Well worded. We can also underline that this is Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, not We Hate Every Watch (however good that sounds). Flipping is bad, because it inherently causes a stir in the collection, excess cash and a "hole to be filled", that serve as means and justification for a possibly impulsive new purchase.
The 2023 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC).
Welcome to the 2023 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 7th year of WPAC, which gives me pause to stop and think that I'm surprised it has lasted this long. We might just be onto a good thing?
I'm not intending to repeat the usual opening remarks, but if you're coming to this thread wondering what this is all about have a gander at the last couple of years WPAC threads:
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.....obviously don't read them all, but the original, opening posts should give you a good idea. In short this is a thread for a like minded group of watch obsessed individuals who are generally trying to improve their watch buying habits. Anyone is welcome to join, but if you join we want participation and contribution!
In previous years we've had some rules, but this year there aren't going to be, there seems little point when we all have subtly (sometimes massively) different goals. If you are in serious horological trouble with buying then look back at the OP in previous WPAC threads, the rules should be a useful starting point if you want to get things under control or just shout out here to get some advice, it's what we're good at. Think of it like a clubhouse or a WUS subforum dedicated to being friendly, chatting about everything and anything and where you can find like minded watch fans.
Having said that, there is one rule I'd like everyone to adhere to; first post should be an intro with a SOTC picture (include everything, don't cheat) and some goals/aims for 2023. Whether you want to abstain completely, want to save for a special watch, just need to take control, slow things down or whatever, we'll be happy to have everyone. Just as long as you're clear on what your aims are.
Please participate in the thread, it's what makes it what it is. Any reasonable topic of conversation is acceptable and in fact welcomed.
Bashing of any potential purchases should still be a mandatory element, but let's keep it funny. Nuclear level bashing is required for any actual purchases.
Expect to be challenged by others if you're suggesting a purchase, whatever your personal goals/aims and expect to need to defend yourself.....
.....and with that I declare WPAC 2023 open for business. Yes, it's a little premature but I reckon I'll be quite busy after Xmas and between NY, so a little forward planning is required.
I'm not intending to repeat the usual opening remarks, but if you're coming to this thread wondering what this is all about have a gander at the last couple of years WPAC threads:
The 2022 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC).
The 2022 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC). Welcome to the 2022 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 6th year of WPAC, which was started at the beginning of 2017 to try and get myself and some other addicts out of a crazy buying/flipping cycle with...
www.watchuseek.com
The 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC).
The 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC). Welcome to the 2021 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 5th year of WPAC, which was started at the beginning of 2017 to try and get myself and some other addicts out of a crazy buying/flipping cycle with...
www.watchuseek.com
The 2020 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC).
The 2020 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club (WPAC) Welcome to the 2020 Watch Purchasing Abstinence Club, otherwise known as WPAC. This is the 4th year of WPAC, which was started at the beginning of 2017 as I was in a spiral of buying, flipping and buying again. Sometimes I was looking at the...
www.watchuseek.com
.....obviously don't read them all, but the original, opening posts should give you a good idea. In short this is a thread for a like minded group of watch obsessed individuals who are generally trying to improve their watch buying habits. Anyone is welcome to join, but if you join we want participation and contribution!
In previous years we've had some rules, but this year there aren't going to be, there seems little point when we all have subtly (sometimes massively) different goals. If you are in serious horological trouble with buying then look back at the OP in previous WPAC threads, the rules should be a useful starting point if you want to get things under control or just shout out here to get some advice, it's what we're good at. Think of it like a clubhouse or a WUS subforum dedicated to being friendly, chatting about everything and anything and where you can find like minded watch fans.
Having said that, there is one rule I'd like everyone to adhere to; first post should be an intro with a SOTC picture (include everything, don't cheat) and some goals/aims for 2023. Whether you want to abstain completely, want to save for a special watch, just need to take control, slow things down or whatever, we'll be happy to have everyone. Just as long as you're clear on what your aims are.
Please participate in the thread, it's what makes it what it is. Any reasonable topic of conversation is acceptable and in fact welcomed.
Bashing of any potential purchases should still be a mandatory element, but let's keep it funny. Nuclear level bashing is required for any actual purchases.
Expect to be challenged by others if you're suggesting a purchase, whatever your personal goals/aims and expect to need to defend yourself.....
.....and with that I declare WPAC 2023 open for business. Yes, it's a little premature but I reckon I'll be quite busy after Xmas and between NY, so a little forward planning is required.
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Drive safely.... I never understood the pleasure of going fast on the German autobahn, especially on a motorcycle. Isn't the fun in making corners, rather than just going fast?
Up to 150kmh in a car is all I did, and that was plenty fast for me. Not for pleasure also, just to get to the alps more quickly
At speeds of 180-200kmh you are going 100kmh relative to traffic on the right lane, which (esp. on a bike) is insanely risky imho; like going 100kmh right past a row of parked cars, but which aren't actually stationary.On my motorcycle, 100kmh on the highway was plenty fast. Any faster than that it's just tiring on the arms. But I rode a chopper, so not exactly the kind of bike you'd want to do 200 on. Still, on a sportsbike I also wouldn't understand the joy of going 200 in a straight line, but I guess that's why my choice was a chopper.
I hope the trip goes well and is enjoyable.
Whenever I have the opportunity to revisit Prague there are only two mandatory in-town activities for me. 1) Visit Kepler's statue (yes really). 2) Stroll back across the bridge to have a pilsner and nice meal while gazing at the astronomical clock. I love that it was state-of-art in the 15th century, AND a true symbol of technological superiority. To me it also reinforces that our very notion of time is the byproduct of millennia of naked eye astronomy by many ancestral cultures.
I hope we can get a report back on the visit to Glashütte! That one makes me just a tiny bit envious...
As to high speed riding on the autobahn, I respectfully suggest you reflect on that . I serviced bikes in my youth, rode for more than forty years, and have enjoyed my share of track days. Going fast in a more-or-less controlled environment on a bike is my idea of a very good time. Mind you, the last time I had a bike on a track it was on an early 90's FJ1200. Back then you needed a 280 kg monster to develop 130 hp; it maxed out at about 135 mph (217 kph). Oh how technology has changed! A ZX 10 makes more than 200hp and weighs something like 70 kg less.
Anyhow, pushing the limits riding in an environment where someone not paying attention in an Opel Astra can sideswipe you? I'm not so interested. Handling the bike is enough for me, thanks. Maybe that's just a sign of age though, LOL. Please have a care while you're having fun!
As an aside, my SOTC-documented 2023 acquisition plan (the CW Sandhurst Series 1) arrived very quickly and in good order. So I'll be endeavoring to stay "on the wagon" for the remainder of the year now. Thanks in advance for your support, everyone!
Cheers
Getting a corner perfectly was a joy, but the thing that always made me giggle was the insane acceleration......Drive safely.... I never understood the pleasure of going fast on the German autobahn, especially on a motorcycle. Isn't the fun in making corners, rather than just going fast?
Up to 150kmh in a car is all I did, and that was plenty fast for me. Not for pleasure also, just to get to the alps more quickly
On my motorcycle, 100kmh on the highway was plenty fast. Any faster than that it's just tiring on the arms. But I rode a chopper, so not exactly the kind of bike you'd want to do 200 on. Still, on a sportsbike I also wouldn't understand the joy of going 200 in a straight line, but I guess that's why my choice was a chopper.
.....really high speed just felt dangerous to me.
Honestly, driving the autobahn is just stressful anymore to me. Construction, big trucks, people in German luxury cars who ride right up your ass... I have more fun driving in the American west where the views are great, the speed is relaxed, there are neat sights to pull off and see, and hotels/motels regularly to stop at.Drive safely.... I never understood the pleasure of going fast on the German autobahn, especially on a motorcycle. Isn't the fun in making corners, rather than just going fast?
Up to 150kmh in a car is all I did, and that was plenty fast for me. Not for pleasure also, just to get to the alps more quickly
On my motorcycle, 100kmh on the highway was plenty fast. Any faster than that it's just tiring on the arms. But I rode a chopper, so not exactly the kind of bike you'd want to do 200 on. Still, on a sportsbike I also wouldn't understand the joy of going 200 in a straight line, but I guess that's why my choice was a chopper.
Careful, that's borderline enabling and Comrade Hard Love is always watching. If somehow he doesn't, the secret service, the stool pigeons or the voluntary informers surely do.
In more seriousness, thank you for the kind words. Luckily the trip will be a week before my birthday, so no watch for me. The design language of ALS, GO and especially Nomos don't speak to me, which is for the best. Although there are a dozen more watchmakers there...
Don't get me wrong, I also prefer the twisties over the highway. Sitting like a bag of potato for extended periods of time is no fun on any kind of bike. The ones built for the highway, like Goldwings, would be better off with 4 wheels. I'd like to try it, that is all. Kind of a bucket list thing.Drive safely.... I never understood the pleasure of going fast on the German autobahn, especially on a motorcycle. Isn't the fun in making corners, rather than just going fast?
Up to 150kmh in a car is all I did, and that was plenty fast for me. Not for pleasure also, just to get to the alps more quickly
On my motorcycle, 100kmh on the highway was plenty fast. Any faster than that it's just tiring on the arms. But I rode a chopper, so not exactly the kind of bike you'd want to do 200 on. Still, on a sportsbike I also wouldn't understand the joy of going 200 in a straight line, but I guess that's why my choice was a chopper.
The astronomical clock is marvelous indeed. I've been to Prague a couple of times and always visited that, right before an hour change. The thing is more than 600 years old... older than most countries. Let that sink in.
My happy place in Prague is Vysehrad, the fort, the cemetery and especially the surrounding park. Legend has it that it was the place where they founded the city in the 8th (!) century.
Thank you! I ride a 2021 Suzuki GSX 1300 R, also known as gen3 Hayabusa. The thing is great in a straight line, but even better on the winding roads, thanks to its stability, power and perfect balance. Last summer it was simply amazing in the Dolomites. It can go blisteringly fast, being electronically limited to 300km/h, I want to experience it once on the highway, then I'll go back to my law-abiding self and book some trackdays.
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