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7 April 2011, 11:27 PM | #1 |
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Limited edition Rolex watch
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Good-day! I am a new member and it is hoped, I am accepted in your prestigious forum. Also, I hope to learn more about Rolex watches and also, other established brand-names, from other respectable members. For a start (I assume, I am already accepted by members), I would like to know, whether Rolex has ever produced the following: 'ROLEX Oyster Perpetual Date Deep Sea – Pro Hunter Sea Dweller 3900M JACQUES PICCARD EDITION 1922-2008' - supposedly, only a limited number of 86 pieces were made to celebrate the life of Jacques Piccard. Thank you. |
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Welcome to the Forum..
Rolex does not produce "Limited Edition" watches for the public to purchase.. The one you mention is a standard Rolex Deep Sea that has been modified and painted by the Pro Hunter company; which is not affiliated with Rolex in any way.. In fact, Rolex will not service or work on one of these modified watches.. It has both fans and detractors..
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Rolex would never produce such an ugly looking watch.
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The Piccard deepsea is not been modified by pro hunter
http://www.singlereddeepsea.com/ http://www.fratellowatches.com/archi...e-red-deepsea/ XELOR |
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Thanks for the advice. The way the description is portrayed, as though it is an original and untouched Rolex. It is rather misleading, to say the least. Thank you. |
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Thank you. I will not even touch a watch, if the dial has been refinished, much less this one - some people do crazy things. I agree the the stainless-steel version is the only one to buy. Thank you. |
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I think the value is in the eye of the beholder. This auction price seems to put the value at more than the unmolested Rolex.
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/l...jectID=5257792 $40,000
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Thank you. Is there a pix of this one for us to see? Thank you. |
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Thank you. It is a crazy price to pay for something that is disgraceful. I think the real enthusiasts will not even want to touch it. Thank you. |
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This is a horrible piece..I shudder to think that some fool would acutally buy it for that price !
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Lots of PURIST in the forum would say..we appreciate pure REAL rolexes...but i personally like the PRO Hunter...
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Yeah I would never pay that much for a modified watch and I would probably never buy any modified Rolex but I personally think the black looks awesome.
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Wasn't he the captain of the Enterprise?
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Are you a Trekie Eddie??
He was an underwater Oceanographer and famous in the marine world for creating underwater vehicles and mapping currents of the oceans If memory serves me right?!?!
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if i see you wearing one around sydney, i'll slap it off your wrist...
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Hi
Thank you. I am blind to the beauty of any watch, not only Rolex, that has been molested, deliberately or otherwise. Thank God, Rolex will not service any watch that has been modified, however minor, it may be. Thank you. |
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Welcome. I prefer my Rolex in its originally intended form.
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I won't knock it, but I won't buy it.
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