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What is your most unwanted Rolex Model???
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"M" 16610 Submariner "M" 16570w Explorer II |
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Real Name: James Bond
Location: USA
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Leopard Daytona and Zebra DJ. Basically, any model that resembles an animal.
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Real Name: John
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Any model that had the bezel numbers replaced with gemstones. The watch loses all its designed functionality. Bling = BLAH!!!
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ROLEX DAY DATE 118238 (2007) ROLEX DAY DATE 18238 (1997) ROLEX GMT 16750 PEPSI (1987) ROLEX AIR KING 14000 (1991) ROLEX GMTIIC TT 116713LN (2008) |
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Present Collections TT Date-just, TT Sub. (Bluesy), YG Date-Date, YG GMT IIc (Black dial). SS GMT IIc |
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one more vote for ss/plat YM
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I find them all repulsive except for the Sports Series .....
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Leopard Daytona!
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Men's Platinum Day Date Masterpiece Men's 18k Day Date Crown Collection Men's Franck Muller 18k Conquistador Cortez Men's SS Cartier Pasha MEMBER # 5534 ![]() CHICAGO IL ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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that really big one that goes really deep.
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any "blinged" rolex
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Location: Chicago Area
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The deeps#%t.. sorry deepsea..
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None, I love all of mine.
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The deepeea is a gorgeous watch and has real world applications.
However, the nasty fugly yachtmaster II is nothing more than a glorified paper weight or door stopper. |
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All the Rolexes are over engineered and I doubt many use their "tool" watches for what the application they're meant to be used for with the exception of maybe the GMT and Explorer II. Although I doubt people use the 3rd time zone function on the GMT. I also have to say, I actually think the YMII looks great in white gold with the silver bezel. Pictures just don't do it justice. You have to wear one/try one on to appreciate it. |
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I was at an AD in Cincinnati today and the salesman was wearing a Deep Sea. Too big and at the bottom of my list IMO.
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Read on (from Le Journal de la haute Horlogerie): Rolex Yacht-Master II: the watch that speaks volumes about brand strategy Some products say far more about a brand’s strategy than any amount of executive declarations, in particular when discretion is their forte. In this sense, the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II, which Rolex unveiled at BaselWorld, will undoubtedly be seen as turning a new corner. Michel Jeannot* Let’s start with the product: the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph is the first watch to have a programmable countdown feature with a mechanical memory. The countdown can be programmed for 0 to 10 minutes. In the company’s own words, "This new horological complication is heir to all of Rolex’s watchmaking know-how and benefits from the vertical integration carried out by the company over the last 10 years. A unique interaction between the movement, the case and the bezel makes the Yacht-Master II a completely new creation, a new-generation watch." It is equipped with the new 4160 movement, entirely designed and manufactured by Rolex and whose 360 components include a blue PARACHROM® balance-spring with a Breguet overcoil, up to ten times more shock-resistant and unaffected by magnetic fields. The first thing this launch tells us is Rolex’s determination to move into the world of complications, a word which the Genevan Manufacture, despite being renowned for its chronographs, had until now banished from its vocabulary. Such a clear signal implies that Rolex intends extending its scope over the coming years, rather than to go on allowing its competitors the monopoly on complications. While no-one at Rolex would put it so bluntly, an outside observer will understand that the Genevan firm is getting tired of hearing rival brands make a lot of fuss over - sometimes - very little. A philosophy of quality and reliability Until now, Rolex has refused to talk about "complications" because the term was associated with noble, but often fragile, functions and this runs counter to the philosophy of quality and reliability advocated by the brand. Hence the company is going to great lengths to explain that the new Yacht-Master II complies with the same quality standards as the rest of its production. The 35,000 hours of research and development that went into this regatta watch are the first guarantee. Another important lesson is the interaction between the Ring Command bezel and the movement to programme the countdown function. That the first complication from Rolex should incorporate this dual element certainly isn’t by chance. Rather it is an elegant way of reminding the world of the high level of vertical integration at the firm. While many of the firms laying claim to the title "Manufacture" over recent years produce only the movement, Rolex steps in to remind us that the capacity to manufacture external elements is no less essential. A special relationship with the sea Finally, by unveiling this model just a few days before the Louis Vuitton Cup, the prelude to the America’s Cup with its impressive line-up of watch brands, Rolex makes clear its long-standing association with the yachting world. In its own words, the Yacht-Master II "is born of the longstanding relationship that Rolex enjoys with the sea, sailing and the mysteries of the deep. It perpetuates the supremacy of the Oyster, designed to resist water and conquer the elements." Clearly then, the Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph marks the beginning of a new era at Rolex. More reactive, more dynamic, more communicative, more complicated, but always measuring up to the same standards of reliability that have helped build the Genevan giant’s reputation. ■ *BIPH © 2007 All rights reserved |
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My apologies for hijacking, but as little as I care for it's looks, the YMII is a technical marvel and a major achievement in watchmaking. Patrick
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The deepthing.
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SS Daytona
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PVD Bamford & Sons Aqua Dial Rolex Daytona.
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I would vote for something in the cellini family.
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I'll take milgausse and yacht master for 1000
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Almost every current model
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