Achtung! Who else here has a watch fetish?

Flamencology said:
I’ve had my eye on that one. I really like the mechanical model and it’s relatively inexpensive, but… just wish that it was an automatic.
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I also like the models with dia de los muertos style skulls where the time is displayed in the teeth.

I think the mechanical version of the momento mori one is an automatic.

edit: yep, it has an ETA 2824-2 clone for its movement

https://calibercorner.com/stp-caliber-stp1-11/
 
A new watch came in the mail today; my second dive watch, and pretty much the polar opposite of the retro-style bronze one. It's a bit of a chonk (41mm, so not massive, but chonky in proportions) with a tall bezel to make room for spacing out the hands to accommodate the tritium tubes that it uses instead of the normal glow-in-the-dark paint.

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What’s the deal with people selling preowned Rolexes for more than they cost new? I’m not talking about vintage watches, there are people asking over $12,000 for a 2020–2023 Explorer that costs $7,700 new. Is it a money laundering thing?
 
jp_nyc said:
What’s the deal with people selling preowned Rolexes for more than they cost new? I’m not talking about vintage watches, there are people asking over $12,000 for a 2020–2023 Explorer that costs $7,700 new. Is it a money laundering thing?
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It's a supply/demand/availability thing - most Rolexes are hard to find new, so the market for used ones supports crazy-ass prices. I don't have the money or interest in a Rolex, but if you can actually get your hands on a new one of one of their popular models for MSRP (and do have the money/interest in such things), scoop it up. You too could be one of the price gougers selling them for thousands above retail!
 
So how do you get a new Rolex? Do you put down a deposit and wait a year? Is it like Pappy Van Winkle where if you want one of the premium bottles you have to make friends like a high end liquor store?
 
jp_nyc said:
So how do you get a new Rolex? Do you put down a deposit and wait a year? Is it like Pappy Van Winkle where if you want one of the premium bottles you have to make friends like a high end liquor store?
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you go to one of the high end watch sites on line and drop 100K
 
I’m going to start saving for one of these. It combines things I like about the Nautilus and the Royal Oak without looking as dated as the Nautilus or as tacky as the Royal Oak.
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