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Old 7 April 2011, 11:27 PM   #1
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Icon5 Limited edition Rolex watch

Hi

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.

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Old 8 April 2011, 01:07 AM   #2
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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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Old 8 April 2011, 01:10 AM   #3
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Rolex would never produce such an ugly looking watch.

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Old 8 April 2011, 01:34 AM   #4
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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..
X2.And will add if you buy such a watch it has no real value in the true Rolex market. And would be more difficult to sell if ever needed and only to those who like the black coating, which is not a huge market like the plain S.steel versions..
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Old 8 April 2011, 04:32 AM   #5
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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/



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Old 8 April 2011, 04:46 AM   #6
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X2.And will add if you buy such a watch it has no real value in the true Rolex market. And would be more difficult to sell if ever needed and only to those who like the black coating, which is not a huge market like the plain S.steel versions..
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Old 8 April 2011, 08:32 AM   #7
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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..
Hi

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.

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Old 8 April 2011, 08:46 AM   #8
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X2.And will add if you buy such a watch it has no real value in the true Rolex market. And would be more difficult to sell if ever needed and only to those who like the black coating, which is not a huge market like the plain S.steel versions..
Hi

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.

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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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Rolex would never produce such an ugly looking watch.

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Thank you.

Surely it is an ugly-looking watch.

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Old 8 April 2011, 08:55 AM   #11
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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/



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Hi

Thank you.

Is there a pix of this one for us to see?

Thank you.
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Old 8 April 2011, 09:00 AM   #12
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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
Hi

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.

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Old 8 April 2011, 09:03 AM   #13
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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
Wow that is a lot of money for a watch that has been modified.
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Old 8 April 2011, 09:59 AM   #14
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Wow that is a lot of money for a watch that has been modified.
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There are many ways to look and be different. Paying a mad price for something that has been molested is two stages beyond crazy.

Could it be a marketing stunt?

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Old 8 April 2011, 11:47 AM   #15
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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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Lots of PURIST in the forum would say..we appreciate pure REAL rolexes...but i personally like the PRO Hunter...
I think our members have better taste than that.
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Im sure they do..
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Old 8 April 2011, 12:10 PM   #19
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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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Hi

Thank you.

Is there a pix of this one for us to see?

Thank you.

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Wasn't he the captain of the Enterprise?
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Wasn't he the captain of the Enterprise?
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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Old 8 April 2011, 07:49 PM   #24
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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.

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Old 8 April 2011, 09:42 PM   #25
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Welcome. I prefer my Rolex in its originally intended form.
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Old 8 April 2011, 10:16 PM   #26
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Welcome. I prefer my Rolex in its originally intended form.
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Thank you.

Many, many others and me, too.

Thank you.
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I won't knock it, but I won't buy it.
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Rolex would never produce such an ugly looking watch.
Not that the original DS is exactly any Scarlett Johansson to start with...
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