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    Watches , pens and cars hand in hand

    So on Friday I was at a car dealership looking at a car that I was buying when we sat down with the sales guy I noticed he had a rather nice bulova watch that I asked about then he asks me about my tag Monaco , also when it came to signing the paper work etc he handed me his pen a mount blanc I said nice pen but it's ok I have my own pen in my pocket a Rolex pen that I have had Little while we both then went from taking watches to talking pens finally after about an hour and a few looks from the wife we finished are business

    So I thinks it's fair to say watches pens and cars seems to be part of the parcel


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    I thought the Rolex pens were promotional items and not a luxury pen in their own right?
    If bragging rights are your thing I'd say the Montblanc wins.

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    Yep promotion pen but still a conversational point , not bragging just saying watches and pens semis to be something that a lot of people collect

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    Was either of you wearing shoes, shirts, glasses, or carrying a wallet, or...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Foxy100 View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by ODP View Post
    I thought the Rolex pens were promotional items and not a luxury pen in their own right?
    If bragging rights are your thing I'd say the Montblanc wins.

    There was a watch auction in Paris in April which included a few gizzits; a NIB Rolex ballpen went for 361 Euros. A Patek Philippe Caran d'Ache ballpen didn't reach its estimate of 250 - 300 Euros.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonK View Post
    There was a watch auction in Paris in April which included a few gizzits; a NIB Rolex ballpen went for 361 Euros. A Patek Philippe Caran d'Ache ballpen didn't reach its estimate of 250 - 300 Euros.

    Blimey, that really is more money than sense! I had one a few years back that I lost at work, wasn't great quality though.

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    Last edited by Harry Smith; 19th June 2017 at 15:08.

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    I'm just going to say I agree with you OP.
    I've noticed much the same too.

    Though I'd never touch an MB pen if I could help it because it remains the very tedious default choice of the unimaginative.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikee View Post
    Though I'd never touch an MB pen if I could help it because it remains the very tedious default choice of the unimaginative.
    Like Rolex is to watches?

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    Quote Originally Posted by -Ally- View Post
    Like Rolex is to watches?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceblue View Post
    So on Friday I was at a car dealership looking at a car that I was buying when we sat down with the sales guy I noticed he had a rather nice bulova watch that I asked about then he asks me about my tag Monaco , also when it came to signing the paper work etc he handed me his pen a mount blanc I said nice pen but it's ok I have my own pen in my pocket a Rolex pen that I have had Little while we both then went from taking watches to talking pens finally after about an hour and a few looks from the wife we finished are business

    So I thinks it's fair to say watches pens and cars seems to be part of the parcel

    I don't think that's a surprise. Agree there appears to be a common connection across those 3 pleasures !!!


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    I don't like the F1 bracelet on the monaco, would look 1000 times better on a rallye, plain leather or alligator

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post
    I don't like the F1 bracelet on the monaco, would look 1000 times better on a rallye, plain leather or alligator
    I did have in on a tan leather but changed for the f1 stainless for a while , yep cheers I think your right time to go back to the leather rallye with blue stiching I think
    Last edited by Iceblue; 19th June 2017 at 07:04.

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    And Mercedes keys are quite common within the watch and pen fraternity too 😉👍

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceblue View Post
    pens semis...
    Had one of those once. Less of a problem these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlphaOmega View Post
    Had one of those once. Less of a problem these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin Glover View Post
    And Mercedes keys are quite common within the watch and pen fraternity too 
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