re: Watch People: is this Rolex worth the price?

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3k is on the cheap side for a stainless-steel oyster date-just

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Technically it is not a Datejust, it is an Oyster Perpetual Date. The DJ of the time was a 36mm watch with a 160XX reference number.

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Well good thing you don’t have to worry about ever being able to afford it in reality. No class trash.

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I could afford one if I wanted one. I don’t wear watches, because I have a phone boomer

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I don’t wear watches, because I have a phone

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The smartphone argument is based on faulty logic. A better argument is that in the modern world you are surrounded by time displays almost all the time.

The reason smartphones are ubiquitous is because they are more efficient than almost every item they replace. Need a camera? You have it in your pocket. Need a compass? You have one in your pocket. Need an SPL meter, vibration sensor, or spectrum analyzer? If you want it you can have it in your pocket too. It is far more efficient to pull your phone out than go to some drawer and pul out one of these items. A watch on your wrist is far more efficient than even grabbing your phone off the desk and tilting it to see the time. it is a quick flip of the wrist even with your hands full, or covered in mud, oil, or crawfish detritus.

Watches are a more efficient tool for the job, the more you care about time the more useful they are. Besides being a hobby of mine my work revolves around time in 6-minute intervals a phone is less efficient for me.

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That’s a tiny little watch.

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Don't know why you got downvoted.

34mm is women's sizing.

That is a very nice timepiece.

How long have you been out here?
Surfing Instructor : I don't know, I quit wearing a watch when I moved out here
Peter Bretter : That is so cool
Surfing Instructor : My cell phone has a clock so I don't need it

You know you can put a purple band on any watch, buy what you like, don’t listen to the haters

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Hey man any idea what a patek calatavara is worth?

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Really hard to say without at least knowing the reference. The one you showed is a 5227 which has only been out for about 10 years and unlikely to find one for much less than $30,000. Calatravas can go as cheap as $5k in working order to the better part of $100k.

Note the 5227 is a 39mm watch in general the smaller they are the less they command. A lot of the older less expensive ones are 34.5mm. I am not a vintage Calatrava expert by any means but does yours have a date, I don't ever remember seeing older Calatravas with dates.

I’m guessing that the obstruction of the letter E in Rolex is from a scratch in the acrylic crystal but I would make sure that is not on the dial. Hard to tell from low quality image.



That’s high for what it is. Ones with a Rolex bracelet and box sell for that.

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sounds like a Lolex dealer. All unstated caveats .

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Let look are your service interval of 3-4 years. A 3x35 can easily go 8 years and current models the recommended service interval is 10 years. There are caveats like if you use your Sub/SD/DSSD as a frequent salt-water dive watch then it needs some service much more frequently. I have a 3135 that is at 10 years and still has near-perfect amplitude, no beat error and running +2 SPD.

Indy service does not preclude getting it serviced at an RSC unless they put in non-Rolex parts.

What is this stem issue you are talking about.