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

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The most expensive watch i own is an “homage” watch to the Omega Speedy Pro called the Bulova Lunar Pilot,

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Not an homage. It's a modern version of a Bulova prototype worn by Dave Scott on Apollo 15. So it's a legitimate moon watch in its own right.

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on a watech has ZERO to do with my political leanings

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That was an attempt at sarcasm at the expense of certain factions of the forum that make everything political.

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The most expensive watch i own is an “homage” watch to the Omega Speedy Pro called the Bulova Lunar Pilot

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I hate the word homage as it is too often used today to describe a 1:1 Chinese knockoff of a watch with just the name changed. I expect your use of it was a little self-deprecating regarding the much cheaper than a Speedy Pro Lunar Pilot. I think that is unfair to you and the Bulova. The Bulova stands on its own because it was an unexpected Moon Watch. Dave Scott carried his Bulova in his "personal effects" weight allotment and used the watch during Apollo 15 when the crystal popped off his issued Speedy. The Lunar Pilot is a reproduction of that watch. The Bulova looks very similar to the Speedy not because they copied the Speedy but because Bulova entered the watch into the NASA competition to choose the watch for the space program which Omega finally won. The NASA criteria was specific enough that all the watches entered looks fairly similar at a quick glance. This is a similar story to the modern dive watch while everyone is trying to figure out who copied who (mainly within Blanpain, Rolex and Zodiac) the reality is a French frogman came up with the requirements for a dive watch for the Marine Nationale companies that competed for the contract or used the criteria in development made watches that looked similar and the criteria was well thought out since to this day most dive watches look very similar.


Scott's Bulova



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It's not the price, but the investment. Rolex keep and often increase their value on the re-sale market. So, if you have a chunk of money to burn, buy a Rolex knowing that you can always get that chunk of $$ back if you need.

However, the upkeep of the watch is not cheap. They recommend servicing a Rolex every 5-8 years (changing the seals, oiling the gears... etc.) at an authorized Rolex dealer which will cost $500 to $700 per tune-up.

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You are the one calling people you don’t know out for being “broke” for not making a terrible investment

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Link?

If you read the thread I have been very careful about calling watches a good investment. There are a certain number of watches that historically would have been good investments. Past performance does not... yada yada. Most consumer goods especially ones used every day tend to see heavy depreciation there are a certain number of watches (most Rolex fit into this category) that tend not to depreciate and often appreciate. If you buy a Rolex and get tired of it you can usually sell it quickly and get your money back and maybe make some if you get tired of your house upgrades tomorrow you can't just sell them and get your money back without selling the home. A smart person doesn't upgrade the home they plan to live in as an investment they do it to bring more happiness to their life and if they get their money back or make a little money in the long run by doing it that is lagniappe. It is the same with watches. Buy what you like and can afford and enjoy it, if you are split evenly between two watches get the one that retains more value historically it really isn't rocket science and it really shouldn't be controversial.

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Figured you’d provide a bullshite address.

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Book your plane ticket and come find out

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Mine is actually the "Playtona" and I don't really like modern Dattonas. When they first came out they didn't sell and then they took off after they were discontinued and disappeared out of the displays. They sell at about 2x retail on the secondary market.

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I have never handled a platinum Rolex. Rare birds for sure. I like the new SS Daytonas, but not enough to do what it takes to get one. Nothing Rolex is putting out puts me in "I have to have it" mode.

Wishing they would have put that new Ti Yachtmaster out as a no date like the prototype. Would have been all over that as it would look different enough from my SD for me to buy it. Wish they would bring back the 1655's design too. I would buy that one. Or remove all the script on the ringlock from the Deep Sea. Would be on that one too. THey need to hire me as a design consultant

No need to book a plane ticket. I’ll be there this weekend. You’re just a punk arse bitch who thinks it’s funny to pretend to be Kenner trash. It’s honestly pathetic. You gave the address to an abandoned church numb nuts

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Rolex et al probably know this much better and that is the biggest part of their bottom line.

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What’s your thoughts on the GMT-II Sprite? I’m a lefty so I’m always interested in watches meant for the right hand.

All correct .

I just used the word ‘homage’ as shorthand (and i used it incorrectly) to avoid telling the whole story, but you summed it up nicely .. fun fact: the original Dave Scott watch you posted that pic of sold a few years ago at auction for around $1.5 million…. And, the Bulova is in fact the only “moon watch” ever owned by a private citizen, since all the Omega Speedy Pros were issued by the government .

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