pete26
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Post by pete26 on Apr 26, 2021 16:44:44 GMT -8
Hi guys, After a terrible couple of months, turning 60 and losing my mother made me feel my mortality. I "settled" on a 36mm Datejust because it was the only Rolex in stock at the AD. I wore it for a few months and flipped it and a titanium Seamaster 300MC a few weeks ago. I found the Rolex to be a great "old mans" watch, but decided I'm not ready to go there yet. I have been on a waiting list for a Rolex Sub for several years and gave up on ever getting one. I decided to hell with perceptions and delusions of grandeur and contacted the Omega Boutique after admiring the Seamaster 300m Pro diver for many years. I nearly bought one for my 50th 10 years ago. The boutique staff were very friendly and said they had a blue Seamaster Pro in stock, so on a very rainy Monday morning I walked in and picked one up. The very attractive SA took me through the watch including using a flashlight to show the outstanding lume and other features of the watch. No Rolex pretension here, in fact I was dressed pretty poorly in a Marvel t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Did I mention it was pouring rain? The staff were very friendly and the Boutique itself is very nicely furnished. We had a great discussion about Omega watches and their competitor Rolex. The SA told me that Omega don't play the Rolex game by deliberately limiting availability of their product. They did tell me that there is a waiting list for the new Speedy Pro but Omega is in the business of selling watches not creating false demand. The SA told me that Omega time their movements so that if anything they go fast. I had noticed that my Rolex used to lose time rather than gain, not sure if that was normal for the 3235 movement until the SA confirmed it. I have also read about problems with the new 3235 movement having to be repaired under warranty and as this was playing on my mind making the switch was relatively easy. Anyhoo, I walked out very happy wearing my Omega Seamaster Pro, and a Bonus Omega Lifetime Bond edition coffee table book which is packed full of information about James Bond, including an article on Ian Fleming and Goldeneye his home where he created the Bond novels. I was also given an Omega travel case. I find the watch to be very comfortable on the wrist and legibility is outstanding, plus I don't feel like a downgraded Tony Soprano. The watch accompanied my wife and I to a nice holiday at Noosa last week. Onto the watch.
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Post by Myles on Apr 26, 2021 18:55:34 GMT -8
Nice watch! To be honest, I'd rather have one of those than a Sub.
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Post by small on Apr 27, 2021 12:13:34 GMT -8
Nice watch and good CS goes a long way to build brand loyalty. Although I've been taught never speak ill of the competition even if you agree with a customer...you never know what you'll be selling tomorrow...
I agree there there has been a bunch of real and imagined demand for many things the last year or so. In the Rolex AD closest to me; they have arrested several people, for grey marketing Rolex and possibly Pateks...and may be the reason they don't sell Rodger Dubious anymore...
Again great looking watch!
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Post by russtmurray on Apr 27, 2021 15:44:16 GMT -8
Congratulations on your latest acquisition. That Seamaster is the bee's knees as some might say. I had to laugh about your reference to an old man's watch, having turned 65 in January. Funny thing is, some of those "old man" watches are popular again...mostly with the the crowd that have rediscovered vinyl records I suspect Sorry to hear about your mom.
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Post by tritto on Apr 28, 2021 4:07:00 GMT -8
Hi guys, After a terrible couple of months, turning 60 and losing my mother made me feel my mortality. I "settled" on a 36mm Datejust because it was the only Rolex in stock at the AD. I wore it for a few months and flipped it and a titanium Seamaster 300MC a few weeks ago. I found the Rolex to be a great "old mans" watch, but decided I'm not ready to go there yet. I have been on a waiting list for a Rolex Sub for several years and gave up on ever getting one. I decided to hell with perceptions and delusions of grandeur and contacted the Omega Boutique after admiring the Seamaster 300m Pro diver for many years. I nearly bought one for my 50th 10 years ago. The boutique staff were very friendly and said they had a blue Seamaster Pro in stock, so on a very rainy Monday morning I walked in and picked one up. The very attractive SA took me through the watch including using a flashlight to show the outstanding lume and other features of the watch. No Rolex pretension here, in fact I was dressed pretty poorly in a Marvel t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Did I mention it was pouring rain? The staff were very friendly and the Boutique itself is very nicely furnished. We had a great discussion about Omega watches and their competitor Rolex. The SA told me that Omega don't play the Rolex game by deliberately limiting availability of their product. They did tell me that there is a waiting list for the new Speedy Pro but Omega is in the business of selling watches not creating false demand. The SA told me that Omega time their movements so that if anything they go fast. I had noticed that my Rolex used to lose time rather than gain, not sure if that was normal for the 3235 movement until the SA confirmed it. I have also read about problems with the new 3235 movement having to be repaired under warranty and as this was playing on my mind making the switch was relatively easy. Anyhoo, I walked out very happy wearing my Omega Seamaster Pro, and a Bonus Omega Lifetime Bond edition coffee table book which is packed full of information about James Bond, including an article on Ian Fleming and Goldeneye his home where he created the Bond novels. I was also given an Omega travel case. I find the watch to be very comfortable on the wrist and legibility is outstanding, plus I don't feel like a downgraded Tony Soprano. The watch accompanied my wife and I to a nice holiday at Noosa last week. Onto the watch. Hey Pete, congratulations on picking up a watch you clearly love. Much better than playing Rolex's games. Did you stop in at Define Watches in Noosa? Definitely worth a visit to check out their range of Sinn watches.
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Post by Rod on Apr 28, 2021 5:57:35 GMT -8
Peter you promised that your flipping days were over
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pete26
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Post by pete26 on May 1, 2021 18:57:18 GMT -8
Nice watch! To be honest, I'd rather have one of those than a Sub. Thanks, don't want to play the Rolex game anymore TBH.
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Post by pete26 on May 1, 2021 18:59:01 GMT -8
Nice watch and good CS goes a long way to build brand loyalty. Although I've been taught never speak ill of the competition even if you agree with a customer...you never know what you'll be selling tomorrow... I agree there there has been a bunch of real and imagined demand for many things the last year or so. In the Rolex AD closest to me; they have arrested several people, for grey marketing Rolex and possibly Pateks...and may be the reason they don't sell Rodger Dubious anymore... Again great looking watch! Rolex prices for steel sports is ridiculous. I have been on a wait list forever and if I am contacted I will tell them to take a flying leap.
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pete26
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Post by pete26 on May 1, 2021 19:01:29 GMT -8
Congratulations on your latest acquisition. That Seamaster is the bee's knees as some might say. I had to laugh about your reference to an old man's watch, having turned 65 in January. Funny thing is, some of those "old man" watches are popular again...mostly with the the crowd that have rediscovered vinyl records I suspect Sorry to hear about your mom. Thank you Russ, it's been a difficult few Months and still sorting her estate. Sorry about the 'Old man phrase. Another reviewer called it that. I just think the 42mm looks better on my wrist. The Rolex was me settling when I really wanted a dive watch.
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Post by pete26 on May 1, 2021 19:03:01 GMT -8
Hi guys, After a terrible couple of months, turning 60 and losing my mother made me feel my mortality. I "settled" on a 36mm Datejust because it was the only Rolex in stock at the AD. I wore it for a few months and flipped it and a titanium Seamaster 300MC a few weeks ago. I found the Rolex to be a great "old mans" watch, but decided I'm not ready to go there yet. I have been on a waiting list for a Rolex Sub for several years and gave up on ever getting one. I decided to hell with perceptions and delusions of grandeur and contacted the Omega Boutique after admiring the Seamaster 300m Pro diver for many years. I nearly bought one for my 50th 10 years ago. The boutique staff were very friendly and said they had a blue Seamaster Pro in stock, so on a very rainy Monday morning I walked in and picked one up. The very attractive SA took me through the watch including using a flashlight to show the outstanding lume and other features of the watch. No Rolex pretension here, in fact I was dressed pretty poorly in a Marvel t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Did I mention it was pouring rain? The staff were very friendly and the Boutique itself is very nicely furnished. We had a great discussion about Omega watches and their competitor Rolex. The SA told me that Omega don't play the Rolex game by deliberately limiting availability of their product. They did tell me that there is a waiting list for the new Speedy Pro but Omega is in the business of selling watches not creating false demand. The SA told me that Omega time their movements so that if anything they go fast. I had noticed that my Rolex used to lose time rather than gain, not sure if that was normal for the 3235 movement until the SA confirmed it. I have also read about problems with the new 3235 movement having to be repaired under warranty and as this was playing on my mind making the switch was relatively easy. Anyhoo, I walked out very happy wearing my Omega Seamaster Pro, and a Bonus Omega Lifetime Bond edition coffee table book which is packed full of information about James Bond, including an article on Ian Fleming and Goldeneye his home where he created the Bond novels. I was also given an Omega travel case. I find the watch to be very comfortable on the wrist and legibility is outstanding, plus I don't feel like a downgraded Tony Soprano. The watch accompanied my wife and I to a nice holiday at Noosa last week. Onto the watch. Hey Pete, congratulations on picking up a watch you clearly love. Much better than playing Rolex's games. Did you stop in at Define Watches in Noosa? Definitely worth a visit to check out their range of Sinn watches. Thanks for that, I didn't stop in at define this trip, but have visited Peter a few times with when he was in Bulimba and at Noosa.
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Post by pete26 on May 1, 2021 19:05:24 GMT -8
Peter you promised that your flipping days were over Yeah I know mate, I had the Rolex for about 5 months which is pretty good going. I got banned from the Rolex forum for getting into a slinging match about the issues with the 3235 movement. I could not stomach paying that much for a watch that possibly had issues. That and the abuse I copped soured me on the brand. The games Rolex play disgusts me. I also prefer dive watches and like lume.
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Post by tritto on May 1, 2021 19:18:45 GMT -8
Peter you promised that your flipping days were over Yeah I know mate, I had the Rolex for about 5 months which is pretty good going. I got banned from the Rolex forum for getting into a slinging match about the issues with the 3235 movement. I could not stomach paying that much for a watch that possibly had issues. That and the abuse I copped soured me on the brand. The games Rolex play disgusts me. I also prefer dive watches and like lume. I've been following that 3235 thread. It's amazing how almost every long running thread on TRF devolves into a slanging match eventually. Too many big egos and not a lot of knowledge about how their very expensive watches work.
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Post by pete26 on May 2, 2021 16:22:56 GMT -8
Yeah I know mate, I had the Rolex for about 5 months which is pretty good going. I got banned from the Rolex forum for getting into a slinging match about the issues with the 3235 movement. I could not stomach paying that much for a watch that possibly had issues. That and the abuse I copped soured me on the brand. The games Rolex play disgusts me. I also prefer dive watches and like lume. I've been following that 3235 thread. It's amazing how almost every long running thread on TRF devolves into a slanging match eventually. Too many big egos and not a lot of knowledge about how their very expensive watches work. From reading the thread do you think there is a potential issue there? There is so much contention about with Searchart claiming that Rolex have not fixed it and that he's seeing lots of warranty work.
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Post by tritto on May 2, 2021 17:01:48 GMT -8
pete26, I think there is likely an issue and I imagine Rolex will eventually roll out a fix as watches come in for warranty work or regular service. I doubt very much they will ever admit it publicly though. It's not like the older 31 series were perfect either - they have an issue where the rotor post will wear heavily and distribute grit all through the movement. I'd not a fan of the compromises to achieve a longer power reserve - such as the non-serviceable barrel, but I guess most people have their modern Rolex serviced by Rolex, so that's not a big issue now. The whole discussion about timekeeping right out to 70 hours is a bit ridiculous. With all the will in the world, a watch won't keep perfect time right out to the last hour or two of its power reserve.
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Post by thianwong on May 12, 2021 3:33:58 GMT -8
Nice choice, Peter. Tis amazing how long that Bond style from 1997 has lasted in fashion. I used to have the auto version, gifted it to my nephew in Canada, then bought the quartz version. After years, I downsized and traded it for the now gone midsized auto Bond! The red tip seconds hand has faded telling me the owner wore it alot outside. He replaced the scratched bezel insert. The bracelet was rather well used too. But I am satisfied to keep this version now. on a red leather...
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Post by nzwatchdoctor on Sept 13, 2021 0:45:08 GMT -8
I just finished overhauling one of these tonight. Nice movement....nice watch but well overdue for the work needed
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Post by jkuenz on Jan 11, 2022 10:32:22 GMT -8
imho the only reason for a Rolex instead of the Seamaster is the noDate-version!
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