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12 July 2020, 11:30 AM | #1 |
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Incoming impulse buy
I am working out of town this and next week. So to fill some time today, I travelled to a Rolex AD. There was no plan of this yesterday or any time before now. Was just to look around and size a submariner to see how 40mm would look on my wrist for the future if an opportunity ever arose, since I always thought 40 would be too small for me for a dive watch.
Anyway, those were all sold out obviously (I did try a two tone, and the size looks a little better on me than I thought it would. So I guess it’s a possibility down the road after all, although a 42 would be perfection). But there were a couple DJs in stock. I’m loving it so far. I was first drawn in with the white dial fluted bezel. Looked amazing. But figured I wanted to wear this in a lot of situations and felt the fluted bezel was too flashy. Plus the black is nice since I have a white dial GS and blue Omega Aqua Terra. Now I have the 3 different colors of 3 different brands of almost the exact same looking watch haha. Never thought I’d get over my ‘dislike’ of Rolex and actually purchase one. But I guess we all live with some contradictions. |
12 July 2020, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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Congrats! And welcome to the dark side.
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12 July 2020, 11:32 AM | #3 |
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Love it - great classic pick. Looks great on your wrist! Congrats!
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12 July 2020, 11:32 AM | #4 |
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Congratulations. Beautiful watch.
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12 July 2020, 11:34 AM | #5 |
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Beautiful. Congrats.
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12 July 2020, 11:34 AM | #6 |
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Congrats brother!! I got the same one for the same reason! A little stealth!
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12 July 2020, 11:35 AM | #7 |
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Looks incredible. Very nice choice, decisively done.
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12 July 2020, 12:12 PM | #8 |
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Great watch! Congrats on the new acquistion!
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12 July 2020, 12:13 PM | #9 |
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Looks good—enjoy it!
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12 July 2020, 12:17 PM | #10 |
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That's a great watch. That combo is perfection. Great choice.
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12 July 2020, 12:39 PM | #11 |
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Now you got a real one, everything’s else wants to be a DJ. Congrats
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12 July 2020, 12:42 PM | #12 |
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Congrats
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12 July 2020, 01:23 PM | #13 |
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Congrats
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12 July 2020, 01:31 PM | #14 |
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Beautiful watch! Congrats and welcome!
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12 July 2020, 01:54 PM | #15 |
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Congrats!
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12 July 2020, 02:01 PM | #16 |
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congratulations!
DJ41 is one of Rolex great timepieces. It covers all basis
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Congratulations, very nice watch. Would love to know if the brand will grow or shrink on you after this purchase. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12 July 2020, 02:19 PM | #18 |
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Congratulations! Beautiful watch.
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12 July 2020, 02:41 PM | #19 | |
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My son had a provincial track and field meet .Around Feb 2019.Quickly popped into an AD in the city . Was looking for a 116610LN at that stage .They had one but was reserved for another buyer at a certain time that day .They couldnt get hold of him and told me if he didnt pick it up ,I could have it ...he didnt keep the appointment .I got it . BUT they had the DJ in the display .Kept spooking me for the next few days and a week later picked it up .It gets plenty wrist time . The DJ41 jubilee with polished smooth bezel presents very well on the wrist,its actually more flashy than most believe . Nothing to dislike about Rolex ,wont be the last one ! Refreshing to see a Toyota steering wheel on the forum ! I drive one myself .Everything keeps going right . |
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12 July 2020, 02:53 PM | #20 |
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Great buy! Looks classy and well-proportioned on the wrist. You did well, OP - enjoy it in the best of health.
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Incoming impulse buy
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Congratulations. With your wrist size you need to be looking at a SD43. For me it’s the ultimate diver. I know the DSSD is the king but I’m not a fan of the ring lock system and the thickness. The SD43 is nearly perfect. It it was just a little thinner it would be perfect imo. 7.25 inch wrist for reference. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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13 July 2020, 12:47 AM | #22 |
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13 July 2020, 12:50 AM | #23 |
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Same here. But I’ve always liked the watches themselves. Very nice watches. It is for quite a few other reasons I dislike Rolex that this watch isn’t likely to change. But I’ll let you know if it’s just that great that it does haha
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13 July 2020, 12:56 AM | #24 | |
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Plus, for an impulse buy that I seriously 100% didn’t budget or even have in my head the night before, $2k seemed like a fortune. Once I figured I’m going to buy one and found myself already at $7,900, each $100 increase felt like an additional 1k lol. So I talked myself out of the fluted. I love Toyota! Like watches and vehicles built to last! Cheers! |
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13 July 2020, 12:59 AM | #25 | |
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We shall see. Now that the psychological Rolex barrier has been broken, who knows what is possible haha |
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13 July 2020, 01:47 AM | #26 |
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Congratulations.
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13 July 2020, 02:22 AM | #27 |
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13 July 2020, 04:25 AM | #29 |
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Good choice. Great watch. Congratulations.
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13 July 2020, 04:40 AM | #30 |
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Congratulations
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