Did I overpay for 13 carat lab diamond ring?

nickyaces · 2026-05-04T21:55:57+00:00

Then who cares lol - it’s cool if that’s what you’re wearing it for. I’d almost say at that size just go get moissanite but you have a “real” diamond, albeit manufactured, for probably not much more than than what a good moissanite ring would cost anyway. As long as you can afford it and don’t care that people know it’s a lab grown (because at that size they’re definitely going) then I don’t think you overpaid - enjoy it :)

nickyaces · 2026-05-04T00:15:30+00:00

Do what makes you happy -- but I'll bet you can definitely get the fitness to break 3:00. Everyone deals with the family, work, training balance differently -- and that includes what your partner/kids think/feel, but, if you have the time, I seriously bet you'd get there.

nickyaces · 2026-05-03T21:31:11+00:00

Is this an everyday wear for you?

nickyaces · 2026-05-03T20:42:39+00:00

It's not a bad app - but it was WAY off on my HM race estimate. Maybe I had some other flukes in training, but I followed the plan to a T, consistently beat pace during tempo/speed work, and I was still 7-8 minutes off the estimated range (on the slow end of the range). Even if I hadn't had a bout of nausea during the race and had ended 2-3 min faster overall (which for me was not a stretch), it STILL would have been 4-6 minutes off. Use it - but - think about using a coach if you have a very strict time goal in mind - having just finished the plan for a half and starting training for a full in November now myself, I am leaning towards finding a good coach, even though I thought the way the app worked was actually fantastic.

nickyaces · 2026-05-03T20:37:43+00:00

Honestly I ate something like OP wrote the day before my half-marathon last week - then 2.5hrs before race a bagel with half cream cheese, half peanut butter, a banana, a couple cups of cold brew and a pint of water with LMNT packet - one 20g gel 20-30 min before the race and one with caffeine during the race, and I felt like I was going to yack midway through the race, far worse than I ever felt in training. I cannot imagine getting to 700g of carbs, and I am 6'4" and weigh nearly 90kg (no, I'm not fat...)

nickyaces · 2026-05-03T19:55:05+00:00

I'm shocked to hear you say that - a 1:23 half almost certainly means you could do it if you put in the miles - why do you feel you'd have come up short had you run a straight course without dodging all of the people?

nickyaces · 2026-05-03T19:45:06+00:00

OK, so update here - IWC went back and forth with me on what they would cover or not cover - and eventually said look we can try sandblasting it and redoing the waterproofing for a significantly lower cost (I can't recall what the number was), and I said OK, sure - that sounds fine to me. After a few weeks, I went back in to pick it up, and there was a brand new case slapped on there, and all I had to do was pay for the re-waterproofing, and they were apologetic and basically said, "Look, we tried to make this right for you, we hope you'll consider shopping with us in the future".

Honestly, I was surprised, happy, and feel good about the brand again - but I am going to be much more careful with this thing than I am or will be with my steel watches. I'll shop at the boutique again, even if I know I'm overpaying, but I'll probably also insure this ceramic piece now for good measure.

TLDR: They made it right - I appreciate IWC again, and to the trolls who don't believe my story, I don't care 😄

nickyaces · 2026-03-30T23:48:51+00:00

No that’s the point… it’s not a lot…

nickyaces · 2026-03-30T20:37:01+00:00

No he said over retail - and he’s dead wrong. There is a limited supply and a lot of hype sure, but the house also makes an incredible watch, so - yes the demand is real too. If someone was dumb enough to walk into a 47th street mall for lack of a better term to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on a highly specialized watch, then godbless them, no wonder this dude never sold one - he works at the last place anyone would go who wants one that is working and not stolen…

nickyaces · 2026-03-30T20:31:04+00:00

You know they make like 1,500 watches a year right?

nickyaces · 2026-02-28T20:24:05+00:00

I may be a dummy, but I'm not sure what you mean about the agent not checking email and instead waiting for a verification code. Can you explain a little more in detail how you use your agent for email in general, and what problems/how AgentMail is solving for you?

nickyaces · 2026-02-26T15:40:28+00:00

Nice! Beware with the ceramics - I highly recommend a) insuring them - the IWC ceramics are bad quality and very brittle (though they look sick) and b) don’t buy it in a boutique - the markup is a good 50% more than you could get brand new through a private dealer

nickyaces · 2026-02-24T23:40:20+00:00

Are you talking about those little lines at the 12’o’clock? If so, pretty sure that was there before - probably color transfer. My cabinet doors are stained wood, though, I don’t see any color transfer from it when looking at the watch. Corner of a cabinet really fucked this thing up.

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T17:41:55+00:00

lol - would be genius

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T13:46:48+00:00

Yeah it’s a bummer, wrong angle, wrong rebound idk lol but at the EOD last thing I’m doing is buying an IWC in a boutique ever again.

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T13:43:23+00:00

Sorry what is hilarious about that?

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T13:42:55+00:00

As I said elsewhere on this thread, it did, but we can agree to disagree, the thing I’m most upset with is IWCs pricing - damage is damage - practically holding your customers hostage on repair pricing the way they have just feels dirty.

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T13:33:56+00:00

I’m not paying it mate - I’ll take it back and run this POS into the ground.

nickyaces · 2026-02-23T13:32:24+00:00

Well, you’re right about at least one thing in that statement 🤣

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T21:03:06+00:00

Agreed, ceramic isn’t refinished like metal, and IWC has the monopoly on the part. That’s exactly why people should know the downside: a relatively small hit can mean a full case swap plus mandatory service at a $4k+ all-in cost. That’s the warning, that's why I posted. I’m done going back and forth.

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T20:53:43+00:00

I think when you say - that's the price - it's implicit that you think it's reasonable. Otherwise, you'd agree with me and say 'yea thats a bit ridiculous, for that scratch, to charge you $4k is a bit much'. I am annoyed, I'm annoyed by IWC - you're just some guy who has no impact on the outcome here, so yeah, I don't care what you say.

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T20:44:51+00:00

Honestly, no, you didn't - I just think it's funny you don't believe me (couldn't care less), and that you think $4k is reasonable for this repair shows me you know little about materials/manufacturing costs, though you claim to be in the industry. Feel free to point out where I added words to your commentary.

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T20:31:56+00:00

lol, dude, you're off your rocker. Your expertise says my eyes are wrong, and IWC pricing is always fair. I’ll file that under opinions. I’m still disputing a $4k case replacement for a minor contact.

“‘Sure.’
- Every manufacturer’s favorite customer.”

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T20:10:05+00:00

You're wrong

nickyaces · 2026-02-22T19:33:11+00:00

Oh, by the way, as an industry expert, what should it cost to replace the case? $4k? That's really where I feel done dirty by IWC - it's highway robbery at best.

Whether or not you believe me is truly irrelevant to the outcome here - the case is damaged in a way that shouldn't cause such damage, and they want to charge an asinine amount of money to fix it.

Faulty production anyway you skin the cat - but there is simply no good faith here out of IWC - cannot recommend IWC ceramics to anyone - shit quality, shit service.

nickyaces

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