12-20-2021, 10:43 PM | #1321 |
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So. I went to my AD today to get my wife's diamond tennis bracelet repaired as she'd broken the safety clasp.
NO Rolex's at all on display anymore due to the potential for theft. But, since I have a bit of a relationship with one of the sales reps, we were talking about maybe getting my wife one down the road. And then she starts pulling out a few different sizes of Oyster Perpetual's for my wife to try on from below the counter. We were just chatting about the Sub (no-date, ceramic) that I'd purchased from her a few years ago and whether or not it would be worth "upgrading" to the newest Sub someday-- and then she pulls out a brand-new Sub from the undercounter safe (with a date, but whatever). We compared side by side. The new movement is supposed to be very nice (+/- 2 sec I think?), and a 70 hour power reserve is nicer than my 48 hour. Other than that? I really couldn't tell much of a difference. The bezel on mine hangs over a tiiiiny bit more, and I could read the lower font on the bottom of the dial a little better. That's it. Not really worth the upgrade, imho. On the plus side, my wife decided on a green Oyster Perpetual 31 for "when I want to surprise her". My AD said she could probably get one eventually but "everyone" wants the green one. Figures. That's my wife. I'll probably put my name on the list-- our 15th Anniversary is coming up in a few years. R.
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12-21-2021, 10:33 AM | #1322 |
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Beautiful. I'm really thinking of the two tone rootbeer but I think the BLNR on Jubilee will suit me more.
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12-22-2021, 11:06 AM | #1324 |
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I considered selling my sub date (2018 model) to a dealer for $13k and looked at a batman he had that looked very new... i told him my watch +3K for this... he said GTFO lol.
Apparently people are dumb enough to now pay $19k for these...
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12-22-2021, 09:47 PM | #1325 |
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There is a price increase coming 1/1/22 supposedly. Could be 8-9% on sports models. That will bump up Subs, GMTs, and Daytonas.
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12-23-2021, 03:49 PM | #1327 | |
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Not a fan of smart watches. Analog all the way.
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12-23-2021, 05:04 PM | #1329 |
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People wondered the same thing when quartz came out. If anything, digital watches make people appreciate the mechanical things more. I have an Apple Watch for the gym but whenever I go out, I wear the Seamaster or Submariner.
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12-24-2021, 01:46 PM | #1330 |
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not at all... i have an apple watch and its a totally different experience...
also your apple watch will be worth $25 in a year, will be superseded by something newer and will probably break within 3 years... the Rolex is timeless I suspect the constant updates that Apple Makes are one strong reason why the serious luxury watchmarkers are staying miles away from the digital watches.
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I own an Apple Watch and only wear it when I’m swimming and working (golf instructor). I wear all my other watches when I’m not doing either of these activities.
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Sort of toying with picking up a 40mm Air King for a "work" watch.
Thoughts from the Collective? My AD seems to think it's not completely unreasonable to pick one up without *too* long of a wait. I've got a ceramic Sub (no date) that I wear as a "Date Night" piece (my wife got it for me for a combination 50th birthday, Captain upgrade, 10th Wedding Anniversary), and I'm "on the list" for a green 31mm Oyster Perpetual for her- although that one might take a year or two. She originally wanted to get me the Air King instead of the Sub, so I keep coming back to it to replace my Sinn 856 UTC as something to wear at work. Interested in hearing thoughts about the Air King as it seems to be a bit of an "overlooked" piece. TIA-- R.
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Congratulations. This is my favourite watch at the moment and recently lucky to get it at “slightly” above retail used. I’m no VIP to be put on any lists unfortunately.
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I had a Rolex Airking as well. I still find it very underrated it's probably ther's too many great Rolex models and Airking is not there yet . To me, it should have come with the rotating bezel as plain bezel just looks too simple for a watch of this category .
Overall, a nice watch but not a Submariner
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01-10-2022, 07:26 AM | #1339 |
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I've a thing for the 2 tone sport models lol
3 generations of Subs, all in different configurations
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