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31 October 2008, 05:46 AM | #1 |
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Back from London report
Started out at 5:30am in order to catch the Megabus to London at 6am. It was damp & cold, thought to myself, "is this going to be a miserable experience" but as we go closer to London, the skies started to clear. Arrived at Victoria bus station at 9:30am, so proceeded to Victoria Underground, stopping off at Wetherspoons for a farmhouse breakfast and coffee.
Caught the tube to Green Park nr Piccadilly and proceeded towards the Burlington Arcade. Saw the Deepsea in the flesh for the first time. here's my thoughts about it. On first glance I thought, "wow what a watch" the writing under the crystal is quite neat and not as prominent as photos might suggest. The thickness of the case is unbelievable. I liked the material used for the bezel insert and also the flush, shaped crystal, plus the Clasp is an engineers dream. The watch does ooze quality. The salesman told me that most seasoned Rolex owners sniff their noses up at it, but a lot of Pan wearers seem to be coming into the Rolex fold becuase of the Deepsea. Now whilst I was holding the watch, I was surprised on how good it looked, that was until I tried it on. Looking at the watch face on, it looked good, Rolex had still maintained that "Rolex look" we all love, however turn the watch to the side, and the watch is simply to thick and blockish. The strap is not in proportion to the watch. it simply does not look right. Also the watch seemed top heavy. I think if they beefed up the bracelet it might look better. In summary, the DS is not for me. By the way David Duggan only wanted £7500 for it. Next I went to the Omega Vintage shop, very pricey but some lovely pieces. Very disappointed with the dedicated Rolex boutique. went to Watches of Switzerland Oxford Street, hardly anything in any of the cases,only to find out that on Saturday, they had a smash and grab at 11:30 in the morning, a couple of men on scooters with hammers, smashed the display cases, wiped out the Patek Phillipe, Cartier and Rolex stock on display. No-one hurt though. Went to the new dedicated Casio store, very interesting, also went to Selfridges watch dept and Gray antique market then finally went to St James RSC, tried the Jubilee on my DJ, did not like it, so stuck with Oyster. The young lady said to me, actually, I prefer the Oyster myself, she was good looking and had a lovely smile so I readily agreed. i have lots of goodies which i will be popping into the sales corner in due course, so keep your eyes open, gotta pay for my trip somehow.
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31 October 2008, 05:48 AM | #2 |
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Jon,
Nice report and photos! The DeepSea looks good on you Sean
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Burlington Arcade and RSC at St. James Square bring back fond memories. Too bad about WOS. We stopped by during the GTG and the PP's were very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing, dP
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Great Report Jon, nice pics. So... the nice and good looking sales lady at the Rolex store.... think sh'e want to date an old-ugly American?
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Great report and pics John. Glad you enjoyed your day in town.
That Deep Sea is one big lump of a watch
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Thanks for the pics and report, Jon!!
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Great post
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Looks like a good trip
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thanks for the report. i thought ironman was a bvlgari sort - how does casio fit in?
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apparently he wears a casio during some scenes for which Casio paid a royalty
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Excellent!!!
Where are the photos of the sales girl with the nice smile???
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great post Jon
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I love London..I go there just to buy shoes...!!
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Great report Jon and good pics too...........Man that Deepsea is massive...too big
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LOL That Deep Sea looks like a free weight. It has to be the ugliest Rolex made to date.
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Great pics
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There's been a hell of a lot of smash n grab in London jewellers recently. Glad that overall you had a good day out.
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Jon,
Fantastic report and pictures, thanks for sharing. Thanks as well for your thoughts on the Deepsea, specifically how Panerai wearers are liking it. Thats something that Ive been wondering for a while now, that Rolex made it more for potential customers who were not Rolex fans, but rather made the Deepsea for fans of other "big" watches.
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Thanks for sharing. It's been a long time since I visited London. Will do so soon again I believe.
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I don't know if the picture of the DSSD was an optical illusion or not, but it really looks huge!
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Its huge in terms of thickness not diameter. When wearing the watch, i felt the bracelet needed to be beefed up in terms of thickness and width
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Great post
I agree with you that the writing on the chapter ring is not as prominent 'in the flesh' as it is in photos. I was pleasantly surprised. Why, it's almost modest compared to the size of the watch. And the lume is an interesting blueish-green. Last edited by LuvMyRolex; 31 October 2008 at 06:01 PM.. Reason: added info |
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Great pics Jon. Looks like you had a good day.
I think the DS isn't photogenic at all. It looks great in the flesh & is surprisingly light on the wrist.
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