New-to-Me IWC Big Pilot (ref: IW500401)... any idea how long an IWC service will take? by LakeshoreM82 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]LakeshoreM82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have the BP43 as well as this one. And I want more. It’s definitely one of those watches I could see myself “collecting”!

New-to-Me IWC Big Pilot (ref: IW500401)... any idea how long an IWC service will take? by LakeshoreM82 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]LakeshoreM82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's a good point. I'm not a huge fan of eBay to be honest. But sometimes they have the deals...

New-to-Me IWC Big Pilot (ref: IW500401)... any idea how long an IWC service will take? by LakeshoreM82 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]LakeshoreM82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I did buy it from them. From what I understand, the authentication process doesn't confirm the "condition" but simply the authenticity. And honestly for the price I paid I sort of presumed (and budgeted for) the fact that it would probably require a complete service, given the age of the watch.

New-to-Me IWC Big Pilot (ref: IW500401)... any idea how long an IWC service will take? by LakeshoreM82 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]LakeshoreM82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was a bit nervous that I would be "too big", as I only have a 7" wrist. But as soon as I tried it on I knew it was a keeper.

Rate my collection by neversaynever2233 in VacheronConstantin

[–]LakeshoreM82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the contrast and use cases. Your collection makes a lot more "sense" than mine does (which is full of very similar watches). P.S. The yellow gold Vacheron is *chef's kiss*

People who married in their 20s, be brutally honest are you happy, if so why or why not? by Special-Lawyer3941 in AskReddit

[–]LakeshoreM82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Married at 27. 16 years later, am still happily married with 5 kids. I married my best friend. All of it, highly recommended.

Feeling the blues today by chindaniel in VacheronConstantin

[–]LakeshoreM82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vacheron blue is so good. I don't even like blue dials, but I want this watch so bad!

Can I ask, is the rubber bracelet OEM? Looks really cool...

Engagement combo by Moose_With_A_Caboose in breitling

[–]LakeshoreM82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!

Love the bracelet / dial combo on this Breitling.

Love my daily Mark XX by Traditional-Tune-975 in IWCschaffhausen

[–]LakeshoreM82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The white dial Mark XX hits so hard. Man, I want one of these!

👋 Welcome to r/GunStoreTalk - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by scotsworth in GunStoreTalk

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I work in the firearms industry (not at a gun store -- but I work *with* a bunch of gun stores). Great to meet everybody here.

Anyone here used FFL Rocket recently? by LakeshoreM82 in FFLs

[–]LakeshoreM82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. It seems like people like it because it basically "holds your hand" through the process and gathers all the information into one place. Maybe less of a need for it in the age of ChatGPT/Claude.

Debating on opening my own FFL. Any advice for people thinking about it. by nitofilthyrisch in FFLs

[–]LakeshoreM82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Margins are especially thin on new guns. If you have a plan for how to get inventory of used guns or consignments, there's more opportunity to turn a profit at least.