One of my fav (next to GMT II Batman and SS Daytona). You need to have a big wrist tho.
I have the GMT-Master II 116710LN (SS, ceramic black bezel) and love it!
Favorite Rolex?
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One of my fav (next to GMT II Batman and SS Daytona). You need to have a big wrist tho.
I have the GMT-Master II 116710LN (SS, ceramic black bezel) and love it!
I think you don't give enough credit to muggers. They know most of the Rolexes that they see were all bought on Canal Street for 50 bucks and not worth robbing.
Personally, I've always been fond of the Rolex stainless steel sports models, namely for their timeless and classic styling combined with robust every day wear-ability. Right now, my favorites are the Rolex Sea Dweller 43mm and Explorer II (Black dial) which happens to also look smashing when outfitted with leather straps.
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Ah My old girl bought her in 1979 as a commercial Diver been with me to 50m in the Pit Senote in Carmen del Playa and WWII wrecks in
Rabaul/Solomons/ Bougainville--Steve's correct they are not great accurate to the sec -mine drifts every year a few minutes or two
I took a snap --she's just been to the Vet for her 10 year spit and polish
Bruce
Rabaul/Solomons/ Bougainville--Steve's correct they are not great accurate to the sec -mine drifts every year a few minutes or two
I took a snap --she's just been to the Vet for her 10 year spit and polish
Bruce
visited my Rolex dealer last weekend- had 1 Yachtmaster, a few DJs, and that's it. They usually stock 50+ watches. unfortunately the same speculation that drives the stock market has spilled over to watches. I could also buy a Nautilus or Aquanaut there a few years ago from the case.
people aren't buying Rolex for Rolex anymore, but just because it's going up in price. I still love my OP39, 4 years later.
people aren't buying Rolex for Rolex anymore, but just because it's going up in price. I still love my OP39, 4 years later.
My favorite as well. i have the white face stainless strap. I had a Daytona but with my poor vision i could not read it. I like this size a lot.
Rolex are a fascinating brand and you have to go back to 1969 when they decided to embark on a global marketing campaign to make the brand THE aspirational product for the 'common man'. They were and are spectacularly sucessful. Before that, Omega was the go to watch. They are not particularly innovative but rely on good engineering, quality control, and marketing. They are a fully vertically integrated company , apart from the hands (I could be corrected on this) which gives them total control.
So to answer your question; for me it has to be the Explorer One. A simple ,well engineered sports watch. No bling, no frivolous functionality, good design, and increasing in value! An indication of style over fashion.
If we look at modern watches and try to ignore the race to the bottom with ever increasing size, complexity for the sake of complexity, cheap movements (Swatch have restricted the sale of ETA movements) like the Chinese sea-Gull ebauches that have replaced the ETA ones at a quarter of the cost, what could be a reasonable alternative? As an aside, the restrictive practices of the SWATCH group has driven a number of manufactures to make their own movements for their high end watches which of course is a significant investment with its accompanying price hike.
To the surprise of most people here I would give careful consideration to Grand Seiko. A brand ( Seiko) that is dominated by its thousands of cheap watches it produces every year. However Grand Seiko (a separate division to Seiko) make some of the finest engineered and finished watches on the planet. The steel they use and its finish is in the tradition of the early samurai metal makers, and their dials are meticulously crafted. They are also innovators, creating new aproaches to the watches' power train, and escapement etc. However they are not fashionable, have little product placement or celebrity endorsement, or massive marketing exposure. At a dinner party they will not get glances of admiration or envy.They are an Horologist's brand.
I obviously have an interest in Horology and as an alternative interest to Hi Fi, I rebuild pocket watches and early chronograph watches.
I’m very happy with this one, my everyday go-to watch. Is the 40mm version which was superseded late last summer.
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Have my first Grand Seiko arriving soon- build quality and dial is truly special.
Keith. ....they certainly are; especially if you have been able to get the MT. Iwate or Snowflake dial
I had a boutique Mt. Iwate GMT on order last spring, but cancelled as I really think spring drive represents GS more. So now I have a pink-dialed "Spring" on its way
I'll post a wrist shot once it arrives!
I got mine in 1977 as well. Sold it two years ago to get a Patek Phillipe.
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