ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
|
8 May 2014, 04:03 PM | #1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: kuwait
Posts: 36
|
[QUOTE=gimpex;2510534]
Agreed!!!! I could never understand those types of comments
|
21 May 2011, 04:22 AM | #2 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 197
|
Quote:
|
|
21 May 2011, 11:46 AM | #3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,458
|
Speaking of full gold I don't seem to see any full gold 36mm DJ here. Why did Rolex offer a full gold DJ line when the DD is the logical choice if people were to go for a full gold watch?
|
21 May 2011, 11:13 PM | #4 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2009
Real Name: steve
Location: dallas area
Watch: 50's TT t-bird
Posts: 3,689
|
why not
I was never all that interested in a DD but picked up a 60's 14k DJ to wear on a strap. Nice watch and it has held up nicely.
|
21 May 2011, 12:05 PM | #5 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Point Blank, TX
Posts: 2,894
|
Quote:
|
|
21 May 2011, 12:22 PM | #6 | |
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida, Canada
Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega
Posts: 30,244
|
Quote:
|
|
21 May 2011, 07:18 PM | #7 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Gotham
Posts: 9,641
|
Quote:
Thought a bit of banter might be fun, but can see I just come across offensive. I love this site, and thought it was about time to join in the debate, but backfired a bit. |
|
21 May 2011, 10:56 PM | #8 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2009
Real Name: steve
Location: dallas area
Watch: 50's TT t-bird
Posts: 3,689
|
watch snob
Quote:
|
|
21 May 2011, 01:53 PM | #9 |
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2011
Real Name: Mario
Location: USA / NZ
Watch: All sorts
Posts: 799
|
|
21 May 2011, 01:59 PM | #10 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: NC
Watch: RG Olive DD40
Posts: 1,795
|
Easy solution. Rolex should come out with SS/WG two-tones .
Actually the oldest person I know who wears a Rolex has a TT blue sub! And I agree, the number of scratches that my wife gets on the gold portion of her bracelet is crazy compared to SS. |
22 May 2011, 01:38 PM | #11 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Real Name: W
Location: The answer is 42
Watch: Out!
Posts: 524
|
Quote:
I completely disagree with the statement above, so what to say about white gold?
__________________
Cheers, Walter |
|
23 May 2011, 11:02 AM | #12 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Real Name: Peter
Location: Canada
Watch: You know... Rolex
Posts: 1,520
|
Quote:
|
|
23 May 2011, 11:35 AM | #13 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hudson Ohio
Posts: 3,564
|
Quote:
|
|
23 May 2011, 08:29 PM | #14 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Real Name: Patrick
Location: Texas
Watch: what I'm wearing
Posts: 5,943
|
Or even more so with TT that you really wish for solid Gold, and don't have the cash.
__________________
TRFs "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Patron-Founding Member PClub # 10 74,592 The safest place for your watch is on your wrist. |
23 May 2011, 10:46 PM | #15 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hudson Ohio
Posts: 3,564
|
Actually my "poke" was intended for the OP, not SS owners!!! I have many vintage gold watches, mostly Universal, Bulova, Hamilton, and Omega. The solid gold Rolexes are a little too blingy for me. If I had lots of cash, a nice Plat DD would be nice!!! PS, I have a nice vintage TT Date with PCL. That's about as blingy as my Puritanical upbringing will allow!!!!
Last edited by Widows Son; 23 May 2011 at 10:48 PM.. Reason: spelling |
27 May 2011, 07:58 AM | #16 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Real Name: Dan
Location: Essex, UK
Watch: West Ham! COYI!!
Posts: 7,941
|
Quote:
(Even though something in TT's firmly on my 50th birthday horizon.... )
__________________
Onwards & Upwards Rodders...... Onwards & Upwards. Life is not about how fast you can run or how high you can climb........... It's about how well you can bounce!! TRF HALL OF FAME JANUARY 2010 |
|
27 May 2011, 12:16 PM | #17 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Real Name: Lisa
Location: Texas
Watch: TT Sub 16613
Posts: 493
|
Quote:
|
|
18 July 2011, 12:20 PM | #18 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Real Name: Ron
Location: Arizona, USA
Watch: 116233
Posts: 3,180
|
[QUOTE=The Joker;2510472]TT is a dated 80's look, and you are just advertising the fact that you can't afford the full gold version.
Or....Is it possible that wearing TT is advertising that you CAN afford better than the SS version? |
19 July 2011, 12:04 AM | #19 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: Jerry
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Watch: 116610LN
Posts: 827
|
Quote:
I do however disagree with you about TT. Personally I love them and would choose a TT over SS anyday. Just my 2 cents. |
|
23 August 2011, 04:08 AM | #20 |
Banned
Join Date: Sep 2010
Real Name: Jinder
Location: Ontario
Watch: 116713
Posts: 601
|
Disagree completely. IMO I always found the SS/TT/all gold to be so different from each other. The contrast of the TT v all gold is so different...making them "different". IMO anyways
|
23 August 2011, 08:03 AM | #21 | |
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: U.K
Watch: Milgauss GV, Sub-C
Posts: 2,178
|
Quote:
80's look? Really? News to me. I know it's a personal opinion but I think the TT looks better than the all gold!! IMHO of course. |
|
23 August 2011, 11:31 PM | #22 | |
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2010
Real Name: MJR
Location: Midlands, UK
Watch: 116618 LB
Posts: 878
|
Quote:
|
|
24 August 2011, 11:14 PM | #23 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Real Name: Jeremy
Location: Louisiana
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 2,732
|
Quote:
I'm 26 and not Tony Soprano and wear YG DDs. I think you can pull it off if you have--moving on. TT in my opinion in the saving up for the president watch :) |
|
17 November 2011, 01:47 PM | #24 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: USA
Watch: Omega SM 120m Auto
Posts: 41
|
Quote:
I would say that the tide has actually already started to turn, with rosegold, tt, and blacked-out gaining share at the expense of what is now the oh so typical ss. I'm 34 and I used to think that TT was gaudy, but now I'm really starting to think they look great. Especially rosegold TT. I'm not about to start wearing a 100% yg tomorrow (all of my watches are actually ss or titanium) but the tide has definitely turned. It's a gradual change however. Look how long it took for SS to virtually phase out yg and TT in the mass market. |
|
17 November 2011, 02:11 PM | #25 |
Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Benbrook, TX
Posts: 410
|
Simple supply/demand. I'd be curious to see figures about TT sales vs. all-stainless vs. all-gold. My perception is TT watches have the greatest sales numbers, therefore the greatest availability pre-owned.
Additionally, the terminology "unwanted" is inaccurate. I believe what you are trying to convey is disproportionate % price drops relative to the stainless models. Mathematically the all-gold watches depreciate more in the second-hand market than TT. Additionally, I think there is an inverse depreciation curve for Rolex relative to the new price. i.e. we are essentially internet watch experts here - the VAST majority of Rolex owners aren't like us. The average person who can afford a Day-Date new isn't looking for a used one, so folks who are OK with used reap the benefit. The scale converges slightly for TT and merges for SS models; you can save a bit for SS pre-owned, but typically not much. The wear-tear commentary from earlier also plays a role. |
5 January 2012, 11:16 AM | #26 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Real Name: Scott
Location: Greensboro GA
Watch: GMT116713 - ATF
Posts: 301
|
Huh?
Quote:
Can anyone provide any proof that a SS watch will fetch more than TT? With gold at $1600/oz and SS at ~$10/lb. I'm pretty skeptical.
__________________
116713 TT GMT II 116610 Sub C |
|
6 January 2012, 03:57 AM | #27 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Real Name: J
Location: USA Midwest
Watch: Midsize Datejust
Posts: 2,611
|
I don't think that's the claim. It's about the degree or percentage of depreciation that each has in the secondary market. The precious metals depreciate relatively more.
|
6 January 2012, 10:48 AM | #28 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Real Name: Scott
Location: Greensboro GA
Watch: GMT116713 - ATF
Posts: 301
|
If that's the claim
Quote:
The TT price point is substantially higher than the SS entry level price point. It's actually much higher than the gold content alone would justify. Why? Because they can get it that's why! (Proof there is demand when new) That said, why does a TT lose more of it's original value to depreciation than SS? I think it's PARTLY because people willing to spend that much extra money on a watch have a lot of disposable income and prefer to buy new. I don't think there are as many people in the market for a used watch at the higher prices (because they tend to have the discretionary income to go whole hog for new) which means lower demand which pushes the price down more. Same reason a luxury car tends to depreciate more (as a % of initial price) than an economy car. At the high price points, people want new. People who shop used are generally looking for a bargain! (IMO)
__________________
116713 TT GMT II 116610 Sub C |
|
17 January 2012, 11:25 AM | #29 | |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Real Name: Paul
Location: Florida
Watch: SubC, DJII, Omegas
Posts: 768
|
Quote:
|
|
6 January 2012, 01:52 PM | #30 |
Liar & Ratbag
Join Date: Nov 2009
Real Name: Renato
Location: NYC / Miami Beach
Watch: Rolex Daytona
Posts: 5,344
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
*Banners
Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.