Finally got off of the Rolex fence.....

[bdex75]

I have been trolling the site for several months now and have been a Rolex admirer since high school. I have never been in a position to have the disposable income to justify a purchase. The last couple of years have been very good to me from a business perspective.
I went in to my local AD in Illinois and after looking around the site decided that I was not going to pay MSRP plus the tax to purchase, (they would not discount) especially after hearing that some AD's will discount. I ended up in an AD in a neighboring state today with some time to kill, and it got expensive quick!
I had my choices narrowed down to 3 if I were buying pre owned from a seller on the site. A SS datejust with oyster band and white roman numeral face, a black sub or a seadweller.

So what do I walk out with? A SS 116200 with a silver decorated dial with the blue arabic numbers. MSRP was $6600, I paid $5900 and since I was from out of state paid no tax. I will need to report to my home state (wink wink). Obviously got the 2 year warranty from Role and the dealer throws in an extra year at no charge. Unlimited free "freshenings" whenever I am in town and the best part, my salesperson was a gentleman who was a certified watchmaker that the AD hired directly from the Rolex service center. Knew the answer to every question that I had and made me feel good about spending $6000.
Interesting things that I learned today. 1.) Did not think that I would like anything but the above 3 pieces. 2.) Roman numeral dials were not luminescent. 3.) Red date wheel and blue lumi hands rock. Don't know how to upload pic, but have one ready to go as soon as I figure it out.