[scooba0010]

What one do you like best

[Speedtrap]

Of course the Daytona Do have more for sale?

[Steve A]

Daytona, by a long shot.

Im not into the new numbers on the bimetal GMT,one thinks it looks a bit gash.

[scooba0010]

Yes i think this new ceramic bezel is naff,But i bought this very cheap early in the year ,My 14 year old has choosen it for his 18 birthday present so the way rolex is putting up prices i thought it made sense to buy it now 22.5% increase this year 10% in april and 12.5% in october .also had a heads up hat with the collapse of sterling it looks like feb/march another one is due .

[peterg1965]

Submariner Date wins, a classic.

[jjbirch]

i like the Daytona the best i think really, i havnt added this year, but prices are rising, gold ones have jumped too

[peterg1965]

I wear a Submariner Date bi-metal steel/gold. My wife paid £4250 this time last year, RRP is now £1000 more this year! Does that make it a good investment?

[scooba0010]

sort of i guess .You can always get out of a Rolex without it being to painfull unlike a bmw ,I do mean financially i change mine all the time and never lost to much and always manage to balance the watch hobby by taking every daytona i can and sell for a profit but times are changing no 2k mark up over list any more

[jjbirch]

Originally Posted by peterg1965

I wear a Submariner Date bi-metal steel/gold. My wife paid £4250 this time last year, RRP is now £1000 more this year! Does that make it a good investment?

depends on what you want to do with it, swap it in for something else u may get your money or it will be 4k, i wouldnt look at list as most places you should get some money knocked off, my brother in law has brought his son the same watch new blue face for 4.5k

[peterg1965]

I have no intention of changing or selling, but it is good to know that money isn't going down the drain! I really appreciate the quality of my watch.

[Porscha!]

A take it you are a Rolex man?

[scooba0010]

Rolex /omega /brietling .

Rolex first choice ,I have always had a thing about quality watches i think you could do far worse then buy a decent watch i was looking at some vintage rolex sports models at auction recently cost of explorer 2 with orange hand in 1973 was $386 ,i saw one recently go for $17k fair return for your initial investment .But what a fabulous watch to wear for 35 years as well .

[marriedblonde]

My next watch purchase will be a rolex nd by the sounds of it I better pull my finger out if prices are still on the increase!

J.

[DonM3]

I like the simplicity of the submariner date. Would a love stainless steel daytona to add to the 50th year anniversary submariner I have, though.

[I335]

Where are the other 2005 watches? I only see 3...

[willhollin]

Originally Posted by I335

Where are the other 2005 watches? I only see 3...

[medrep]

Nice watches!

I 'almost' bought my wife the new Omega De Ville friday, the assistant was willing to drop it from £2775 straight to £2350 for cash!

[dxb335d]

Which one is the daYTONA?

Geez at work showed me his daytona the other day but forgot what it looked like?

[jjbirch]

1st one

[dxb335d]

thought so. the little clocks in the big clock rung a bell.

[Gibbo]

I can appreciate the watches as a piece of engineering and understand why they are desirable.

I just do not feel I could spend more than about £400 on a watch as they are not that important for myself. Which is a good thing as they look an expensive hobby.

[Steve A]

Originally Posted by Gibbo

I can appreciate the watches as a piece of engineering and understand why they are desirable.

I just do not feel I could spend more than about £400 on a watch as they are not that important for myself. Which is a good thing as they look an expensive hobby.

they are expensive really when cheaper items are available that will do the job as good if not better. However if my mrs can spend 5k on a necklace then im having 10k in wathches, its only fair