so went into my AD too...... on a "sunny-ish" winter London Monday!?!

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(posted this at "the other" place while TRF was out of action...)

yes i know, it is almost nearly impossible to get a sunny day in London, let alone in winter..... but this Monday morning was "magical"...

so..... i went into my AD this morning for a mate to enquire on a couple of Rolex spare parts.

anyway, got to talking with the store manager (one of my fave people there btw), and she showed me a newly arrived SS DJII with dark grey dial and roman numerals, it is quite a stunning piece, anyway, she managed to get me to try on a few Rolex (again...).

so, out she came with 4 - a black TT SUB-C, a blue TT SUB-C, a blue WG SUB-C and a WG DDII with ivory dial (tried it on once last week). man, o man, was i in heaven....

both the wifey and i loved the WG DDII last week, and the wifey suggested that it should be my next dressy watch - so im not going to argue with her on that.

thoughts on the ceramic Subs - for me, the black TT Sub-C is very nice, a potential, didnt feel the blue TT Sub-C, just couldnt warm up to the smurf blue and gold combo on the ceramic bezel.

now on comes the blue WG Sub-C, holy cow, i LOVED it. (me looks at Karis...) still cant get over how the smurf blue shines, and the heaviness of the watch. this is def. on par with the WG DDII for me. now im in trouble..... and you know exactly what i am talking about.

after that, we went back to why i was there for in the first place and she made a call to St James RSC and got me the prices i needed. so all good, mission accomplished - for now.

oh, before leaving the shop, i have managed to remember that i banged the bracelet of my TT DJII on the metal balcony door frame this morning before leaving home and left a couple of small marks on it . so left the watch there so the techanican can swing his magic on the damage, will pick it up in a couple of days.

also, before i forget, thought id share this - the AD is offering a 3 years interest free on all Rolexes for November and December only, apparently it is only available for 2 years otherwise. so let me know if you are interested, the AD is located in North London. they have a large selections of Rolexes, including most of DJIIs in both TT and SS variants.

sorry, didnt take any pix on Monday, but i will be going back to pick up the TT DJII tomorrow (the AD has called many times already...), so will see if i can get some wrist shots.

[sandytn]

Seems like you had fun!

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Originally Posted by sandytn

Seems like you had fun!

sure did.

while i was in central London is afternoon, thought i'd walk into one of the ADs to see what they have before dinner.

tried on an AP ROO Volcano - too bulky and large for me (not happy at all), then tried on the normal white dial Royal Oak on bracelet - great size and nice looking thing, could be a goer for me.

asked for both PAM000 and PAM112, none in stock, so that was easily done for me...

then...... saw a YG 50th anniversary GMTIIC in one of their display windows - oh my, what a piece of art . Justin was right, this is an amazing piece, it sat so right on my wrist and the green dial changes its shade according to the lighting and movement of the wrist.

will try the DDII with ivory dial and WG blue SUB-C tomorrow again and see which one i like the best..... its going to be a toughy.... at least i will have a couple of months to make a decision

[JJ Irani]

Thanks for that update, Eric........it must have been one helluva meeting with that saleslady while the wifey was looking on, uh?

[deserted]

i'm staying away from AD's for a while , i'm on punishment!!!!

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks for that update, Eric........it must have been one helluva meeting with that saleslady while the wifey was looking on, uh?

na, lucky the wife was at work - i had a free day all to myself and some lovely rollies

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Originally Posted by deserted

i'm staying away from AD's for a while , i'm on punishment!!!!

i can see why! the minute are away from TRF, you bought a new watch, now you are back, you will most likely to get an other one... soon.... so you will always be in punishment

the way i see it is - what goes around in this forum, STAY in this forum.....

funny thing of late is that i always "try" to go past the AD everywhere i go, so it is always en route for me

but in all seriousness, the wifey is all cool with my "problems", so all cool bananas - as long as she gets the travel she wanted every year.

[M3 Rolex]

Sounds like a nice trip.....!!

You talkin about Fraser Hart in Brent Cross?

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Originally Posted by M3 Rolex

You talkin about Fraser Hart in Brent Cross?

yep, that's the one.