I actually have one to sell, bought it for my 65th and wore it fir all of 10 min in the next 2 years. I just too emotionally attached to my Datejust my wife bought me for my 40th.
I bought it fully documented, boxed, and certified from Watchfinder at Bluewater. Anyone interested send me a PM but not in any rush, Watchfinder offered to buy it back so may even go that route for ease but I hate the idea of them banging £3K on it as prices are very strong.
I’m not particularly interested in watches, but I bought a Rolex for my wife about twenty years ago and it’s been great, she’s worn it all day, every day and it’s suffered dogs abuse, it’s probably worthless to anybody else, but it’s precious to her. With that in mind, I decided recently, I too would like one, . The one I’ve always admired is the blue submariner with the gold and steel strap. I know the stainless ones are far more popular and worth more than they cost, but I like what I like and besides, it matches my brass wheel nuts!
I bought it new from Lister Horsfall in Ilkley while on a flying visit to the area, I’d only gone down the street to buy a coffee and their sign caught my eye. It was first thing on a rainy Wednesday and I don’t suppose they expected a sale in the first five minutes, they said it had only arrived the day before and they had a list of customers for it, they didn’t knock a penny off, but they did give me that cup of coffee and a bottle of champagne for the road.
I like it very much, It will get bashed and scratched, the box and all the claptrap will get chucked out by mistake I’m sure, but it will always be a nice thing to look at and I’ll never spend another penny on a watch.
I have a similar story. A good acquaintance wanted to buy her husband a Submariner for his 60th birthday in February. Now she is on the waiting list... for years. I must warn against ever buying a Rolex on the Internet if the source is unknown. I wouldn't buy a "like new" Rolex from an not familiar jeweler who isn't a Rolex concessionaire. The imitations are so damn good that only professionals can tell them apart from a real watch.
I bought a horrible fake in Hong Kong about 30 years back. I really bought it for a joke. I told people I was offered a fake for $30 but decided to take the genuine thing for $35.
When the battery went flat (yes, I do know that Rolex watches don't have batteries ) I took it to a jeweller who was most amused to tell me that it kept better time than a real Rolex.
has a real Submariner Date that is about 45 years old. She used to wear it when she was scuba diving. It is never reliable and often stops despite having been sent back to the factory to be reconditioned some years back. I have a Rolex too, though not a Submariner. Personally I think they are much over rated.
In 1990 I got a fake Rolex in Bangkok for $20AUD. After a year of it working nicely I got sick of the cheap plastic band so put a nice leather band on it that cost more than the watch. 20 years later it was still working fine but unfortunately dropped it falling down some stairs and trod on it trying to save myself. That was the end of it.
When I put a new battery in it the jeweller said it has a Japanese movement one of the best.
I have an Explorer 1 39 mm but still with the short hands of the 36 mm version. The transitional version from 2012. I like this watch very much because it has such a modest appearance and looks so timeless. But what I complain about is that it had to be overhauled because the amplitude was too weak. That cost 700 €. The watch has no calendar and no stopwatch function. So quite basic. Therefore it was relatively costly after only six years of wearing.
An ordinary ETA drive is more robust and runs many years longer. A revision costs a third of the price of the basic Rolex. My Moon watch is 19 years old and with manual winding. She does not know the word revision.
My wife bought me a Rolex GMT11 about 7years ago and I was amazed that it has over doubled in value since, not that I would ever sell it, but it’s nice to know. I purchased a Vertex ex military watch (one of the dirty dozen) in the early 70’s from a dispersal advert in the exchange and mart. Cost then about £5, 5 shillings if I remember. Prices now for that particular watch leaves me amazed. There is something special about mechanical watches much like our old Morgan’s.
Heading out for an asset - I can clearly understand the rolex thing.
For my personal use it´s as weird as the Porsche 911. There are plenty of them on the market, you can eventually not take part in a classic ralley as there are too much of them and prices are mad.
Looking at my Morgan - there should not be more than 40 of them. My Ecomobile there should not be more than 80 of them.
At the same time both come for reasonable prices because the pack does not even know about...
I love those misfits;-)
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My wife bought me a Rolex GMT11 about 7years ago and I was amazed that it has over doubled in value since, not that I would ever sell it, but it’s nice to know. .
I’m guessing that it’s the ‘Batman’ version with the blue and black bezel
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has a real Submariner Date that is about 45 years old. She used to wear it when she was scuba diving. It is never reliable and often stops despite having been sent back to the factory to be reconditioned some years back. I have a Rolex too, though not a Submariner. Personally I think they are much over rated. ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
