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High-end Watches Locally?
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Headed to a dinner party
Enjoy your evening gents
Enjoy your evening gents
Nice. So unique design.
That Bell & Ross is not nearly Belly & Rossy enough to be a true and proper Bell & Ross.
TulaneAg said:
That Bell & Ross is not nearly Belly & Rossy enough to be a true and proper Bell & Ross.
How about this round B&R?
Dinner in First Class on Cathay, or like a steak place?FTAC2011 said:
Headed to a dinner party
Enjoy your evening gents
Looking for a Rolex 116610LN if anyone has one they are willing to part with.
FTAC2011 said:
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That's a beautiful watch. What's the red mark for at the 7 position?
July - seventh month
Apple Watch thought they had a game changer with tracking menstrual cycles.....not so fast.SquirrellyDan said:FTAC2011 said:
Headed to a dinner party
Enjoy your evening gents
That's a beautiful watch. What's the red mark for at the 7 position?
Rolex has always tracked more than one type of tide...
YouBet said:Apple Watch thought they had a game changer with tracking menstrual cycles.....not so fast.SquirrellyDan said:FTAC2011 said:
Headed to a dinner party
Enjoy your evening gents
That's a beautiful watch. What's the red mark for at the 7 position?
Rolex has always tracked more than one type of tide...
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The moment when you're taking pictures of a watch to list it for sale since it never really sat 100% right with you - but when you look at the pictures you think "You know, this is a really pretty watch."
And decide to hold onto it for a bit longer:
And decide to hold onto it for a bit longer:
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Anybody want a steel zelos mako? I didn't know they made these in steel until i bought this one. I've since replaced it with the titanium one i really wanted so this is for sale. $400, few scuffs on the clasp as shown. In sw houston, text is best 979tree to fore
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More pics: https://ibb.co/album/ZGbnKq
Nobody else here building what my buddies refer to as an "economical, eclectic watch collection"?
Also have a bertucci a-2t 200m (edit: new version, old ones are 100m) black dial with date that doesnt get much wrist time, awesome grab and go watch for $100. Will throw in a couple extra maratac natos (black and od) i bought because I'm a titanium homer and it bugged me that the hardware on the stock strap is ss. Think this is the only watch i have with 22mm lug spacing
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Charismatic Megafauna said:
New (to me) watch day!
Some of you guys will dig this, Farmer and Silian will probably not...
Pics from when i first got it, I'll try and get a pic of it in the sun, the fume dial is pretty amazing for a $400 watch
Nice looking watch.
I think the issue I've seen is that there's very little resale market in the sub-$1,000 watch category. I didn't realize this until amassing a nice little collection of sub-$1k watches.
What I found was that most people will just pay the extra $100 or $200 for something new where they don't have to worry about previous owner dropping it, scratching it up, etc and they have a secure online transaction and refund policy. Also, these brands often offer discounts which can make buying new even cheaper than buying used.
If you're asking for more than 50% of the new price then that is really pushing it IMO. You're basically saying that the resale % is in line with Omega, Grand Seiko, Tudor, etc.
I think the issue I've seen is that there's very little resale market in the sub-$1,000 watch category. I didn't realize this until amassing a nice little collection of sub-$1k watches.
What I found was that most people will just pay the extra $100 or $200 for something new where they don't have to worry about previous owner dropping it, scratching it up, etc and they have a secure online transaction and refund policy. Also, these brands often offer discounts which can make buying new even cheaper than buying used.
If you're asking for more than 50% of the new price then that is really pushing it IMO. You're basically saying that the resale % is in line with Omega, Grand Seiko, Tudor, etc.
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Resale related...
I was at a Houston rolex ad earlier this week and they had the case of usual exhibition watches, then in a different case they had a couple watches for sale as part of the new cpo program. The salesperson told me they had pulled those watches right out of the "exhibition model" case, put them in their boxes, and marked them as cpo at full gray market pricing. Not preowned by anybody except rolex. Does that rub anybody else the wrong way?
I was at a Houston rolex ad earlier this week and they had the case of usual exhibition watches, then in a different case they had a couple watches for sale as part of the new cpo program. The salesperson told me they had pulled those watches right out of the "exhibition model" case, put them in their boxes, and marked them as cpo at full gray market pricing. Not preowned by anybody except rolex. Does that rub anybody else the wrong way?
Wow, that's wild. Pretty sure that would give them an extremely short lifespan as an AD. Did this place begin with a 'D'?Charismatic Megafauna said:
Resale related...
I was at a Houston rolex ad earlier this week and they had the case of usual exhibition watches, then in a different case they had a couple watches for sale as part of the new cpo program. The salesperson told me they had pulled those watches right out of the "exhibition model" case, put them in their boxes, and marked them as cpo at full gray market pricing. Not preowned by anybody except rolex. Does that rub anybody else the wrong way?
Pretty sure the new CPO program was only for watches at least 2-3 years old?
If that's true then I'm sure Rolex wouldn't be too happy to hear that and would probably come down pretty hard on them. I like the concept of Rolex selling CPO even though it's going to come at a premium. That said, if they start playing the game of only selling new to clients with a handshake that they will sell the watch back in x months so the dealer can CPO it (rinse and repeat) it's going to be a real problem.
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Did not start with a d, now I've probably given too many clues
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The way it was explained to me this was done under rolex corporate's direction, since rolex actually owns the exhibition watches, which is why the ad can't even sell them if they wanted
Schmomas Schmarkle. Please let it be them.Charismatic Megafauna said:
Did not start with a d, now I've probably given too many clues
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Just got back from Manhattan for 4 days visiting my dtr. Oh the watch temptations in that town. Almost pulled the trigger on a Tudor panda chronograph. But. Resisted.
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There's a reverse panda available at schmomas schmarkle right now
Edit: also a pelagos lhd, which i had a very hard time handing back
Edit: also a pelagos lhd, which i had a very hard time handing back
BTW. Off topic. Manhattan has the best restautants per capita on the planet. IMO. Unreal dininig B/L/D.
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BTW. Off topic. Manhattan has the best restautants per capita on the planet. IMO. Unreal dininig B/L/D.
Someone hasn't been to Longview, TX.
Or Paris. France, not Texas.
I work in Longview. It's decent
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YouBet said:Marcus Aurelius said:
BTW. Off topic. Manhattan has the best restautants per capita on the planet. IMO. Unreal dininig B/L/D.
Someone hasn't been to Longview, TX.
R.I.P. Dudley's
RIP Johnny Cace's
Marcus Aurelius said:
BTW. Off topic. Manhattan has the best restautants per capita on the planet. IMO. Unreal dininig B/L/D.
Putting aside higher end restaurants like Per Se and Le Bernadin, I can't say that I've ever had a meal in Manhattan that was particularly memorable. My favorite thing from there is that they have a Blue Bottle Coffee on almost every block in midtown.
I'd have to agree with you. I've had plenty of overpriced meals in Manhattan that were just meh. Not to say there aren't some fine restaurants, but overall Charleston and Houston, among others, are better food towns IMO.
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