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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      I thought that is was @LewisStonehouse , just wanted to double check. It's a beaut....

      "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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      • LewisStonehouseL
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        @goosehd cheers Dennis 👍 it’s fresh back from a full movement restoration, new strap, dial, hands and crystal and a polish. I’ll keep it wound even if I don’t wear it every day (that’s what the sub is for)

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        • LewisStonehouseL
          LewisStonehouse
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          I should say, they provided the service papers with it, that work came to a cool £7,100

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          • goosehdG
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            @LewisStonehouse ...please realize that I was joking about you not being able to wear it until your wedding day and that I was giving you an excuse to wear it more frequently up to that date 😉

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            • LewisStonehouseL
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              @goosehd Mum’s the word!

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              • LewisStonehouseL
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                @Giles your endorsement has increased the value significantly. Ta 😅

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                • GraemeG
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                  @LewisStonehouse that Lange is lovely, but you already knew that. ☺

                  @Giles the Patek 6196P is lovely, but I'd probably spend the money on the less pretty Zenith GFJ because it's got a resurrected observatory chronometer movement. Here it is on the platinum bracelet, which adds another $50K to the price tag.

                  Zenith GFJ on Platinum Bracelet

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                  • trubyT
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                    They got me….

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                    The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Jer20:11

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                    • trubyT
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                      @LewisStonehouse very good 👍 I got to try one on the other day for the first time. The model I had on was the one with date and power reserve and long story short it was wonderful. It felt substantial on the wrist and the perfect size in my opinion.

                      The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Jer20:11

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        Double congratulations, @LewisStonehouse !

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          Developed an unhealthy want, for one of these......

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                          "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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                            moskiitto
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                            @Giles All the hands heat blued, interesting.

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                            • DaysleepersD
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                              I’ve only once found a Rolex AD to be vaguely welcoming. They seem to have a business model of being rude to customers, work in a very similar way to Ferrari. If you want anything vaguely desirable they treat you like crap.

                              In the last few years I moved close to Cambridge and the Mappin and Webb have been exceptional. Maybe because I turned up with a beaten up but desirable watch, but I’ve never bought anything but in demand from them and they’ve never made me play any games.

                              Counter that with Lange, I was just excited to see a Zeitwerk and they invited me in, made me coffee and talked about the watches with me for about 45 minutes. Similar experience with Porsche, they welcome you in and chuck test drives at you just to share the excitement.

                              I’ve never had the mindset nor the cash to play “you have to buy this first games”. Rolex’s aren’t wildly exciting or interesting they’re just very good everyday watches to me.

                              When I first got into watches Rolex drew me in, then I felt it was too mainstream and boring and it was too obvious. Then I moved back to liking them for what they are.

                              Broken old houses, boring Scottish whisky, weird Japanese denim, all French wine, sad American music, wool socks in summer.

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                              • Tago MagoT
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                                @Giles very nice

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  @Daysleepers I've never been in the market for a Ferrari, but I have noticed a few watch dealers with the attitude that, "You can't have that."

                                  I've always found it a bit of a strange approach when the customer is looking at spending a large sum on a discretionary purchase, but I don't have a background in luxury goods, so what do I know.

                                  Rolex produces about a million watches per year. I suspect that the shortage is played up to make them appear less attainable.

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                                  • DaysleepersD
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                                    @Graeme I haven’t been in the market for a Ferrari, but my step dad was and it was astonishing how rude they were when someone was trying to spend £200k+.

                                    He bought second hand for a discount in the end.

                                    Rolex could both make more of the watches people want and more watches in general. I’m sure they sell everything they make, but it’s clear they’re upsetting potential customers and fairly universally too.

                                    Broken old houses, boring Scottish whisky, weird Japanese denim, all French wine, sad American music, wool socks in summer.

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                                    • GraemeG
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                                      @Daysleepers Rolex probably can't scale production that quickly. They're building a new factory in Bulle that will increase output by 20% when it opens in 2029.

                                      I wonder how much of the Rolex shortage is theatrics. I've seen a fair number of posts by people on watch forums in the past where they were told it would take several years to get a Submariner, and then one arrived a few weeks or months later.

                                      Part of the attraction of Rolex (and Patek) is that their watches tend to hold their value, if not appreciate, and making it difficult to get one probably supports the aftermarket. I know a few people who won't buy other brands because they suffer from significant depreciation.

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                                      • trubyT
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                                        Been looking at one of these but in girls size….. thinking about looking for men’s……Anybody else feeling this one?
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                                        The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. Jer20:11

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                                        • K
                                          kkibbey23
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                                          Added another want to the collection today. I’ve been going back and forth pretty hard on a white dial, was between explorer 2 and omega smp. Explorer 2 won out in the end…. Early birthday present, fit the bill for a white dial hole in the collection. I totally love it, comes across very tool watch less Rolex flashy!

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                                          • northsouthdenimguyN
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                                            Congrats she’s a beauty! the one I would get if I went with the 2.

                                            @selveldgesteps

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