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Rolex are - or rather were - the watch to choose for the professional outdoor man; tough, reliable, everlasting. Rather like a Nikon camera spares are available from the year dot and their reputation was well deserved. But sadly, it seems to me that the Rolex advertising bandwagon has created somewhat of a monster, with the world and its dog queueing up to all look the same. As the founder, president and sole member of the Anti-Lemming Society I have tried them on but somehow they aren't me. I wear an IWC which seems less in your face, quieter, but which, from the cognoscenti, draws murmured compliments. No, I've nothing against Rolexes per se, just against a few of the people I know who wear them and to me give the watch the wrong image.
jshell said:
andy_s said:
Too much text and not enough piccies for my liking...
Nice piccie of the 'Newt Suit', but how you'd read your watch whilst wearing it I don't know. They're not used anymore though, replaced by ROVs.I didn't go out looking to buy a Rolex but came back with one a few years ago! 
It's a very simple design but I love it. It's a stainless steel Lady Datejust with a silver face. It does have a diamond bezel but it's curiously understated and despite wearing it every day (I refuse to be precious about a watch and keep it stored in its box all the time) barely anyone notices it.
I've found it very robust too - only once breaking the face when it was dropped from a fair height onto a tiled floor in a hotel bathroom.
It is just a watch though. Bought it because I like it!
Can't get a clear picture of it using my blackberry but - basically this watch without the mother of pearl face.
Edited as finally got an almost clear picture.
It's a very simple design but I love it. It's a stainless steel Lady Datejust with a silver face. It does have a diamond bezel but it's curiously understated and despite wearing it every day (I refuse to be precious about a watch and keep it stored in its box all the time) barely anyone notices it.
I've found it very robust too - only once breaking the face when it was dropped from a fair height onto a tiled floor in a hotel bathroom.
It is just a watch though. Bought it because I like it!
Can't get a clear picture of it using my blackberry but - basically this watch without the mother of pearl face.
Edited as finally got an almost clear picture.
Edited by Pork Girl on Tuesday 1st June 17:51
Edited by Pork Girl on Tuesday 1st June 17:56
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