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It is not personal...
Jun 28, 2015,05:55 AM
...to Bernard, or to anyone. It is precisely the opposite: it is generic. It is very important to recognise the difference. To repeat: there's a policy on this forum. It is well known. A courteous guest on the forum observes it; he (or she) who does not is a discourteous guest (and, by extension, an unwelcome one).
Bernard the collector, Bernard the enthusiast, Bernard the one-time moderator was a personal hero of sorts. He remains the greatest single influence on the contents of the watch box of this neophyte collector. If it were possible to go back to the days when his passion, knowledge and enthusiasm were shared in a manner consistent with the forum's ethos - as was the case for many years - the world would be a wonderful place. Why it should now be otherwise is both a mystery and a great sadness.
Cheers,
pplater.
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3 Macromania "to have a future 2015 Masterpiece below $5,000"
By: bernard cheong : June 26th, 2015-08:28
Macromania is more than big pictures. Answers to why I like Dufour, who remains a personal and family friend since 1998 or so. I recognise his skilled work, just like a collector will recognise a Bertone or a PininFarina. It's not the brand. For work of D...
Thomas..and I thought you had passed...kidding.
By: bernard cheong : June 26th, 2015-16:27
Hey. I apologize. But I remember the way those things as I do. The drunken lips is sheer true Bernard style...it still happens. I drank till my life put brakes on it. I still stand people up, even Greubel and Max....arggh. Life!!!!
I miss Bernard Cheong
By: Cookies : June 17th, 2021-22:43
He is one of the best watch “journalists” out there. If people know him personally, he is genius and could solve age old problems with a one liner. But tall poppies usually don’t grow tall. With genius, talent, wealth, comes a growing number of hardships ...
Got it Dr No
By: Cookies : June 18th, 2021-02:20
Yes, you are right. I had revisited this post as I was curious after 5-6 years of not being on the forum, to what happened to him. I went to check on the other members who used to be so active here, and had a great time interacting with, such as DrKol, MT...
G99 of course, went to meet him in London
By: cazalea : June 18th, 2021-04:46
He met up with me at my pal’s place in Dorsey and I bought a watch from him. He bought a Roman numerals clock through me, then had a kitchen fire and it burned up. Boy the memories come flooding back. Sorry to divert the Bernard thread, memories of him to...
You live your life with passion
By: dsgalaxy1 : June 26th, 2015-12:30
I think i was right when i called you black sheep (or white fly, if you prefer it). Thanks for sharing for moments of your life: if i should define you with just one adjective, you are definitely eclectic.
If you realize.....
By: SALMANPK : June 27th, 2015-19:07
you said some bad things, then apologize, ask the mods to delete your post and don't do it again. Its that easy, why make it difficult for yourself and others? If you want therapy through writing, then use another platform which allows it without violatin...
Hublot Subaquaneous
By: SALMANPK : June 26th, 2015-17:24
Now that is a very cool piece, can you please post more pictures? Thank You and HAGWE, S
Thank You...
By: SALMANPK : June 27th, 2015-19:01
We don't know each other, but we have been exchanging messages on the Purists forums since 2003, I really enjoy your posts and insights about "watches", as a watch friend and fellow Purist I beseech you sincerely that please listen to Dr. TM, he has your ...
You invest a lot of time and effort to present yourself as the rebel ...
By: Marcus Hanke : June 27th, 2015-11:19
... but, somehow, your "rebellion" appears to me to be a poorly hidden strive for recognition by people you don't even know. Among a ton of barely understandable gibbering that is going on for a series of posts, badmouthing others - be it justified or not...
No...
By: SALMANPK : June 27th, 2015-19:12
its not, not if you are making the other "guests" and yes we are guests here, uncomfortable. We can have and do have very interesting discussions and arguments without violating the basic rules of good behavior, manners and etiquette and by following the ...
Macros are the only way to see the LIGHT
By: dsgalaxy1 : June 28th, 2015-01:14
I used to write on the best italian forum, where i was a Mod too. I gave it up because i wanted to be free to say what i think, for instance that today (maybe since the 90s) patek does not provide the same quality it has been reached in one century. But m...
I have also written 4 macromania to explain a part for all.
By: bernard cheong : June 28th, 2015-01:58
Yes. It is about money. It is also about me, and later all of us. How real we are. As customers, not billionaires...we may/may not wish the rest of the world to understand us. We are people first. Owning a watch is a luxury. How can we forum guests elevat...
Your comments about watches...
By: pplater : June 28th, 2015-04:57
...are perfectly valid: many would say also that they are correct. This, though, is the more curious comment in your post (especially from a former moderator): "I know the forum's policy about prices, I respect it, but I think it's a mistake". Whether or ...
I don't know Bernard except from the web
By: dsgalaxy1 : June 28th, 2015-05:37
But i think he lives this passion in such a strong way that pushes him beyond the limits....or he forum's policy. I'm not his lawyer (i'm a pharmacist) , but i do really appreciate collectors like him because they buy without thinking too much on investme...
It is not personal...
By: pplater : June 28th, 2015-05:55
...to Bernard, or to anyone. It is precisely the opposite: it is generic. It is very important to recognise the difference. To repeat: there's a policy on this forum. It is well known. A courteous guest on the forum observes it; he (or she) who does not i...