Has the Rolex bubble finally burst? Perhaps it has

Has the Rolex bubble finally burst? Perhaps it has

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BigBen

11,245 posts

217 months

Wednesday
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Deep said:
Boo12345 said:
Nope sorry no prize there im afraid. Its more along the lines of the snowflake and alphabet gang.
What are the criteria for joining the alphabet gang?
First you need to befriend Bridget Neilson then go around LA robbing high end jewlerry stores (perhaps a good way to beat the waiting list)

AstonZagato

11,605 posts

197 months

Wednesday
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pincher said:
Wrong thread for this really but any love for Bremont on here? Was a Bluewater a few weeks ago and had a look in the window of their shop there. Looked to have some nice stuff - may need to investigate further.
Really interesting company and story. I've met Giles and Nick English a couple of times. I keep meaning to go to their factory in Henley.

However, I haven't actually bought one yet. I really like a lot of their watches but I have yet to find one that I love, if that makes sense.

pincher

7,887 posts

204 months

Wednesday
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I rather like (some of) the Broadswords.

Carl_Manchester

10,775 posts

249 months

Wednesday
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Regbuser said:
When I look at myself, I feel repulsion, disgust, then self-loathing.

So which IWC is right for me ?
EFA.

T6 vanman

2,731 posts

86 months

Wednesday
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Carl_Manchester said:
Regbuser said:
When I look at myself, I feel repulsion, disgust, then self-loathing.

So which IWC Hublot is right for me ?
EFA.
Corrected the previous EFA thumbup

Regbuser

1,730 posts

22 months

Wednesday
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rofl

sidewinder500

535 posts

81 months

Wednesday
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T6 vanman said:
Carl_Manchester said:
Regbuser said:
When I look at myself, I feel repulsion, disgust, then self-loathing.

So which IWC Hublot is right for me ?
EFA.
Corrected the previous EFA thumbup
Should that not rather be a Richard Mille?

Jasey_

4,316 posts

165 months

Wednesday
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lowdrag said:
SpanishTony said:
NDA said:
SpanishTony said:
What are H Necks?
Nobody is entirely sure. But we say it frequently to join in.
biglaugh
Thank the Lord! I hadn't dare to ask in case the howls of laughter could be heard from a long distance..
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=187&t=1841950&i=3760

Closest he ever got to giving a definition biggrin

PistonGuy66 said:
TarpaTow said:
PistonGuy66 said:


So getting back to the original post has the bubble burst,i bought my wife this rose gold meteorite dial a few weeks ago,and paid £27k for it and there is one on Chrono in white gold for £58k so i think we can say it definitely hasnt burst just yet!!!
Cool, that's quite some investment you've hit on there.

I operate, discretely, in the world of finance and lurk on some PH threads to get a feel for what's happening in what's known in the trade as the 'hard' investment world, ie usable assets and not just bonds, OIECS etc. and have been very successful (only young, drive a new BM etc.).

I think we might have a similar outlook to opportunities and risk, why not send me a PM and we can make introductions that might be mutually beneficial. I'm Surrey-based but such is the demand for advice and guidance in the world of high net worth individuals (and with watches like that, you're a member of that 'club', whether you know it or not) that distance is not a problem.
Drive a BM
High net worth club
Hard investments

Hahahaha H neck if ever there was!!!! smilesmile

Harry Flashman

17,941 posts

229 months

Wednesday
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To be fair to Pistonguy, he spotted the trolling from a mile away.

bordseye

1,881 posts

179 months

Wednesday
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SaintWill said:
Totally. Watch people bang on about wrist size like it's the holy grail of watch suitability but there's way more to it than that. You have to look at the watch and yourself as a whole.
jesterrofl

Chublow

3 posts

Wednesday
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Tarpa is an absolute legend laugh

hungry_hog

1,845 posts

175 months

Yesterday (04:39)
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surely in this day and age there should be a Rolex index

Louis Balfour

24,091 posts

209 months

Yesterday (08:15)
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hungry_hog said:
surely in this day and age there should be a Rolex index
https://watchcharts.com/watches/price_index

Big Stevie

566 posts

3 months

Yesterday (10:40)
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Louis Balfour said:
hungry_hog said:
surely in this day and age there should be a Rolex index
https://watchcharts.com/watches/price_index
Interesting..


Big Stevie

566 posts

3 months

Yesterday (13:09)
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I'm off to the chip shop for lunch soon. I have made an appointment with them so they can interview me to see if I am suitable to buy from them. They may tempt me with a fishcake butty to see if I'm genuine, before telling me that the full fish n chips meal I want may take up to five years to prepare, and even then they might not even make it for me. All rather exciting. What should I wear?

jgrewal

423 posts

34 months

Yesterday (13:24)
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Lol I would dress the part in grease stained clothes you want to be seen to mirroring them in their garments. As a worst case they may add you to waitlist but you could just go grey and pay double the price for the fish and chips someone brought when they were not even hungry just as a investment!

To keep it on track we also have more watches being released by Rolex that not everyone will be able buy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEH2PnO-av4

Big Stevie

566 posts

3 months

Yesterday (13:33)
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I'll prove I'm serious by emptying my pockets of small change onto the counter and offering to buy a can of Tango right there and then. Serious buyer.

Deep

1,642 posts

230 months

Yesterday (14:33)
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Somebody said:
Shhhhhh......(whispering).......I use those Invisible Shield phone screen films. A quid from eBay - look for an old obsolete phone like a LG G4. I only use them just on the clasp. Cut the shape of the clasp from the sheet, and apply with the liquid spray that they come with.

They do fray at the edges after a while but it's a simple case of ripping it off and replacing.

I think you can make it out on this clasp:
Would you be able to provide a link to the product? When I google all I can find are the pre cut solid type screen protectors.

Cheers

Harry Flashman

17,941 posts

229 months

Yesterday (15:01)
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Big Stevie said:
I'm off to the chip shop for lunch soon. I have made an appointment with them so they can interview me to see if I am suitable to buy from them. They may tempt me with a fishcake butty to see if I'm genuine, before telling me that the full fish n chips meal I want may take up to five years to prepare, and even then they might not even make it for me. All rather exciting. What should I wear?
I'd go in and offer to buy a saveloy, that you don't really want. Make sure you have a buyer for the saveloy, even if you stand to make make a small loss.

I'd then go in again, a few months later, and buy a sausage roll. Feign real interest in the contents of the sausage roll, intimating that next time, you may buy the jumbo version.

As for clothing, why bother? Nudity send the right message.

Martin_MUC

78 posts

36 months

Yesterday (15:31)
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Rolex Cellini Moonphase currently for sale in ZRH airport, 25500 chf, last week they had a yacht master 37mm and in LHR a Lady DJ was for sale in T2, haven't come across so many for sale in an AD in years.