Oct 14, 2008 7:55:00 PM
- easy_rider911
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Oct 14, 2008 8:13:03 PM
- Rossi
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Re: Christophorus - wristwatch fetish?
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Issue 334 (October/November 2008) of Christophorus has advertisements for no fewer than 16 wristwatches in just 1 magazine. Talk about excessive?
Hehe, I was thinking the same when I had a look at the last issue (problem is I didn't like the style of the most of them...).
Oct 14, 2008 10:02:27 PM
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Oct 14, 2008 10:15:44 PM
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Re: Christophorus - wristwatch fetish?
Christophorus and it's ilk are merely demonstrations for targeted advertising.
The articles, if you can even call them that, are thinly disguised, overly written/thesaurus-processed/translated regurgitations of press-releases.
Then again, aren't most magazines everywhere? That said, I have to say that I prefer UK CAR/EVO/GQ/Economist/etc over their USA equivalents.
The articles, if you can even call them that, are thinly disguised, overly written/thesaurus-processed/translated regurgitations of press-releases.
Then again, aren't most magazines everywhere? That said, I have to say that I prefer UK CAR/EVO/GQ/Economist/etc over their USA equivalents.
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Christophorus and it's ilk are merely demonstrations for targeted advertising.
The articles, if you can even call them that, are thinly disguised, overly written/thesaurus-processed/translated regurgitations of press-releases.
Then again, aren't most magazines everywhere? That said, I have to say that I prefer UK CAR/EVO/GQ/Economist/etc over their USA equivalents.
fully agree...
Oct 15, 2008 10:37:39 AM
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Moogle said:
Christophorus and it's ilk are merely demonstrations for targeted advertising.
The articles, if you can even call them that, are thinly disguised, overly written/thesaurus-processed/translated regurgitations of press-releases.
Then again, aren't most magazines everywhere? That said, I have to say that I prefer UK CAR/EVO/GQ/Economist/etc over their USA equivalents.
+1
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is incredulous at the sheer number of watch ads 
I've also lost count of the number of advertisements Christophorus contains for luxury yachts/cruisers and jewellery.
Oct 15, 2008 11:14:54 AM
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Oct 15, 2008 7:32:29 PM
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Uh Oh! You know what that means, right? We better buy more watches. Otherwise our complimentary subscriptions might end.
Way back when when I had a Boxster I had to pay for the subscription. After I got my 997S they stopped sending renew notifications and the magazine never stopped coming. I guess you do get something for "free" from Porsche!
Oct 16, 2008 5:21:36 AM
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Re: Christophorus - wristwatch fetish?
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Uh Oh! You know what that means, right? We better buy more watches. Otherwise our complimentary subscriptions might end.
Way back when when I had a Boxster I had to pay for the subscription. After I got my 997S they stopped sending renew notifications and the magazine never stopped coming. I guess you do get something for "free" from Porsche!
You PAID for Christophorus?
Even when all I had was a lowly 986 they always gave it to me for free. But I suppose that was good for them, since I kept buying P-cars...
There was a time a few years ago I got 3 copies in the mail every 2~ months(?) Luckily I moved and never told them so I am free from the spam
Oct 16, 2008 12:11:07 PM
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SimpleSkin said:Way back when when I had a Boxster I had to pay for the subscription. After I got my 997S they stopped sending renew notifications and the magazine never stopped coming. I guess you do get something for "free" from Porsche!
Well, I keep getting renewal invoices to continue my Christophorus subscription. I have always been a little miffed that after buying plenty of new Porsches over the last 35 years, including a Carrera GT, that Porsche still wants money from me to deliver factory promo materials.
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SimpleSkin said:Way back when when I had a Boxster I had to pay for the subscription. After I got my 997S they stopped sending renew notifications and the magazine never stopped coming. I guess you do get something for "free" from Porsche!
Well, I keep getting renewal invoices to continue my Christophorus subscription. I have always been a little miffed that after buying plenty of new Porsches over the last 35 years, including a Carrera GT, that Porsche still wants money from me to deliver factory promo materials.
Just inform your sales-person of your OPC. Just one click for him and you get the magazin for free for your lifetime.
A Carrera GT-Driver should not pay for the magazine, I just have a 92 964RS an I get the mag for free...
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Oct 16, 2008 1:52:22 PM
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Oct 17, 2008 6:17:47 AM
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I just have a 92 964RS an I get the mag for free...
That applies even do humble Boxster owners
964 RS - yummie: in Maritime Blue one of my favourite P-cars of all times
My car is Polarsilver - Picture of it at Werk I:
Offtopic off!
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Oct 17, 2008 2:31:56 PM
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Re: Christophorus - wristwatch fetish?
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If Christophorus is so cool and avant-garde why don't they have diamond studded us$15K versions of these?
Hey MMD, are they all yours?
Hehe..., Nah..., this is my watch:
(kidding)
Boahh, that's so cool, WTF is that?
MacGyver'w watch?
Re: Christophorus - wristwatch fetish?
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Hey R., Check it out!
Link:
http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/
Coooool, I take one of each, please.
(also kidding)
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