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In real life, I know all couple people who are also interested in watches, but mostly nobody wears a watch at all anymore, let alone is interested in them as a hobby.
Also, fountain pens. I love pens. I love finding them at antique stores and restoring them. There's a little bit of a community here, not like there was on reddit though.
Calculators. I think I'm alone there. Vintage TI, HP, and modern Casio.
Staplers. Especially Ace.
As for games, probably Battlezone II. Such fun multi-player, now I have nobody to play with. So many good mods, and I can't get any of them to work in Mint. One reason I still have an XP machine.
When you do meet a fellow watch enthusiast though it can spark up a lasting friendship. Generally not Rolex owners though, in my experience the majority of them aren't into timepieces so much as image.
You want to be watch friends? You like Seiko mods?
Heck yeah I do! I haven't been involved much in mods but I'm interested. This is what I'm rocking now:
That's beautiful. I love the knurled bezel, and the blue dial. Does it have a texture to it? Yeah, I wouldn't mod a thing on that. Honestly, with the prices of Seikos these days, it's cheaper to just buy a Seiko movement and build something from scratch! Well, if we don't count the cost of tools.
It is textured, and catches the light in very interesting and beautiful ways. This one is the SRPC93 "Save the Ocean" Samurai, which has since been replaced by the SRPD23 "Great White".
They both use the same 4R35 movement, but I prefer the look of my dial ;)
This is true. You know, for a long time I thought i really wanted an Explorer 36mm. Tried one on, and it did absolutely nothing for me. So I tried the 39mm. Same thing, I was completely uninspired. Plus, the salesman was the worst I've ever dealt with. Completely uninterested in chatting, or talking up the merchandise. Probably because they don't have to. People buy them just because it's Rolex. That very same day, I bought a Breitling instead. They were so friendly, they brought us champagne and fresh fruit. We chatted around an hour. And, they threw in some extra hats and an extra strap.
I'll never buy a Rolex.
Sorry to hear that, but it's to be expected these days. I don't know how it's been in the past year or so, but starting around 2014-2015 Rolex demand shot through the roof, as did the attitude of their sales staff.
I just wish I didn't want a Milgauss 116400 so bad
Yeah, I remember when I got my Tudor asking about the Explorer (years prior to this experience), and they told me there was a 5 year wait list. They didn't even have one for display. I looked forward to trying one on for years. It was such a let down. The Milgauss is really cool. Why that reference number specifically? Not a fan of the green sapphire?
Honestly I would get both :D