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#61 |
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Canada
Watch: GMT II LN, SubC
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Get what ever you like the most. If you are buying a Rolex at 30...it won't be your last major watch purchase I'm guessing.
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#62 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: USA
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I think buying preowned from a reputable reseller is not a bad option if you don't want to wait. Make sure they provide the box and papers with the watch. From a pure pricing point of view, from the 3 watch options you provided, the black GMT is the best value.
But I agree with the advice of some UK forum members here that you should call all the UK ADs and ask to be put on the wait list if they have one. I don't know if they will do that by phone or if you need to visit them in person. You may be lucky to get one within a few weeks rather than the months of wait that they often tell you. Even if there is a 10% price increase within the next few months, it may still be worth it to get the watch from an AD with the piece of mind and the 5 year full warranty. |
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Real Name: Rollee
Location: Boston
Watch: it watching me
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#64 |
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Real Name: Brandon
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Watch: Yes Please!
Posts: 6,691
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Im always a nervous buyer with around 50k in watches and still to this day. Having an anxiety before ever purchase is just part of the game.
I would go with the GMT II Black bezel,Black dial Great first watch
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#65 |
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Real Name: Francisco
Location: San Juan, PR
Watch: Is Ticking !
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Best watch to buy for a nervous new buyer
Another vote for 116710LN
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#66 |
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Real Name: Will
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Watch: SubC, Pam, Speede
Posts: 3,145
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Buy new and what you like.
Good watch is like family member: you got it not for financial purposes it is something you should enjoy being with, happy to look after and acopanies you all the time. Plus more family members more fun. Hope that nobody gets offended with my simplified opinion expressed above. Having morning coffe and killing time waiting to watch Olympic. |
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#67 |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 973
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Do more research, get comfortable with the pricing and most of all, decide which complication make the most sense in your life and works for your esthetic. Once that's settled and you know what you want, find a good source and forget about the value retention for a bit. If cost is an issue (and it should be), look at the preowned market, the entry value is down and therefor will appreciate quicker (you just have to accept some scratches, but who cares). Some of the older models have sleeker cases...just saying...
I personally love a GMTc LN for all its technological advances, accuracy and versatility while representing what a Rolex tool watch stands for. |
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#68 |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 326
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Blnr!
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Real Name: Batman
Location: Gotham City
Posts: 1,184
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I think Omega's problem lies to the fact that their models are not consistent and change a lot. The only model that didn't change since its conception is the Moonwatch. This is also the reason that their resale value is so low. Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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#70 |
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Taiwan
Watch: Rolex BLNR
Posts: 2,308
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Get the new one that sings to you loud from AD. If I were you, I would choose the BLNR.
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#71 |
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: USA
Watch: 116710 BLNR
Posts: 131
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First Rolex, go with your gut feeling and get what you want. My first Rolex was the BLNR and I absolutely love it!
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#72 |
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Real Name: Michael
Location: Philippines
Posts: 1,730
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If you like the BLNR the most, then go for it even if it's the most expensive among the 3 watches you are thinking of getting.
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#73 |
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Real Name: Mike
Location: Pacific Northwest
Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD
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Forget the investment .... Buy the sub and you will be happy
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