Men's Rolex Oyster Precision Submariner Chronometer Stainless Steel Watch

[john7]

Buy this watch from a licensed Rolex dealer in a real store. I drop in to the dealer when I'm in the neighborhood and he cleans it for free. It receives complimentary service each year. If something were to go wrong, their factory-trained watchmaker will work on it. (When my father died last year, I took his Rolex Daytona in to see what they could do for it. (he captained a number of Transpac races and this watch has been through the wars. They gave it a really thorough survey and packed it off to Rolex in Switzerland for factory refurbishing) You would not buy your Bentley from eBay or Craigslist, don't buy a Rolex from a website.

I first saw this watch in Shreeves in San Francisco when I was 13 years old. My father pointed it out to me and said that it was the same one that James Bond wears. (he had recently loaned me "From Russia, With Love". The watch cost [...]at the time. The next time I saw this watch was at UC Berkeley. The legendary research diving instructor Lloyd Austin had one. (we all had Timex's) I came downstairs on my birthday last year and my wife handed me a small green box. She said "I'm tired of shopping for presents twice a year. Here are your presents for the next 8 years." Every so often, one gets a chance to have something that is absolutely the best at what it does. (a Swiss Army knife, a Remington 870, a Mac, etc.) It's not so much a matter of what it costs as it is of what it is. Yeah, it has a tendency to run 15 sec. fast but it's more than a possession, it represents dreams, aspiration, caring... My son really wants it. Let him wait 40 years, then he'll appreciate it.