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26 May 2022, 08:51 AM | #1 |
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Be careful out there TRF
The first 4 minutes of this video underline why I stopped taking my watches on vacation and why owning luxury timepieces in current times sadly isn’t what it used to be.
I’m definitely not injecting doom and gloom into the forum, but just be careful out there guys. https://youtu.be/mVsj42SbjEg
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26 May 2022, 10:08 AM | #2 |
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Another Roman video... and stolen RM.
Meh. Don't buy RM watches. :)
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26 May 2022, 10:16 AM | #3 |
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Lord that was painful to watch
Yes it’a silly to wear expensive watches to sporting events Especially f1 or Miami I gotta think people here realize that ?? |
26 May 2022, 10:38 AM | #4 |
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Be careful out there TRF
Thanks!
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26 May 2022, 10:43 AM | #5 |
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I'll be careful.
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26 May 2022, 11:27 AM | #6 |
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Yes, I don’t get, nor do I think I will ever, the whole RM thing.
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26 May 2022, 11:52 AM | #7 |
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it's usually where you see expensive watches all over the place so i guess it gives a false sense of security, but then again you have to get through security to get in. just gotta be self aware and not let people touch you i guess. an event like f1 miami is filled with rich people because the cheapest tickets were around $1000. i feel like it would be one of the safer places to wear something nice
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26 May 2022, 12:36 PM | #8 |
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Of course there is no link between the two. Just found it "funny" to have them side by side in my subscription list on youtube... They released the videos at the same time...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsj42SbjEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0fqPBezWco |
26 May 2022, 02:33 PM | #9 |
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I admittedly watched for too long. However, the only thing stolen in that video was your click and your attention.
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26 May 2022, 04:28 PM | #10 |
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I refuse to travel with an expensive watch. The thing is, you can't be sure of every situation. There may be times you may need to take off the watch and leave it at the hotel, or maybe you'll be caught in a sketchy neighbourhood. airport security may require you to take it off... Just too many factors to worry about.
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26 May 2022, 04:39 PM | #11 | |
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Desperate people have been known to do extreme things for pocket change Expensive can be a sliding scale without rhyme or reason
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26 May 2022, 05:01 PM | #12 | |
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Perhaps “expensive” means… it would be very impactful to you financially if you lost that time piece. To your point… it’s all relative. It’s like the old timezone sales forums… One forum for watches under $5k and one sales forum for watches over $5k… With all the price inflation, I wonder if it should be set to 10k now LOL… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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26 May 2022, 06:12 PM | #13 |
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Insure and be aware of your surroundings + use hotel safe deposit. Taking 3 watches - OF Daytona, Lange 1, Omega Speedmaster (beater) to big island tomorrow :).
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26 May 2022, 07:53 PM | #14 |
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Can’t stand that Marco kid
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That race in Miami was nothing more than a bunch of wealthy young men flexing way over priced and hyped watches. It was a thieves dream convention. I would’ve worn my G-Shock had a attended.
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26 May 2022, 08:01 PM | #16 |
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I don’t know brother. I don’t think Watch thieves are desperate and looking for pocket change. These are professionals. That’s what they do for a living.
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26 May 2022, 08:27 PM | #17 |
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Agree, don’t wear your watches in public places.
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26 May 2022, 08:47 PM | #18 |
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We are headed on a 2 week vacation to Europe. As much as I would like to take one of my nice watches and capture some cool pics it is just not worth it. I think I am going to buy and take a Apple Watch. Once we get back if it starts collecting dust I will give it to my son.
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26 May 2022, 09:55 PM | #19 |
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RM seems more like a marketing specialist than a watch company imho. Their 'marketing team' is hard at work promoting the constant / ongoing theft of their watches.
Best bet IMHO is to never get or wear an RM watch because of their reputation for being stolen... often. Be safe out there everyone, you never know when thieves will harm you!
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Serena is an AP brand ambassador. Wears them during matches, believe it or not! (Not saying she hasn’t worn RM’s!) It is quite astonishing how robust the RM movements seem to be Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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26 May 2022, 10:49 PM | #21 | |
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Serena is an AP brand ambassador. Wears them during matches, believe it or not! (Not saying she hasn’t worn RM’s..) It is quite astonishing how robust the RM movements seem to be Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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26 May 2022, 11:02 PM | #22 |
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26 May 2022, 11:19 PM | #23 | |
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Much like your TRF name, we are crusing to Alaska tomorrow and I'm taking 3 watches as well. I bring a nice watch (or 3) on all of our trips. They're all insured and I paid enough for them that I want to be able to enjoy them wherever I go. I'm well aware of my surroundings and I'm not showy while wearing my watches. If I never brought my watches on vacation, they would just sit in the box. That's definitely not what I bought them for! Just last night, my son was like "Dad, bring the Pepsi"...I told him I had other plans already.
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26 May 2022, 11:22 PM | #24 |
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Not really that impressive imho.
Wore my Bell&Ross 03-92 with ETA movement for years while racing Formula 2000, loading/unloading the gear, changing the Hewland LD200 gearing, etc. and she's never been serviced in over a decade and still keeps great time. There are MANY very robust timepieces out there, including Rolex of course. Have taken the Bvlgari Octo FS on off-road bicycle days and she's been fine too. Yup, a world record super ultra-thin that's durable. In fact even the Czapek Monochrome White has had a two bike rides so far and is fine. Mechanical timepieces, well-made ones, are VERY durable IMHO. RM's marketing department likes to use durability as one of their schemes, yet the fact is many brands are very durable if you give them a chance to prove themselves
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26 May 2022, 11:29 PM | #25 |
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Yes, they can be violently stolen a dozen times and continue ticking. Even the complications, such as displaying erotic terms at random, will continue to serve you well for mugging after mugging.
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27 May 2022, 12:34 AM | #29 |
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speedys ought to be durable. im sure NASA tested the heck out of them to be flight qualified. i'd wager it'd survive a tennis match!
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Gonna keep the AP and Pateks at home. Will also depend which country I go to. Ideally, an Apple watch that i can throw around and not worry. And if I bring a luxury watch, i'll only bring 1, and never take it off. At most it would be my Rolex YM |
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