Wrist Watch Porn

From back in the day has been a solid companion some scars from hard use - been rebuilt a couple of times
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DFS said:
If you have to buy online, Chrono24 and Bob's watches have been great for me. Bought several Rolex, Omega, Tudor's from them. One day I'll get to play with the AP's and Patek big boy watches, but not there yet.
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I have also made a few purchases from Bob’s. All good transactions. Buy with confidence.
Have heard good things about Chrono, just no purchases.
Also met one of the owners of Gigante Jewelers near Chicago during a Masters trip last year. Great guy and keeps a ton of inventory and big presence on Instagram. A good buddy introduced me and has bought a few from him. Will try him next if my AD doesn’t come through soon enough.
 
PrincetonFox said:
My last Christmas present to myself!
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Very nice! I've had my Super Ocean Heritage since 2010 and still thinks it looks as good now as they day I got it (maybe more now that they don't make the parchment face).
 
HBTFD said:
In 1996 a lot of people told me I was wasting my money on an overpriced watch.

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I was told the same thing in 1975. Unless you had a friend who was a Rolex dealer, they were about $425 then. After 50 years of wear that particular watch is now worth about $10,000. After many years and over 1000 dives I sold mine for more than I paid for it, but i wish I’d kept it.

I gave my last sub, bought in 1991, to a son who served on the Chicago and the Columbia (nuclear submarines). He asked if he could wear it on his wedding day, so I made it part of his wedding gift. Now my only Rolex is a 1985 GMT “Coke” version.

Rolex watches were well made, durable, useful tools 50 years ago, particularly for divers, pilots, sailors, and racers. (I bought my first one after flooding several other dive watches in the early 70s when watches that were water resistant to depths over 200 feet were rare.) Watches remained essential dive gear until about 1984 when dive computers fully displaced them.) Their utility is gone now, but they’re still beautiful engineering marvels (to me). I wish I could pretend they’re good investments, but our local dealer now charges over $1000 for a full service. My 1986 GMT has been serviced at least 7 or 8 times, but I don’t dive or swim with it.

After nearly 1000 dives, and more than 100 of them between 100 and 200 feet deep, my Submariner stopped working. I took it to the local Rolex dealer for repair. He asked how long it had been since it had been serviced. I said, “Serviced?” I was young and stupid… I had no idea it was supposed to be serviced every couple years to retain o-ring health and water resistance. Fortunately, the watch was fine. No water intrusion. It just needed service/lube. That was the early 80s. By then Citizen and others were building fantastic dive watches that tracked depth and dive profiles, and most of them were more accurate and cost less than servicing the Sub. That’s when I stopped diving the sub and it went into the safe. My Citizen watches became the backup to my dive computers in the days of the first Edge and Skinny Dipper.

Boy, I sure sound old…
 
CarpenterR3 said:
Only ever worn these, then found out they were in a movie that I’m quite fond of.
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I've been enjoying my Murph. It's a nice versatile watch. I added a brown leather strap to make it a bit more casual (shown in a previous post).

Hamilton has made a number of watches for movies or had their watches featured in movies.

While not my style, the Ventura has a cool history. Long before it was features in Men in Black it was a watch that Elvis owned and he wore his personal Ventura while filming the movie Blue Hawaii. Oh yeah, and ... can't forget that it was the first electronic watch in commercial production when it was released in 1957.
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LoftyJon said:
Oh no no no Murph!

Interstellar is the movie and it's the best movie ever. I have Coopers watch the day date. Wife gifted me it!
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Ding ding ding. Correct sir! Just exceptional. Makes me like the piece even more
 
HeavyAssault said:
So with some internet digging here's the next best question I can gather. I'd feel better buying locally (person-to-person) or from a brick and mortar place. This gives me the best chance to make sure the fit/look is what I want as well as possibly the best option to prevent picking up a fake.
If I can't buy from a direct dealer, that leaves me the gray market right?? Does using a place like Chrono24 really work, or are there horror stories to tell me to stay away??
If anyone has a on-line place they use (have used) they can recommend please advise. ⌚⌚

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Chrono and other places are trusted but there are various fees Involved. In my experience, you get the best deals from MODA watch club on Facebook. It’s basically dealer to dealer pricing. Every watch I’ve bought from MODA has been cheaper than Chrono or any alternative.
 
Anyone have or know of experiences with Harley's Time ?? (Internet seller) :unsure: :unsure:

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I went though a watch phase and tried several flavors in the Rolex catalog. DJ (still have) Milguass, Skydweller, Explorer and had a Royal Oak Offshore. I sold all off when I got tired of them and just run the Batgirl daily. I’d like to have a 1999 Sub or 1988 Sub and give the Batgirl a rest. Just haven’t found the right one.
 
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It's got a little more pop when the lights are directly on the face/dial. Otherwise I'm glad I found the version. I may add a bracelet when I can get to an Omega shop.

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Basic as can be, but my grail. Was able to pick this up from my AD earlier this year for my 30th birthday.

It’s a strap monster.
 

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