I don't think full gold were that hard to get, were they? There's huge margin in it for the AD
Well, there’s a first. This evening, the Rolex shop in Frankfurt airport, which usually has no stock, has for immediate sale a white gold Rolex Daytona 40mm for just over €45k. Never seen that before. Pity it wasn’t a stainless steel. I would have been all over it.
I always liked the Tudor North Flag, but as they're discontinued they seem to fetch strong prices. And as it's not my usual style, I dunno if it'd stay with me long. I like the splash of colour, even though a power reserve display on an automatic watch is pointless for me personally (would be much more use on hand wound).
And then there's this Zenith. I had another model with the same multi-coloured sub dials, but it was just too big, even for my tubby wrists.
But realistically, I am back in the bored-of-watches phase. Last year I replaced two watches I had owned before and ended up missing, so I'm content with what I have. For now.
I'm curious about two watches at the moment, the white dialed Omega Speedmaster which i beleive will be released in the next month or so and secondly have a weird Patek 5336G - Calatrava thing going on at the moment. I know from experience, a problem i have is something i love now at this time is very often something i look back on and ask myself what was i thinking.
Was pleasantly surprised with the batgirl on my wrist in Weir's a few weeks ago as well. Maybe the jubilee has finally grown on me too.
In fact I liked it to the extent that when a straight swap deal came up on TZ, I was going to go for it. Only for the seller being able to outright sell his batgirl. Obviously a better outcome for him
Agree with you on that unkel, i much prefer an aluminium bezel on a Sub.
Strangely though, I don’t mind the ceramic GMTs at all. A batgirl is the only sports Rolex on my future shopping list.
Could never warm to the bluesy, too chintzy for me.
Haha, it used to be too small, but I lost weight last year and strangely my wrist has gone down from 8" to 7.5". You'd think there is no fat on the wrist, but the tape measure says otherwise. Tried on a batgirl in Weir's a few weeks ago and the size was fine (used to be too small). So I figured that a same size pre-ceramic sub also would be fine now
I do mind the modern ceramic bezels, in particular the blue ones. Ceramic on Rolex looks cheap and fake to me. I do like the old aluminium bezels, in particular the blue one on the bluesy. I don't mind the gold on the bezel or case, it's subtle enough compared with the bracelet
So you like the bluesy but you dont like gold on the braclet , the gold on the bezel , the bezel insert and its too small . I dont know unkel but I think maybe you should just look for a different watch?
You might as well go try it on somewhere, Weir's now have a decent rotation of exhibition only watches. It is likely to pop up soon enough. Otherwise it might turn out that you have been wasting your own time!
Good to know. Haven't tried it on, I'm at least 3 years away from even being at the stage where I'd be willing to kick tyres without feeling like I'm wasting everyone's time.
Was my dream watch too. But when I tried it on, I dismissed it for two reasons: watch too small and in particular the dial felt very small. And that was the blue sunburst dial I was interested in most. I kinda like the bling and I didn't feel it was overwhelming
No. I don't like the blue in the smurf at all. Or in that Steinhart. I'm only interested in the sunburst blue dial. Now of course I could go with a current or later previous model Bluesy, the sunburst dial is back. But I don't like the colour of the ceramic bezel. And of course that would leave the two tone bracelet 😁
worth trying one on (if you havent) i thought that would be my dream watch and it lasted no length with me! its very blingy.
Understood!
My issue is that they make a watch that I like, but I don't think I could ever bring myself to wear one.
I love a black dial, 39mm no-date Sub, but there are so many good homages out there, including one that I already have for a song, there's no need.
I think that would end up looking a fake smurf ? Steinhart have what you need.
Rolex don’t make a watch I like either…
My list is all over the place but here it is warts and all.
Casio G Shock metal
Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 410z movement
Rolex GMT-Master II 16713, faded aluminum bezel and chocolate dial ideally on a jubilee if possible
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duoface Tribute Duoface Calendar 3918420
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1
and for some reason I am really liking the retro Omega Seamaster 300 heritage in black
For me... My stretch goal is to get this on my wrist in the next 3(ish) years. Life can throw some curve-balls, so let's see how that shapes up but thats the goal right now.
Purely on the wish, rather than any active effort, list...
A Speedmaster Mark 4.5
I love the dial, and the movement is a marvel for the time.
My favourite automatic Speedmaster.
Yeah it seems most of them have aged to a very dark sunburst blue almost purple. I really like that. That said, I have to try one on again, I just dismissed them in the past off hand as being too small.
I intend over the next 3 (maybe 4) years to move from the Steinhart above to the Omega below.
The only problem at the minute is trying to figure out what the in between watches will be. There aren't any watches in the €2k & €5k bracket that I can say I would like that much.
I had never opened this thread before, opened it today and was directed to the first page and noticed the JLC.
Skipped then straight to the last page ttgo to the most current posts and saw it again
Great to see that after such an old thread was started you got the watch you wanted.Congrats.
Bluesy not a bit purple for all that no ? I can’t imagine it looking like you expect
And for the life of me, I haven't found any pictures of anyone done the same but then with a steel jubilee. Have seen a pre ceramic bluesy with a TT super jubilee with hidden clasp from a DJ alright, which was quite tasty
If / when I return to original, it is back to being the sub date that I bought. Even if that leaves me with the dial / bezel insert that might be unsellable (in Ireland), it won't have cost me much
Sub date is always an easier sell than a bluesy
Thanks for your input though and that of the others, I have never done anything like this before or even considered it. Damn Rolex, they simply won't make the watch that I want 😂
But when you return to original condition the bracelet is way more scalable than the blue dial and bezel.
It would be far more expensive to go that route. Bracelets cost a fortune. A sub is about a grand cheaper than a bluesy, a genuine bluesy dial is about €400-500 and a bezel insert less than €100
If I went the bluesy route and had to change the bracelet, I'd probably buy a jubilee to be even more different 😂
You spend more time trading watches in carparks than even the most dedicated dogger😉
Great to look back over the old posts on this thread and see where folk went.
I'd love to add a Bregeut XXI and a Sinn Damazsener or 1 of their GMT chronos.
Don't know what I'd move on to add them tho.
No. But it came from this parish at the bottom of one of the regulars watch drawer.
That’s hardly the JLC I messaged you about last year ?No papers with it
