Twilight zone in there. Some really cool watches but you feel like you're locked (literally and figuratively) into some sort of twisted game of cat and mouse.

: I have visited Plaza 57 (or is it Plaza Jewelers??) at least 10
: or 12 times, over the last 14 years [yes, I remember the date of
: my first visit], and it is truly the most bizarre experience in
: the vintage watch collecting world. Manager / owner Lee is a
: unique character.

: Two or three times, I have left there with nice watches at
: reasonable prices; the other 10 times, walking out the door felt
: like an escape from a torture chamber, and I swore off any
: future visits. So bizarre . . . so absurd . . . so impossible to
: describe for anyone who hasn't experienced it . . . but it's the
: occasional success that always motivates the next visit.

: Jeff

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