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29 May 2011, 04:49 PM
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MY ENGAGEMENT WATCH - Lady DateJust - Mother of Pearl
Hello! I'd like to submit a small review of my lovely engagement watch. My fiance proposed with this lovely piece on May 8th of this year. He is a watch person (actually watch fanatic) and we bought my watch while strolling into the Rolex store to have his Sub cleaned.
 I'd like to introduce my Lady DateJust, Mother of Pearl, Roman Numerals, Fluted Bezel, Stainless Steal Jubilee Bracelet with a hidden clasp (and my first Rolex) watch. (BTW, I'm pretty new to this forum so I apologize for any "forum-lingo" that I should or should not be using).  As far as the specs for this watch: - 26mm White Mother of Pearl Dial - 18k White Gold Fluted Bezel (my favorite part of the watch) - Roman Numeral Markers - Sapphire Crystal - Stainless Steal Jubilee Bracelet - Hidden Clasp First off, we chose the 26mm because I for one, do not like big watches. I have a small wrist and anything bigger would have looked overwhelmingly large on my wrist. I like the simple, feminine but not too feminine look. I know the trend nowadays seems to be big watches for some women, but I don't think I'll ever catch onto that trend. Next, the White Mother of Pearl is absolutely stunning and beautiful. Its a very subtle WOW factor, but still a WOW factor  . I caught myself looking at the dial at different angles and different shades of light the first week I wore it. I would just turn it against the light to see the different ripples and colors in the Mother of Pearl. I never do get sick of looking at it. Pictures really do not do the Mother of Pearl any justice. That is something that you definitely need to see in person to really appreciate.Then its my favorite, the fluted white gold bezel. I LOVE the look of the fluted bezel rather than the plain stainless steal bezel. It just... glistens and glitters in the light. Its the added BLING without the actual bling. ;) Its just beautiful. At every angle you look at, the fluted bezel just shines at you. Its almost hypnotic in a way. You just catch yourself looking.. then staring...  Lastly, the stainless steal Jubilee Bracelet really makes the watch pop. It looks great and more like a bracelet rather than a watch. The Oyster bracelet is nice, but seems to be more of a casual look compared to the Jubilee. I like the hidden clasp because it just looks much cleaner. Its a more sleek and chic look.  On a side note, we recently purchased a leather strap to try on for size. My fiance felt I might feel more comfortable with a leather strap since the bracelet was slightly loose. Rolex couldn't adjust the links anymore, if I took one more off, it would be too tight so i had to go with it a little loose. So I chose a Hadley Roma, White Pearl, Alligator Leather Strap. It is actually very comfortable and gives the watch a completely different look. Its like having two different watches. The White Pearl Strap grabs onto the color of the Mother of Pearl dial and they really go hand in hand with one another. I think I made a good choice, but it really makes the Rolex look a lot more casual. Sooooo.... for your viewing pleasure, please find below, photos of the above mentioned watch. I hope I have done this watch justice and that you like my first review. (The pictures are all mixed up because I'm still a new-bee to this forum) ENJOY!! 
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29 May 2011, 05:08 PM
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Welcome and congrats that is a stunning watch
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29 May 2011, 05:25 PM
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Welcome to TRF
 Congratulations on the watch and your engagement...exciting times
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29 May 2011, 06:08 PM
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Congrats. It looks the right size for you, the MOP dial poshed up the otherwise monotonous colour scheme. Very nice
The new jubilee bracelet with the hidden clasp imho is one of the best looking jewelery range bracelet on offer upped only by the president.
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29 May 2011, 06:10 PM
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Welcome to TRF and congrats to the watch..
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29 May 2011, 06:22 PM
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Welcome to TRF. Congratulations on your engagement and watch.
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29 May 2011, 06:32 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS on the engagement and the beautiful watch.
You didn't happen to let him weasel out of an engagement ring, did you? |
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29 May 2011, 06:34 PM
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Congats. BTW, I definetely prefer the bracelet.
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29 May 2011, 06:34 PM
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Welcome and congrats , Thats much better than a ring IMHO
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29 May 2011, 06:52 PM
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Perhaps a Sub-C for him as a wedding present ;)
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29 May 2011, 09:22 PM
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Real Name: Travis
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Beautiful watch!
Congrats on the engagement and welcome to TRF! Nice pics and write up.
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29 May 2011, 09:40 PM
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A woman at work has the same watch, minus the extra nice dial. I'm always impressed by how handsome that watch is. The bezel and jubilee really sparkle.
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29 May 2011, 09:43 PM
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Welcome & Congrats!
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29 May 2011, 10:44 PM
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Beautiful watch
Welcome to the TRF and congratulations on your engagement
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29 May 2011, 10:53 PM
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Definitely off to a great start.
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29 May 2011, 10:57 PM
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Very nice!
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29 May 2011, 11:00 PM
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Congrats on the engagement
...and the watch is fantastic
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29 May 2011, 11:08 PM
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Welcome to TRF and Congrats on the watch and engagement!
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29 May 2011, 11:13 PM
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Welcome. Beautiful Watch. Congrats!
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29 May 2011, 11:18 PM
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Double congrats!
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29 May 2011, 11:21 PM
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Congratulations on your engagement
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29 May 2011, 11:24 PM
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So pretty! The size looks perfect on your tiny wrist. And I must say the leather strap is a very nice option - are you able to get a snugger fit with the strap? It gives the watch a completely different personality.
Congratulations! |
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30 May 2011, 01:00 AM
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Welcome and congratulations!!
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30 May 2011, 01:02 AM
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stunning piece!!!
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30 May 2011, 01:07 AM
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What a beautiful classic piece, can understand you liking the smaller watch, my wife is the same way with a thin wrist. I never liked the leather strap on a DJ before, but that watch strap is very classy. Use it in the best of health.
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30 May 2011, 01:11 AM
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Like it! Strap really looks great with the dial too.
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30 May 2011, 01:14 AM
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First of all, welcome to TRF!
Congrats on a beautiful, classic piece! The size looks perfect on you and I am also a big fan of the fluted bezel/jubilee bracelet combo! Have it myself. Congrats on your engagement as well....SO exciting!! I'm sure your excitement and enjoyment of your DJ will just increase over the years!!!
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30 May 2011, 01:54 AM
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Nice!!!
My wife required a bit of "surgery" in the form of removing links / adding a 1 1/4 link on the Jubilee for a proper fit. She is small-wristed as well. Agree. The 26mm is perfect on you. Congratulations all around...and Welcome. |
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30 May 2011, 02:18 AM
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congrats on your upcoming nuptials...
great pickup...
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30 May 2011, 02:22 AM
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congrats you are one lucky lady. the watch looks amazing on your wrist. enjoy the time piece and best of luck with everything.
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