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    mclaincausey
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    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

    That's my favorite Rolex, nice @QuantumMechanic !

    Think it, be it.

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      QuantumMechanic
      Joined: 23 Sept 2016

      Thanks! Still my favourite since 2005!

      @mclaincausey:

      That's my favorite Rolex, nice @QuantumMechanic !

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        mclaincausey
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        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

        @QuantumMechanic:

        Power reserves are great for manual wind watches.

        Particularly for a manual diver.

        Think it, be it.

        last edited by 7 Feb 2019, 00:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          babyknight
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 19 Feb 2011

          @Giles:

          😶 😶 😶 😶 😶

          nice one!

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            QuantumMechanic
            Joined: 23 Sept 2016

            +1

            @mclaincausey:

            @QuantumMechanic:

            Power reserves are great for manual wind watches.

            Particularly for a manual diver.

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              QuantumMechanic
              Joined: 23 Sept 2016

              Just did a strap change on my wife's 49

              last edited by 7 Feb 2019, 22:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                QuantumMechanic
                Joined: 23 Sept 2016

                Has anyone visited wannabuyawatch in LA?

                last edited by 7 Feb 2019, 22:18 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  QuantumMechanic
                  Joined: 23 Sept 2016

                  Smiley face BB.

                  last edited by 9 Feb 2019, 21:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    DougNg
                    Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                    Not usually a fan of ceramic watches, and I prefer the previous version of the SMPc, but this is hot

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                      Graeme
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      Omega have announced a few things recently. The De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary is pretty good too.

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                        JDelage
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                        Both of those look great! $18k for the gold one though. Ouch.

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                          QuantumMechanic
                          Joined: 23 Sept 2016

                          That's a nice watch.

                          @DougNg:

                          Not usually a fan of ceramic watches, and I prefer the previous version of the SMPc, but this is hot

                          last edited by 12 Feb 2019, 00:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Finn666
                            Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                            loving it @Giles  😎
                            what date/year is it from?

                            looking into copping my first rolex as well pretty soon. thinking gmt-master II, sea dweller or submariner date ::)

                            @Giles:

                            😶 😶 😶 😶 😶

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                              Graeme
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              Just reading an article at Time+Tide.

                              https://timeandtidewatches.com/editors-pick-toughest-6-awesomely-designed-watches/

                              And I noticed that @Tempvs has a watch featured. The Good Art strap is a giveaway. 😛

                              last edited by 14 Feb 2019, 12:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @Finn666:

                                What date/year is it from?

                                Best guess without taking it to bits is 1980's

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Finn666
                                  Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                  thx sir! 😎

                                  @Graeme what are your thoughts on "the first rolex" mate?
                                  thinking sea dweller since it's 43mm, which doesn't makes it look tiny on my wrist ^^

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                                    Finn666
                                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                    tried this beauty the other day at the local bucherer store (it belongs to one of the staffs).
                                    clearly the wristband is missing a couple of links, but still i felt like i should run away with it 😉

                                    last edited by 14 Feb 2019, 18:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                      @Finn666 I'm not the resident Rolex expert around here. Someone like @louisbosco might be able to advise better. 🙂

                                      The GMT looks fine on you. It's a 40 mm case, and the Sea Dweller 4000 is 43 mm, so I think that'll work too. Provided the lugs don't project past the sides of your wrist, you'll be fine, and you'll adjust to thinking that the size of the watch is fine after a few weeks.

                                      A bigger issue will be thickness. Some diver's watches can get quite chunky, an this makes them harder to slip under the cuff of a shirt.

                                      The problem with getting a new Rolex is going to be supply. A huge amount of stock is being bought up by flippers, who then sell them onto the secondary market. The only time I've seen one of new GMTs, a Daytona, or a Deep Sea Sea Dweller in Melbourne has been in a dealer's window.

                                      Lastly, there are rumours that the black and blue "Batman" GMT is going to be discontinued. So if you want that particular colour, you might want to move fast.

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                                        Snowy
                                        Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                        As a GMT II owner @Finn666 I suggest the Sub no date. Unless you're working multi-timezone all the time, and even then I think I'd go the Sub no date..A rolly is a piece of jewelry something clean is the way to go. A mate I worked with had the sub no date, we used to swap from time to time, we both preferred the idea of GMT II but on the wrist the sub no date won every time.

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                                          mclaincausey
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                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          One thing I really appreciate about some of Omega's coaxial movements is that they have quickset hour hands even in the absence of a GMT complication. So, you get the benefit of adjusting to a local timezone (and I don't think the seconds hack, so you retain accuracy in doing so) without having the GMT complication. It's a pretty good compromise.

                                          Think it, be it.

                                          last edited by 15 Feb 2019, 16:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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