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19 January 2020, 10:33 AM | #31 |
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I don’t think it’s about beating up a watch. I think it’s more that the OP is being applauded for actually wearing the watch as opposed to fearing every minor scratch that is a natural part of watch ownership.
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19 January 2020, 10:34 AM | #32 |
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People cry about a scratched up clasp .. people cry about other wrapping their wrist in bubble wrap.. can’t please everyone.. my clasp looks similar to the OP’s.. who cares?
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19 January 2020, 10:38 AM | #33 |
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The rest of her.
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19 January 2020, 10:40 AM | #35 |
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Looks good John.
Enjoy wearing it just as you like.
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19 January 2020, 10:41 AM | #36 |
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Looks awesome. I’m with you on who cares about the clasp. Desk diving will do that. Besides Rolex can polish it one day and you can start over.
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19 January 2020, 10:51 AM | #37 | |
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I think the difference is that GT2RS is seen as a collectible. Rolex are now largely seen as collectible. When something becomes “collectible” many people tend to stop using it to preserve the value. I would expect that a C450 gets driven daily. Unfortunately not many GT2RS do, and it seems fewer Rolex sport models do. Again, for me it isn’t about “liking” the scratches, because I don’t. It’s just a symbol of use, which is why I think some seem to applaud it.
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19 January 2020, 11:04 AM | #38 |
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Looks great. Keep enjoying it.
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19 January 2020, 11:05 AM | #39 |
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As long as you enjoy it
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19 January 2020, 11:08 AM | #40 |
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And if you (OP) wanted, you could clean it up in 30 seconds with a green ScothBrite pad... or not.
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19 January 2020, 11:11 AM | #41 |
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AMAZING THREAD! The watch looks like it gets a lot of love, a lot of wrist time, and has a lot of great memories with it. Great looking Sub, and here are to more memories, and more marks
(My clasp looks pretty similar on my 114060 ) |
19 January 2020, 11:17 AM | #42 |
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Fabulous! That is some serious usage.
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19 January 2020, 11:19 AM | #43 |
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I'd get it cleaned up - too beat up. Just my .02 though and everyone's different.
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19 January 2020, 11:22 AM | #44 |
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Scratches happen here is the clasp of my 2009 Daytona. I wear it with pride scratches and all.
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No argument here on the production aspect (I didn’t call them rare), but people are paying a premium for them, and many people “collect” them, so by factual definition they are collectible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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19 January 2020, 01:42 PM | #47 |
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[QUOTE=Sublovin;10302527]No argument here on the production aspect (I didn’t call them rare), but people are paying a premium for them, and many people “collect” them, so by factual definition they are collectible.
Like Beanie Babies were !! |
20 January 2020, 03:51 AM | #48 |
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now this is how you wear a watch lol
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20 January 2020, 04:24 AM | #49 |
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I don’t know man. Perhaps you should visit HQ Milton‘s website. You might have a change of heart once you do.
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20 January 2020, 04:36 AM | #50 |
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Wearing it, daily. That’s the way. Better than it sitting in a cold dark vault.
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20 January 2020, 04:58 AM | #51 |
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20 January 2020, 05:17 AM | #52 |
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Great job! Just keep wearing the damn thing like it was intended! Kudos to you!
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20 January 2020, 05:23 AM | #53 | |
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Granted today they are a lot more expensive than in the early days but I still swim, ski, hike etc. with my watch on as they are made for it. Not saying that I wear my them for tasks that I know will just scratch them to bits for no good reason, there are plenty of less expensive alternatives. One nice thing with the modern materials like ceramic bezels, sapphire crystals, solid bracelets is they can take a pretty good amount of abuse and still come out lookIng pretty good at the end of the day. Take them in for service every few years and they come back looking like new again. |
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20 January 2020, 05:26 AM | #54 |
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20 January 2020, 06:12 AM | #55 |
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Did you use it to dig for gold in the garden????
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20 January 2020, 06:16 AM | #56 |
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I'm not saying that you should baby your watches, or that having small scratches should bother you.
But I don't understand this idea of being "happy" about having a scratched/beat-up clasp. I wore my Subc everyday for two years, it have a few scratches but no way near what I see on this thread. There is no need to beat up your expensive watches so you can brag about "how much you use them" on an internet forum. |
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20 January 2020, 07:31 AM | #58 |
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Well that’s pretty heavy desk use but if it does not bother you that’s all that matters.... me personally I am very wrist conscience of wearing a watch.
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20 January 2020, 07:36 AM | #59 |
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Looks normal to me. Anyone who has a daily wearer that looks better than that is a slave to their possession. I wouldn’t want to constantly be thinking about my watch. It’s out of mind until I look at the time. You wear yours in a healthy manner!
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