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Old 7 February 2020, 09:07 AM   #1
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Wow, just got my wife the 116509 this week and yesterday received another 2 calls in 1 day!

The first was for a Blue DJ41 which I passed up and the second was for an SD43.

I went to the AD to see the SD43 but it was too close to my JC and I promised myself not to buy a dive watch anymore because I have 3 and I never dive...

So I passed on the SD43 and asked if any Exp II was available... et voila! A 42mm Exp II black dial!

This was a good week for my collection, not so good for the wallet!





The crown is perfectly aligned!






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Old 7 February 2020, 09:12 AM   #2
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Surprised? You bought another watch that is not hard to get, for your wife.
So you are a customer, or should I say you were “bundled”?
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Old 7 February 2020, 09:16 AM   #3
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Congratulations! Love the EXPII!
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Old 7 February 2020, 09:17 AM   #4
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Congrats! I can’t wait for my ExII to come in.
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Old 7 February 2020, 09:19 AM   #5
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Old 7 February 2020, 09:26 AM   #6
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Congrats - if your collection all came from the same AD, you are a whale!


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Old 7 February 2020, 09:44 AM   #7
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Congrats! One of my favorite references.
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Old 7 February 2020, 09:58 AM   #8
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Congratulations. A very nice watch, often overlooked. I prefer the Polar but if the 42mm wears well on you, you can't go wrong with either dial.
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Old 7 February 2020, 10:20 AM   #9
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great watch. congrats!!!
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Old 7 February 2020, 10:22 AM   #10
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Old 7 February 2020, 10:42 AM   #11
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Old 7 February 2020, 10:57 AM   #12
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The crown is perfectly aligned!

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My 114060's crown lines up perfectly too. But I have observed this is not always the case with new Rolex watches. Does it seem hit or miss to everybody?
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Old 7 February 2020, 10:58 AM   #13
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Old 7 February 2020, 11:07 AM   #14
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Old 7 February 2020, 11:18 AM   #15
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Old 7 February 2020, 11:46 AM   #16
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Old 7 February 2020, 11:51 AM   #17
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I bet you won’t be getting another call
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Old 7 February 2020, 11:53 AM   #18
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Old 7 February 2020, 12:27 PM   #19
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Love Explorer II, it’s what I wear and what I specifically set out to buy as my first Rolex because I genuinely like them. They are NOT easy to get in Australia, not easy at all. It took a lot of visits and a year wait. Can’t stop looking at it though.

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Old 7 February 2020, 12:42 PM   #20
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Old 7 February 2020, 01:41 PM   #21
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Old 7 February 2020, 01:49 PM   #22
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Old 7 February 2020, 02:22 PM   #23
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My 114060's crown lines up perfectly too. But I have observed this is not always the case with new Rolex watches. Does it seem hit or miss to everybody?


There was a thread about it last year, apparently only full gold and platinum models are aligned.


SS models it’s hit and miss.

My Milgauss lines up perfectly as well, luck of the draw I guess.

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Old 7 February 2020, 02:54 PM   #24
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HUGE congratulations!!! It looks great on you, too!

May you both wear them in good health!

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Old 7 February 2020, 02:58 PM   #25
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Surprised? You bought another watch that is not hard to get, for your wife.
So you are a customer, or should I say you were “bundled”?


I bought this for my wife... wouldn’t say it’s easy to get



And the exp II is from another AD...


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Old 7 February 2020, 03:01 PM   #26
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I bet you won’t be getting another call


Actually they told me they call me because they know I will not simply buy whatever they offer and flip it. SD43 and Blue dial DJ41 both can make money if flipped.


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Old 7 February 2020, 03:05 PM   #27
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Not really, more of a salmon, swimming upstream


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Old 7 February 2020, 03:30 PM   #28
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Wow, just got my wife the 116509 this week and yesterday received another 2 calls in 1 day!

The first was for a Blue DJ41 which I passed up and the second was for an SD43.

I went to the AD to see the SD43 but it was too close to my JC and I promised myself not to buy a dive watch anymore because I have 3 and I never dive...

So I passed on the SD43 and asked if any Exp II was available... et voila! A 42mm Exp II black dial!

This was a good week for my collection, not so good for the wallet!





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Very cool! Congrats!

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Old 7 February 2020, 05:11 PM   #29
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Old 7 February 2020, 05:54 PM   #30
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There was a thread about it last year, apparently only full gold and platinum models are aligned.


SS models it’s hit and miss.

My Milgauss lines up perfectly as well, luck of the draw I guess.

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This is not true. Only the sky dweller crown aligns on all of them. It has nothing to do with machining the threads a certain way, but rather the mechanism of the skyD crown that always returns to that same spot.
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