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s7horton · 29 March 2006, 03:58 AM

It's a great show. I know that Adam has been seen with a GMT II. But, the other night I was watching the show and I swear I saw him wear a SS/Plat YM only it had a black dial. Is this possible? Or, more importantly, is it a fake?

My hope is that it is a Rolex, and that he either knows an independent jeweler that replaced the dial for him, or Rolex did it for him (yeah, right)?

JJ Irani · 29 March 2006, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by s7horton

It's a great show. I know that Adam has been seen with a GMT II. But, the other night I was watching the show and I swear I saw him wear a SS/Plat YM only it had a black dial. Is this possible? Or, more importantly, is it a fake?

My hope is that it is a Rolex, and that he either knows an independent jeweler that replaced the dial for him, or Rolex did it for him (yeah, right)?

I saw that black dial too, but I don't think (judging from the bracelet) that it was a Rolex.

29 March 2006, 04:05 AM

I think Adam has a bunch of different watches and we've discussed this a bit here already. I've seen him wear a black ExpII (it's the only one that counts, ahem!) but he had the center links of the bracelet polished. I've seen him with a sub and a Seiko Orange Monster.

I'm going to email Adam at their site and ask him to debunk the myth of his watches. LOL

s7horton · 29 March 2006, 04:46 AM

One of my friends was recording the show and went back to view all the shots of the watch during the show. He said it is clearly an oyster bracelet. That was the first give away that is was a Rolex. The second this is I am almost 99% positive that the bezel was a standard YM bezel.

I'll be interested in hearing if he sends you an email back, Atomic. (unless you were kidding, of course)

29 March 2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by s7horton

One of my friends was recording the show and went back to view all the shots of the watch during the show. He said it is clearly an oyster bracelet. That was the first give away that is was a Rolex. The second this is I am almost 99% positive that the bezel was a standard YM bezel.

I'll be interested in hearing if he sends you an email back, Atomic. (unless you were kidding, of course)

I'm dead serious. I'll email Adam at their website and see if I get a response.

Maybe they could debunk the myth that Rolex says it takes a year to manufacture each watch. LOL

BTW, Rolex has never made a black dialed rolesium YM but that's not to say that it's either an 'hommage' watch, a fake YM or perhaps a redial. Afterall, Adam does have an ExpII with polished center links, so it's not like he's not into modifying his watch. I'll keep you guys posted.

Launch Mini · 29 March 2006, 05:07 AM

Maybe they could check the myth that Rollies are indestructible.
Could you image all the Rolex fans crying as the destroy a few..
Of course, the normal tests the watches would survive, but they always like to blow things up

Hmmm test the SD to 1000 metre, the Sub's to 300, now were talking.
Do they really oscillate at 28,800??
I would watch ( lol ) that show.

s7horton · 29 March 2006, 06:34 AM

It's interesting to hear about the polished center links on the explorer. After hearing that, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he has changed the dial on the YM.

Lol-x · 29 March 2006, 02:04 PM

Hi S7horton
I saw Adam wearing what I thought was a black dialed Yachtmaster a year or so ago. I initially thought it was a fake. Others have suggested that it was a Tudor model, but I can't recall what model it was said to have been.
Evidently, Adam wears a number of watches and it seems he may have an interest in the same.

behardt · 29 March 2006, 02:14 PM

You mean this fine watch...

dman · 29 March 2006, 02:16 PM

I don't think there is a black dialed SS YM. I am pretty sure there isn't. But that dude wears Tudor Hydronaught. It looks just like the YM but with the black dial.

padi56 · 29 March 2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dman

I don't think there is a black dialed SS YM. I am pretty sure there isn't. But that dude wears Tudor Hydronaught. It looks just like the YM but with the black dial.

Thats what I thought Daren.

JJ Irani · 29 March 2006, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by behardt

You mean this fine watch...

Pity that's a replica!!

If Rolex decided to make that for real, I think it looks absolutely stunning!

behardt · 30 March 2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Pity that's a replica!!

If Rolex decided to make that for real, I think it looks absolutely stunning!

JJ - I'm with you, I considered buying one and robbing the dial. I just couldn't do it ...

dman · 31 March 2006, 10:21 AM

The Fifty Fathoms that I was refering to was the 50th anniversary model with the SS bezel.

s7horton · 29 March 2006, 10:46 PM

I checked out some pics of the Tudor Hydronaught. Although the bezel is simialar in appearance to the YM bezel, it still isn't the same. I distinctly remember an oyster bracelet with a YM bezel. I thought it looked identical to the replica posted above. WIth the other time pieces Adam already owns, I have a hard time believing he owns a fake, but you just never know I guess.

I'll be interested to see if Atomic gets a response back.

dman · 30 March 2006, 01:08 AM

Seth, this dude played golf at my course last summer and was wearing a hydronaught. I am not sure if he had a different one on in the episode but he does wear one. If it looked that similar it could have been a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms too.

30 March 2006, 01:27 AM

FYI I sent Mr. Savage an email. We'll see if he responds.

s7horton · 30 March 2006, 01:39 AM

Dman, thanks. Maybe I didn't get the view I thought I did of the watch. Have you had a chance to play golf with him personally? I have to be honest, I have no idea what a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is.

padi56 · 30 March 2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by s7horton

Dman, thanks. Maybe I didn't get the view I thought I did of the watch. Have you had a chance to play golf with him personally? I have to be honest, I have no idea what a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is.

Picture 1952 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
Ask Hans Wilsdorf expect he knows.

mailman · 30 March 2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by padi56

Picture 1952 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.
Ask Hans Wilsdorf expect he knows.

The one they came out with a few years ago is sweet too

Hobbes · 31 March 2006, 05:14 PM

Also from the Fifty Fathoms Collection:

(picture from:www.blancpain.com)

31 March 2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hobbes

Also from the Fifty Fathoms Collection:

(picture from:www.blancpain.com)

I'm not sure, but that looks like the one Adam wears on the show.

dman · 1 April 2006, 12:10 PM

Thanks Hobbes, that is the one I was talking about.

Hobbes · 3 April 2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dman

Thanks Hobbes, that is the one I was talking about.

s7horton · 5 April 2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hobbes

Also from the Fifty Fathoms Collection:

(picture from:www.blancpain.com)

Okay, I'm convinced. I'll bet that is the one he had on. The triangle up top caught my attention, and that was when I swore it was a YM. Thanks for posting that pic.

Lol-x · 6 April 2006, 11:12 AM

I don't know too much about blancpain, but I have heard good things about them.
It is interesting to see the Blancpain has a bracelet similar in style to the oyster bracelet, a dial similar to the Explorer I style, a date....well you could say it doesn't have a cyclops so it is similar in style to the Sea-Dweller, but most strikingly it has the Yacht-Master Bezel. I wonder if the bezel is Platinum?
Anyway, it's good to know that Adam isn't a fake kind of guy and better still to know that he is a watch geek....so the issue (myth) of whether Adam's watch was real or a fake has now been busted!
73

JJ Irani · 6 April 2006, 04:05 PM

Blancpain is probably one of the very few Swiss high-end manufacturere to have NEVER produced a quartz watch!!

29 March 2006, 03:58 AM	#1
s7horton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Seth Location: Grand Rapids, MI Watch: 16613LB, 126610….. Posts: 995	Mythbusters It's a great show. I know that Adam has been seen with a GMT II. But, the other night I was watching the show and I swear I saw him wear a SS/Plat YM only it had a black dial. Is this possible? Or, more importantly, is it a fake? My hope is that it is a Rolex, and that he either knows an independent jeweler that replaced the dial for him, or Rolex did it for him (yeah, right)?

29 March 2006, 05:07 AM	#6
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	Maybe they could check the myth that Rollies are indestructible. Could you image all the Rolex fans crying as the destroy a few.. Of course, the normal tests the watches would survive, but they always like to blow things up Hmmm test the SD to 1000 metre, the Sub's to 300, now were talking. Do they really oscillate at 28,800?? I would watch ( lol ) that show. __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

29 March 2006, 02:14 PM	#9
behardt "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Real Name: Yoda Location: USA Posts: 468	You mean this fine watch... __________________ "The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker." Voltaire

29 March 2006, 02:16 PM	#10
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	I don't think there is a black dialed SS YM. I am pretty sure there isn't. But that dude wears Tudor Hydronaught. It looks just like the YM but with the black dial. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

31 March 2006, 10:21 AM	#14
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	The Fifty Fathoms that I was refering to was the 50th anniversary model with the SS bezel. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

29 March 2006, 04:05 AM	#3
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	I think Adam has a bunch of different watches and we've discussed this a bit here already. I've seen him wear a black ExpII (it's the only one that counts, ahem!) but he had the center links of the bracelet polished. I've seen him with a sub and a Seiko Orange Monster. I'm going to email Adam at their site and ask him to debunk the myth of his watches. LOL

29 March 2006, 04:46 AM	#4
s7horton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Seth Location: Grand Rapids, MI Watch: 16613LB, 126610….. Posts: 995	One of my friends was recording the show and went back to view all the shots of the watch during the show. He said it is clearly an oyster bracelet. That was the first give away that is was a Rolex. The second this is I am almost 99% positive that the bezel was a standard YM bezel. I'll be interested in hearing if he sends you an email back, Atomic. (unless you were kidding, of course)

29 March 2006, 06:34 AM	#7
s7horton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Seth Location: Grand Rapids, MI Watch: 16613LB, 126610….. Posts: 995	It's interesting to hear about the polished center links on the explorer. After hearing that, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he has changed the dial on the YM.

29 March 2006, 02:04 PM	#8
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,588	Hi S7horton I saw Adam wearing what I thought was a black dialed Yachtmaster a year or so ago. I initially thought it was a fake. Others have suggested that it was a Tudor model, but I can't recall what model it was said to have been. Evidently, Adam wears a number of watches and it seems he may have an interest in the same.

29 March 2006, 10:46 PM	#15
s7horton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Seth Location: Grand Rapids, MI Watch: 16613LB, 126610….. Posts: 995	I checked out some pics of the Tudor Hydronaught. Although the bezel is simialar in appearance to the YM bezel, it still isn't the same. I distinctly remember an oyster bracelet with a YM bezel. I thought it looked identical to the replica posted above. WIth the other time pieces Adam already owns, I have a hard time believing he owns a fake, but you just never know I guess. I'll be interested to see if Atomic gets a response back.

30 March 2006, 01:08 AM	#16
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Seth, this dude played golf at my course last summer and was wearing a hydronaught. I am not sure if he had a different one on in the episode but he does wear one. If it looked that similar it could have been a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms too. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

30 March 2006, 01:27 AM	#17
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	FYI I sent Mr. Savage an email. We'll see if he responds. Last edited by Atomic; 30 March 2006 at 01:27 AM..

30 March 2006, 01:39 AM	#18
s7horton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Seth Location: Grand Rapids, MI Watch: 16613LB, 126610….. Posts: 995	Dman, thanks. Maybe I didn't get the view I thought I did of the watch. Have you had a chance to play golf with him personally? I have to be honest, I have no idea what a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is.

31 March 2006, 05:14 PM	#21
Hobbes Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 29	Also from the Fifty Fathoms Collection: (picture from:www.blancpain.com) Last edited by Hobbes; 31 March 2006 at 05:31 PM..

1 April 2006, 12:10 PM	#23
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Thanks Hobbes, that is the one I was talking about. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

6 April 2006, 11:12 AM	#26
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,588	I don't know too much about blancpain, but I have heard good things about them. It is interesting to see the Blancpain has a bracelet similar in style to the oyster bracelet, a dial similar to the Explorer I style, a date....well you could say it doesn't have a cyclops so it is similar in style to the Sea-Dweller, but most strikingly it has the Yacht-Master Bezel. I wonder if the bezel is Platinum? Anyway, it's good to know that Adam isn't a fake kind of guy and better still to know that he is a watch geek....so the issue (myth) of whether Adam's watch was real or a fake has now been busted! 73

6 April 2006, 04:05 PM	#27
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Blancpain is probably one of the very few Swiss high-end manufacturere to have NEVER produced a quartz watch!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

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