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12 October 2011, 09:20 AM | #61 |
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He's already made up his mind! Stop trying to convince him to buy a boring DJ.
I suspect if the OP was deciding between a Sub or the Pam, the pro rolex-ers would still be for the Rolex, despite the Sub being far more casual than the Pam. Well done for making your mind up. |
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A sub is NOT more casual than any Luminor. That said, congrats to the OP. Buy the watch that talks to you. Nobody with any brains in their head will judge you on what watch you wear and 99% of people won't even notice. Wear the one you want. It's your money. L PS Pics please. |
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You're welcome to your opinion (however misguided) but the Luminor is more casual than ANY rolex. The Rad is about equal to a sub in "dressiness" on an OEM gator and more casual on anything else.
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Back to topic. Great work in deciding what you like. Now get some pics on here! :)
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My vote is for the Rolex, it is a timeless classic with understated elegance. It doesn't need to shout that You have arrived but rather it speaks for itself to those who know timepieces. Good luck with your selection.
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If you want to walk into a room with the same watch "Rolex" that others are also wearing, go with the DJ Rolex. However, if you go with the Panerai, chances are that you will be the only one with a Pam!!! and answering questions about it. Go with what grabs ya..
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Another vote fir the Rolex. I get tired of Panerais very fast and I don't think they as versatile as some people think they are. I hope the 372 will change my mind.
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So you guys are aware that I decided on the 359. Found an out of state dealer offering a deep double digit discount-has one in stock and now I suddenly have cold feet!!!!!
Help me understand how you guys pull the trigger so quickly with so much money involved? |
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Clearly the DJ II.
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My shopping suggestions. You want the quick and ez new in box? Contact Mosco, DAVIDSW, or bodybump here on TRF. Else, just keep checking TZ and P.com for a deal. Be sure to check their refs. I'd tell you the price to go for etc, but do it on your own. You'll find out that the hunt is half the fun (really). As soon as you get this 359 and wear it for a few weeks/months........the cravings will set in and you'll want another. Why do you think there are forums like this???? For watch junkies, that's why...aka you. Enjoy the excitement of tracking one down.
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Buy it!
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FWIW drgross has a nice 359 for sale right now. I've never dealt with him personally, but he seems to be selling quite a few Panerai
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I have 4 Rolex sports models and one Pam 312- Rolex is my favourite watch brand by far, although I do love my 312. But if I were you, I would go the the Panerai - I wear my Pam for business, dress and casual and it fits in perfectly in every case. I work on Wall Street and Pams are the watch of choice for professionals, but a close second would be Rolex sports models like the DSSD, Daytona, and Sub and GMT ceramics. But you just never see the newer bigger Datejusts on anyone, and the only time you see the older smaller 36mm DJ's are on older gents which are usually two-tone gold/silvers. The new DJ above seems very blingy and would not really look too cool with casual. It will also have a much lower resale value if you are ever looking at flipping it.
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Cold feet stage is tough. This is not an insignificant amount of money unless you're a millionaire (and I mean net worth). I check to make sure I have everything else I need like enough savings in the bank, debts paid off or on a comfortable payoff schedule, emergency cash level satisfactory, etc...and if it won't add any stress to my life. If all lights are green, then just go for it.
With big decisions like this, I use my "try it on for size" trick. I just go ahead in my mind and mentally commit to buying it. I tell myself it's done, it's bought, it's over. And then I let that sit and sink in for a day or two. I usually feel either, "oh crap, what was I thinking?" or, "oh yeah, that feels good." It's like trying on a pair of pants at a store. Sometimes they look great on the rack , but then they just don't fit. So this way I try it on mentally. Seems to work for me. |
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A good lawyer as you are, this is not going to be your first and last purchase I am sure, it's just going to be the first of two, a few, or many....
cold feet...it's a slippery slope if you get the 359 my friend...after you buy it, it's off with the strap hunt I guarantee you ! And why would you ask do we spend that much on straps?...coz it's half the fun and fulfillment. I started as a Seiko lover, then a tag heuer collector, then a DJ fan, to a GMTIIC fanatic....and now I have a dress regiment before I leave the house, I have to make sure that the strap I wear on my pam312 matches or coordinates with the clothes I wear and the activity at hand, silly...really silly, but every time I do so brings me a joy I cannot understand, so dont ask me what watch gets most of my wrist time ;-) I love Rolex, it's my childhood dream, but my mid-life dream is the Pam :-) so I keep both :-)...and some others more forgettable left over from my past. GO FOR IT !!! p.s. you may want to have your SI actively involved by converting them too, believe me it takes a lot of effort but pays off well, my wife's a risti now too :-) but that's only after i bought her a YM, she's got to have what I have, pay to play ! |
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I think it's an easy decision really, you like them both just as much as each other... then buy the one that will hold it's value the most, that way should you decide you really must have the other, then you will loose less.
Me? I'd have the Rolex, I think the Pam's are too tall. |
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