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4 April 2012, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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Otto, Tokyo and Rolex. Great Day!
Last Friday up to Tokyo for business, pleasure and a mandatory finally meet up with my senpai ( senior respected colleague ) Otto!
Met up with him in Shinjuku and then on a guided tour of the Rolex paradise that Tokyo is with no better man than Otto to show us around. Hit I want to say 4 Rolex shops. 3 grey dealers with amazing selections ( and prices ) and the Rolex boutique in the Ginza. Sold my GMT II C that I wanted to sell for a decent price and tried on a bunch of watches. Almost pulled the trigger on a few that really caught my eye. A full package F serial faded bezel LV Sub. About $5,000 US. What a steal. A closer look revealed a hole like almost a rust hole right near the pearl on the bezel. The salesperson admitted as much that that is why the low price. I passed. My girl loved the diamond dial Datejust II. At the boutique where the prices were insane we all tried on the Platinum Day Date II with the blue Roman concentric dial. Oh my! Like weight lifting training with a watch on. Man that felt so great on your wrist and just stunning. Then off to the Saporro Beer Hall in the Ginza for what else... some Saporro Beer! I did not want to say goodbye to Otto. Definitely made myself a new great friend. Thanks Otto for your hospitality. I hope to repay it some day! Yes I do have pics. Having one heck of a time loading them on to here. Please be patient with me. |
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First pic... I am in Rolex heaven!
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4 April 2012, 11:21 PM | #3 |
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OMG! HAVE MERCY! Tom let the pictures flow like Niagra Falls! Please!
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Otto and I. Day Date II with black concentric dial with arabic numerals. Yum!
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Giddy almost euphorically high from all the Rolex hotness! Otto I think in this pic has on the grail of grails the Platinum Day Date II with the blue dial!
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Let me throw this one back up properly spun around. Otto looks like I am going to steal that Platinum Day Date II off his wrist! The saleswoman here and at all the places we went to were very polite, knowledgable and let us try on whatever we wanted without complaint. Helped that between the three of us we had our own little collection going on on our wrists! She kept thanking us for being loyal Rolex customers and because of this wonderful forum we dazzled her with our arcane Rolex knowledge and facts.
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Otto's beautiful Day Date II YG with Champagne dial! My TT Ceramic Blue Sub!
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At the Sapporro Beer Hall in the Ginza with me and my blue ceramic Sub, my girl and her mid size Yachtmaster and Otto and his stunning Day Date II! We had a great day thanks to Otto and my girl was a great sport cheering me on to buy something and ready for the next Rolex shop! She loved it!
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4 April 2012, 11:40 PM | #9 |
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Amazing, thnx for sharing.
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Great pics ...... thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Joel and Rich!
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Looks like a fantastic day and, having been over there fairly recently and seen them first hand, Tokyo really is watch heaven.......
Thanks again Tom and Otto for all your help and advice for my trip |
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If you come back again then we need to do a GTG. I am a bit far from Tokyo though.
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Great pics, looks like you guys had an awesome time, thanks for posting!
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Great shots Tom!!! Nice to see you.
Otto is a true gentleman and a great "watch guide." My wife and I enjoyed meeting up with him at Jack Road a couple of years ago. I ended up getting a little something for my wife at "Betty Road" in the same mall. What great service. US ADs could take some lessons from that indie shop. My only regret that trip was passing on a mint M series SS Daytona :-( I need to return to Japan! |
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I love these threads. They really get me in vacation mode!
It's a shame I didn't see too many Of these boutiques in Tokyo. So, with Ginza being the upscale shopping district that it is, is it the place to go if one is looking for a used Rolex? |
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Very nice. Looks like you guys had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
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Great pics! Looks like you had a great time too! Thanks for sharing!
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awesome thread. thank you!
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Great shots- thanks for sharing! Looks like a blast!!
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Lovely place and trip thanks for sharing .
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Great pics, thanks for sharing!
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5 April 2012, 12:12 AM | #26 |
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Thanks for looking Perry, Mark, Joey, CJ, Conner and John.
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Looks like way to much fun!! Thanks for posting.
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I wanna go.
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Looks like you guys had a great time.
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This is what this forum's all about....great pics gents
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