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Last December I was fortunate enough to be left some money from my Gran, which promptly gave me the urge to buy a nice watch. After a days watch shopping I settled on a Breitling Super Avenger from the Breitling Boutique in Stratford.
Unfortunately like most, having purchased my first nice watch had caused a slight fascination/obsession with nice time pieces. I had set in my head I wanted a steel & yellow gold Rolex datejust. I'd done a bit of searching on the net and did find something that I liked from Hackett watches but the bracelet wasn't to my taste, so I continued searching up until last monday when my mum found a pre-owned 2002 steel & yellow gold datejust on an oyster bracelet for sale at R.L. Austen in Chichester. I promptly phoned them up and asked if they would reserve the watch for me till friday when I would be able to get down there.
Upon inspection of the the watch i was somewhat disappointed as the face size seemed very small and not how I had imagined it on my wrist. Luckily the kind people in the shop explained that the larger 40mm face was a datejust || and was still relatively new. They then showed me the watch that I wanted & with a slight nervous umm & argh I'd purchased a new Rolex datejust || in steel & 18ct yellow gold on an oyster bracelet with a black face.
Although the price difference was substantial, I was happy to continue with the sale as the people at R.L. Austen had been very patient and accommodating with my needs. If & its a BIG If I ever decide to purchase another Rolex I wouldn't hesitate using them again & would happily recommend them to anyone else looking for either a new or pre-owned Rolex.
I only have one picture from when I opened the box.
Unfortunately like most, having purchased my first nice watch had caused a slight fascination/obsession with nice time pieces. I had set in my head I wanted a steel & yellow gold Rolex datejust. I'd done a bit of searching on the net and did find something that I liked from Hackett watches but the bracelet wasn't to my taste, so I continued searching up until last monday when my mum found a pre-owned 2002 steel & yellow gold datejust on an oyster bracelet for sale at R.L. Austen in Chichester. I promptly phoned them up and asked if they would reserve the watch for me till friday when I would be able to get down there.
Upon inspection of the the watch i was somewhat disappointed as the face size seemed very small and not how I had imagined it on my wrist. Luckily the kind people in the shop explained that the larger 40mm face was a datejust || and was still relatively new. They then showed me the watch that I wanted & with a slight nervous umm & argh I'd purchased a new Rolex datejust || in steel & 18ct yellow gold on an oyster bracelet with a black face.
Although the price difference was substantial, I was happy to continue with the sale as the people at R.L. Austen had been very patient and accommodating with my needs. If & its a BIG If I ever decide to purchase another Rolex I wouldn't hesitate using them again & would happily recommend them to anyone else looking for either a new or pre-owned Rolex.
I only have one picture from when I opened the box.
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