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Dan Pierce · 2 April 2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Dan If I had that gorgeous Pepsi on that sweet Juby I'd be smiling too.

J

Jim,
Get it out of your mind!

dP

Jimbits76 · 2 April 2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Jim,
Get it out of your mind!

dP

I can't....I need therapy!!!!!

Rolex therapy in Rolex Pxradxse....oh now look what you've gone and made me do!!!!!!!!!!!!

J

JimSnyder · 2 April 2009, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Join the club!!!!!!!!!!!

J

It will get better...........................someday.......... ................soon.......................I hope

JimSnyder · 2 April 2009, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I can't....I need therapy!!!!!

Rolex therapy in Rolex Pxradxse....oh now look what you've gone and made me do!!!!!!!!!!!!

J

once it's in there

yer done

god help you ( that yellow dress aint helping)

Mort · 2 April 2009, 01:46 AM

Jim, I see what you mean. I too have kind of gone away from my Rolex being the get all, be all timepiece. Do not get me wrong, I do love Rolex and hope to always have at least one in my collection, but I too have grown a little tried of some of the BS, especailly with what Rolex is moving towards.

Case in point, the whole larger Rolex thing. Hey forever the 36mm for DJ's and 40mm for sport watches have always worked. I can understand Rolex wanting to go with the current trend, and I do believe that larger watches are here to stay. But now people jumping ship on the DJ and DD's for the larger ones, and then catogorizing them as now a woman watch is beyond stupid. I do not feel like I am wearing a girls watch because there is a new one that is 41mm.

First, all this is doing is making sure that the value of anyone who has a current models will fall and be hard to sell. Then the secondary market will have even more used rolex's out there. Second what is next? Will Rolex now decide that the GMT and Sub now need to be 44mm, and if that happens will the current one's now be womens watches? I hope not.

In the last 17 years, I have owned 13 Rolex's and at one time had 4 in my collection. I am now down to one. I most likley will not sell it, because it is one of my favorites in my collection. But still, I have grown to love other brands to keep my collection more diverse.

Like some have said, it is just a watch, and this is another hobby, so go with what you like and will make you happy. You can always change your mind and fall back in love with Rolex later. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

DS/B MINI S · 2 April 2009, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I think owning a Rolex is having a serious psychological effect on me!!!!!!!!

J

Beer Helps

redshirt1957 · 2 April 2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Well now, that depends on if you're the strapper or the strapee.

dP

Ever since I met ole' InandoutBurger76, I see life in many different ways.

JJ Irani · 2 April 2009, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry Newton

The problem with you British is that you are so damn British.

Snap out of it man. Go get soused, eat some fish and chips, grab a bum on the street for excitement and, call me in the morning from jail.

Your friend,

Terry Newton From the sensible side of the planet!

A word of advice to Jim.

Don't do anything irrational or stupid like trying to sell off the SUB LV, my friend. You WILL regret it later on at some stage.

Just put it away somewhere safe for a couple of weeks and wear the other DJ you have instead. You will most probably lose on the resale and then find yourself "stuck" with a watch which you bought on the "spur of the moment" and then regret that move too.

Relax, take a deep breath, love that beautiful family of yours, forget Rolex for a while.....and skype chat with me when you have the time!!

Best - JJ

Jimbits76 · 2 April 2009, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

A word of advice to Jim.

and skype chat with me when you have the time!!

I didn't realise things had gotten that bad!

J

away36 · 2 April 2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I can't....I need therapy!!!!!

J

Good boy!!! The first step to dealing with any serious problem is to ADMITTING you have one!

unclesallie · 2 April 2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by East Bay Rider
Chili jerky? Just peel and eat?

If you ever leave RI, man you will fit in with my kin.
__________________
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Bad Taste in my mouthby redshirt1957

Well the problemS are: 1) incipient Alzheimer's 2) peeing or pooping in your pants 3) failing to get poor Jim to send me his rolex watches 'for awhile', and 4) a very very sick sense of humor, which people here encourage.

rpryan55 · 2 April 2009, 12:05 PM

For those of you that don't get or read the Times, this is what Jeremy Clarkson (the acerbic and often comical host of Top Gear) said in the Times that Jim read:

"I suppose that in the days when your fishmonger knew your name and what sort of cod you liked on a Friday, “brand loyalty” made sense. Now we live in a world of supermarkets and corporations, it is the most ridiculous thing on all of God’s green earth. No matter how many loyalty cards you have in your wallet.

That said, I am the worst offender. Even though I know Virgin is the best airline, I always try to fly BA. Even though I know HSBC is in fairly good shape, I bank at Barclays. Even though I know the new style of Levi’s reveals my butt crack when I bend over, I would still never buy a pair of Wranglers.

And this brings me neatly onto the question of watches. For some time now I’ve been on the hunt for a new one but the choice is tricky. I couldn’t have a Breitling because I don’t own an Audi. I couldn’t have a Calvin Klein because they are pants, I couldn’t have a Gucci because I’m not a footballist’s wife, I couldn’t have a TW Steel because my wrist isn’t big enough to sport something that can be seen from space, I couldn’t have a Tissot because I’m not eight and the only thing in the world worse than a fake Rolex is a real one.

Have you noticed something odd about Rolexes? Especially the modern ones that wind automatically when you move your wrist about? A great many owners wear them on their right hand. I jump to no conclusions here but you can feel free.

Mostly, though, I cannot wear any of these watches because I am an Omega man. I have worn a Seamaster for years, not because James Bond has one and not because Neil Armstrong wore something by the same maker on the moon but because on the day I went away to school my parents gave me a Genève Dynamic.

The trouble is that for the past few years Omega has been the Pillsbury dough of Swiss watches. The Terry and June. Omegas were dreary. They were boring to behold. They were Vectras in a world of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. The De Ville Prestige, for example, was plainly designed by someone who had a black-and-white telly.

This filled me with despair. I wanted a watch. For the same reasons that I bank at Barclays and wear Levi’s, it had to be an Omega, and it just wasn’t coming up with the goods. It was like Leeds United. Once the home of Peter Lorimer and Gary Sprake but now an also-ran bunch of unimaginative clod-hopping no-hopers.

And then one day, in Hong Kong, I saw it. A new Omega. It’s called the Railmaster and it is a thing of unparalleled beauty. There is no button that owners think will call for help if they find themselves in a crashing helicopter on Kilimanjaro, it is not waterproof to 8,000 metres, there is no stopwatch, there is no swivelling bezel to tell you how much air you have left in your tanks and you even have to wind it up every morning or it will stop. Plainly this is a watch for the sedentary soul. The man with no hang glider or mini sub in his garage. I bought it in an instant."

Seems to me he's just expressing a preference for Omegas over Rolex. That's okay. He doesn't like Porsche, so what does he know?

Lol-x · 2 April 2009, 07:20 PM

Sorry JimB I don't understand

If you got your watch and you like it, that's all that counts.

Don't get caught up in all this new fancy pants dial BS and the 'big is better' crap.

You know Rolex make a good solid watch, and that you have, that is all that counts.

Jimbits76 · 2 April 2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lol-x

Sorry JimB I don't understand

If you got your watch and you like it, that's all that counts.

Don't get caught up in all this new fancy pants dial BS and the 'big is better' crap.

You know Rolex make a good solid watch, and that you have, that is all that counts.

Steve, I'm in the minority but I do love the LV and I'd never part with the 6534.

Sometimes, it's all the other garbage that gets me down.

Folks responses here have settled my mind and basically made me think that I'd be a fool to sell my watch if I didn't need to.

In fairness like I said earlier in the thread, if I had to do it all over again, I'd still buy a Rolex.

Perhaps I need a Rolex that is a little different...something further beneath the radar.

Any suggestions?

J

seantk · 2 April 2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Perhaps I need a Rolex that is a little different...something further beneath the radar.

Any suggestions?

J

Good luck in your search!

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Originally Posted by rpryan55

For those of you that don't get or read the Times, this is what Jeremy Clarkson (the acerbic and often comical host of Top Gear) said in the Times that Jim read:

"I suppose that in the days when your fishmonger knew your name and what sort of cod you liked on a Friday, “brand loyalty” made sense......

Thanks for posting - I enjoyed reading the article

Sean

Trurolexer · 2 April 2009, 08:50 PM

Just follow your heart, Jimbo...

Don't hold that if you don't have any desire anymore...IMHO.

BahnNZ · 2 April 2009, 10:12 PM

I always think the thing in life is to get all you can out of something, then move on to the next thing, because time is limited.

If luxury watches no longer give you a thrill, find out what does, but not when the economy is bad and everyone is unloading their jewelry of course.

I may just like them now because Jeremy Clarkson doesn't. I'm very much a "not Jeremy Clarkson" kind of man. :)

Jimbits76 · 2 April 2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BahnNZ

I may just like them now because Jeremy Clarkson doesn't. I'm very much a "not Jeremy Clarkson" kind of man. :)

Great answer!

J

redshirt1957 · 2 April 2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Steve, I'm in the minority but I do love the LV and I'd never part with the 6534.

Sometimes, it's all the other garbage that gets me down.

Folks responses here have settled my mind and basically made me think that I'd be a fool to sell my watch if I didn't need to.

In fairness like I said earlier in the thread, if I had to do it all over again, I'd still buy a Rolex.

Perhaps I need a Rolex that is a little different...something further beneath the radar.

Any suggestions?

J

Black face Explorer II.

Omega_Precision · 2 April 2009, 10:58 PM

Clarkson just wants a normal watch...lol

I've seen him sport a SMP on Top Gear....

2 April 2009, 01:46 AM	#65
Mort "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,001	Jim, I see what you mean. I too have kind of gone away from my Rolex being the get all, be all timepiece. Do not get me wrong, I do love Rolex and hope to always have at least one in my collection, but I too have grown a little tried of some of the BS, especailly with what Rolex is moving towards. Case in point, the whole larger Rolex thing. Hey forever the 36mm for DJ's and 40mm for sport watches have always worked. I can understand Rolex wanting to go with the current trend, and I do believe that larger watches are here to stay. But now people jumping ship on the DJ and DD's for the larger ones, and then catogorizing them as now a woman watch is beyond stupid. I do not feel like I am wearing a girls watch because there is a new one that is 41mm. First, all this is doing is making sure that the value of anyone who has a current models will fall and be hard to sell. Then the secondary market will have even more used rolex's out there. Second what is next? Will Rolex now decide that the GMT and Sub now need to be 44mm, and if that happens will the current one's now be womens watches? I hope not. In the last 17 years, I have owned 13 Rolex's and at one time had 4 in my collection. I am now down to one. I most likley will not sell it, because it is one of my favorites in my collection. But still, I have grown to love other brands to keep my collection more diverse. Like some have said, it is just a watch, and this is another hobby, so go with what you like and will make you happy. You can always change your mind and fall back in love with Rolex later. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. __________________ Collection Stainless DJ II Rhodium with Arabic Dial 116334, Longines RG Master Collection Chronograph Triple Date Moon, Maurice Lacroix TT Masterpiece Triple Date Moon, Vintage Gallet SS Flying Officer Chronograph

2 April 2009, 12:05 PM	#72
rpryan55 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Dick Location: USA Watch: SubND,DD,SSDaytona Posts: 2,257	For those of you that don't get or read the Times, this is what Jeremy Clarkson (the acerbic and often comical host of Top Gear) said in the Times that Jim read: "I suppose that in the days when your fishmonger knew your name and what sort of cod you liked on a Friday, “brand loyalty” made sense. Now we live in a world of supermarkets and corporations, it is the most ridiculous thing on all of God’s green earth. No matter how many loyalty cards you have in your wallet. That said, I am the worst offender. Even though I know Virgin is the best airline, I always try to fly BA. Even though I know HSBC is in fairly good shape, I bank at Barclays. Even though I know the new style of Levi’s reveals my butt crack when I bend over, I would still never buy a pair of Wranglers. And this brings me neatly onto the question of watches. For some time now I’ve been on the hunt for a new one but the choice is tricky. I couldn’t have a Breitling because I don’t own an Audi. I couldn’t have a Calvin Klein because they are pants, I couldn’t have a Gucci because I’m not a footballist’s wife, I couldn’t have a TW Steel because my wrist isn’t big enough to sport something that can be seen from space, I couldn’t have a Tissot because I’m not eight and the only thing in the world worse than a fake Rolex is a real one. Have you noticed something odd about Rolexes? Especially the modern ones that wind automatically when you move your wrist about? A great many owners wear them on their right hand. I jump to no conclusions here but you can feel free. Mostly, though, I cannot wear any of these watches because I am an Omega man. I have worn a Seamaster for years, not because James Bond has one and not because Neil Armstrong wore something by the same maker on the moon but because on the day I went away to school my parents gave me a Genève Dynamic. The trouble is that for the past few years Omega has been the Pillsbury dough of Swiss watches. The Terry and June. Omegas were dreary. They were boring to behold. They were Vectras in a world of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. The De Ville Prestige, for example, was plainly designed by someone who had a black-and-white telly. This filled me with despair. I wanted a watch. For the same reasons that I bank at Barclays and wear Levi’s, it had to be an Omega, and it just wasn’t coming up with the goods. It was like Leeds United. Once the home of Peter Lorimer and Gary Sprake but now an also-ran bunch of unimaginative clod-hopping no-hopers. And then one day, in Hong Kong, I saw it. A new Omega. It’s called the Railmaster and it is a thing of unparalleled beauty. There is no button that owners think will call for help if they find themselves in a crashing helicopter on Kilimanjaro, it is not waterproof to 8,000 metres, there is no stopwatch, there is no swivelling bezel to tell you how much air you have left in your tanks and you even have to wind it up every morning or it will stop. Plainly this is a watch for the sedentary soul. The man with no hang glider or mini sub in his garage. I bought it in an instant." Seems to me he's just expressing a preference for Omegas over Rolex. That's okay. He doesn't like Porsche, so what does he know? __________________ “The only reason for time ....................... is so that everything doesn't happen at once." Albert Einstein

2 April 2009, 07:20 PM	#73
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	Sorry JimB I don't understand If you got your watch and you like it, that's all that counts. Don't get caught up in all this new fancy pants dial BS and the 'big is better' crap. You know Rolex make a good solid watch, and that you have, that is all that counts. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

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2 April 2009, 07:59 AM	#71
unclesallie 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: dan Location: Pennsylvania Watch: keystone pocket Posts: 5,917	Quote: Originally Posted by East Bay Rider Chili jerky? Just peel and eat? If you ever leave RI, man you will fit in with my kin. __________________ . Bad Taste in my mouthby redshirt1957 Well the problemS are: 1) incipient Alzheimer's 2) peeing or pooping in your pants 3) failing to get poor Jim to send me his rolex watches 'for awhile', and 4) a very very sick sense of humor, which people here encourage.

2 April 2009, 08:50 PM	#76
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	Just follow your heart, Jimbo... Don't hold that if you don't have any desire anymore...IMHO.

2 April 2009, 10:12 PM	#77
BahnNZ "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Hugh Location: Auckland Watch: GMT Master Posts: 14	I always think the thing in life is to get all you can out of something, then move on to the next thing, because time is limited. If luxury watches no longer give you a thrill, find out what does, but not when the economy is bad and everyone is unloading their jewelry of course. I may just like them now because Jeremy Clarkson doesn't. I'm very much a "not Jeremy Clarkson" kind of man. :)

2 April 2009, 10:58 PM	#80
Omega_Precision Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Henry Location: CA, US Watch: ing basketball Posts: 2,977	Clarkson just wants a normal watch...lol I've seen him sport a SMP on Top Gear....

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