, flushing of the cheeks and face, vertigo, fine motor tremors, etc.

9. Not being able to remember the title or plot of a moving picture, but can easily cite every watch worn by every character in the film in question.

10. When discussing watches with non-WIS persons, one is often asked what language one is speaking.

The presence of any one of these features is sufficient to make a diagnosis of WISism.

There is no known cure, but symptoms listed in number 8 can be diminished by the purchase of a watch costing $7,000 USD or more.

--GradyPhilpott

Man, I am suffering from 1, 3, 4, 6, and 9. Possibly also from 2 but if wearing two or three watches per wrist is ok I am good. What am I gonna do?

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by ts3

Man, I am suffering from 1, 3, 4, 6, and 9. Possibly also from 2 but if wearing two or three watches per wrist is ok I am good. What am I gonna do?

Specific treatment modalities have not been established, but Cognitive Behavioral Therapy might be effective. Buying a new watch is also effective in relieving symptoms.

(The above is not intended to diagnose WISism and is not intended to suggest therapies without consultation with a licensed professional.

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[fmc000]

Originally Posted by gradyphilpott

wisism is a syndrome, which is characterized by a constellation of symptoms, all of which may or may not be present in all those afflicted at any given time and may develop fully over a period of time.

Essential characteristics may include but are not limited to:

1. Membership in a watch discussion group or frequently visiting such sites.

2. Owning more watches than can be worn on the upper extremities at one time.

3. The price of one's watch collection is in the vicinity of the price of one's automobile or higher.

4. Frequently checking the time without actually noting the time.

5. Asking about or complimenting the watches of complete strangers.

6. Eyestrain caused by trying to identify watches worn by others without being noticed.

7. Accumulation of knowledge regarding watches that exceeds one's ability to remember the names of one's spouse, children, and close friends.

8. Trying on watches at an ad causes an increase in blood pressure, flushing of the cheeks and face, vertigo, fine motor tremors, etc.

9. Not being able to remember the title or plot of a moving picture, but can easily cite every watch worn by every character in the film in question.

10. When discussing watches with non-wis persons, one is often asked what language one is speaking.

The presence of any one of these features is sufficient to make a diagnosis of wisism.

There is no known cure, but symptoms listed in number 8 can be diminished by the purchase of a watch costing $7,000 usd or more.

--gradyphilpott

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[Sperry]

You realize you'll pissed off yet another watch sales clerk by speaking in complete manufacturer production model numbers.

Nice on the GMT. A compass by age 6, and then learning orientation by the sun and the GMT hand by age 7 ...