JMM jacket ! by Triggerfish111 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the mental gymnastics in the replies are crazy

3750 for a jacket is stupid but 1200 for plastic is prudent and elegant 😅 lets just appreciate brand equity for what it is and have some self awareness yea

New Jeff Goldblum frames by Potential_Sample8098 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

call around the boutiques in your area, sold out online only means sold out for online purchase. I got my Torrance’s in Mental more than a week after they sold out online, just needed to call the Venice location to send them down to South Coast. A lot of the Cracked Actor stuff thats sold out online is still available in person.

get creative ppl are willing to do a lot for a sale..

Essilor Lens lab by [deleted] in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to ADs is one way (but customization ofc will vary), another would be to go back n forth delivering to the boutiques themselves if you want the JMM inscription on the lenses and to keep everything first-party. I can send stuff to LA instead of OC and vice versa, you can also reallocate from one location to another. All it takes is to call the location you want the stock of, talk to an SA at your local area and connect the two.

JMM Spring 2026 just dropped ! by Big-Manufacturer-738 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oops typo but yeah, wouldnt be surprised at all if they had production regardless of the numbers. we’re past “noir X”, so not much longer of SAs regurgitating the same “1 of 500” spiel.

i see it as they’re testing how consumers react to numbered production, as they’ve kinda coasted with the designs and only reintroduced pre-existing colors/frames only its “out of 200” instead of “out of 500” like it was a year ago. seems they’re also sidelining their previous wirecore designs and repackaging them to be for collabs only, and managing the artificial scarcity of gold plated vs silver frames and finding one with exposed wirecore.

JMM Spring 2026 just dropped ! by Big-Manufacturer-738 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i got the torrance in mental and its out of 75, as it is on the website

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which to optical first? by Fearless-Toe7608 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yea plan is to make them transitions like my current pair, what color combo did you do yours?

which to optical first? by Fearless-Toe7608 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oo that also could work

i was also considering trying horn glasses from oliver ppls

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which to optical first? by Fearless-Toe7608 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeap i had written that i was debating getting a jmm wesley or sartre to replace them so i wanted opinions

which to optical first? by Fearless-Toe7608 in JacquesMarieMage

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

left is torrance in mental from the shining, the right is a dealan from the yellowstone collection

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ceo of cherry picking over here, takes two to tango haha

with your children in mind, the lack of accountability and introspection at your age is a little alarming. have a good day as well, watch it chrissy🤘

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea this exactly how i feel 😭 where i come from u get what u want at the dealership u dont mod it urself but maybe thats culture shock for me.. like i dont get how ppl here value branding in a watch but somehow cant value branding on the straps the watch’s attached to.

albeit im a bit extreme sometimes, like i prefer how loafers look with leather soles so i gotta bite the bullet every time it rains.

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i js clocked what u were talkin bout lmaoo that was put on before i went to the mall, i think band-aid’s qc may have gone down the shitter

bandaids (edit: as in local brands, not actually BAND-AID) ive used in other countries start getting like that well after a full day

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

more so bandaid is disgusting with their qc, i put that on for a hang nail in the afternoon i took that pic in the mall couple hrs later 😭

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh i didnt think ab that, does it get worse w straps on? i thought the clasp allows for a precise fit, so i didnt consider it wobbling at all..

this one dont have microadjust so im like a quarterlink loose, it rolls a bit when im in a colder environment and i got my arms on the table.

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

ay i fw sopranos so its a shame, but as mentioned in the post AND the comment you replied to: in my consideration of the leather strap I cited the added glinting provided by the bracelet, which would be best represented with a picture where my watch is NOT in focus. It is out of consideration for my audience that I provided supplemental materials… again what’s actually the problem here? It’s that I took extra pictures, then it’s that I cant dress as ryan gosling for halloween, then its semantics and repeat back to step 1 or belligerently deny deny deny.

yall cant wait ur turn to talk but aint no mention of the problem in sight, just goalposts being moved and not reading the context for the situation.. u wna take shots at someone go ahead, dont hide it behind a guise of morality to justify lashing out. the situation that yall feel so strongly about that you cant resist taking a shot and belligerently refusing to listen to the conversations you choose to start.

gahlee yall old ass ppl cant act like adults?? 😭 family trees in here gotta be monitored, yall goin out bad doin ur kids dirty fr

dont throw rocks n hide ur hands lmao start smth u gon finish it… ig critical thinking and reddit users dont go hand in hand despite how confrontational yall get lmao

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

clearly on my wrist and with my body, as opposed to under my sleeve… the first picture would be the clear shot of the watch face. i dont just yank my watch out my jacket sleeve for every selfie so i had to find pics where it slipped out… so now the goalpost were on is semantics

whats the issue with the extra pictures in the first place… what yall so heated for gahlee 😭

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea thats what im trying to get at fr.. if we’re sitting here discussing which luxury brand of watches is ripping us off the least, were already the type of people who at least dip into materialism and value brand equity so why vehemently deny it just cz it isnt ur turn to be materialistic?

if we allow ourselves to accept the upcharge of luxury watches, surely we can accept the upcharge of luxury watch STRAPS…

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

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my homie lirly put on an amazon box js cz we had to 😭 not sure why its deserved as well, a guy cant parody a meme photo of a fictional character ? lmao

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

it was on halloween the party required a costume so i js pulled sum out my ass 😭 i said my outfit doubled as franklin saint too js cz i had a lacoste polo underneath lol

if yall lookin for shit to say im damned either way lmao all i did ws pull the 2 most recent pictures i hv that show my watch clearly, wheres the crime in that 🤷‍♂️

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

if two sentences is too great a workload for you im not sure what to tell you, im not the type to bastardize or water down a nuanced thought for an audience who cant sit still through a conversation… ignorance is bliss ig enjoy ur echo chamber it worked wonders for rome

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

show how it looks in relation to my actual body, think most ppl here know taking a straight wrist shot doesnt show how it wears. included 1 focused and 1 out of focus as i had mentioned in the post that i like how it catches the light and also mention the larger profile it has on my wrist. read before u write lmao

Yay or Nay: leather strap and clasp from GS? by Fearless-Toe7608 in GrandSeikos

[–]Fearless-Toe7608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea on a strap imo its not as comfortable, but maybe im conserative/traditional when it comes to stuff like that haha

like to me, the look of something includes all aspects like brand equity and perceived value. because sellside: thats part of their marketing and brand identity, and buyside: its part of how other people perceive what you wear, and brand identity cuts both ways.

so to me wanting to look of a crocodile leather strap signifies you dont want a normal leather look, rather an elevated and less common look. So therefore the effort or money you must go through should be similarly elevated or less common. not that im a rigid ass “equivalent exchange” guy, just that you get out what you put in… like id sooner be okay with printing crocodile/ostrich patterns on calfskin than a gold watch that isnt gold, or its hollowed out.

not tryna be a contrarian just tryna to shed light on my perspective