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16 May 2019, 04:28 AM | #391 |
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16 May 2019, 04:31 AM | #392 |
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I think this is a much nicer choice...
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16 May 2019, 04:59 AM | #393 |
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To me appeal of YM2 was lack of cyclopse..... but ya date somehow would have been nice, probably too complicated to add to the movement
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16 May 2019, 05:55 PM | #394 |
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16 May 2019, 06:02 PM | #395 |
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x2 Love mine. Is that a service dial? It's non-maxi but SWISS MADE. Mine's almost dead :'(
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21 June 2019, 02:01 PM | #396 |
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I just started a new job in Silicon Valley, so I called around to 5 ADs asking what they had available in SS professional models.
Everyone of them had a YM2 available. Every single AD had it in stock. What’s that tell you? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
21 June 2019, 02:08 PM | #397 |
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Imagine if your submariner has big SUBMARINER written from 8 to 4 on the black bezel, then remove an semblance of time (no 12 or 24 hr markers of any kind), then put some super strange complication you’ll never use, but you’ll certainly pay for, then make it huge, but then taper the sides like a YM/Daytona, then make that complication so complicated no one would know how to use even if you wanted to, ....
Who the heck would buy it? Only because it’s 904L and says Rolex in the dial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
21 June 2019, 02:23 PM | #398 |
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And what's up with its count down timer from 10?
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21 June 2019, 02:28 PM | #399 |
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It's for big yacht racing apes. !
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21 June 2019, 02:32 PM | #400 | |
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I just think it looks like the embodiment of pretentiousness . With that big text on the bezel. Like, cool bro, your the master of yachts. I hate saying that cause I love yellow gold, and that can be judged similarly. However, something about the YMII just turns me off. With that said, I think it does have an awesome color scheme. The Regatta timer is pretty cool and I heard it is a flyback timer (could be wrong). Very thoughtfully done and great complication (though I find YM1 bezel to be more useful). Just again, not for me. |
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21 June 2019, 09:01 PM | #401 | |
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The AD in Valley Fair had it for a while...
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22 June 2019, 12:46 AM | #402 |
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Hard to read, and expensive! I would preferrer all other Rolex models over this one. But sure it is handsome for some people.
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22 June 2019, 01:29 AM | #403 |
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My 2cts.......
The 116680 YM II is unique in every aspect........... And ahead of it's time.. People that own one do admire and appeciate this watch after the purchase more and more. It is distinguishing from all the common Rolex models people are after in one endless row, finally everybody wearing the same model. Ok that's and feels safe......that's for sure...... |
22 June 2019, 01:34 AM | #404 |
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I'd be willing to bet that 90% of the people that don't like the SS YMII have never had one on their wrist. They judge it by 400% blown up pictures on the web.
On the wrist, its stunning, comfortable and fun. The "giant" wording on the bezel isn't giant from normal user distances. Other than my AP's, nothing gets more questions or looks. Love mine. |
26 June 2019, 12:13 AM | #405 |
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The unfortunate fact is that most 40mm Rolex's are simply not suited for larger men (like myself).
Now I personally love the designs of many of the 40mm Rolex's, and would purchase a 44mm smurf in a heartbeat if Rolex would ever get with the times, but they prefer to make dainty watches for the 1960's (case size preference) crowd still imho. Sorry to say, and I love my fathers 1960s sub passed to me, but its just too small for modern times and a large build and almost looks borderline silly tiny in pictures. What would be cool is if Rolex would eventually make a XL line for large men so we could wear the main line designs appropriately scaled up. Watches like the SD43, DSSD, and YMII are really our only options in the current Rolex line so it doesn't look like we are wearing a small toy 40mm Fischer Price watch, lol. |
26 June 2019, 12:45 AM | #406 |
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1. useless regatta timer
2. gaudy logo on bezel 3. no date which wouldn't be an issue if it didn't have the useless regatta timer 4. ridiculous size 5. in TT it might just be the ugliest watch in history |
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26 June 2019, 09:43 AM | #410 |
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So much hate out there for the YMII, LOL... It’s laughable actually...
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27 June 2019, 11:37 PM | #418 |
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TT is the least fav of the YMII range
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Call me crazy but I've just cashed in on the recent inflated values of my 116610LN and 116710LN, the classic staples, to jump on the YM2 train. I'll be picking up tomorrow my 116680, 2018 model with Merc hands and going home with a couple of thousands in my pocket. Can't argue with that.
Some say you should never sell a SubC or a discontinued GMT LN but I've just done both, couldn't bear the ubiquity of these watches over here, diminishing my ownership experience. The previously-felt admiration for these pieces when seen on other wrists has inexplicably turned into disgust. Perhaps I'm as shallow as you think I am but I need something that stands out and the eclectic mix of colours, bonkers complication on the YM2 is what I'm missing. I've picked one up at a good price and will be hanging on to this for a while. I'll get on a waiting list for a SubC LN since they anchor every collection but in the meantime my SS YM2 and TT Panda Daytona will become the new cornerstones. |
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