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17 hours ago, Watcher said:

Oh! stop being trivial, we know very well what he means wihout the need for innuendos. Not amusing. Check 'innuendos' on Google if in doubt as to its meaning.

Just to make my position clear...  I know that this isn't 30 inch, I realise that the seller doesn't quite know what they've got and is interpreting the ''' incorrectly.  No innuendo on my part was implied or even thought about.  I was just amused by the notion of what a wrist watch with a 30 inch staff would look like and thought it would also bring joy to my fellow watchmakers in these sad and depressing times.

I apologise full heartedly for any offence caused either directly or indirectly and will endeavour to refrain from these trivial posts in the future.

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11 minutes ago, AshF said:

I apologise full heartedly for any offence caused either directly or indirectly and will endeavour to refrain from these trivial posts in the future.

No apologies are due, please post whatever you like, be of a light or serious subject. 

The only thing we ask is to be respectful to other members, if it happens that sometime isn't so please be understanding, as you said it might be a consequence of sadness and depression. 

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21 hours ago, Watcher said:

Oh! stop being trivial, we know very well what he means wihout the need for innuendos. Not amusing. Check 'innuendos' on Google if in doubt as to its meaning.

Chill out mate, if your having a bad day take some time off. 

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