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Post by MikeS on Sept 28, 2004 23:17:41 GMT -5
Blue divers watch? I think this would sell thru the roof!
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Post by JBHII on Sept 29, 2004 8:09:14 GMT -5
Blue divers watch? I think this would sell thru the roof! Never say never Mike...but Rolex won't do ANYTHING different until their sales numbers force them to change....no sign of that happening soon.  John |
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Post by MikeS on Sept 29, 2004 9:23:49 GMT -5
sub then!  |
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Post by johnnycanuck on Sept 29, 2004 9:38:17 GMT -5
I have always thought that if they offered a Sub with a navy blue dial and bezel insert that it would be a winner. THAT would have been better than a simple green bezel (and oversized markers) for the 50th.
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Post by MikeS on Sept 29, 2004 20:44:36 GMT -5
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Post by JBHII on Sept 30, 2004 0:02:18 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to buy one locally, and would have done so just to flip the watch, but it seemed risky....couldn't get them to discount it a penny. It's hard for me to think I'm going to make money on a watch I personally don't like. John |
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Post by MikeS on Sept 30, 2004 0:31:10 GMT -5
none of the dealers here in AZ can get any! I saw it in person but from a salesman who bought his online gom figure!
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Post by johnnycanuck on Sept 30, 2004 8:48:21 GMT -5
Actually, when I first saw the pix of the kermit, I disliked it. But having seen it in the flesh, so to speak, I quite like it. I had the opportunity to buy one at list, but in Canada even to flip it I'd have lost money.
I know a couple of guys with kermits and they get regular wrist time.
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Post by MikeS on Oct 3, 2004 22:39:53 GMT -5
;D
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Post by spazimodo on Oct 14, 2004 18:21:16 GMT -5
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and having had one for a year now I can honestly I rather like it. If I go back to wearing my black sub it just ain't the same without the maxidial. I'm toying with the idea of a second black bezel to swop from time to time for a change, but as I said, wunstchaget used to the new dial it's no contest. |
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Post by MikeS on Oct 14, 2004 22:38:24 GMT -5
days took a liking to my GMTII R serial !  |
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Post by clepsydra on Oct 15, 2004 23:04:48 GMT -5
That's not entirely accurate.
Rolex continues to improve in areas that are not obvious to the 'man-on-the-street,' the casual observer who wants a Rolex simply because he's bought into their remarkably successful marketing scheme.
To wit: The progression form the 15XX movements through the 30XX to the 31XX calibers represents a substantial commitment to building a better mousetrap.
What Rolex doesn't do is succumb to every fashion breeze that comes along, and they certainly don't care what we'd like to see, representing such a minuscule, insignificant part of their overall business.
Their slow twist with the new Turn-O-Graphs and Datejusts are about as avant-garde as Rolex is ever likely to be. I don't think I'd like to see any 44 or 46mm watches in Rolex's future lineup.
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Post by spazimodo on Oct 16, 2004 7:02:43 GMT -5
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Post by JBHII on Oct 16, 2004 8:40:24 GMT -5
That's not entirely accurate. Rolex continues to improve in areas that are not obvious to the 'man-on-the-street,' the casual observer who wants a Rolex simply because he's bought into their remarkably successful marketing scheme. To wit: The progression form the 15XX movements through the 30XX to the 31XX calibers represents a substantial commitment to building a better mousetrap. What Rolex doesn't do is succumb to every fashion breeze that comes along, and they certainly don't care what we'd like to see, representing such a minuscule, insignificant part of their overall business. Their slow twist with the new Turn-O-Graphs and Datejusts are about as avant-garde as Rolex is ever likely to be. I don't think I'd like to see any 44 or 46mm watches in Rolex's future lineup. I would definitely have to agree here. Rolex hasn't made any revolutionary changes, but have an incredible R&D program that is respected by every watch maker in the world. They will never change for the sake of change, but they have implemented evolutionary change along the way. John |
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Post by MikeS on Oct 19, 2004 0:51:29 GMT -5
Rolex! Everyone is always changing and these guys stay on top why? Because they found something that works and stuck with it! change isn't always good!
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