The watchaholic's alternative dictionary

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:30 pm

missF wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:10 pm Due diligence - the confluence of wine, eBay, willingness to throw your maximum bid out the window, and a stone cold certainty that this watch is the one you need to complete your collection

Second Dog-Watch - The other one you bought half an hour later when you were halfway down the second bottle.

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:33 pm

Balance Wheel- game played by inebriated Club18-30 clients comprising running round in circles around a pole then trying to stand without collapsing or upchucking.

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:43 pm

Swiss Escapement - Page 34 of the mini-breaks brochure.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:46 pm

^^^

Côtes de Genève - Pork chops with melted Emmenthal on top

missF · Post by **missF** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:50 pm

panamnesia - a senile state whereby you have forgotten how to use all features of your phone camera apart from the macro lens you use for wrist shots

0uatiOW · Post by **0uatiOW** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:53 pm

missF wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:58 pm Jambophobia - the irrational fear of door frames that afflicts those wearing new watches

ding - the sound that goes off in the mind of a jambophobic watch owner when they realise that it's not just door frames that can damage their watch

Wristwatchelbow - muscle strain caused by the exaggerated positioning of your wrist/arm behind your back as you pass through a doorway which is perfectly wide enough for a normal human being to fit through without knocking an appendage.

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:54 pm

Retour-en-vol - the inevitable prelude to 10 days imprisonment at Holiday Inn Stansted.

missF · Post by **missF** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:55 pm

this thread is great!

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:58 pm

missF wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:55 pm this thread is great!

+1

Turkish Delight - The Rolex you really didn't buy on that last holiday to Ölüdeniz.

missF · Post by **missF** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:59 pm

richtel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:46 pm

Sourstrap grimace- The facial expression adopted on realisation that the perfect sized strap or bracelet lies impossibly and exactly between two buckle holes or links.

Lederhoarding- The practice of accumulating over many years huge masses of watch straps, the oldest of which are rumoured to have been cut from Ben Hur's undercrackers.

Lederstrain - a state of consternation when you're forced to decide whether to return a strap you're not sure about, or bend it, twist it soften it to see if it looks OK on your watch, thereby nullifying your option to return it anyway

missF · Post by **missF** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:02 pm

watch cushion - the unexpected Christmas bonus that leaves you clear to buy another watch in January, without significant other knowing about it

missF · Post by **missF** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:05 pm

size shame - the shameful feelings aroused by going into the post office with a box the size of a dog kennel and telling the lady you're sending a watch.....

Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:13 pm

Cannon pinion - part of the firing mechanism in mediaeval artillery.

strapline · Post by **strapline** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:19 pm

Jumping Hour: That time of the night when you've been fortunate enough to luck in with your other half.

richtel · Post by **richtel** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:28 pm

^^ Lol!

Syringe Hands- The rough and sore skin from administering vaccinations all day, every day for the last four months.

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