The opposite of a WIS

[2wrists]

Last week I was working with a bloke wearing a Rolex diver. I complimented him on it. He said he'd had it since he was 21 - at least 15 years. I know nothing about Rolexes, so I asked him if it was a Sub or a SD.

"What does that mean?" he asked.

I explained.

"Oh," he said. "I don't know." He looked at the dial. "It says Sea Dweller on here. Is that what it is?"

I know we take rather more interest in our watches than is entirely healthy, but surely the opposite is true too - is it not a bit weird to strap something to your wrist every day for fifteen years and not even know what it's called, let alone do a bit of Googling in an idle moment?

So I told him that used values were slumping, but if he was quick I'd still give him £500 for it..

[ktmog6uk]

thats evil :shock: you should ask him if he was issued it by comex.

[WatchScout]

Good post. Yes indeed, very strange and as you imply very far removed from the WIS here on the forum. But who knows, maybe we are the weird ones and the non-WIS normal.......NAAAAAHHH.

So I told him that used values were slumping, but if he was quick I'd still give him £500 for it..

Excellent
:evil4:

[mr1973]

Just the average jack. Not really unusual ;-)

[lordgrover]

Apols - nood alert!

I had to google for the difference - click.

My understanding then, the submariner is 300m, the sea-dweller 600m, heavier and thicker. Assuming this is the case, does omega do the same thing with the seamaster and planet ocean?

[Seamus]

Well he knows that he's wearing a Rolex, and that's probably enough for him to know.

[watchmad]

He probably has a life!!

[mr1973]

He probably has a life!!

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[WatchScout]

:lol:

[Dave E]

He probably has a life!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yep, never forget that we're the weirdos in this scenario...

[Argon]

I suspect there may be Ferrari owners out there who would struggle to detect the difference if you drafted a Trabant engine and suspension into their cars :(

[Seamus]

He probably has a life!!

:D :D

[Rinaldo1711]

He probably has a life!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yep, never forget that we're the weirdos in this scenario...

+1 Most people I know neither know or care about the finer points of a watch: It's a Rolex, Omega or whatever is enough for them.

[andrew]

So a non-WIS justifies a watch because it's a kind of Rolex, and a WIS justifies a Rolex because it's a kind of Submariner. Not really any different, just alternate positions in the buying process at which you justify the purchase. One is not more honourable than the other!

[Parabola]

The antonym of WIS is 'Normal' apparently

[warns74]

My understanding then, the submariner is 300m, the sea-dweller 600m, heavier and thicker. Assuming this is the case, does omega do the same thing with the seamaster and planet ocean?

Yes, pretty much, the Seamaster is 300m and the Planet Ocean is 600m

[Neil.C]

The SD is rated 1220 metres

[koenta]

stupid question, what does WIS mean

[PeterM]

Watch Idiot Savant - I asked that too when I first joined.

Check the glossary http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64394

Actually FWIW if I had been lucky enough to own a Rolex from the age of 21 I would probably have not known or cared about the different "models" either.

[koenta]

Watch Idiot Savant - I aksed that too when I first joined.

Check the glossary http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64394

ok, thank you, good to know i'm not the only one asking :wink:

[Stanford]

The antonym of WIS is 'Normal' apparently

:lol: ...whatever 'normal' is :? :wink:

[boddah]

Pretty amazing not to know what is written on the face of your watch after 15 years, maybe he is just generally unobservant, I hope he isn't an air traffic controller :lol:

[abraxas]

The opposite of a WIS

The opposite of a WIS is a WUSS. :P

john

[chaplad]

Last week I was working with a bloke wearing a Rolex diver. I complimented him on it. He said he'd had it since he was 21 - at least 15 years. I know nothing about Rolexes, so I asked him if it was a Sub or a SD.

"What does that mean?" he asked.

I explained.

"Oh," he said. "I don't know." He looked at the dial. "It says Sea Dweller on here. Is that what it is?"

I know we take rather more interest in our watches than is entirely healthy, but surely the opposite is true too - is it not a bit weird to strap something to your wrist every day for fifteen years and not even know what it's called, let alone do a bit of Googling in an idle moment?

So I told him that used values were slumping, but if he was quick I'd still give him £500 for it..

:lol: if hes not interested in your offer would you tell him i can stretch to £600!

[Chris_in_the_UK]

Just the average jack. Not really unusual ;-)

Indeed - work with couple of people like that - one has a cream dial Explorer 2, bought because it was the only watch in the shop with a white dial........

[2wrists]

He probably has a life!!

Yes, he does - has one of those 'dream' jobs and is married to a (very attractive) former pop star - I'm not going to say which one! So I suppose he has better things to think about than a maximum depth rating he'll never use!

Surely the opposite of a WIS is just a WI?

[JCJM]

So a non-WIS justifies a watch because it's a kind of Rolex, and a WIS justifies a Rolex because it's a kind of Submariner. Not really any different, just alternate positions in the buying process at which you justify the purchase.

Yes

Is it not a bit weird to strap something to your wrist every day for fifteen years and not even know what it's called, let alone do a bit of Googling in an idle moment?

No
How many times have you googled for information on your bread knife or stapler? :wink:

[2wrists]

No
How many times have you googled for information on your bread knife or stapler? :wink:

You have no idea how much research went into my kitchen knives. And I don't wear my stapler every day, nor spend three grand on it!

[JCJM]

No
How many times have you googled for information on your bread knife or stapler? :wink:

You have no idea how much research went into my kitchen knives. And I don't wear my stapler every day, nor spend three grand on it!

So, you did not do much research on your stapler then I gather? - For many watches are just like it: a utility tool with a certain purpose. Nothing else.

Product involvement. That´s all there is to it. Regarding money, for some three grands does not differ much from my thirteen pounds. It just is so :lol:

[2wrists]

Great location, by the way. Are you far enough north for your lake to freeze properly - ie deep enough to drive/snowmobile over?

[Neil.C]

He probably has a life!!

Yes, he does - has one of those 'dream' jobs and is married to a (very attractive) former pop star - I'm not going to say which one! So I suppose he has better things to think about than a maximum depth rating he'll never use!

Is it Ashley Cole? :lol:

[2wrists]

He probably has a life!!

Yes, he does - has one of those 'dream' jobs and is married to a (very attractive) former pop star - I'm not going to say which one! So I suppose he has better things to think about than a maximum depth rating he'll never use!

Is it Ashley Cole? :lol:

It's the other way round for Cole - the wife is still a pop star, but the marriage appears to be over!

[radyo]

I've a feeling he knows exactly what it is. :)

[Omegamanic]

The SD is rated 1220 metres

The current one is - I have a 600m, a 610m and a 1220 meters - going to buy a 3900 meter one too :D

Opposite of WIS - normal every day person without an unhealthy attraction/addiction to watches. Bit like "not sure what new car we have it's either an Audi or BMW but it's dark blue" :twisted:

[km9]

I guess that the chap in question is Jamie Redknapp, right?

[chris2982]

He probably has a life!!

that got me laughing :lol: :lol: :lol:

but yes your probably right :lol: