Has the Rolex bubble finally burst? Perhaps it has
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In Aberdeen the only Rolex dealer is Jamieson & Carry, they sell Tudors as well, the town is like a ghost town now but they still have some Rolex’s on display for 8K.
The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
Vipers said:
In Aberdeen the only Rolex dealer is Jamieson & Carry, they sell Tudors as well, the town is like a ghost town now but they still have some Rolex’s on display for 8K.
The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
there's a Uni there, won't all the rich foreign students buy them? That's what they do in London The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
hungry_hog said:
Vipers said:
In Aberdeen the only Rolex dealer is Jamieson & Carry, they sell Tudors as well, the town is like a ghost town now but they still have some Rolex’s on display for 8K.
The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
there's a Uni there, won't all the rich foreign students buy them? That's what they do in London The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
I think the all gold deep sea will become a bit of a 'thing' or collector piece as it's so absurd.
Most divers will want a £45k (?) Watch on for work and with the added benefit of it weighing about 3 stone will only help with their buoyancy.
It's so daft an idea or concept I think it will sell well.
Most divers will want a £45k (?) Watch on for work and with the added benefit of it weighing about 3 stone will only help with their buoyancy.
It's so daft an idea or concept I think it will sell well.
bordseye said:
don logan said:
But what will it’s ridiculous nickname be?
I have an all black version too and I recently heard someone call it the “espresso” which I thought was pretty desperate!
guiness? or negro - or is that not PC today? Or maybe "ace of spades"I have an all black version too and I recently heard someone call it the “espresso” which I thought was pretty desperate!
Edited by bordseye on Tuesday 9th April 16:23
Edited by bordseye on Tuesday 9th April 16:24
okgo said:
Which rich students would want to go to Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has a lot of rich students. Mainly ex Scottish public school who wanted to move away from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Think the law and medicine departments are pretty good.It’s basically a rowing and drinking club plus some student usually owns a family castle nearby and doesn’t mind you all going over for the weekend.
Aberdeen itself used to have loads of oil money and was full of locals who looked like rod stewart or footballers, driving around in Ferraris.
The town itself is grey granite and generally miserable looking and has a beach which although looks dramatic, is always cold and windy.
Scotland has a few places like this where people that weren’t traditionally well off ended up with a load of cash quite young like some fishermen or oil workers or other jobs in the North Sea, that many people don’t want to do. Normally they spend it on booze and drugs but some Rolex shops would do excellently up there. Sort of like the English tradesmen that are coining it in post brexit now they’ve got rid of competition for a few years. They all want to show off their wealth also.
Some of this information might be old, so Rolex, if you’re reading this thread for research purposes, maybe check it out first for yourself?
Vipers said:
In Aberdeen the only Rolex dealer is Jamieson & Carry, they sell Tudors as well, the town is like a ghost town now but they still have some Rolex’s on display for 8K.
The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
Sorry just read this. The same shop is opening a new shop next door just for Rolex’s.
Do they know something we don’t? The shop boarded up is the new one.
Having lived here since 82, I can hand on heart say what was a vibrant busy city with all the offshore workers passing through is now a dump.
Looks like my info above is a bit old then.
Posted in another thread but excellent video by this gentleman who definitely has a nice collection of Rolex:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbo00zayIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbo00zayIQ
u-boat said:
okgo said:
Which rich students would want to go to Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has a lot of rich students. Mainly ex Scottish public school who wanted to move away from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Think the law and medicine departments are pretty good.It’s basically a rowing and drinking club plus some student usually owns a family castle nearby and doesn’t mind you all going over for the weekend.
Aberdeen itself used to have loads of oil money and was full of locals who looked like rod stewart or footballers, driving around in Ferraris.
The town itself is grey granite and generally miserable looking and has a beach which although looks dramatic, is always cold and windy.
Scotland has a few places like this where people that weren’t traditionally well off ended up with a load of cash quite young like some fishermen or oil workers or other jobs in the North Sea, that many people don’t want to do. Normally they spend it on booze and drugs but some Rolex shops would do excellently up there. Sort of like the English tradesmen that are coining it in post brexit now they’ve got rid of competition for a few years. They all want to show off their wealth also.
Some of this information might be old, so Rolex, if you’re reading this thread for research purposes, maybe check it out first for yourself?
I bought my first ever Rolex, a 14060, brand new, out of the window of the AD in Aberdeen... cool story!
Those were the days (15-20yrs ago)... not so much these days.
New releases are pretty meh, but I'd like to try the gold Deepsea for a day!
Vintage market seems to be pretty resilient, which is unsurprising when the range seems so uninspired, these days.
Those were the days (15-20yrs ago)... not so much these days.
New releases are pretty meh, but I'd like to try the gold Deepsea for a day!
Vintage market seems to be pretty resilient, which is unsurprising when the range seems so uninspired, these days.
Geertsen said:
tupak798 said:
‘The Dark Knight’ would be better, or ‘Dark Knight GMT’.Strangely no mention of just how much the gold Deepsea weighs on the Rolex webpage, unless I'm totally blind... lol
https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/rol...
https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/rol...
RSTurboPaul said:
Strangely no mention of just how much the gold Deepsea weighs on the Rolex webpage, unless I'm totally blind... lol
https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/rol...
that is horrible!! (and I say this as a black dial SDDS owner AKA the 'moby dick')https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/rol...
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