30th birthday watch
Discussion
I have my 30th birthday coming up and would like to spend some money on a decent watch. My budget is around £5000 and can stretch for more if I feel its worth it. Mind you this is going to be my first watch since I got a cheap Jaques Lemans in my teens. After that the iPhone replaced my wrist watches.
My preferences:
Sporty but not too sporty, reliable, stainless steel, can be worn every day, not too "in your face", no horrific depreciation, preferably around 40mm.
Potential candidates:
Rolex GMT Master birth date 16750 ('85 - gloss dial, plexi crystal, gives me the option to swap between black, coke and pepsi bezel)
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph 49140 (preowned, black dial, saw one for around £5000 on chrono24 in excellent condition with box and papers from a reputable dealer)
Rolex Milgauss 116400GV (green crystal)
Other watches I like but can't afford/wouldn't wear:
Blancpain Fifty fathoms Chronograph Flyback Quantième (price.
love the looks on pictures but 45mm is potentially too big)
IWC Fliegeruhr 3717/3777 (lovely looking but too busy, I don't think I could wear it every day)
I don't like Omega, Breitling or Panerai (no offense!).
I was offered a Rolex 16750 in my birth year, full box and all papers, not polished to death and with a recent service at Rolex Geneva:
This watch is going to be my default choice if I can't find anything more "exciting". On the plus side it's a Rolex (low depreciation, decent quality and reliability) but on the down side it's a Rolex (looks a bit ordinary, highly recognised but marmite brand, everybody seems to have one, this particular model might be riding the asset price bubble because it cost half the price 1 1/2 years ago).
Thoughts?
My preferences:
Sporty but not too sporty, reliable, stainless steel, can be worn every day, not too "in your face", no horrific depreciation, preferably around 40mm.
Potential candidates:
Rolex GMT Master birth date 16750 ('85 - gloss dial, plexi crystal, gives me the option to swap between black, coke and pepsi bezel)
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph 49140 (preowned, black dial, saw one for around £5000 on chrono24 in excellent condition with box and papers from a reputable dealer)
Rolex Milgauss 116400GV (green crystal)
Other watches I like but can't afford/wouldn't wear:
Blancpain Fifty fathoms Chronograph Flyback Quantième (price.
love the looks on pictures but 45mm is potentially too big)IWC Fliegeruhr 3717/3777 (lovely looking but too busy, I don't think I could wear it every day)
I don't like Omega, Breitling or Panerai (no offense!).
I was offered a Rolex 16750 in my birth year, full box and all papers, not polished to death and with a recent service at Rolex Geneva:
This watch is going to be my default choice if I can't find anything more "exciting". On the plus side it's a Rolex (low depreciation, decent quality and reliability) but on the down side it's a Rolex (looks a bit ordinary, highly recognised but marmite brand, everybody seems to have one, this particular model might be riding the asset price bubble because it cost half the price 1 1/2 years ago).
Thoughts?
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