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Old 18 August 2024, 08:52 PM   #1
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Rolex impulse purchase at Shanghai AD
In Shanghai for a week. Was walking around Nanjing Rd today and popped into a Rolex AD.

Walked out with this beauty:





Surprised at how many Rolex watches are for sale at ADs in China, mainly gold and some steel/gold models.


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Old 18 August 2024, 08:56 PM   #2
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Congrats enjoy wish I could walk into a local AD and be able to buy something lol
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Old 18 August 2024, 09:01 PM   #3
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Congrats. Where are you from, don’t you have any problem with immigration I.e. declaring goods?
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Old 18 August 2024, 10:05 PM   #4
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That is sooo nice. That spec just works so well & your pictures do the dial justice.

Just goes to show what an absolute awesome Rolex piece you can buy that’s not hype or megabucks, yet still amazing!
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Old 20 August 2024, 01:29 AM   #5
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That is sooo nice. That spec just works so well & your pictures do the dial justice.

Just goes to show what an absolute awesome Rolex piece you can buy that’s not hype or megabucks, yet still amazing!

Thanks, it really is a beauty in the flesh, difficult to capture in a picture.

Particularly like the smooth bezel combined with jubilee bracelet.

The stickers are still on, will take them off when i get home.




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Old 18 August 2024, 10:10 PM   #6
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Congrats!
The econnomy is not doing well in China, people have low confidence things will improve and are all saving their cash. I am sure it also is having an impact towards the improved availability we are seeing in the west.


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Old 18 August 2024, 10:42 PM   #7
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Old 18 August 2024, 11:31 PM   #8
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Old 19 August 2024, 12:52 AM   #9
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Great watch congrats to you
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Old 19 August 2024, 01:01 AM   #10
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I’d preferred fluted bezel, but looks so good …
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Old 19 August 2024, 01:05 AM   #11
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Congrats!

Shanghai food is amazing and good too, enjoy the week trip!!
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Old 19 August 2024, 01:25 AM   #12
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Congratulations, that dial looks great!
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Old 19 August 2024, 03:00 AM   #13
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Great looking! Enjoy!
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Rolex impulse purchase at Shanghai AD
That’s one of my favorite DJs and the exact config I’d go with on the this dial. Jubilee/smooth.

Congrats


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Old 19 August 2024, 04:25 AM   #16
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That DJ combo is relatively easy to get so no surprise
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Old 20 August 2024, 12:42 AM   #17
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That DJ combo is relatively easy to get so no surprise
Not surprised that blue dial Rolexes are available for walk-ins. Asians just don't do blue dial Rolexes, especially HK Asians, the Cantonese speaking bunch.
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Old 20 August 2024, 12:56 AM   #18
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Not surprised that blue dial Rolexes are available for walk-ins. Asians just don't do blue dial Rolexes, especially HK Asians, the Cantonese speaking bunch.

Actually they had just received it and it was in the drawer. Full gold Subs, DD and OF SkyDwellers available for sale on display. It was the only SS piece they had and would’ve been sold pretty soon if I hadn’t got it.

They also had a steel/gold SkyDweller but was already booked by someone.

The other AD I walked in only had steel/gold DJs, full gold DD and OF SkyDwellers.

Really luck of the draw.


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Old 19 August 2024, 07:59 AM   #19
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this is a great watch! I had it and I miss it now.
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Old 19 August 2024, 08:15 AM   #20
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What a great dial colour! Congratulations
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What a great looking configuration! Big congrats!

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Nicely done! Congratulations!
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photos don't do justice, a nice watch in real life that dial is lovely
congrats OP
nice to see again in and out buys
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I just love Romans on a DateJust!


That's a great watch, love the jubilee bracelet. Congrats!
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Old 20 August 2024, 05:17 AM   #28
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Old 20 August 2024, 05:24 AM   #29
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Love that blue dial! congrats!!
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Old 20 August 2024, 06:24 AM   #30
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I did not like this exact DJ combination, until I was in a work meeting and the person sitting across the table was wearing this and I couldn't stop myself staring at it.

Sometimes you just don't know whether you like a watch until you see it in the wild.
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