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11 December 2012, 04:07 AM
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The Official TRF Sky-Dweller Owners Club
In keeping spirit with the DateJust, Submariner, DSSD, Presidents, YM, etc. owners clubs on TRF I have decided to start this club/thread.
 As a Rolex enthusiast and collector I must admit that I was ECSTATIC when I initially heard rumors that Rolex was planning on introducing a new complication! I couldn't wait to see the unveil at Basel 2012! From the Basel unveil we all came to realize that the Sky-Dweller has a bitter sweet design that you either hate or love! Aesthetics aside collectors must draw conclusions that the first Rolex annual calander from our beloved company is one to be reckoned with! I am definitely intrigued to see what the company has in store for us in the future... Could this be a segway into creating a perpetual calander? Minute Repeater (most likely not)? Only one can dream and ponder  I aquired both the WG and RG versions....  At the end of the day reference 326135 was the one that made me scream and say... THIS IS IT! My local time has been set to NY and reference time to Cairo, Egypt     I am inclined to say that as more folks see the piece in person they too will enjoy what Rolex has done in taking steps to enter the realm of Patek and Vacheron.
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11 December 2012, 04:12 AM
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Epic Sam!
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11 December 2012, 04:14 AM
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Drooooooooooolllliinnngggg
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11 December 2012, 04:15 AM
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Nice one, Sam!
Somehow I doubt this club thread will go on for pages and pages and pages, if only because of the membership fees.  But, I totally agree with you that with time, the SkyD admirers will grow and grow.  Hmmmmm....that gives me an idea! Maybe I'll start "The Official TRF Sky-Dweller Admirers Club". Hey, at least it's a club I can join right away! 
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11 December 2012, 04:16 AM
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What sort of Box and bits come with the watch Sam?
Did you get a bezel protector? ;-) |
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11 December 2012, 04:17 AM
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Wow Sam. You really out did yourself with those purchases.
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11 December 2012, 04:19 AM
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Sam,
You wear it well, my friend!  dP
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11 December 2012, 04:21 AM
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That's a lovely lovely watch...
   In all seriousness, that was a great thread opening post Sam! I love your reference and I hope to see more pictures from different owners soon enough!
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11 December 2012, 04:38 AM
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Oh my! Gotta move to Gotham!
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11 December 2012, 04:38 AM
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11 December 2012, 04:41 AM
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Amazing Sam. Major congrats!
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11 December 2012, 04:50 AM
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Wow. I'm torn between getting the WG or RG. I guess you solved that problem. Out of curiosity if you had to pick just one to keep which one would it be?
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11 December 2012, 05:03 AM
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Where are the other owners of this exclusive club?
Come on and show it off here. We'd love to see all. I can only admire and dream. |
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11 December 2012, 05:11 AM
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Just to add a slight bit of negativity to this thread, as I said somewhere else, the Skydweller is just not my cuppa. Now, the YM-II, OTOH, is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Probably my next grail.
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11 December 2012, 05:17 AM
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My only regret is that James Bond wasn't wearing a SkyD in SkyFall...
But then in the latest incarnation of the Bond character, personal devices are old school i.e. no exploding pens!!! However, perhaps when Rolex bring out a SkyD (I wish) in stainless steel Bond will re-evaluate his tastes and preferences.
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11 December 2012, 05:18 AM
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I heard the next Bond will don a G-Shock. ;-)
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11 December 2012, 05:33 AM
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Wow!!! Amazing! Congrats Sam.
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11 December 2012, 05:43 AM
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Fantasitc good sir!!
I've very happy for you, I can't believe you acquired both!!!!!
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11 December 2012, 05:44 AM
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Congrats again Sam, I am hoping by posting on this thread it may bring me a step closer to owning this exceptional piece
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11 December 2012, 05:49 AM
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Sam - Amazing watches.... Congratulations....
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11 December 2012, 05:51 AM
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I genuinely hope that ALL Rolex fans get to experience this annual calander, even if they don't acquire one it is still a fun piece to witness! As stated, I am hopeful for a Rolex perpetual calander in my lifetime... I will leave the Annual and Perpetual calander Patek's and Vacheron's for the big boys... I am just a kid that
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 Factory fresh from Geneva to my AD then to my wrist --------------------------------------------- Quote:
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11 December 2012, 05:55 AM
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Real nice!
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11 December 2012, 05:57 AM
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Beautiful, congrats and another thread done with great style
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11 December 2012, 05:58 AM
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Having 2 different color combos to start the new SkyDweller Thread is really the most impressive part of your founding.
Spectacular, wear them both for many many years to come. And Rolex should not need to enter the Minute Repeater arena, its value and place in horological history is complete. Grande sonnerie and the like are already in capable hands of Patek Phillipe and Vacheron and others known for their historical positions. For us this would be a foray best described as 'me-too' or 'coming late to the party'. |
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11 December 2012, 05:59 AM
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You da man Sam!
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11 December 2012, 06:03 AM
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simply stunning...
huget congrats again Sam! this sky dweller is really growing on me..
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11 December 2012, 06:09 AM
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In all fairness I have handled some of those Patek and Vacheron pieces, however, those entry prices to play are just  Edit - In addition, I am unsure if you have ever witnessed a Christies or Sotheby's auction, however, the Italian and Asian collectors have already priced a kid like me out of the uber desireable Patek and Vacheron pieces by bidding these exclusive complications to stratospheric levels along with their Van Gogh and Matisse paintings! I do not mind "last" best with this Sky-Dweller Here is a pic of the YG one that was reserved for me...  Did not consider that since I own the 116718...  
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11 December 2012, 06:13 AM
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Congrats Sam!!! That is quite an acquisition my friend!
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11 December 2012, 06:17 AM
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Very nice, to say the least! Congrats!!
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11 December 2012, 06:30 AM
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[QUOTE=FremStar;3780486]I genuinely hope that ALL Rolex fans get to experience this annual calander, even if they don't acquire one it is still a fun piece to witness! As stated, I am hopeful for a Rolex perpetual calander in my lifetime... I will leave the Annual and Perpetual calander Patek's and Vacheron's for the big boys... I am just a kid that
Rolex history... Factory fresh from Geneva to my AD then to my wrist Wear it in the BEST of health!! So no special presentation box just for this beast? |
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