Do you have kids? They have more of an attachment to your parents things than you do as a rule. See what they say.
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Do you have kids? They have more of an attachment to your parents things than you do as a rule. See what they say.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
At teh end of the day with counterfeits aplenty about the place, how much do you think you'd get for it? Who would buy one? Too much risk you'd get sold a fake & besides new is new, 2nd hand is 2nd hand.
You might be beating yourself up for $50.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
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Tha's what I was thinking. What happens if you keep the watch to keep the fambly onside? Sit's in a draw for decades until the next bereavement.Originally Posted by Tazz
Sell the kids, they will lose value over time.
Manopausal.
Forum whore
Show some degree of honour and integrity.
Give it to your brother or mother.
Little ol'Hornet Rides again!
Remember that classic part from Pulp Fiction where Christopher Walken played that returning vet with his father's watch? Lots of good advice given here, if you got a son then that'll be something you can pass onto him (or daughter if she wants to wear it!) A direct connection with their grandfather. My father still kept his expensive watches (Omegas as well funnily enough) and said he wanted my brother and I to inherit them, they were given to him by my grandfather (who we never knew since he passed away before I was born).
Keep it, clean it and pass it on. True, most material things are transient, but things that actually have a direct family connection bound with other family feelings have a greater, intangible worth.
But, what do I know? I'm not walking in your shoes, listen to your heart and it'll tell you what to do.
"I like to ride anyplace, anywhere, any time, any way!"
The Majestic Metal Wizard
Imo - Don't sell it.
Selling items is a short term solution to a longer term problem.
Physics; Thou art a cruel, heartless Bitch-of-a-Mistress
FUN LOVIN CRIMINAL
Faced the same issue 23yrs ago when my father died, left with his rolex and the problem of what to do with it. Knew the times I'd wear it would be few & far between and to have an item of that value sitting unused seemed a bit silly when the cash could have been helpful.
Mused over what to do for ages
Got the watch appraised at a jeweller, value to sell was $4500 but replacement value would be nearly $11K, the jeweller stated that because I also had the original certification papers that came with the watch help cement a solid value.
Needless to say the watch is still tucked away safely and has only been worn maybe 4-5 times.
The big thing to remember is once something like that has gone it can't be replaced, don't act on haste, and only sell if the shit really hits the fan.
Aio ki te Aorangi
Aren't you supposed to take out a loan by using your assets as collateral? Sell the watch, if the family want to be that petty, see if you can get a good price for them too.
I didn't think!!! I experimented!!!
mad thou rider
if you kept everything anyone ever gave you for the sake of memories, your house would be full of shit you no longer want, need, or use.
Nana
True that. Personally there were members of my family who failed the Walton test. Ergo they were never really family.
When it comes to matters of family or the heart those that matter do not mind and those that mind do not matter.
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Nana
Amen. Some people still have their preschool valentines stashed away.
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Just faidin away!
The hardest thing for a father to do is to tell his kids how much he loves them!
The watch he gave you was his way of doing that!
The important thing was the message, the watch was simply a method of convience of the message.
What you do with the watch now is imaterial but what you do with the message is completely up to you.
It will help you deal with your own relationship with your own children as well as between you and your father. Best of luck with that!
i'm motarded
What should you do? How about talking to people in real life, not a bunch of tools on the internets.
Fucksake have i logged onto www.jeremykyle.co.wank by mistake?
Aio ki te Aorangi
Broken link bro.
Hardcore Punk
Not this father, I tell them all the time. Even add little x0x0x0x0x0x when I text them. But my kids are awesome.
For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.
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