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Here's my newest "beater" watch. I clearly have a theme to my collection since my dress piece is a blue on blue JLC. Wife stole my DJ 36 because she wanted a bigger watch and you ******** convinced me it was too small…


Farmer1906
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It wasn't.
panag
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Agreed - just stirring the pot. It is cheaper to let her wear my 36 than to buy her the new one she wants!
Diggity
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nobody wants to wear the Lady Date anymore.
AgLA06
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panag said:

Agreed - just stirring the pot. It is cheaper to let her wear my 36 than to buy her the new one she wants!
That makes more sense as big as watches seem to wear on your wrist.
panag
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Haha it may also be the pic as my wrist is 7 1/8 and the watch is a 42 (though my 40 does fit a hair better).

No rain on this parade damnit!
nealan
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My wife wears a lady datejust and likes it . Not every woman wants to wear a mens watch
nealan
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"Not that there's anything wrong with that"
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you're right of course. I just know that they aren't selling worth a crap at this point because of the trend of larger watches.
nealan
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Interestingly, she tried on 29 and 26 and preferred the 26.
RVAg02
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my wife prefers her 26 datejust as well.
YouBet
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My wife's Rolex is small. It was her mother's and isn't going anywhere so not worried about resell.
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My wife preferred the 31mm Datejust and I think it's the perfect size for her relatively small wrist.
panag
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My wife has a 26 that's a family piece so that's not going anywhere. The 36 would be an additional piece. I encounter rest of you…
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My wife has the 26 that she received as a gift and I'm not sure how anyone can tell time on those.

It's a nice elegant watch for a formal event, but that's about it. I don't think they make that model anymore.

The 31mm is quite a bit larger than the original Ladydate. Just them getting with the times.
nealan
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My wife likes the 26 especially because she can wear it with a bracelet or two
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Sorry if already discussed and i missed it.

Looks like Omega has a new variant of the moonwatch on the horizon. It's a riff on the Alaska Project watches Omega was developing for NASA in the late 60's/early 70's

White dial, red accents, on stainless steel.

Daniel Craig was seen wearing it. I like it. I also liked the Swatch Moonwatch Mars because it was very similar to the Alaska Project.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/daniel-craig-wearing-a-yet-to-be-released-white-dial-speedmaster-at-planet-omega-in-new-york
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If its a day that ends in Y then Omega is probably releasing a new watch/version....
AgEng06
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BoDog said:

If its a day that ends in Y then Omega is probably releasing a new watch/version....

Yeah, but this one I can get behind if it's a regular release (read: regularly priced and available) and not some limited edition. I love my 3861 Speedy and would also love a white version of it.
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It's true, ha
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Yeah just a regular version with a white dial is a nice option
panag
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May be blasphemy but I like this better than the traditional Moonwatch.
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Burn the witch!
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Not sure this is really the right thread for this, but my family inherited a couple of old watches; one's a Rolex and one's a Chaumet.

Best spot in Houston for an appraisal for these watches (amongst a bunch of other jewelry).





I Am A Critic
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Did you inherit a decent camera too?
Username checks out.
FTAC2011
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Are you doing an appraisal for insurance purposes? Or are you trying to sell them? Not sure about the other but the Rolex is worth a few grand
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Honestly not sure. Trying to determine reasonable value to decide what to do with them next.
YouBet
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They seem to have blurred over the years. Were they stored underwater?
TheVarian
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That Rolex is SLICK

ETA: you could always just go to the Rolex store in the Galleria if you're feeling brave
panag
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I don't recommend the Rolex boutique in the Houston Galleria. I took my grandfathers '74 datejust there when I inherited it and they told me it was fake because it had too few digits in the reference number.

Took it to the Rolex service center in Dallas a couple months later and spoiled alert, it's not fake.
TheVarian
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Did a quick google search for ya because I'm curious

Do you have the paperwork/box with it?

Also, don't know how reliable these websites are buttttt

4-5k
https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-cellini-18k-yellow-gold-ref-4114-13-ca-1976---1977-1587627

8k
https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/watches/wrist-watches/rolex-cellini-vintage-18k-yellow-gold-champagne-dial-mens-watch-4310-papers/id-j_14740062/

eBay had it sold for 7,800

If it were me, I would go to Rolex and have them look at and see if they can pull the history up on.
TheVarian
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And the Chaumet:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Chaumet-Womens-34mm-Watch-173195099392-E-Pre-Owned/435482326

Can't tell if the columns/time pieces are blue or black here
https://www.ebay.com.my/itm/153879229521

TheVarian
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Good to know, where is that service center located?
panag
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Sorry meant to say the one in Dallas. The Rolex AD I've used here in Houston is De Boulle, but my go to jewelry/watch store is Zadok FWIW.
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