Horological Meandering

No Kidding...here is a harmless game, which for once your wife will not say no. I tried, and suceeded in filling a case with $100,000 USD. The only bad thing is, I did it in 1999. So I lost quite a bit of money!!!! But, it is still damned nice to look at!...  

I like your aquarium full of rare fishes. Thanks for sharing. Vte

But for me the watches would be the most satisfying!

Everything inside, I bought, has increased, but if I resell...I may break even, or gain a few dollars.

I am sure that my returns on resale will be better than the gold and cash. To make it more attractive, I get to enjoy the hard earned money. To be fair, it sounds silly, but I do enjoy looking at the cash and the gold bars...but it was dumb when I took th... 

I was trying ot think of an alternative to collecting... I like all three... and maybe I should attempt a more scaled down version! OpC

Then when it hits $12,000, seal the box. Then move to the next $100,000...then buy watch or watches..and a box. Finally..the gold. That's hard...I sold one car to do that.

Never fails to amaze and entertain us....and that's what we need ...jus a little bit of craziness to keep life in balance

This collection does not reveal how and what happens in the journey to build the gold and the watch collection...it will bring you to...Everest base camp 1 on a bet, below the amazing night sky of the north pole, on both the carriers of the Reagan and the... 

more about F16 back seat experience Best Damjan

options. Maybe if my net assesses were a few orders of magnitude higher??????

and 33 years. But..it was/is one helluva ride!!!

Sorry about our pathetic dollar's purchasing power! I'm starting right now! (but I only have $223 at the moment) Cazalea...  

I took my salary..$2,300 for the month..and changed it to $1 bills, and filled a briefcase with it. I was a young 26 yr old doc at a hospital then.

I had looked into a small gold bar but you don't get much for your money these days with the price being so high...maybe when the price drops I'll treat myself. Is the LV watch box a standard box from them or do you get them custom made..? Yours, Andy.

The prices are extremely variable. From $4000 which is what I paid, to $7000 which is what it is in many stores. Cheapest is in Paris. I have 3 full sized LV trunks. From 1945 to 2006 to 2009. And this is my 4th...and it is a real miniature of their work.... 

it's a classic, just like in the movies.

And from that..you have all options..but make sure that it does not get caught in devaluation.

Dig up the ground and bury it! a treasure hunter classic. Imagine the anticipation as you're digging them up years later. That's how a pirate would roll with theirs. YAR!

Gold bullion bars come with VERY complex certificates...worse, far worse, than a panarai, with box, outer box, papers and all!!! It comes with a record of how it was stored and when and who and how it was serviced!!! This is for the 10 kilobar. The type u... 

the issue with W rods in gold bars has trickled down to the 1Kg size. The weight discrepancy was 2g, on the 1Kg bar ausbullion.blogspot.com.au (there are some pictures in the article that are pretty cool if scary) A

Man..I am almost ashamed to be chinese when I see these things.

Bernard, when you're tired of cash and gold bars, perhaps try filling the suitcase with diamonds instead hehe.. That'll make the exercise last that little bit longer Fun exercise to do, I might have a go with our $5 bills haha! And yes out of the 3 the wa... 

Uncut but cheaper diamonds. What happened was that up to about $28,000 usd of those, I made a sale of $34,000 because of 3 stones that I got. I think I had about 7 stones, small and smaller. So I liquidated my position.

Great that you've made a profit on them in such a short time! Even though it would have been easier to get approval from your wife to let go of the gold bars than the diamonds I suppose? Love the crazy ideas you could come up with!!

Your Government may mistakenly think that you are potentially doing money laundering business. But, I have to agree that the satisfaction of holding USD100,000 cash in hands is greater that holding a USD1million cheque. Regards Ling

We get used to holding $100,000 in bags. In Singapore, it is less safe nowadays. I bank it in within 12 hours. AND...most important..INCOME tax is paid full and even in excess, slightly. I refuse to claim donations...at least the small ones.

Hey Bernard, What a nice life I'd take the case of watches anytime though. Thanks for sharing. Very interesting collection,all of them, although heavy! Regards