re: Help and advice with buying a Rolex online

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I went ahead and bought the one from Swiss Watch Expo

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I got all hyped over a watch thread and didn't see this lol. Congrats. She will love it. Most days I'm wearing an Explorer 124270. The whole range is just excellent, and its under the radar and supremely legible.

I've talked to those guys at SWE and come close a couple of times. They were willing to face tme to show me several different examples of a referency I was looking for which was very helpful, and they typically have a huge inventory. Also give a bit of a discount for using a wire xfer.

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bruce wayne

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I am patiently waiting on the list.......Yachtmaster 16622 at the moment with the rhodium dial

Agree, was just funnin'. I mean, he's dead sooo...

People that fool with 'em daily can spot fakes fairly quickly.

I have the blue dial datejust. It’s a beautiful watch. However, I would consider a neutral color or rose if she didn’t ask for blue

They're legit, but pay attention to warranty. For example, buy a Tudor from them and your 5 year fully transferable Tudor warranty is void, but you get the Jomashop warranty, which is incredibly inferior.

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What is your opinion of Ball?

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Never owned one but I generally like them. They have made a lot of effort to produce a lot of in-house movements and are generally a good value. They emphasize robust movements with high shock and magnetism resistance though I think most of that is overkill that looks interesting on a cut sheet but isn't very necessary in day-to-day life just like helium escape valves and water resistance over a real 50m. The thing I do detest is their dials that have Arabic numerals made up of tritium gas tubes, they are too large and clumsy and appear to be built out of Legos. Tritium tubes have pros and cons, they don't have to be "charged" like Superluminova and its analogs but it does decay and sooner or later will be effectively dead. It takes a while though as the half-life is 12.33 years IIRC.