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This is going to be my first rolex.
I studied the website for the ranges.... Initially I fell in love with the new datejustII. It was a classic.... But I'm only 32, is it too classic for me? I did not want to make a mistake.... Considering it's a huge sum of money (for me) and i don't want to spoilt ,y experience.
Dont ask me why, but I did not go to any shops to view. It's all done on the net. Maybe I'm not used to buying expensive watches... The only daily watches I wear are nautical, just $500, cerutti, I think $800 and my all time favorite shock, around $250....
I love the Milgauss. I felt it oozes style, it appealed to me and I swore I will get that.... But you know what? Damn! How come no date? Ya ya.... I can hear some one saying.... Look at your handphone lor... That's true... But.... I want a date, I need to see it on the watch even if I don't use it (it's just me). So it's the sub vs gmt.
I think they are pretty close in price. And they look pretty darn the same!
So what the heck to buy?
Yes, I'm a traveller.... I do it for work... I travel to 7 countries, every month I depart from Singapore 3 times.... And I don't dive... The best I do is snokle ( and I suck at it). By now it seems like the gmt is winning hands down...
But honestly, I travel in Asia.... Time difference is not that great and in the past 5 years on this job.... I'm always tuning my watch, the gmt won't save me a huge load of difference! I don't need 3 time zone! But I need to choose one rolex to buy!
So I ask my wife.... I should have done so much earlier.... She say gmt, since I don't dive (hahaha) and so, after considering for 6weeks, I finally called up the ADs, basically I called hourglass.... Because I felt they are good and I read some good reviews on them. The quoted price is all $10'500 for the gmt steel. No bloody discount! Why!
And then I called up one and he said he had a piece on hold for a customer.. He will call me back.... Which he did!
Sales : sir, my customer did not buy, do u wanna come and see?
Me: so what did he buy in the end?
Sales: didn't buy anything. Would you be interested in coming down? We close at 7.30.
Me: I'm more interested buying. How's your sakes today? R u interested in selling a gmt today?
Sales : hahaha, come down and see sir, we can discuss. (bingo!)
Me: I don't need to see ( I really have never seen or gone into any shop to see any rolex!) just tell me your best price.
Sales: x,xxx, go buy 4d. (notice the numbers became 4 instead of 5!)
me: keep for me, I come down before you close.
And so I went down, the shop had so many freaking rolexs..... Damn if I went to see and see and see, I would never had been able to choose... But the steel gmt, the bzel, is so chio! I tried it on, swee! I ask for the milguass, tried it on, also chio, but gmt lagi chio. I must have been stupid, but I confirmed the purchase after trying those 2 pieces in 5 or less mins....
Damn! So much money and I decided so quicky! Omg I feel an addiction coming.
So I paid, took the watch and went home. I did not open it up nor wear it...
This morning I woke up, took it out to admire, I realized that there is a speck of glitter IN the glass. Tamade..... I went down and show them, hahaha I should have checked more, 5 mins is not enough to check! I was too careless... But so in less then 12 hours and with me not even wearing the watch, it's back in rolex house, waiting for the technician to clean it up for me...
What an experience.
GMT Master II. My Choice.
For those whom are thinking what model to buy, I suggest, shortlist 2 to 3, bring your credit card, go down and try.... U will be able to decide immediately.... The watch literally smiles at you! Sign and you will be a happy man!
Haha sorry for the crappy long story.
I studied the website for the ranges.... Initially I fell in love with the new datejustII. It was a classic.... But I'm only 32, is it too classic for me? I did not want to make a mistake.... Considering it's a huge sum of money (for me) and i don't want to spoilt ,y experience.
Dont ask me why, but I did not go to any shops to view. It's all done on the net. Maybe I'm not used to buying expensive watches... The only daily watches I wear are nautical, just $500, cerutti, I think $800 and my all time favorite shock, around $250....
I love the Milgauss. I felt it oozes style, it appealed to me and I swore I will get that.... But you know what? Damn! How come no date? Ya ya.... I can hear some one saying.... Look at your handphone lor... That's true... But.... I want a date, I need to see it on the watch even if I don't use it (it's just me). So it's the sub vs gmt.
I think they are pretty close in price. And they look pretty darn the same!
So what the heck to buy?
Yes, I'm a traveller.... I do it for work... I travel to 7 countries, every month I depart from Singapore 3 times.... And I don't dive... The best I do is snokle ( and I suck at it). By now it seems like the gmt is winning hands down...
But honestly, I travel in Asia.... Time difference is not that great and in the past 5 years on this job.... I'm always tuning my watch, the gmt won't save me a huge load of difference! I don't need 3 time zone! But I need to choose one rolex to buy!
So I ask my wife.... I should have done so much earlier.... She say gmt, since I don't dive (hahaha) and so, after considering for 6weeks, I finally called up the ADs, basically I called hourglass.... Because I felt they are good and I read some good reviews on them. The quoted price is all $10'500 for the gmt steel. No bloody discount! Why!
And then I called up one and he said he had a piece on hold for a customer.. He will call me back.... Which he did!
Sales : sir, my customer did not buy, do u wanna come and see?
Me: so what did he buy in the end?
Sales: didn't buy anything. Would you be interested in coming down? We close at 7.30.
Me: I'm more interested buying. How's your sakes today? R u interested in selling a gmt today?
Sales : hahaha, come down and see sir, we can discuss. (bingo!)
Me: I don't need to see ( I really have never seen or gone into any shop to see any rolex!) just tell me your best price.
Sales: x,xxx, go buy 4d. (notice the numbers became 4 instead of 5!)
me: keep for me, I come down before you close.
And so I went down, the shop had so many freaking rolexs..... Damn if I went to see and see and see, I would never had been able to choose... But the steel gmt, the bzel, is so chio! I tried it on, swee! I ask for the milguass, tried it on, also chio, but gmt lagi chio. I must have been stupid, but I confirmed the purchase after trying those 2 pieces in 5 or less mins....
Damn! So much money and I decided so quicky! Omg I feel an addiction coming.
So I paid, took the watch and went home. I did not open it up nor wear it...
This morning I woke up, took it out to admire, I realized that there is a speck of glitter IN the glass. Tamade..... I went down and show them, hahaha I should have checked more, 5 mins is not enough to check! I was too careless... But so in less then 12 hours and with me not even wearing the watch, it's back in rolex house, waiting for the technician to clean it up for me...
What an experience.
GMT Master II. My Choice.
For those whom are thinking what model to buy, I suggest, shortlist 2 to 3, bring your credit card, go down and try.... U will be able to decide immediately.... The watch literally smiles at you! Sign and you will be a happy man!
Haha sorry for the crappy long story.
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