Rolex Watch Swap ?

[Sam99]

Hello all,

I am seeking a bit of advice, please.
I bought a Rolex Seadweller about 18 months ago.
I have never worn it. Genuinely.
I have a Sub/Date that I have had for 15 years, and due to one thing and another I have only just found out that the old type Sub/Date is no longer available.

My thoughts are:
A / Trading my Seadweller for a new old style Sub / Date.

B / Or sell my Seadweller privately and buy a new old style Sub/Date with no trade in?

Any thoughts on this idea, please ?
Any dealers you know who you could recommend ?


I am not a watch collector; I just like wearing my Sub/Date.

Thanks,

Sam

[LukeBird]

I can't quite understand why you want to keep your old Submariner Date and buy another new old stock one?
Better off (as mentioned) to service the one you have and either get rid of the Sea-Dweller to fund that or get it on your wrist and start wearing it!

[Sam99]

Thanks for the comments.
Sorry but I will have to decline the swap offer.
I will start wearing my Seadweller , its not a Deepsea , when my Sub goes back for a service.

Thanks ,

Sam

[hectic]

thanks for the fascinating thread.

[LukeBird]

Wear the SD and enjoy then!

[mikees]

You have mail

[Stuart]

If your Sea Dweller is an unworn version of the last of the pre-ceramic bezel (ie the current generation of watch that you dislike in the Submariner) then I would think twice about wearing it if you're not that bothered about it. They are super desirable, and super rare. You could sell it for a decent sum of money and use that to fund something else.

[Sam99]

Stuart said:

If your Sea Dweller is an unworn version of the last of the pre-ceramic bezel (ie the current generation of watch that you dislike in the Submariner) then I would think twice about wearing it if you're not that bothered about it. They are super desirable, and super rare. You could sell it for a decent sum of money and use that to fund something else.

Hello Stuart,
Thanks for the reply. That’s the reason I bought the Seadweller in the first place.
It is not a Deepsea. A future investment ??
Like I have said , I like my Sub/date , and when I heard they had stopped making the 16610 and they all now had a ceramic bezel , I thought I would try and swap the Seadweller for a new 16610 .

Mikees ; Thanks for the mail.

I’m sorry my thread is not interesting enough for some; I just thought I’d seek advice from a watch enthusiast or two before deciding what to do.
I suppose a snappy and zingy thread would have pleased the junior members here before an adult came along.

Regards

Nick

[Spice_Weasel]

I think having one of each is the best place to be. Due to Rolex price increases the old style (ie pre-ceramic and Deep Sea) models are looking collectable.
Think I would rather have a Sub and an SD as opposed to two Subs (with one in storage) though for max future value an unworn model would be good.

Actually an SD would be great to add to the collection though I would have to sell my GMT Master to fund it

[Stuart]

If it were me I'd sell both to maximise the SD value and because you sound a bit tired of the sub.

Then, use the combined pot to buy a pre-owned SD (I prefer the no cyclops look to the sub) and something else altogether to go with it.

[hectic]

Sam99 said:

Hello Stuart,
Thanks for the reply. That’s the reason I bought the Seadweller in the first place.
It is not a Deepsea. A future investment ??
Like I have said , I like my Sub/date , and when I heard they had stopped making the 16610 and they all now had a ceramic bezel , I thought I would try and swap the Seadweller for a new 16610 .

Mikees ; Thanks for the mail.

I’m sorry my thread is not interesting enough for some; I just thought I’d seek advice from a watch enthusiast or two before deciding what to do.
I suppose a snappy and zingy thread would have pleased the junior members here before an adult came along.

Regards

Nick

Ok,I'll bite. Its not about the lack of snap or zing, more a generalised despair (tinged with user fatigue) about internet forum participants who seem unable or unwilling to inject some measure of interest into their posts. Its also about people using the net as a exo-cortex so that they don't have to bother using their own critical faculties. FFS, you own 2 Rolexes, how did that happen? You weren't mindlessly straining plankton out of the ocean with your baleen mouth when you just happened to catch two Rolexes. You must have have had a fairly evolved decision making process in the dropping of nearly £10K (or whatever), you must also know a bit about Rolexes in general.

So, reflect that in your post here. Or attempt to. Frankly, it read like like a boring boast about some guy with some Rolexes.

So I'm having a bad day. Meh.

Edited by hectic on Tuesday 22 February 12:34

[Tanguero]

Please move to Food and Drink....

[Stuart]

Tanguero said:

Please move to Food and Drink....

Technically, I'd need to move it fleetingly into "All Creatures Great & Small" and then move it into Food and Drink once Nemesis confirms what he intends to do with the Sciurus carolinensis.

[Tanguero]

I am sure he will come up with a suitable main to follow the marinated carassius auratus sashimi he seemed to be preparing earlier in the thread.

Edited by Tanguero on Tuesday 22 February 19:03

[tgr]

excellent finale from unpromising beginnings gents. Hope hectic is impressed

[andy_s]

Ha - hadn't seen this thread before..



(I'm a grown up too - honest!)

[Easty-5]

Sam99 said:

Thanks ,

Sam

Sam99 said:

Regards

Nick

Did he change his name overnight?