is this day date a good deal?

[tomasulu]

experts, what say you? is this a good deal?

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=80307

[Darkangel]

Unless u are flying down to NY...and checking the watch out yourself...not advisable though price is pretty ok...but I think can go cheaper

[tomasulu]

i like that it was recently serviced. suppose it is as the pictures say it is, how much should i offer?

thanks dude!

[Darkangel]

Price to offer is not that impt at the moment...u willing to risk the 15k SGD? Send to someone so far away?

Not me though

[tomasulu]

i consider the flip side of risking $15k ($13k actually) as well, which is saving $3k. also, it is hard to find a watch that old with box, papers and recently-serviced. won't do it with anyone of course. i have to be convinced that the seller is bona fide.

[Darkangel]

Sorry hor...18239 is not old at all. It's less ard 10 years old++

You see the box? It's the new box also

[Darkangel]

One of the bro's here bought 1 at 15.5k...w/o box...

box easy to find lah..

[tomasulu]

hey what do you think of the bracelet? can you tell from the pics if it is stretched?

[Darkangel]

Not possible to tell

[Ian Limm]

Hi Nice watch !

Looks similar to the one I purchased early this year for $15.5K.

Price is good but the risks is always there when you buy online.

sometimes the item you receive may not be what you see and trouble starts when you try to do claim back on your credit card. crook sellers will say you swap the watch.

if you do proceed good luck, check with him how many links are on the watch,I suggest 22 links , for DD because it is heavy solid gold, better wear it loose because on a hot day your wrist will feel strangled!

1 gold link at RSC cost around $750 so make sure you have the 4 extra links

[tomasulu]

Hi Nice watch !

Looks similar to the one I purchased early this year for $15.5K.

Price is good but the risks is always there when you buy online.

sometimes the item you receive may not be what you see and trouble starts when you try to do claim back on your credit card. crook sellers will say you swap the watch.

if you do proceed good luck, check with him how many links are on the watch,I suggest 22 links , for DD because it is heavy solid gold, better wear it loose because on a hot day your wrist will feel strangled!

1 gold link at RSC cost around $750 so make sure you have the 4 extra links

thanks. he mentioned that all 24 original links are intact and i counted so from the pics. i checked him out, he seems to have a good track record. wifey thinks i am crazy to want to spend this much on a 10 year old watch though.

[Darkangel]

Hmm..he reduced $50 again...heheh u wait awhile more

[Ian Limm]

explain to your wife:-

1)this is no ordinary 10 year old watch, this is the President..the King... the Flagship of Rolex dress watches.

2)new ones costs $30K+ we are buying at 50% off.

3)you will not suffer much loss should you decide to sell it off later.

[tomasulu]

yeah, i tried to sell her the same story but she'd rather i get it new. in a way, i understand where she is coming from. 10 years... if this is a car, it has to have its COE renewed.

but more importantly, my heart is sold on getting a WG daytona. check out this beauty - http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=81254

but this is even harder to find and i think more expensive than the DD.

[tomasulu]

Hmm..he reduced $50 again...heheh u wait awhile more

i kinda know what is the lowest he will sell it for. i want a dress watch but my heart is screaming WG daytona silver dial! by the way, what's the lowest price (after disc) i'd be expected to pay for the daytona if i buy it new from an AD in sg?