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Originally Posted by andrew

Originally Posted by Huertecilla

My point is that without the phone it can still be desirable branded jewelry.

Even though a seventeen-grand watch would have the same brand as a three-hundred pound variant in aluminium? I thought it was long-established that you need brand segregation to reach class status - Tudor/Rolex, Honda/Acura, Mini/BMW and so on. Will someone who buys a $17,000 Gold iWatch be happy that the aluminium one, identical but for the material, is available free on contract with 5 gig a month?

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Originally Posted by robert75

Originally Posted by andrew

A bit like "Seamaster" I guess. How am I supposed to master the sea? It's huge.

Become a sea dweller or an oyster (technically the same) or even a master compressor.

Go for it. Very nice watches...

Originally Posted by Lampoc

http://www.swisswatchesdirect.co.uk/

I haven't used them myself but they were a favourite with guys I worked with at numerous BFPO addresses and nobody ever had any problems.

Originally Posted by Saint-Just

Light a fire. Then throw in a stash of £20 notes. Repeat.

You'll probably get more satisfaction from it, and unless you've got a very large stash to burn it will also be cheaper.

10 to 12 year old is a little old for a specialist dealer. I bought my Disconfrom a firm near Gatwick called 'The Paddock' he had loads of RR but all arounfldnthe 3-5 year old mark.

Originally Posted by kk

Originally Posted by Montybaber

At our school the currency was coconut rings and toffeepops

Mars bars - the gold standard.

Surprised nobody has mentioned gobstoppers, the big variety about 1" diameter that changed colour as you worked your way through the layers, they had a tiny black 'pip' in the centre.