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Grumpy Badger · 7 April 2011, 06:00 AM

Yay! £1.30 a day! That would buy you a newspaper and, maybe, a chocolate bar!

Or it would buy you just under a litre of diesel!
I bough my watch when I had sufficient disposable income to afford it. I'm pleased that, should the worst happen it will have retained a much higher proportion of it's initial cost than a car/TV/laptop etc. However, I wear my watch all day every day and enjoy it!
A working Rolex will always have a reasonably high intrinsic value. Mine might lose £1.30 a day for a year or two rather than gain, but I couldn't care less! If I found myself penniless in some third world hell-hole my well worn Sub would still buy me a ticket home and that's a good enough "investment" for me!

So

right back at ya!

Puffy · 7 April 2011, 06:15 AM

i get at least a tenner's worth of daily enjoyment by wearing my watches

HL65 · 7 April 2011, 06:18 AM

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X2. A Rolex is for wearing and not all about £££$$$$ its sad today that IMHO thats what most just think about with Rolex today.Gone is buying a Rolex Knowing you bought one of the finest watches on this planet.And with just a little care from its owner it would last a life time and beyond.Today not many are interested in the real history of Rolex all they thing of is will this or that go up in value.IMHO a Rolex is more than just a ££££$$$$$$$ object its a watch for wearing and with a lot of history behind the brand..

X3!! If I didn't wear them and enjoy the heck out of them and love the history behind them- I wouldn't own them!!

mrbill2mrbill2 · 7 April 2011, 06:50 AM

I don't get it. It is like you can finally afford a Ferrari and parking it in a garage and never truly enjoying it.

To each their own.

dddrees · 7 April 2011, 06:58 AM

If your happy that's all that matters.

However it makes me more happy when I wear my watches. Life is too short, live it the way you chose. That is as long as you don't hurt others.

Paracentesis · 7 April 2011, 06:59 AM

£1.30 per day. Riches beyond the dreams of avarice.

spuds · 7 April 2011, 07:02 AM

Guys maybe it's just me but I think you're all perhaps being a tad harsh on the OP.

I don't think he meant that he bought it for the investment nor even that he thinks it's a good investment.....

I think he was just saying it had gone up in 'financial/replacement? value' was all.

Grumpy Badger · 7 April 2011, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by spuds

Guys maybe it's just me but I think you're all perhaps being a tad harsh on the OP.

I don't think he meant that he bought it for the investment nor even that he thinks it's a good investment.....

I think he was just saying it had gone up in 'financial/replacement? value' was all.

I guess the Bart-moon just put us all in a bad mood!

Paracentesis · 7 April 2011, 07:09 AM

OK. £1.30 per day is some serious money, and I wish I had investments that made as much, for an outlay of only £3000. To be frank, I'm jealous.

Onikage · 7 April 2011, 07:13 AM

Don't know about locking one up in a safe. That's cruel. How do you think it feels?...Lifeless in the dark!? Maybe you should spend a few pence daily and put it on your wrist?

Onikage · 7 April 2011, 07:15 AM

You can check it's value again in 12 months and see how many pence per day you've taken off it LOL

wolfman25 · 7 April 2011, 07:16 AM

Let's see a wrist shot.

Grumpy Badger · 7 April 2011, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Paracentesis

OK. £1.30 per day is some serious money, and I wish I had investments that made as much, for an outlay of only £3000. To be frank, I'm jealous.

You're on form tonight, James! Did someone steal the jam from your doughnut? Careful you don't out-grump the Badger!

LWRN · 7 April 2011, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kel

my 2cents on this.... i have a couple of rules when buying a watch.....

personally, like most i buy a watch to tell the time which means waring it.... IF

1. i like it and i want it.
2. the missus likes it (rule 1 applies if rule 2 is rejected)
3. i can afford it.

I like this post, one of the only ones I've seen where it seems like the guy actually has a pair.

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Originally Posted by spuds

Guys maybe it's just me but I think you're all perhaps being a tad harsh on the OP.

I don't think he meant that he bought it for the investment nor even that he thinks it's a good investment.....

I think he was just saying it had gone up in 'financial/replacement? value' was all.

I think your correct

Onikage · 7 April 2011, 07:37 AM

I have to get my head around this... So basically you're saying you've put over three and a half grand away (since you haven't worn/enjoyed it) for an interest rate of £1.30 a day over three years? Not exactly something to bartmoon about, but..I commend you for proving that Rolexes can indeed increase in value. Erm, well done!

Tri-National-Man · 7 April 2011, 08:00 AM

Yeah, the whole point of this thread was to illustrate that one can actually buy a brand new Rolex and not lose any money in doing so...A fact that many on this forum dispute...The bart moon was to those people....Nuff said thank you and goodnight

davida · 7 April 2011, 08:09 AM

OMG £1.30 a day! You have every right to moon at me. Very well done.

marcinthemiddle · 7 April 2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Paracentesis

£1.30 per day. Riches beyond the dreams of avarice.

Hey, OP here's

right back at you!

Onikage · 7 April 2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-National-Man

Yeah, the whole point of this thread was to illustrate that one can actually buy a brand new Rolex and not lose any money in doing so...A fact that many on this forum dispute...The bart moon was to those people....Nuff said thank you and goodnight

Fair play but you can't just say goodnight before you get mooned out of the forum. You must stay and take your mooning like a man!

ingoodtime · 7 April 2011, 10:06 AM

Wanna be my banker?

Changmaisausage · 7 April 2011, 03:27 PM

Good for you mate if you can make over 1000GBP in a year on a watch great it's a hell of % more than the money would have made in the bank.

Sell sell and ignore the negative posts.......

Tri-National-Man · 7 April 2011, 04:52 PM

[QUOTE=Changmaisausage;2417487]Good for you mate if you can make over 1000GBP in a year on a watch great it's a hell of % more than the money would have made in the bank.

Thank you for pointing this fact out....Some folk are STILL missing the point of this post...I never claimed that £1.30 is an amazing amount of profit

Just merely showing that there are ways of purchasing a BRAND NEW ROLEX and not LOSING any of the outlay - But actually making on it...I have succeeded in this...Despite some who say it cannot be done...
Has anyone else out there on the forum recently bought a NEW Rolex and is ABLE to sell it at a profit???
I will never sell it as it has been my dream watch ever since getting my first Rolex catalog back in 1977....

Grumpy Badger · 7 April 2011, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tri-National-Man

I will never sell it as it has been my dream watch ever since getting my first Rolex catalog back in 1977....

... I'm guessing that the Sub in general has been your dream since 1977, being as the Kermit you are talking about wasn't introduced til 2003!

Tri-National-Man · 7 April 2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy Badger

... I'm guessing that the Sub in general has been your dream since 1977, being as the Kermit you are talking about wasn't introduced til 2003!

Yeah, you a right grumpy...The SUBMARINER has been my dream watch since '77...

travisb · 7 April 2011, 06:28 PM

Far more enjoyment having one on your wrist everyday as opposed to sitting in a box waiting for numbers to rise.

Just my opinion.

Grumpy Badger · 7 April 2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tri-National-Man

Yeah, you a right grumpy...The SUBMARINER has been my dream watch since '77...

Well... What did you expect from a bunch of WIS!

kerrison · 7 April 2011, 09:52 PM

Congrats on your dream watch.... and a bonus when it even increases in value! Hope you continue to enjoy it in however way you choose to do so.

7 April 2011, 06:00 AM	#31
Grumpy Badger "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Mark Location: Bonny Scotland Watch: 14060M Sub (cosc) Posts: 5,280	Yay! £1.30 a day! That would buy you a newspaper and, maybe, a chocolate bar! Or it would buy you just under a litre of diesel! I bough my watch when I had sufficient disposable income to afford it. I'm pleased that, should the worst happen it will have retained a much higher proportion of it's initial cost than a car/TV/laptop etc. However, I wear my watch all day every day and enjoy it! A working Rolex will always have a reasonably high intrinsic value. Mine might lose £1.30 a day for a year or two rather than gain, but I couldn't care less! If I found myself penniless in some third world hell-hole my well worn Sub would still buy me a ticket home and that's a good enough "investment" for me! So right back at ya! __________________ Don't mind me. I'm full of scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts! "You have enemies? Good! That means you stood up for something, sometime in your life." Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS.

7 April 2011, 06:15 AM	#32
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	i get at least a tenner's worth of daily enjoyment by wearing my watches __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

7 April 2011, 06:58 AM	#35
dddrees "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: Dan Location: USA Watch: This N That Posts: 34,253	If your happy that's all that matters. However it makes me more happy when I wear my watches. Life is too short, live it the way you chose. That is as long as you don't hurt others. __________________ When it captures your imagination, that's when you know you have found your passion. Loyal Foot Soldier of The Nylon Nation. Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

7 April 2011, 07:02 AM	#37
spuds "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Dan Location: Essex, UK Watch: West Ham! COYI!! Posts: 7,941	Guys maybe it's just me but I think you're all perhaps being a tad harsh on the OP. I don't think he meant that he bought it for the investment nor even that he thinks it's a good investment..... I think he was just saying it had gone up in 'financial/replacement? value' was all. __________________ Onwards & Upwards Rodders...... Onwards & Upwards. Life is not about how fast you can run or how high you can climb........... It's about how well you can bounce!! TRF HALL OF FAME JANUARY 2010

7 April 2011, 07:13 AM	#40
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	Don't know about locking one up in a safe. That's cruel. How do you think it feels?...Lifeless in the dark!? Maybe you should spend a few pence daily and put it on your wrist? __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

7 April 2011, 06:50 AM	#34
mrbill2mrbill2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Mr. Bill Location: South Florida Watch: 16610 Posts: 6,148	I don't get it. It is like you can finally afford a Ferrari and parking it in a garage and never truly enjoying it. To each their own.

7 April 2011, 06:59 AM	#36
Paracentesis Banned Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: James Location: UK Watch: Tissot Posts: 1,454	£1.30 per day. Riches beyond the dreams of avarice.

7 April 2011, 07:09 AM	#39
Paracentesis Banned Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: James Location: UK Watch: Tissot Posts: 1,454	OK. £1.30 per day is some serious money, and I wish I had investments that made as much, for an outlay of only £3000. To be frank, I'm jealous.

7 April 2011, 07:15 AM	#41
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	You can check it's value again in 12 months and see how many pence per day you've taken off it LOL __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

7 April 2011, 07:16 AM	#42
wolfman25 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: Dave Location: New York Watch: SS GMT ii c Posts: 36	Let's see a wrist shot.

7 April 2011, 07:37 AM	#45
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	I have to get my head around this... So basically you're saying you've put over three and a half grand away (since you haven't worn/enjoyed it) for an interest rate of £1.30 a day over three years? Not exactly something to bartmoon about, but..I commend you for proving that Rolexes can indeed increase in value. Erm, well done! __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

7 April 2011, 08:00 AM	#46
Tri-National-Man "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Shaun Location: Devonshire Watch: SubND/D/LV Posts: 651	Yeah, the whole point of this thread was to illustrate that one can actually buy a brand new Rolex and not lose any money in doing so...A fact that many on this forum dispute...The bart moon was to those people....Nuff said thank you and goodnight

7 April 2011, 08:09 AM	#47
davida Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stockport England Watch: White SS Daytona Posts: 161	OMG £1.30 a day! You have every right to moon at me. Very well done.

7 April 2011, 10:06 AM	#50
ingoodtime "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,834	Wanna be my banker? __________________ Lee

7 April 2011, 03:27 PM	#51
Changmaisausage "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: David Location: UK/Qatar Watch: SeaDweller Posts: 470	Good for you mate if you can make over 1000GBP in a year on a watch great it's a hell of % more than the money would have made in the bank. Sell sell and ignore the negative posts....... __________________ Patek Phillipe / Rolex / Tudor

7 April 2011, 06:28 PM	#55
travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,414	Sorry but I'd be wearing it.. Far more enjoyment having one on your wrist everyday as opposed to sitting in a box waiting for numbers to rise. Just my opinion.

7 April 2011, 09:52 PM	#57
kerrison Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dorset, UK Watch: Rolex DateJust Posts: 273	Congrats on your dream watch.... and a bonus when it even increases in value! Hope you continue to enjoy it in however way you choose to do so.

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