Amazing that they cleared that many in. We entered finally at the end of 2022. We made more than 10k phone contacts with AIMA. It didn’t get much easier in 2023, which in most cases is when you started the process to get in in 2024!

I’d move

@Carl Munson Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I recommend "Hanging by the testacle's" until he doesn't feel very well😠

@António Ferreira Sounds like a Monty Python skit🤪

As a citizen of the UK, Canada & the US, and someone who has worked on many continents. I’ve often wondered would I invest in this place. I’ve considered who would be the next global leader when the US Empire falls. It doesn’t have long left I think, it’s about 150 yrs left under normal regimes, but it’s not normal anymore) But why is the US $ still quite strong and still the basis for many economies. I believe the major one is its backing security, Gold. I worked in gold mining, I know how hard it is to produce an ounce of the stuff. The US has over 8000tonnes of the stuff. Nearly 3 times more than #2 Germany. Who by the way store much of their gold in the US, but it doesn’t count in the 8k. I had hope a while ago that the next global currency would be the Euro, the 3 biggest hoarders in Europe almost match the US, altogether they far exceed the US. China and Russia each only hold about a third of the US holdings. As for Russia as the next leader, it will never happen. The talk of the Yuan being the global currency doesn’t make sense. China has historically and still does to some extent, manipulate the value of the Yuan. If the current administration of the US continues down this path if internal destruction, you will see more and more US $ coming back as people want out. This will further lower its value. It’s not the same as a Stock Buy Back! If the economy in the US can struggle through the next 3 years. ( a blip in an empires time) I think a battered US $ will prevail. I don’t have an awful lot longer on this planet, so I made a plan late last to year to get us through the next 3 yrs, and hopefully I’ll live to see a $/€ parity again.😂 Just my humble opinion, I’d love to hear others!

Hard to tell, these type of watches made as a private design can run from €1k up depending who is making them. I have a Mercedes watch made by IWC probably one of the top 5 watch makers in the world. Their watches sell from €15k up. But I got my Mercedes for €250 used. The watch he has designed is not to my liking, it’s too “pretty” this watch I’ve had for 20 yrs, it cost $400 them and worth more now. This is my style

@Carl Munson it’s the only Roman numeral I have. This watch is “elegant” not pretty😂