Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

RM's are horrendous. Reckon the extra zero is exclusively tax, like grey goose vodka, just make it expensive because there's a market for it. Unique (manky) case design so you can spot it a mile away which is a number 1 priority.

Be prepared if you want to do a trade with them. Their asking prices are well above typical. You think you might be getting a good deal based on a generous offer for your watch but if you look into it a bit more, it might not be such a great deal after all! There's the ease of the trade-in deal but there's also the loss if you pay too much to trade up.

As for Rolex, you're in for a ride at the next level, enjoy 🙂 Most Rolex sport have the oyster bracelet (with an easylink adjustment). It is excellent, leading in its class. You will have to try on the different models to see what you like. Don't get too hung up on size. A 39mm Explorer wears bigger than a 40mm submariner / daytona / GMT-master II. If you like a classy, yet sporty watch, don't rule out the Milgauss. Still very underrated and undervalued imho

Ordered a generic watch bracelet from AliExpress on the 13/08.

Arrived in Ireland on the 19/08, according to tracking.

Cleared customs on 23/08, says the tracking. Still have not had hide nor hair of it.

WTF?

Roy Kean talking about buying his first Rolex.

(not sure hot to imbed a video)

I wouldn't be overly concerned. Everything seems to b shipped through the Netherlands these days. I dont hold much faith in the "arrived in your country email". You should have it within 2 weeks of that email, after that I'd be asking questions.

EDIT: as you can see from this there's no way in hell it was in China on 1st August, Ireland on the 2nd and then took another 22 days to deliver.

That is the one.

Prices have firmed up, I quite like the cellini moon phase and it's a lot more expensive grey now than it was 3 years ago!

The last time I was in Weir's, the only Rolex watch in men's sizes that you could actually buy was a DJ. That was almost a year and a half ago though, go in and have a chat. I've been on the waiting list for a fairly modest Rolex ever since, obviously not heard anything. I think there no longer is any waiting list as such. You might very well get lucky though. The process seems random enough. I've heard of people in Ireland getting a sports Rolex just like that while others with substantial purchase history get nothing (worth while)

Yeah i just want a small varied collection (this year)

In last year or so ive had the Aqua Terra, speedmaster, Brosnan Seamaster quartz, Seiko, sinn 556a

Come to think of it i wasnt that enamored with the sinn 556a which a lot of people compare to the rolex explorer. Does the explorer wear bigger?

I could just keep the speedmaster and be done with it... its a fairly nice piece in its own right and ive gone to the bother of servicing it so its like a new watch.