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16 August 2017, 09:14 AM | #61 |
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Congrats on a super pair.
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16 August 2017, 09:15 AM | #62 |
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16 August 2017, 09:36 AM | #63 |
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Great story, congratulations!
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16 August 2017, 09:38 AM | #64 | |
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But I hope this thread still helps others choosing dials or for whomever is on the fence on the SS SkyD, I wasn't a fan but in person it really is a gorgeous piece! |
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16 August 2017, 09:51 AM | #65 |
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Outstanding pics comparing the two watches! Both look great.
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16 August 2017, 02:28 PM | #66 |
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And now it's for sale at huge premium over RRP. Seriously, this is what makes me wonder about this hobby of ours. Wouldn't it have been great to let someone who actually really wanted the watch get it from the AD without paying a mark up? And for what it's worth, I just purchased the blue dial skydweller yesterday and will not be posting a for sale listing three days after my incoming thread. #LAME
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16 August 2017, 02:32 PM | #67 |
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Frankly this crap gets old. Fashion police at every turn. It's a watch not a Tuxedo.
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16 August 2017, 03:00 PM | #68 | |
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16 August 2017, 03:20 PM | #69 |
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If I had the choice between that SkyD and Daytona, I'd be all over the SkyD. It's stunning!
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17 August 2017, 12:33 AM | #70 |
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Nice, congrats!
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17 August 2017, 12:54 AM | #71 |
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17 August 2017, 03:05 PM | #72 |
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Strange thread; it starts with the OP saying he won't keep the watch and might give it to his father. People are later surprised when he doesn't keep the watch and tries to sell it at a profit. What is strange is the whole conversion to loving scenario it he creates. Publicity for his sale?
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17 August 2017, 03:38 PM | #73 | |
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17 August 2017, 06:11 PM | #74 |
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Congratulations
Thanks for sharing these pictures Sky Dweller is a great treat I appreciate you put Daytona and Sky Dweller side by side as well Happy Days
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17 August 2017, 11:13 PM | #75 | |
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I have to agree with you on this nonsense... |
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18 August 2017, 01:40 AM | #76 |
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I see nothing wrong. OP owns the watch, he's free to do as he pleases. Will you guys be flaming David and Thanh next lol
On top of that he had to pay a premium on his 116500 so this is a fair game chance to recoup that premium
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18 August 2017, 01:53 AM | #77 |
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Looks like Rolex is going to the new and improved, sunburst black on most, if not all new models.
Exact sentiments when I saw the new black on the DJ41. Striking look and is a tough choice to make vs. rhodium imo. |
18 August 2017, 02:53 AM | #78 |
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Those batons on the dial make all the difference. You are a fortunate man.
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18 August 2017, 02:58 AM | #79 |
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Hmm, I'll give this OP the benefit of the doubt, but don't want to encourage these Pump and Dump threads here. "Adverts" should only be in the Classifieds.
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18 August 2017, 03:35 AM | #80 |
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Wowsers.
No judgement from me as I'm a squirrel brain and could see myself flipping nearly anything (except my wife and my DJ41). But an interesting turn. I didn't see this coming.
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18 August 2017, 03:42 AM | #81 |
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Very similar to the guy who posted a DaytonaC right when they were coming out and pumped it up about how great and excited he was. A few days later it was sale at an outrageous price. For what its worth, he got flamed/banned and is no longer around.
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18 August 2017, 03:54 AM | #82 |
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Sorry all for being MIA - been traveling for work and its been hellish, finally have some coffee and can sit down with my laptop
I apologize if people are feeling like this is a publicity stunt or pump and dump scheme, that was not my intent nor anything dubious, malicious, vain, etc. This feels like a mea culpa but because I'm a big fan of this community let me share my thoughts: My only intent on posting this thread was two fold: 1) share to others who aren't fans of the SS SkyDweller to see it in person first as an opportunity to have your mind potentially changed (as someone who vehemently claimed they didn't like the watch based on pictures online and seeing the PM models in person) and 2) share that the black dial is not a flat black but a more radiant black that can change with lighting since most of the love online was going towards the blue dial for anyone interested. Nothing more nothing less sincerely. In retrospect I likely could have saved myself this headache and just kept those sentiments to myself or just shared exactly that end of story. Maybe I should have removed the "incoming" part of the thread but maybe that would have also been misleading as the same pictures would have everyone likely writing the same comments. I purchased the watch with 5 minutes before store close (flight next morning) as an intended gift for my father which I'd hope I'd been consistent on, and surprisingly he really preferred to stick with his GMT2C instead of the SkyD. I didn't want to force a $15.5k watch on him, and the watch I hope I had made clear had just too much presence for me personally even though I feel like if I wanted to wear it I easily could. So what are my options? Forc myself to wear it? Don't really want to let a beautiful watch like this sit in the safe, so I figured I'd sell it. Knowing that I just paid a substantial markup on my SS Daytona a month earlier (which was not "#LAME" but I was actually happy doing so as it saved me the headache and despair of being shown the door, and chuckled at by ADs who wouldn't even put me on their lists, and it was what supply and demand was dictating for a watch I really wanted), why not try and recoup *some* (not even all) of the premium for someone else who might want the watch and still make sure it's the lowest priced SkyDweller on the market, not by $5 but by a fair margin based on my research when I listed it. I think it's easy for people (including myself) to say they'd do something hypothetically when in reality it might be different, but at the end of the day you all are entitled to your opinions rightfully so, so this is my post on the matter which you can decide is satisfactory for you or not. I apologize again for anything that appeared suspicious as it really was not my intent but to just share two thoughts on the watch and show it as a gift for someone who at the end of the day wasn't comfortable with it. Thanks for listening and have a good day al |
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18 August 2017, 04:17 AM | #84 | |
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Watch is now pending sale and hope it goes to a good home. |
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18 August 2017, 04:33 AM | #85 |
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Nice story. Congratz!
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18 August 2017, 06:44 AM | #86 | |
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I generally agree but not sure this one needs to be pumped anyways Also did he come back here and post "changed my mind it's for sale?" I thought someone else brought it up.
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18 August 2017, 08:44 AM | #87 |
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Agreed, I didn't think Sammy was planning this so I said I would give him the benefit of the doubt and he has come back with a fuller explanation, but just thought it would be better to state that this is not what this forum is for and other more cynical members have been banned for it.
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