Any Rolex watch experts out there?

[Shawn]

Nah, that's why you should always have a good Rolex Sub or Yachtmaster in your collection...they are for working on the car!!!

Sorry, Shawn...I had to!!!

Mike

LOL......My Sea Dweller RULES and you cant make me hate it!!!!!!!!!!!

No seriously, to those who dont understand the fascination with a handmade automatic watch, its not something you can explain or force them to understand. Its a total appreciation of the time and effort it took to make it. I mean, it took one guy 2 weeks to make my AP Offshore....Thats cool to me. The art of craftsmanship is a dying industry.



Shawn

[MBreinin]

No seriously, to those who dont understand the fascination with a handmade automatic watch, its not something you can explain or force them to understand. Its a total appreciation of the time and effort it took to make it. I mean, it took one guy 2 weeks to make my AP Offshore....Thats cool to me. The art of craftsmanship is a dying industry.



Shawn

Precisely. Imagine the time it takes to make a minute repeater, a Tourbillon, a Perpetual calendar...or something like a Da Vinci tourbillon? All by hand.

I have always been amazed by watches, I wish I could work on them.

Mike

[DonP]

I just came back and damn - 45 replies - I'm still reading. I'll post picks tonight. One thing that worries me - it doesn't have stamps in the clasp as I recall, it has a decent weight, I've unscrewed the thing? and messed with the date and days, but didn't know you could wind it - I'll try that when I get home.

It might not be until late (after 10pm) tonight before I can post pics...

[VinceV]

Speaking of Offshores, I wa in Vegas 2 weeks ago and was at Roman Times(they have a sister store here in Costa Mesa). I was wearing My AP Rubberclad and I go in looking around. If you haven't been there they carry JLC, Frank Mueller, IWC, Piaget, and other. I went there to look at the new Hublot Big Bang. I asked the lady to see one and she looks at me and goes, "if you have the Offshore, why do want the Hublot copy?". I thought it was funny.

Shawn BTW what Offshore do you have? I used to have a bracelet version(blue dial/hash marks) too, but got rid of it. I'm thinking about picking up a new Black Face version. You want heavey the steel AP Offshores will put a Gold President to shame.

Old AP


New Style

[VinceV]

Hey Mike,


Have you seen the new IWC Limited Edition Dopple in Zirconium Oxide. Looks like they are dropping the Dopple Line, and this is the bug hurrah out.

Loks extra sweet, can't go wrong with a Dopple at 42mm.

[DonP]

I did try shaking it (seeing the "Perpetual Movement") but nothing happened.

If all Rolex watches have engravings on the clasp/band, I think I have a forgery (cry).

I'm not a big watch person - haven't had one since the last ran out of battery power a year ago. If this is real, I'll sell it to pay off some debt.

[MBreinin]

Hey Mike,


Have you seen the new IWC Limited Edition Dopple in Zirconium Oxide. Looks like they are dropping the Dopple Line, and this is the bug hurrah out.

Loks extra sweet, can't go wrong with a Dopple at 42mm.

I like that Doppel, especially the date treatment. I liked my Flieger..but it was VERY spartan in that black Zirc Oxide. Also the 7750 rotor spun like a motherfucker...that thing would sit there and HUM on my wrist!! Most 7750s do that thought.

I ended up trading the Flieger, which I got in a trade, for the JLC Master GT and a wad of cash.

My favorite IWC was the 18k Mk 12. Talk about a watch with a split personality! It was like a solid 18k Timex...the ultimate in decadence!!

[toejam]

I like my Swatch. Aside from the face casing being made of plastic, the band is black metal. That's right, black fucking metal! I've had it for a few years, probably only paid like $20 or $30 for it.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[MBreinin]

I like my Swatch. Aside from the face casing being made of plastic, the band is black metal. That's right, black fucking metal! I've had it for a few years, probably only paid like $20 or $30 for it.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Most Metal!!!!

Mike

[skorb]

Vince and Mike, nice watches there! love the IWC big pilot.

I'm a Rolex guy, my everyday watch is the Sea-Dweller and I love it to death. I know there are higher quality manufactures than Rolex, there just aren't any tougher, or with more cache. but that's just me. LOL

nice to see some good watch knowledge going back and forth here.

so, no pics of the subject found watch posted yet?

[toejam]

None more black!

[MBreinin]

I still covet one of these. Vacheron Medicus...I love cushion cases:

[DonP]

so, no pics of the subject found watch posted yet?

Not until later tonight.

First, I have to be at a high school at 5pm EST to help set up for my daughters gymnastic competition.
Second, we are under a tornado watch.
Third, I might have to take my son to an "antique" game and computer show. This ends at 10pm.

Will you people please shoot me now???

edit: leaving for the high school now.

[toejam]

Oops! Edit.

[skorb]

I still covet one of these. Vacheron Medicus...I love cushion cases:

love the black sword hands on that VC.

I don't like watches with hands that aren't easy to read.