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15 September 2015, 04:08 AM | #31 |
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15 September 2015, 04:22 AM | #32 |
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Has what happened? I buy what I want to own and wear.
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15 September 2015, 12:39 PM | #33 |
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15 September 2015, 12:41 PM | #34 |
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15 September 2015, 12:44 PM | #35 | |
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15 September 2015, 12:49 PM | #36 | |
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How does the leather strap age? I'm also a little worried since the crown feels delicate compared to the Rolex ones. |
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15 September 2015, 01:20 PM | #37 | |
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15 September 2015, 01:49 PM | #38 |
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Nice pick up Alex. Congratz!
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15 September 2015, 02:40 PM | #39 |
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I'm a serial cheater then, as I always look for the next one even though I got what I thought was the grail. 5970P lasted about 4 months for me, and then the itches started to appear.
My latest high price toy is the Urwerk 210 (bought a few Seiko Tunas in between), and I also like GF GMT except it cost 600k so gonna have to put that off for a while. New Rolex platinum DD40 (had the platinum DDII but sold that one) looks good too, maybe I get that first. |
15 September 2015, 03:13 PM | #40 | |
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I agree that Rolex crown is more robust feeling but I love more the tick tick sound of JLC and other high end brand, it like a song singing every time winding the crown. |
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18 September 2015, 05:15 AM | #41 |
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From my experiene, being on various watch forum, is that Rolexforum generelly has a high standard - people seem quite mature and i would be surprised to see the pitchforks and torchs just by expressing love for other brands than Rolex
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18 September 2015, 05:42 AM | #42 |
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So true. At TRF, all brands are respected.
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18 September 2015, 07:34 AM | #43 |
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Beautiful watch!
I love the AMVOX line from JLC. |
26 September 2015, 10:48 AM | #44 |
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Has this happened to you? Am I alone?
Interesting question... I've been going through this myself lately. For years I only bought and wore Rolex.
Then slowly... I bought an Omega... Then a JLC... Then an IWC... Then an AP... There were a few Rolex pieces in between those other purchases, some of them kept and some sold. I love Rolex as a brand and I'm very happy with the current ones I own. But what I've learned is there is more to the world of watched than just Rolex. There are so many other great brands out there and each one has something to offer. That's not a bad thing! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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26 September 2015, 04:04 PM | #45 | |
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26 September 2015, 06:27 PM | #46 |
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Hi Alex,
What features attracted you to your new JLC?
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16 November 2017, 06:59 PM | #47 |
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I want a model from so many brands I don’t ever get mixed feelings from having many other brands
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16 November 2017, 07:09 PM | #48 |
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Don't feel bad.
I have been waiting two years for a reply.
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16 November 2017, 10:11 PM | #49 |
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I started with Rolex, but wandered away very early in my collecting. But I've always come back and Rolex still forms a nice subset of my collection and is still the highest represented brand (4 pieces) in the pool.
This is not marriage, you are free to try other [newer / younger / slimmer / older / mature / exotic / faster / slower / bigger / smaller] things without consequences. |
17 November 2017, 12:12 AM | #50 |
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17 November 2017, 12:13 AM | #51 |
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17 November 2017, 03:56 AM | #52 |
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I have done the same
and now only want the daytona ceramic
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3 December 2017, 08:19 AM | #53 |
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I started my watch 'addiction' with a Rolex Daytona and for me then Rolex was the top dog. I got a hulk etc etc but never felt bad when I bought an Omega PO. Same as you though, when I bought an AP 15300st I looked at Rolex with a lesser view if that's the right thing to say. But! After awhile like other members have said my admiration for Rolex returned, the durability, the accuracy of the time keeping. I read more into the history and it's not only the watches now but the whole company I respect. I have other brands but for me Rolex is up there at the top, maybe not for 'fine watchmaking' but as a package and for me what a watch should be it hits all marks.
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4 December 2017, 04:45 AM | #54 |
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Congrats on the Amvox. It's a fantastic watch
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13 December 2017, 01:34 PM | #55 |
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My first (high-end) watch was a Rolex perpetual Datejust.
Now I have been into other brands, sold the Rolex long time ago, and not even desiring to have any more of it in the future. |
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