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Chimaera500

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Ewan said:
Rolex have managed their supply chain well, with the relative lack of supply helping to keep up levels of interest and second-hand values. For example, and if you could find one, you could buy a popular Datejust or Submariner for its RRP of (say) £10k today, and then sell it tomorrow for £12k.

Whereas for something equally rugged but wearable such as Omega or Breitling, you wouldn't dream of paying the full RRP in the first place. And you would then expect it to drop another third as you walk out of the shop. So, an equivalent watch with an RRP of 10K would most likely only return you maybe £6k if you had to out it the following day.

Of course, you don't just buy a watch for economic reasons. But I'm pleased that the (modest) profits on my two Rolex watches are counter balancing the losses on my others.
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Agree and same for me. Have never set out to buy a watch as an investment but with Rolex at present, the financial side is difficult to ignore when considering a significant purchase. I have a 14060M sub no date that I purchased new in 2008 for approx. 2.6K, now approx. 10K and have loved/ worn it daily for most of those 13 years. My new Datejust appears to be 1.5k up the moment I walked out the store earlier this week. Who knows how long this will all last though! Both are keepers for me, unless I need money for food .....or if the GS throws a big tantrum :)
 
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Ewan

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You did so well to stumble across that Datejust. I called 6 Rolex dealers on Friday and all said they had waiting lists for any S/S Datejust, or Perpetual, or Air King (the three models I’m interested in). They all said they would never have such a watch sitting in the shop and available - they would always be pre-sold.
 
Chimaera500

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Ewan said:
You did so well to stumble across that Datejust. I called 6 Rolex dealers on Friday and all said they had waiting lists for any S/S Datejust, or Perpetual, or Air King (the three models I’m interested in). They all said they would never have such a watch sitting in the shop and available - they would always be pre-sold.
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Seems so! Not quite sure how I got lucky with my watch. May be that mine was intended for someone else but they passed it up on its arrival. I didn't go into detail, but they did tell me it is very unusual for one to be available like this. Funny enough my want list was very similar to yours (but with a Milgauss included) I do have a bit of previous spend history with this dealer and have read that this can be a factor. Good luck tracking one down, I'm sure that you will find something without too much of a wait.
 
Chimaera500

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Been a bit quiet here the past few days so thought I would liven things up a bit with picture of my Balls.

Love these! Not particularly expensive at list but you can pick up some real bargains if you look around. Both of these being well under £1k brand new when on sale.
The smaller one is an Engineer Marvelight in 40MM, the bigger one is an Engineer Genesis 43mm.
Fantastically made watches with ETA 2824 and a 2836 movement in the Genesis day date. The Genesis is a bit marmite but I like it. The Marvelight reminds me a lot of the Milgauss and wears well for any occasion.

Most impressive part is Balls use of Tritium gas tubes instead of conventional lume. Super bright at night. You can almost use them as torches!

Ball are well worth a look if you get on with the design.

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Lavazza

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Chimaera500 said:
Been a bit quiet here the past few days so thought I would liven things up a bit with picture of my Balls.

Love these! Not particularly expensive at list but you can pick up some real bargains if you look around. Both of these being well under £1k brand new when on sale.
The smaller one is an Engineer Marvelight in 40MM, the bigger one is an Engineer Genesis 43mm.
Fantastically made watches with ETA 2824 and a 2836 movement in the Genesis day date. The Genesis is a bit marmite but I like it. The Marvelight reminds me a lot of the Milgauss and wears well for any occasion.

Most impressive part is Balls use of Tritium gas tubes instead of conventional lume. Super bright at night. You can almost use them as torches!

Ball are well worth a look if you get on with the design.

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Ball made watches used for timekeeping on the railway, hence "on the Ball".
 
Lavazza

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CatmanV2 said:
I'm going to have to ask you for a reference for that, I'm afraid....

One that predates the observation in 1864 at least.....

www.phrases.org.uk

'On the ball' - the meaning and origin of this phrase

The meaning and origin of the phrase 'On the ball'.
www.phrases.org.uk www.phrases.org.uk

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watchranker.com

Ball Watch Brand Review - Are They Good Quality Watches?

Ball has been making watches since 1891. Many readers ask if Ball is a good brand so we take a closer look at the brand's watches and reputation.
watchranker.com watchranker.com
 
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Lavazza said:
watchranker.com

Ball Watch Brand Review - Are They Good Quality Watches?

Ball has been making watches since 1891. Many readers ask if Ball is a good brand so we take a closer look at the brand's watches and reputation.
watchranker.com watchranker.com
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Yeah but given they didn't start making watches until 1891 I think it's probably a little open to question? and the article doesn't actually state it's the origin of the phrase. I'd still have one, though.

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