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Buyers remorse or mid-life crisis????
LaidbackDan
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Has anybody here ever bought a large ticket item and felt guilty about it ?
Besides firearms I've always been fascinated by Rolex watches. I am a amateur Horologist (watch repair)and have several antique pocket watches I've collected and restored but have never owned a really nice Swiss timepiece. My wife and myself went to a antique show over the weekend and our Jeweler was there, I had asked them several months earlier if they ever ran across any Rolex's to let me know ( I really never expected them to as they specialize in antique jewelery )I was shown my dream Rolex (President) and a Breitling. My wife apparently knew a head of time that they had them and totally surprised me when she told me to pick one of the two. The both of them were 18K gold, one of them being a couple of thousand dollars more than the other (Rolex). I literally stood there for over a hour and a half trying to decide on which one and then a additional hour trying to decide if I should do it at all. I did eventually purchase the Rolex and have been battling myself over it ever since (my wife is fine with it,it's my problem). I am really psychoanalyzing myself, perhaps I'm going through a mid-life crisis and picked a watch over a sports car or a affair.
It is now my new "Safe Queen" (you can bet your life I'll be carrying if I wear it anywhere)and is a reasonable investment and a heirloom to my children. It's just the guilt of it's cost (this might have been put toward possible needed future therapy ?) and why do I feel like I had to have it.
Has anyone else had guilt or felt remorse over buying something you had to have, a car, a firearm or anything else? I would really appreciate your input.
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
Besides firearms I've always been fascinated by Rolex watches. I am a amateur Horologist (watch repair)and have several antique pocket watches I've collected and restored but have never owned a really nice Swiss timepiece. My wife and myself went to a antique show over the weekend and our Jeweler was there, I had asked them several months earlier if they ever ran across any Rolex's to let me know ( I really never expected them to as they specialize in antique jewelery )I was shown my dream Rolex (President) and a Breitling. My wife apparently knew a head of time that they had them and totally surprised me when she told me to pick one of the two. The both of them were 18K gold, one of them being a couple of thousand dollars more than the other (Rolex). I literally stood there for over a hour and a half trying to decide on which one and then a additional hour trying to decide if I should do it at all. I did eventually purchase the Rolex and have been battling myself over it ever since (my wife is fine with it,it's my problem). I am really psychoanalyzing myself, perhaps I'm going through a mid-life crisis and picked a watch over a sports car or a affair.
It is now my new "Safe Queen" (you can bet your life I'll be carrying if I wear it anywhere)and is a reasonable investment and a heirloom to my children. It's just the guilt of it's cost (this might have been put toward possible needed future therapy ?) and why do I feel like I had to have it.
Has anyone else had guilt or felt remorse over buying something you had to have, a car, a firearm or anything else? I would really appreciate your input.
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
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besides, you should've got a GMT Master II [:D]
"I will no longer debate a liberal because I feel they are beneath contempt. Just communicating with one contaminates a person." - whiteclouder
Common Sense is an Uncommon Virtue.
relax man, its just money.
besides, you should've got a GMT Master II [:D]
"I will no longer debate a liberal because I feel they are beneath contempt. Just communicating with one contaminates a person." - whiteclouder
I just wanted the gold and diamonds, I'm sure I will look great out feeding the horses wearing it(livestock are so easily impressed)[:D]
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
If it'll make you feel any better, send me all your guns and the rolex and you won't have these repressed feelings of guilt anymore.
Common Sense is an Uncommon Virtue.
I've got to keep the gun's, so I can battle with my new found disillusioned paranoia[:D][:)]
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
I just wanted the gold and diamonds, I'm sure I will look great out feeding the horses wearing it(livestock are so easily impressed)[:D]
well the GMT Master II has neither [:D]
"I will no longer debate a liberal because I feel they are beneath contempt. Just communicating with one contaminates a person." - whiteclouder
It hasn't dawned on you what has really happened here. You have been snookered by the woman. I see a new car in her future, because now........WHO'S GONNA SAY NO TO HER? YOU? HAR HAR [:D][:D][:D] I should love to see you standing there in the lot knee deep in cow pie, glancing at your shiney used Rolex and wondering where she is headed as she roars out onto the county road in her new silver racer!!![:0][:0][:p][:D][:D][:D]
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Frog.
RiBBButt...You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you've a mind to. -Roger Miller
You keep thinking the money should have gone elsewhere, you dont really need the watch, the money should have been put to another purpose, you dont deserve it, etc...
Any yes any normal person will feel a bit guilty when getting something for themselves when they have a family..
You put your family first instead of yourself, and now you feel guilty for doing it....Just think of it as protecting your family in the event something happens to you, or if you lose your job etc, the watch is always money in the bank...kinda like guns...
Lil' Stinker's Opinion
Tibetan proverb: "It is easy to see the fly on the other person's nose, while ignoring the horse on your own".
R/
Dave
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-- A. J. Liebling
Frogbert,I think you are 100% correct. My wife already recieved a new/old ring due to my guilt[:)]
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
"when you see the enemy, you attack and shoot him down, anything less is just bull shi*
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It is probably a combination of a mid-life chrisis and buyers remorse. Put the watch on and never take it off except to shower.
I just cleaned the chicken coop, put a new foot valve on the well pump feed line and cleaned the toilet.
My Rolex never leaves my arm even when gutting deer.
Enjoy your new time piece and never look back.
We have been looking for things that we could pass onto the Kid's and enjoy at the same time. Rolex's continually retain their value(after the first purchase from dealer when new)and depending on the gold market, increase in value (at least recently).
I thought I would post a photo of it but my digital camera doesn't do well with closeup detail, so here is a photo of the exact same model as I purchased.
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
Thanks everybody for the input.
Frogbert,I think you are 100% correct. My wife already recieved a new/old ring due to my guilt[:)]
"Knowledge talks, wisdom listens"
"If I'm ignorant, that's the first I've heard of it"
Ha! I speak from experience. My sweetheart NEVER forgets anything, either![:I][:0][:D]
If I were to lose her, nothing would have any value to me ever again.[:)]
Frog.
RiBBButt...You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you've a mind to. -Roger Miller
Moral of the story: Don't get so drunk you'll buy drinks and food for people you don't even know.
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