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Old 13 August 2018, 11:01 AM   #61
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Like the poster from Beverly Hills, I live in a place where exotics are everywhere (Boca Raton FL) and there are just too many to count.

This includes cars, watches, boats, jewelry and wives.

We have a Lange and FP Journe boutique and a jewelry store that has a vault with watches that start at $100k and climb from there. Patek, Mille, etc... and that’s just at Mizner Place.


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I just told a friend that lives in Ohio that Rolex is a common in S. FL as a Toyota Camry in Ohio!
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Old 13 August 2018, 12:25 PM   #62
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Walked into brunch today in Nashville, I was wearing my BLNR and saw another guy wearing his BLNR, his wife sporting a 34mm DateJust on an Oyster bracelet.

Only the 2nd BLNR I've seen in the wild.
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Old 13 August 2018, 12:28 PM   #63
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Yesterday I went to a tiny Eastern Europe/Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food market I have been going to since I was a child. The husband and wife storekeepers had a DSSD and a SubC date On their wrists. Salt of the Earth people and I’m happy to see them prospering.
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Old 13 August 2018, 01:00 PM   #64
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Here in HK I normally see a good twenty of 'em on my walk to work each day.
You could walk into a local McDonalds and see Rolex everywhere.
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Old 13 August 2018, 04:05 PM   #65
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I am in southern italy and I have spotted so many here. Just last night a gmt ln and SubC. The SubC was on a woman who wore it loose as a fashion accessory.
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Old 13 August 2018, 05:22 PM   #66
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Recently went to a banking shindig. No spotted Daytonas, but seemed like nearly everybody in their 30s was rocking a Sub.
Yep, sounds about right. I was suckered to be on a panel discussion recently at a conference sponsored by JPM. There were too many Hulks to count. I couldn’t bring myself to wear mine for at least a month afterwards.
By chance, I had my white ceramic Daytona on that day and caught a lot of envy stares that afternoon.
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Old 13 August 2018, 05:58 PM   #67
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Saw a TT GMT last week and this morning a Sub on a NATO strap
Girlfriend works for a company that deals with Far East and Middle East customers
She says she sees at least 4-5 a week
Even her boss that has no idea of watches wears the Hulk
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Old 13 August 2018, 10:41 PM   #68
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Was at an AD in short hills mall this weekend and saw a younger gentleman speaking to a salesman and he had the white dial ceramic Daytona on. Interestgly, I have been considering trading my older model for it, but in the metal the white and black appeared quite stark. I’ll have to take a closer look one day, but these things are though to come by.
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Old 13 August 2018, 11:04 PM   #69
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Anyone see a lot of YM2 in SS? I have yet to see one in the wild.
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Old 13 August 2018, 11:10 PM   #70
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literally nearly everybody wears a Rolex in this city...... Yesterday in 1 hour 2 DSSDs in the supermarket.............. I t are mostly not the most smart guys wearing Rolexes over here though :/ but that seems to get even worse at AP...
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Old 13 August 2018, 11:50 PM   #71
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Round here you don't spot them as often. Yesterday though I was doing some grocery shopping and loading a dessert/tart into my bag and I thought the guy was complimenting me on my choice in pastry Turns out he was pointing at my LVc. He was wearing a SD43. I enjoy these kind of interactions, they don't happen often. I must say, the LV was really popping under the store lighting, nothing under the radar about it if you aren't wearing sleeves.
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Old 13 August 2018, 11:56 PM   #72
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Round here you don't spot them as often. Yesterday though I was doing some grocery shopping and loading a dessert/tart into my bag and I thought the guy was complimenting me on my choice in pastry Turns out he was pointing at my LVc. He was wearing a SD43. I enjoy these kind of interactions, they don't happen often. I must say, the LV was really popping under the store lighting, nothing under the radar about it if you aren't wearing sleeves.
The LVc is on fire and looks like nothing else so anyone that knows anything about Rolex will spot it from across the room. It’s as under the radar as a Bluesy.
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Old 14 August 2018, 12:00 AM   #73
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The LVc is on fire and looks like nothing else so anyone that knows anything about Rolex will spot it from across the room. It’s as under the radar as a Bluesy.
I have some subdued watches, so I like the pop on the LVc. Definitely great for summer. I hope to add a bluesy one day, that dial gets me hot under the collar.
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Old 14 August 2018, 02:10 AM   #74
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just saw a Pepsi wg in store
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Old 17 December 2018, 01:29 AM   #75
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Old 25 March 2019, 06:53 AM   #76
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Black dial Oystersteel and white gold Sky-Dweller. My first ever wild spotting of a Oystersteel and white gold Sky-Dweller.
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Old 25 March 2019, 08:36 AM   #77
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36mm Explorer 1 at the coffee shop today. From his reaction, I think I’m the first person to ever notice/compliment it in the wild.
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Old 25 March 2019, 09:49 AM   #78
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Old 25 March 2019, 10:22 AM   #79
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I saw an acquaintance from a competing company at a work event sporting a pepsi 16710. Upon closer inspection, I saw a ticking seconds hand! I somehow managed to keep my mouth shut.
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Old 25 March 2019, 10:47 AM   #80
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Walked into brunch today in Nashville, I was wearing my BLNR and saw another guy wearing his BLNR, his wife sporting a 34mm DateJust on an Oyster bracelet.

Only the 2nd BLNR I've seen in the wild.
Williamson county here.
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Old 25 March 2019, 10:56 AM   #81
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In Vegas this week and have spotted several SS Subs and DJs, and also day date, on people's wrists so far. The dealers, on the other hand, have zero SS sport models... And I've been to a few...
Careful when you say Dealers in Vegas...a lot of different type of dealers in SinCity!!!
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Old 25 March 2019, 11:07 AM   #82
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Also in Singapore this week, I saw what I am pretty sure was a Richard Mille in a restaurant. I don't know enough about the brand to quote models but I believe I have seen them in magazines enough that I can spot one in the wild.
And you can buy them at WalMart.
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Old 25 March 2019, 11:16 AM   #83
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Was out last week in midtown NYC and an older gentleman tending bar had a very beautiful, very used, very old 1675. It looked fantastic and I told him as much. Small convo ensued and he said he purchased it in 1968 and has been wearing it since.

Rolex corporate is just a block or so away and he said they’ve been in a few times offering to purchase it. He’s always politely declined as he loves it and when they’d leave they’d say when and if he ever sells it he has to give them a call. Pretty funny
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Old 25 March 2019, 11:24 AM   #84
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Disney World (Orlando FL) was the DJ home from my watch spotting. Orlando in general is a big watch area besides the tourist.
I did see a young girl (15yr?) on the monorail that was wearing a new SS Daytona. Parents had DJ on.
Saw a kid in the mall last week about 12 years old with a tt DJ. In Orlando. If I want I can see dozens a day.
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Old 25 March 2019, 11:53 AM   #85
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You can't just un-see that! Live in Nashville and the local AD said Steven Tyler bought one from them a couple years ago. If true, he is the only person who could successfully pull it off.

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Old 25 March 2019, 12:06 PM   #86
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In NY/NJ I spot nice watches everywhere but on the subway a few months back, I saw a guy wearing a 5712 (white gold), which is the first one I have seen in person. Impressive watch which has now become my grail.
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Old 25 March 2019, 01:44 PM   #87
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I live in Dubai now and see some amazing watches daily usually Pateks and APs , I have the Daytona , Hulk , Batman and new Pepsi with me here and have only ever seen Daytona's in the wild .
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Old 25 March 2019, 03:22 PM   #88
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I live in Dubai now and see some amazing watches daily usually Pateks and APs , I have the Daytona , Hulk , Batman and new Pepsi with me here and have only ever seen Daytona's in the wild .
In Dubai it's RIFE with fakes. It's like people have to prove themselves they're now paying 0% tax. Most common fakes are Hublot and APs. Can spot them from a mile away.

Biggest spot I've come across is a 5650G that my friend wore
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Old 25 March 2019, 03:38 PM   #89
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In Dubai it's RIFE with fakes. It's like people have to prove themselves they're now paying 0% tax. Most common fakes are Hublot and APs. Can spot them from a mile away.

Biggest spot I've come across is a 5650G that my friend wore
The Western expats here seem to wear Rolex and Pans , the locals seem to be more into AP and Pateks from what I can work out .
Surprisingly I don't see many Precious metal watches other than a lot of two tone on the expats
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