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21 November 2005, 11:21 AM
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Guess who's back?
Hey guys and girls, I'm back from Charleston. The wedding was awesome and so was the dinner cruise and the reception. Not to mention the city was beautiful. Ok now to the good stuff. Of course I drug my parents into a couple of AD's.
 To make a long story short since I have to do some school work, one AD we went in had a very large selection. Mostly TT and a few solid golds. They also had the TT rhodium dial Daytona and the metorite Daytona on black strap. Beautiful pieces. Unfortunately they didn't have a SS sub, but they had a few TT's. They did have a SS GMT II that I really liked. Well I'm assuming that this lady was the owner, was very nice and helpful. We were talking and she said she had given her son a no-date sub when he graduated college as a gift. She said he has dyslexia, so it was hard. IMO he really deserved it. Anyway to shorten the rest of it up she let me try on the GMT.  That was my first every Rolex on my wrist. That thing is built like a tank. It was the pepsi bezel BTW. I am really glad she let me try it on, because most people really don't want me trying them on. Now that I have had one on my wrist, it has ended the shifting between watches and put me Rolex all the way. Sub of course. The price on the GMT was $4525 USD, although I thought they were more than a sub. Are they? Anyway, have to finish a paper.Tyler
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21 November 2005, 11:26 AM
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Welcome back, Tyler. Charleston is a great city. Hope you got to see more than some ADs.
 But I'm glad you did get to handle some Rollies and even try them on. It is a great feeling. Now I have to tell you, if it's between a Pepsi GMT and a SS Sub, I would go with the Sub (surprised to hear me say that?), because I think the all black watch is much better looking than the Pepsi, or even the Red/Black GMT. If you get a chance to handle and try on the all black GMT, see if I'm not right.
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21 November 2005, 11:27 AM
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I think the Sub is $4750. The GMT is a bit cheaper anyway. Glad you got to try one. Now you're totally hooked
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21 November 2005, 12:22 PM
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 Regardless, I do believe the GMT and Explorer II are cheaper than the Sub. Why, I have no idea. Maybe it's the triple lock crown and all that stuff.
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22 November 2005, 12:18 AM
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).My guess is the sub is more expensive cuz it's prolly their fastest mover and produced in the largest quantities. There's no logic to why (because the GMT has an added complication), but then Rolex pricing and production numbers has never used rational logic, either. |
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22 November 2005, 09:56 AM
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I can't read French anyway. LOL I don't think you'd want them back, with all the drool on them .
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22 November 2005, 10:04 AM
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Hey Tyler. How are you? Here's the latest prices from the cataloge that Johnny sent me.The prices are in Canadian Bacon, I mean dollars and I used Google to convert them. I think they're high, but based on what the dollar is worth I could be wrong.
16570 ExpII $6050 CDN $5115.90 USD 16610 SS SubDate $6170 CDN $5217.36 USDF Again, there could be different prices in different countries. I'm not sure. Like Johnny, I'm under the impression that the Sub is about $50 more. For some reason a price of around $4800 rings a bell in my head for a SS Sub Date. Maybe someone else can chime in here. Hope this helps.
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21 November 2005, 11:31 AM
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The Sub is more? I really thought it was the $4525. I guess I'm failing on my job.
Tyler
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21 November 2005, 11:53 AM
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Welcome back Tyler.
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21 November 2005, 11:59 AM
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Hey Tyler. Welcome back. Glad you got a chance to wear a Rolex. I remember the first time I had one on my wrist. What a feeling it must have been for you. Glad you had a great time at the wedding also.
Did you catch the garter at the wedding? 
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21 November 2005, 12:19 PM
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Glad to hear you had a good trip Tyler, did you remember to bring back some cake for us? I bet you haven't washed your wrist yet, after trying on a Rolex.
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21 November 2005, 12:23 PM
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Well AJ, I've washed my wrist, but mainly because there is this glowing gold coronet stuck on it. It's odd because it appeared about two hours after I tried the watch on. It sort of burns too. BTW there is a green circle around it. Oh yea and I missed the garter by about two people.
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21 November 2005, 12:24 PM
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I'd sue them Tyler, you wouldn't be the first to have a nasty reaction to a hologram.
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21 November 2005, 12:35 PM
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So did you try on the Rollie before or after the wedding? The hologram has been known to cause early dimensia. Just look at JJ
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21 November 2005, 02:06 PM
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I give up who is back?
 Glad you had a good time Tyler, that lady was very cool for letting you try on the watch and your parents must also be really cool to let you drag them to an AD on a weekend getaway.
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21 November 2005, 05:58 PM
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Welcome back Tyler hope you enjoyed your visit,hope Santa will be kind to you mate, if not keep saving for your Sub.
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21 November 2005, 03:14 PM
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Hey Tyler, Great to have you back. I'm not going to ask a 14 year old whether he saw any cleavages on that lady...so forget I ever asked the question!! Betcha you thought of me when you saw that drool-drippin' TT rhodium Daytona, uh?
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21 November 2005, 10:03 PM
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Welcome back Tyler! Be warned - now that you've gotten your first taste of wearing a Rolex, you risk becoming a JJ!
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21 November 2005, 08:29 PM
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Welcome back Tyler, glad you had a chance on trying on a Rolex and understanding abit more why we act the way we do!
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22 November 2005, 08:06 AM
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Yes JJ I actually did think of you when I saw the rhodium dial Daytona. I thought of Ed with the GMT and the metiorite Daytona. I thought of Micah and Bruce when I saw the EXP I. Aw heck I got lost in all of the awesome watches. LOL
Tyler
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22 November 2005, 12:11 PM
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Hmmmm. Maybe stuff around here is cheap because I think my local AD said that the Sub-date was around $4525. I really hope those conversions are wrong.
Tyler
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22 November 2005, 12:28 PM
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Compliments of Maverick.
16610 4525.00 SS Submariner with Date 16613 7100.00 TT Submariner with Date 11618 20850.00 Gold Submariner with date 16610LV 4875.00 50th Anniversary SS Submariner with Date 14000 3250.00 SS Air King 14010 3300.00 SS Air King 77080 ? SS Oyster Perpetual no Date 77483 ? TT Oyster Perpetual no Date 15200 ? Oyster Perpetual Date 14060 3800.00 SS Submariner no Date 16600 4700.00 SS Sea Dweller 16622 7850.00 SS/Platinum full size Yachtmaster 16623 8200.00 TT full size Yachtmaster 16628 20700.00 Gold full size Yachtmaster 168623 6975.00 TT Mid-Size Yachtmaster Serti Dial 114270 3750.00 Oyster Perpetual Explorer 16570 4450.00 SS Explorer II 16710 4525.00 SS GMT II 16713 7025.00 TT GMT II 16718 19750.00 Gold GMT II 116520 6950.00 SS Daytona 116523 11275.00 TT Daytona Serti Dial 116528 23400.00 Yellow gold Daytona 116519 18100.00 White Gold Daytona on a strap 116518 16900.00 Yellow Gold Daytona on a strap 16203 5725.00 TT Datejust with Jubilee Bracelet 116203 7025.00 TT Datejust heavy Oyster bracelet 16233 5775.00 TT Datejust Yellow Gold Fluted bezel/Jubilee Bracelet 116233 7325.00 TT Datejust heavy Jubilee bracelet 116233 7075.00 TT Datejust heavy Oyster bracelet 16200 3800.00 SS Datejust plain bezel Oyster bracelet 16220 3925.00 SS Datejust Engine Turned bezel Jubilee Bracelet 16234 4525.00 SS Datejust Jubilee Bracelet 116261 7550.00 TT Datejust Turnograph Oyster bracelet 116263 7800.000 TT Datejust Turnograph Jubilee bracelet 116264 5775.00 SS Datejust Turnograph Oyster bracelet 78273 5650.00 TT Datejust Mid-Size Jubilee bracelet 118238 20550.00 Day Date Yellow Gold Oyster bracelet 118209 21700.00 Day Date White Gold smooth bezel Oyster bracelet 118206 40350.00 Day Date Platinum smooth bezel Presidential bracelet
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22 November 2005, 01:08 PM
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22 November 2005, 01:12 PM
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Actually it was just a cut and paste, but whatever.
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You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.
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22 November 2005, 11:31 PM
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It's actually not a fair comparison to do a straight currency conversion from canuck bux to greenbacks.
In Canada, our thoughtful government slaps on insanely high import duties. It's actually cheaper, even with the lower Canadian dollar, for Canadians to get their Rolex watches in the USA. How we get them over the border without the taxman knowing is another story. (I have heard stories of guys wearing them across, and mailing the boxes - which get opened at customs - and then they get a bill for the duties on the retail value of the watch... or worse). Just look at the list Daren posted and compare to the prices Paul posted. BIG difference.
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23 November 2005, 12:28 PM
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I don't know. I think I'm back but I'm not sure. I started the freakin thread and I don't even know what it's about.
Tyler
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You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.
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23 November 2005, 01:51 PM
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