It’s been a while now since Rolex acquired Bucherer, so what has changed? How do we feel about this move (given that hindsight is 20/20), and what has it meant for the watch community? We look at what has happened to pre-owned Rolex prices as a result of this merger, and speculate what may be Rolex’s end-game plan. We also use Apple as a case-study to further elaborate our theories. Bear with us, as there is a hefty amount of non-watch related tangential content this week! 

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So, ladies and gentlemen, the big question this week is… what is the difference between collecting watches and just buying watches? Which camp do we fall into? Are we collectors, or simply all just hoarders? Also, our special guest shows us his latest acquisition… the first Aqua Ingenieur sold in Dubai!

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The Lume Plotters have compiled a list! A list of all of the horological words we can’t stand, but proceed to use anyways. “Beater”, “bang for buck”, “revolutionary”… these are just some of the words we feel are overused and beat to death! What others can we think of?

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Open or closed? There is no right answer… This week, we evaluate the pros and cons of having and open display caseback, or a closed watch caseback. Why would someone prefer one over the other, and does it really make a difference in our buying patterns?

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The Lume Plotters investigate a phenomena sweeping the “investment” watch community: watch stickers! Did you know they make little clear laser-cut stickers to protect your watches from  scratches?  That way when you flip the Batman you just bought from your authorized dealer, it will still look brand new! Because god forbid you scratch your watch! Oh heavens!

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This week the Lume Plotters take a look at the horological disease that is counterfeit/replica watches. What on earth can possess someone buy one? We play devil’s advocate and look at this pandemic from both a buyer and seller perspective to try and uncover if there truly is a valid rationale behind buying a fake watch. Tune in and find out!

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Our special guest Hussein joins us for a second time to discuss our perfect five watch collections. We were tasked by a loyal listener to choose the ideal collection, consisting of only five watches, with an unlimited budget, and the caveat that a brand can only be featured once in each collection. Naturally, we went on to roast each other’s choices. 

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First and foremost: Swatchpain, yay or nay? We tell you... okay, let's be honest, Ralf (being the Blancpain diehard that he is), tells you the details of the brand-spanking-new Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms collaboration. Hooray! 

Then, we discuss a listener's message about visiting Dubai for a watch-centric trip (or more specifically for Dubai Watch Week). What is DWW? What do you need to know if coming from abroad? Where to stay, where to eat, how to dress, we discuss it all!

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Editing Ralf: Mea Culpa - Talking about regrets... I blame it on drunk editing (or something else unrelated), but somehow I managed to make the episode eight whole minutes shorter! Now this is fixed, and you can enjoy the entirety of our ramblings. By the way, hope you get the movie reference in the title. Yes we have a spell checker. :-)

Show Notes: A touchy subject for the Lume Plotters this week… What do we regret buying or selling throughout our watch journey? Spoiler alert, there’s quite a lot! 

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This week we take a deep dive into the toxicity of the watch world… Is living on Instagram, YouTube, and the watch forums helping, or hurting us in the long run?

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