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February 2, 2013, 8:20 am
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Originally Posted by Coochie_Bandit
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MEET THE ROLEX ROMEO'S
"Now that we're emerging from the Great Recession - and financial-sector bonuses are returning - men are splurging on luxury watches, especially ones made of gold. Because that precious metal kept its value even while the economy wobbled, they believe a pricey watch isn't just a style statement, it's a sound investment. And an aphrodisiac.
"It sounds really shallow, but younger women really fall for all that stuff," says Wall Street trader Mike, 27, the owner of a dozen high-end watches priced between $3,000 and $12,000 each. He asked The Post not to publish his last name so that it wouldn't get him into trouble at work. A member of the sugar-daddy-dating-service seekingarrangement.com, which matches wealthy men with women who want to be "kept," Mike wears an $8,000 Rolex Submariner II to the office.
"A Maserati only goes as far as the parking lot, but a watch you have with you all the time."
Mike recalls a recent night out in Atlantic City when an admiring guest at the roulette table zeroed in on his bling: "I have a pretty small frame so, when I wear this watch, it takes up most of my arm," says the 5-foot-7 banker. "I hit a spin, and this woman said: 'Oh my gosh, that thing must be half your weight!'
"Then she was asking me what I did for a living, and where I was staying."
One thing led to another. "Let's just say it was a lucky night," he demurs.
Mike, who earned $400,000 last year, including a $120,000 bonus, even admits to driving his Lexus LS around the Jersey Shore in the summer, the windows rolled down and his wrist hanging out, on display."
http://m.nypost.com/p/entertainment/...WgeNnrUuzQslCJ
BJ
January 29, 2013, 5:51 pm
It looks like the product of depth and precision from both man and machine with the BMW Quality Management. You think you're detail-oriented? Well when you're finished straightening your tie, check out the attention that each and every nut and bolt of every BMW manufactured receives throughout the assembly lines. You're going to want to floss after. Maybe iron the curtains too. Just trust me.
I like my BMWs for its driving dynamics, but quality control has never been its strong suit. When we are told orange peel effect on the paint job is "normal", it undoes its marketing words like "perfection".
January 29, 2013, 8:40 pm
And if you believe that you may be interested in a bridge that I have for sale.
January 29, 2013, 8:42 pm
cars still rattle, play up after warranty, faults now and then
so perfection is a myth
January 29, 2013, 9:06 pm
^lmao
January 29, 2013, 9:34 pm
I have two BMWs and don't really have issues with the build quality but it is no better than many other cars I have owned. The most solid feeling car I ever owned was my 1992 Lexus SC300. That car felt like it was carved out of a solid block of steel. Closing the hood felt like you were closing the door of a vault. The worst build quality was my 1969 Firebird 400. I remember a commercial a few years back where they put a Lexus on a giant rotisserie like device and ran a ball bearing around the door to show how consistent the width of the door seams was. My Firebird not only would have failed the ball bearing test it would have failed a bowling ball test. Since the Firebird days I had a Honda Accord and an Acura Integra (both very good build quality) several Jaguars (most recently an XKR - very good build quality and fit and finish and extremely high quality material in the interior) the Lexus. I now have a 335i and a 750Li. Both are solid well built cars but far from "perfection". I have to give credit where credit is due and the 335i Cabrio has remained rattle free in spite of the punishment it took on NYC roads while it was equipped with OEM shock absorbers and RFTs.
CA
January 29, 2013, 10:44 pm
After a year and a half my car is still tighter than a nun's behind.
January 30, 2013, 12:01 am
CA
January 30, 2013, 3:36 am
Perfection
or this
or this
January 30, 2013, 7:22 am
For the sake of honesty, I should probably mention that my new estoril blue M sport 328i from S. Africa has a 2" paint run on the trunk lid. It's above the license plate. I guess their perfection crew missed that. Body panel fit is ok. Not great. I agree another poster. Driving dynamics is why to buy a BMW. If you want perfection, look at Lexus, Acura, Audi, and maybe Porsche? Ofcourse all of those brands except Porsche and maybe the S series Audi's represent boring to me.
January 30, 2013, 9:41 am
BMW paint is by far the worst
January 30, 2013, 10:04 am
My car came with a weird unfinished part around the window (weather stripping?). The service manager is supposedly ordering a new part to replace it. Other than that, she's as solid as a nun's behind!
Making 1000 cars a day is amazing considering how much is involved.
January 30, 2013, 10:57 am
Indeed perfection is not the word to use, but In my eyes it looks to have gotten better than before. Is the quality they're talking about the way the car is sitting on the lot, or perhaps 1 to 2 years down the road? I agree Lexus overall quality is better for a longer time. My X5 is peeling and separating itself on purpose. It's holding up pretty good for an 11 year old though. My E60 is doing much better and looks like it would last much longer. So it looks to be getting better over the years, but perfection is far away because even Lexus wouldn't admit they're perfect.
January 30, 2013, 11:10 am
im pretty sure my car did not come off that production line....would be nice if it did
January 30, 2013, 3:34 pm
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January 30, 2013, 3:51 pm
or this
or this
or this?
or this
or this
January 30, 2013, 5:26 pm
+1 for the PO.
or this?
or this
or this
January 31, 2013, 4:32 pm
How this turn into a watch thread?
BTW, that gold Rolex is hideous.
January 31, 2013, 4:43 pm
January 31, 2013, 8:58 pm
Perfection = Rolex Submariner on an M3 steering driven by ME :=)
January 31, 2013, 9:14 pm
I prefer a 1964 Omega Speedmaster pre-moon pre-pro in the foyer of my McMansion, but that's just me.
BJ
January 31, 2013, 9:57 pm
Girls, girls, you're getting offtopic again with all your reduntant jewelry chitchat
January 31, 2013, 10:05 pm
better than chit chat with an ATS owner !!!!
January 31, 2013, 10:31 pm
Nice Speedy!
Timeless design hasn't changed that much over the years
Perfection
I prefer a 1964 Omega Speedmaster pre-moon pre-pro in the foyer of my McMansion, but that's just me.
BJ
January 31, 2013, 10:51 pm
Timeless design hasn't changed that much over the years
Perfection
Thanks. My other Speedmaster is the '57 Replica, limited edition which looks good on a strap or a bracelet. And, of course, no collection is complete without the Rolex Sub Date.
BJ
January 31, 2013, 11:23 pm
Can't argue with that. The Speedy and the Sub are the most universally iconic watches and should be in every enthusiast's collection. Nice Broad arrow too!
Thanks. My other Speedmaster is the '57 Replica, limited edition which looks good on a strap or a bracelet. And, of course, no collection is complete without the Rolex Sub Date.
BJ
February 1, 2013, 1:10 am
for me this is perfection
very good value for money and very good looking
February 1, 2013, 1:27 am
February 1, 2013, 3:05 am
"swiss watches are men's best friend"
February 1, 2013, 4:01 am
February 1, 2013, 5:20 am
Where's the watch quality control video.
February 1, 2013, 3:37 pm
there is a strong correlation between Men driving German Cars and Desiring for (high end) Swiss watches
proof : just buy a Euro car magazines like Autocar, Evo and see which watch brands advertised in there
we call thme "being BRAND washed" ... and I am a victim
February 1, 2013, 4:28 pm
February 1, 2013, 4:31 pm
or this ...
February 1, 2013, 4:33 pm
proof : just buy a Euro car magazines like Autocar, Evo and see which watch brands advertised in there
we call thme "being BRAND washed" ... and I am a victim
February 1, 2013, 4:34 pm
February 1, 2013, 4:54 pm
But I do like this one:
And I wore my fathers for a very long time, that kind of looked like this one, but with a SS strap and without the yellowed dial.
I just don't like these colorful and funky chrono dials.
February 1, 2013, 4:56 pm
But I do like this one:
And I wore my fathers for a very long time, that kind of looked like this one, but with a SS strap and without the yellowed dial.
I just don't like these colorful and funky chrono dials.
February 1, 2013, 5:41 pm
I have a 1941 Girard Perregaux that my mother gave to my father as a first wedding anniversary gift. I don't think it is worth a lot but it has great sentimental value. I also have a Girard Perregaux Vintage 1945 (which is a modern watch in spite of the name) in my collection.
A few years ago I was at a dinner and people were comparing watches. There were several with Rolexes. One of the guys had gotten his Daytona by winning the Rolex Daytona 24 Hour so he won the status contest.
CA
February 1, 2013, 6:23 pm
The sub is the single most copied and counterfeited watch out there for good reason. They didn't appeal to me much until I tried one on.
Definitely one of my favourites!
February 1, 2013, 8:23 pm
I have a 1941 Girard Perregaux that my mother gave to my father as a first wedding anniversary gift. I don't think it is worth a lot but it has great sentimental value. I also have a Girard Perregaux Vintage 1945 (which is a modern watch in spite of the name) in my collection.
A few years ago I was at a dinner and people were comparing watches. There were several with Rolexes. One of the guys had gotten his Daytona by winning the Rolex Daytona 24 Hour so he won the status contest.
CA
Girard Perregaux Vintage 1960
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar
That would be so cool to win the Rolex Daytona 24 and be presented a watch to remember it by.
February 1, 2013, 8:24 pm
The sub is the single most copied and counterfeited watch out there for good reason. They didn't appeal to me much until I tried one on.
Definitely one of my favourites!
February 1, 2013, 9:55 pm
submariner is most popular and best looking Rolex
February 1, 2013, 10:02 pm
And for good reason. It's the rare watch that is sporty enough for the beach yet dressy enough for the boardroom.
It's the F30 of wristwatches. Natch.
BJ
February 1, 2013, 10:08 pm
Definitely one of my favourites!
First off, great photography chiba. Well done.
My Rolex Datejust Turnograph is my change-of-pace watch. White dial, red accents, jubilee bracelet, it's for when I'm at a black-tie event, want to dress it up a bit. One of these and a Sub Date and it covers about 90% of all occasions.
BJ
February 1, 2013, 10:12 pm
Say what you will about Omega's, 'for people who can't afford a Rolex', 'too pedestrian' etc. but I'm a loyal Omega-man.
Though, Rolex Sub is one fine time-piece. If I were to buy a Rolex, it'd be that one. May be down the road, I'm just 26 now. Got to climb up that watch-collection ladder...
February 1, 2013, 10:19 pm
That's the precursor to the Broad Arrow series, the 1957 Speedmaster 50th Anniversary edition of the 2915 released in 2007. Reaction to the watch was mixed (thus its scarcity and collectibility) but Omega took those distinctive arrow hands and made an entire line around them.
BJ
February 1, 2013, 10:47 pm
For a while I was into thin watches and got this Movado and this Concord Delirium. I have another Delirium in White Gold with a leather band.
And a Patek Philippe Calatrava
February 1, 2013, 11:06 pm
Girard Perregaux Vintage 1960
CA
February 1, 2013, 11:44 pm
CA
BJ
February 1, 2013, 11:47 pm
First off, great photography chiba. Well done.
My Rolex Datejust Turnograph is my change-of-pace watch. White dial, red accents, jubilee bracelet, it's for when I'm at a black-tie event, want to dress it up a bit. One of these and a Sub Date and it covers about 90% of all occasions.
BJ
Thanks BJ,
That Turnograph is amazing. I have always been a fan of the fluted bezel but have never seen a Datejust with a red second hand. It's a perfect dress watch!
February 1, 2013, 11:54 pm
Though, Rolex Sub is one fine time-piece. If I were to buy a Rolex, it'd be that one. May be down the road, I'm just 26 now. Got to climb up that watch-collection ladder...
Aside from Bedden, I dont really hear anyone saying that about Omega. Especially now that the price gap is beginning to narrow. Most people I know who collect, own or at least respect both brands.
Looking at your choices in those snaps, a DSSD would probably be your next step.
Chiba
February 1, 2013, 11:57 pm
Though, Rolex Sub is one fine time-piece. If I were to buy a Rolex, it'd be that one. May be down the road, I'm just 26 now. Got to climb up that watch-collection ladder...
My first Rolex was a gold/stainless GMT Master that I bought for around $1,900 back in 1982. I sold it last year for $4,350. Now, a new stainless Submariner is just under $8,000. Watches have become too expensive to make sense anymore. The days look long gone where you could wear a Rolex for 30 years and make money, even considering inflation.
February 2, 2013, 12:00 am
That Turnograph is amazing. I have always been a fan of the fluted bezel but have never seen a Datejust with a red second hand. It's a perfect dress watch!
Thanks.
I bought it spur-of-the-moment at Ceasar's in Vegas if you can believe it, quite the impulse buy. Turned out to be a great decision as the watch only lasted 2-3 years and is highly sought after these days. I sold my Explorer 1 (too close to the Submariner) when I got back home and that was that. Most people don't realize that Rolexes appreciate in value over time, you can buy/sell them repetitively and get into better models at no charge, it's like leasing them.
Next on my list: The Milgauss. Or, may track down the black-dial Turnograph.
BJ
February 2, 2013, 12:07 am
CA
February 2, 2013, 12:17 am
Aside from Bedden, I dont really hear anyone saying that about Omega. Especially now that the price gap is beginning to narrow. Most people I know who collect, own or at least respect both brands.
Looking at your choices in those snaps, a DSSD would probably be your next step.
Chiba
February 2, 2013, 12:19 am
I only have one Rolex, an Oyster Perpertual Day Date.
I stopped buying watches a number of years ago because I was rarely wearing many of them.
I did buy a watch last November. We were in Boca Raton and the only watch I had with me, the Girard Perregaux Vintage 1945, stopped working. I went to the Movado Outet in Sawgrass Mills becuase I had a $50 coupon. I asked them for the cheapest watch in the store which was an ESQ that was on sale for $95. I gave them the coupon and $45 and I had a working watch for the remainder of my stay. When I got back to NYC I had the GP repaired for $275 and it is working fine again.
CA
February 2, 2013, 12:25 am
You should check this one out when it gets released..
Simillar to the milgauss as far as anti magnetic properties.
Not everyones cup of tea but I like it..
Thanks.
I bought it spur-of-the-moment at Ceasar's in Vegas if you can believe it, quite the impulse buy. Turned out to be a great decision as the watch only lasted 2-3 years and is highly sought after these days. I sold my Explorer 1 (too close to the Submariner) when I got back home and that was that. Most people don't realize that Rolexes appreciate in value over time, you can buy/sell them repetitively and get into better models at no charge, it's like leasing them.
Next on my list: The Milgauss. Or, may track down the black-dial Turnograph.
BJ
February 2, 2013, 12:28 am
If I was going to spend stupid money on a watch I would get a Roger Debuis.
But I don't see that happening in this lifetime.
Skeleton Watches are fascinating but I would not necessarily want to wear one.
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February 2, 2013, 12:28 am
Take my Aqua terra for instance
It's 8500 movement is entirely in house. Everything they are releasing now is as well.
As I said before, their moving up market..
February 2, 2013, 12:36 am
I bought this watch last year at Tourneau in the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens. I wanted something to wear while fishing and what not. It's the most comfortable watch that I have. It does have an automatic ETA movement.
SSwiss Army Dive Master 500 Automatic - Gunmetal PVD - Black Face - Rubber
February 2, 2013, 12:48 am
CA
My only gold watch is a 1957 Oyster Perpetual Day Date with the Eisenhower era arrowhead markers. I rarely wear it, just not my style right now, but its nice to look at every once in awhile.
The men's small (or boys) watch is my wife's. Bought it for our 10 year anniversary, closest match to the Turnograph, sort of a his-and-hers kind of thing. The ladies Rolex is a very dainty watch; the larger size really looks much better.
BJ
February 2, 2013, 12:54 am
But I don't see that happening in this lifetime.
Roger Dubuis Excalibur Double Flying Tourbillon Rose Gold Watch
One watch that I keep my eye on is by Ulysse Nardin, the San Marco Jacquemarts Minute Repeater Manual Yellow Gold. They were a limited edition that sold out a number of years ago. I have found a couple of used ones, but they wanted more than I was willing to pay. The sound of the bell when striking is spectacular, IMO.
February 2, 2013, 1:04 am
The 2 PO's that I have, one is a 2500 cal. an ETA movement and the other is a 8500 cal. which is designed by Omega.
February 2, 2013, 1:09 am
coaxial only designed for omega (by eta)
February 2, 2013, 1:10 am
I like some of his designs but I agree some of them are over the top.
February 2, 2013, 1:11 am
The 2 PO's that I have, one is a 2500 cal. an ETA movement and the other is a 8500 cal. which is designed by Omega.
February 2, 2013, 1:11 am
Aside from Bedden, I dont really hear anyone saying that about Omega. Especially now that the price gap is beginning to narrow. Most people I know who collect, own or at least respect both brands.
Looking at your choices in those snaps, a DSSD would probably be your next step.
Chiba
A DSSD has too much information imprinted on the dial. I'd get tired about it.
February 2, 2013, 1:13 am
February 2, 2013, 1:15 am
This is another Perfection
February 2, 2013, 1:15 am
Please stop this! My only trinket collection vice has been with fountain pens. My collection is quite small and I put a stop to it a couple of years ago. I don't need to get into watches
BJ, that Milgauss is fascinating. It is way-out-there funky, yet it has a restrained classical elegance to it.
Chiba, that last Omega is just beautiful.
I am more a fan of simpler clean and fluid designs, usually SS and often just a white dial (with few exceptions). So even a simple Swiss Army Alliance or a Tissot would completely satisfy me. So based on that, the Dubuis (DuCon?) would make me want to
February 2, 2013, 1:16 am
So are these the Lamborginis of the watch world?
February 2, 2013, 1:20 am
Another of my favorites,
February 2, 2013, 1:21 am
February 2, 2013, 1:22 am
February 2, 2013, 1:36 am
This thread has come along nicely.
February 2, 2013, 1:56 am
Let's get back on track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZCbgzpqbI
February 2, 2013, 5:55 am
BJ, that Milgauss is fascinating. It is way-out-there funky, yet it has a restrained classical elegance to it.
Chiba, that last Omega is just beautiful.
I am more a fan of simpler clean and fluid designs, usually SS and often just a white dial (with few exceptions). So even a simple Swiss Army Alliance or a Tissot would completely satisfy me. So based on that, the Dubuis (DuCon?) would make me want to
German cars, Swiss watches, fountain pens.... They go together nicely
Anyone into fountain pens....
February 2, 2013, 8:13 am
Just like a BMW, it tells the world you are special. Especially women. Chicks dig guys with money and a $9,000 watch is a great icebreaker.
The only people who know anything about the value of a fountain pen are dudes.
BJ
February 2, 2013, 8:20 am
MEET THE ROLEX ROMEO'S
"Now that we're emerging from the Great Recession - and financial-sector bonuses are returning - men are splurging on luxury watches, especially ones made of gold. Because that precious metal kept its value even while the economy wobbled, they believe a pricey watch isn't just a style statement, it's a sound investment. And an aphrodisiac.
"It sounds really shallow, but younger women really fall for all that stuff," says Wall Street trader Mike, 27, the owner of a dozen high-end watches priced between $3,000 and $12,000 each. He asked The Post not to publish his last name so that it wouldn't get him into trouble at work. A member of the sugar-daddy-dating-service seekingarrangement.com, which matches wealthy men with women who want to be "kept," Mike wears an $8,000 Rolex Submariner II to the office.
"A Maserati only goes as far as the parking lot, but a watch you have with you all the time."
Mike recalls a recent night out in Atlantic City when an admiring guest at the roulette table zeroed in on his bling: "I have a pretty small frame so, when I wear this watch, it takes up most of my arm," says the 5-foot-7 banker. "I hit a spin, and this woman said: 'Oh my gosh, that thing must be half your weight!'
"Then she was asking me what I did for a living, and where I was staying."
One thing led to another. "Let's just say it was a lucky night," he demurs.
Mike, who earned $400,000 last year, including a $120,000 bonus, even admits to driving his Lexus LS around the Jersey Shore in the summer, the windows rolled down and his wrist hanging out, on display."
http://m.nypost.com/p/entertainment/...WgeNnrUuzQslCJ
BJ
February 2, 2013, 8:36 am
Nothing says "d0uchebag" like a Rolex.
February 2, 2013, 9:19 am
BJ
February 2, 2013, 10:29 am
These guys reminded me of me when I was their age. They were young, upwardly mobile executives who were driven and confident, who appreciated the finer things in life, and liked to wear something on their wrist that was a constant reminder to keep focused on the end game.
February 2, 2013, 2:12 pm
February 2, 2013, 3:17 pm
Makes an impression on others? Sure. But more importantly, it's an impression on one's self.
February 2, 2013, 3:18 pm
I like that
We are classy gentlemen just like Bond..... James Bond
February 2, 2013, 4:54 pm
I was talking to a woman at my son's classmate's birthday party. I said I liked her watch--that it was similar to an Esq I'd seen before because it was rectangular--and asked whether that was what it was.
"Ah, no, this is a Cartier."
Thenceforth I stopped trying to analyze or compliment people's watches.
Women's shoes, however...
February 7, 2013, 1:35 pm
That's pretty funny about the Cartier. Owned. LOL
What's the verdict from you guys on the Panerai Luminor 1950? I know a few guys that have them of late. How are those from the luxury watch aficionado perspective?
February 7, 2013, 4:16 pm
It looks like the product of depth and precision from both man and machine with the BMW Quality Management. You think you're detail-oriented? Well when you're finished straightening your tie, check out the attention that each and every nut and bolt of every BMW manufactured receives throughout the assembly lines. You're going to want to floss after. Maybe iron the curtains too. Just trust me.
February 7, 2013, 4:45 pm
What's the verdict from you guys on the Panerai Luminor 1950? I know a few guys that have them of late. How are those from the luxury watch aficionado perspective?
February 7, 2013, 4:53 pm
February 7, 2013, 4:55 pm
It looks like this:
February 7, 2013, 5:12 pm
Did your watch come with the car?
http://www.pagani.com/it/news/2012/p...year_2012.aspx
Or did you mean Panerai?
February 7, 2013, 5:17 pm
As much as I love and respect the E92 M, the hood line around the kidneys bothers me. It always looks slightly misaligned compared to the E46 M integrated hood.
February 7, 2013, 5:31 pm
http://www.pagani.com/it/news/2012/p...year_2012.aspx
Or did you mean Panerai?
February 7, 2013, 6:39 pm
or Pain-in-arxe
February 8, 2013, 9:37 am