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20 January 2009, 08:20 PM
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The Rolex looks really nice in the original post, but this is my all time favourite, been saving for ages but seem to spend it on other stuff!
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21 January 2009, 10:15 AM
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I don't think the steel ceramic sub you pictured earlier has been released yet. April this year?
The WG one comes with ceramic blue bezel and dial.
Can't see rolex releasing a steel blue sub. That would **** off WG blue sub owners i think..
The WG one comes with ceramic blue bezel and dial.
Can't see rolex releasing a steel blue sub. That would **** off WG blue sub owners i think..
21 January 2009, 01:23 PM
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Worth tracking....
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer II Mens Watch NO RESERVE on eBay, also, Wristwatches, Watches, Jewelry Watches (end time 22-Jan-09 01:56:12 GMT)
Classic Rolex. Shame the pound isn't still at 2 dollars!
Rolex Stainless Steel Explorer II Mens Watch NO RESERVE on eBay, also, Wristwatches, Watches, Jewelry Watches (end time 22-Jan-09 01:56:12 GMT)
Classic Rolex. Shame the pound isn't still at 2 dollars!
21 January 2009, 06:42 PM
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Yoza, excellent advice mate, cheers 
Any recomendation where to buy from? I've seen a few online places offering the new GMT for about £3950 so at least £400 cheaper than Ernest Jones who I doubt will haggle. Obviously a bit wary buying online rather than from shop/authorised dealer.
Lozgti, appreciate what you're saying mate, I don't want anything massively bling, bling like a lot of the Breitling's seem to be. Anything which has too many colours or is covered in diamonds looks naff and is way way out of my price range
Any recomendation where to buy from? I've seen a few online places offering the new GMT for about £3950 so at least £400 cheaper than Ernest Jones who I doubt will haggle. Obviously a bit wary buying online rather than from shop/authorised dealer.
Lozgti, appreciate what you're saying mate, I don't want anything massively bling, bling like a lot of the Breitling's seem to be. Anything which has too many colours or is covered in diamonds looks naff and is way way out of my price range
I managed to get £350 off mine while getting them to price match an unauthorised dealer online!
That was this time last year as well,a week before they went up another £350.
Have you seen the Rolex Turn-o-Graph - they're nice as well.
23 January 2009, 09:11 PM
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I'm quite glad really as i have never really liked them, i remember hating it on a Tag 6000 series i had 15 years ago
24 January 2009, 09:16 PM
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25 January 2009, 08:33 AM
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have you seen how they've gone up.. i paid £2550 on 9month interest free back in '94... cost now well over £5k RRP and the waiting list is now closed if you wanted one!!!
Been offered £7k for mine
25 January 2009, 08:37 AM
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Or is it so you can see the date clearer in water?
I'd love a deep sea, but not allowed..... SeaDweller I wear most days and love it
had it for my 17th birthday in 1991 paid £1500, the watch was first registered on the paper work in 1989
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27 January 2009, 11:27 AM
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Thought I'd give a quick update (not that I expect anyone is that interested 
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Wasn't expecting it but got a call back from Ernest Jones on Monday evening about 6.00pm saying that a customer who had ordered a new GMT II now didn't want it or couldn't afford it. If I was interested I'd need to make up my mind quick as apparently if the original customer didn't buy it they were supposed to send it back to HQ. Probably bullcrap sales pitch but it worked on me so I rushed down their this morning for a look
According to guru Yoza these are quite rare at the moment so I'm hopefully quite lucky to have got my hands on one especially as prices are going up in Feb or so I've been told.
They wouldn't shift from the RRP of £4,050 (I did try a few tricks that Yoza had advised me about) but they said if I didn't want it there was a list of people that did. Again, probably bullcrap sales waffle but again, it worked on me so I bought it
They did offer 24 months interest free credit so I thought it would be rude not to take them up on it !!
Will try and get some pictures posted up.
Whilst they were doing the interest free offer I tried to convince the Mrs to let me get an Omega Seamaster for everyday use but a swift kick in the b0llocks put an end to that
A very happy Chris
)Wasn't expecting it but got a call back from Ernest Jones on Monday evening about 6.00pm saying that a customer who had ordered a new GMT II now didn't want it or couldn't afford it. If I was interested I'd need to make up my mind quick as apparently if the original customer didn't buy it they were supposed to send it back to HQ. Probably bullcrap sales pitch but it worked on me so I rushed down their this morning for a look
According to guru Yoza these are quite rare at the moment so I'm hopefully quite lucky to have got my hands on one
especially as prices are going up in Feb or so I've been told. They wouldn't shift from the RRP of £4,050 (I did try a few tricks that Yoza had advised me about) but they said if I didn't want it there was a list of people that did. Again, probably bullcrap sales waffle but again, it worked on me so I bought it
They did offer 24 months interest free credit so I thought it would be rude not to take them up on it !!
Will try and get some pictures posted up.
Whilst they were doing the interest free offer I tried to convince the Mrs to let me get an Omega Seamaster for everyday use but a swift kick in the b0llocks put an end to that
A very happy Chris
27 January 2009, 12:41 PM
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27 January 2009, 06:19 PM
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Glad you managed to get one Chris, I have emailed you a coulple of pictures of mine, but they were 2.5MB so may take a while to load up. 
Nat deal me in on the DeepSea info, cheers, you have my Email addy.
Nat deal me in on the DeepSea info, cheers, you have my Email addy.
27 January 2009, 06:44 PM
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glad to hear that you got your watch ive been looking at a certain watch and if the OP doesnt mind could i ask if these watches are a decent make, ive been to shops but they dont stock them only at ernest jones but in leeds .
Ball Watch Company Diver TMT Limited Edition DT1020A-PAJ-BKC Watch at Jura Watches £1,791.00
Ball Watch Company Diver TMT Limited Edition DT1020A-PAJ-BKC Watch at Jura Watches £1,791.00
27 January 2009, 06:50 PM
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Ernest Jones in Liverpool ONE have a large selection of Ball watches.
I love them, I dont like your choice but thats fine, if we all liked the same thing we would all look like clones.
I have a Ball Hydrocarbon Engineer Chrono, and a Ball Classic Hydrocarbon Engineer.
Read this below....
Grail Review: Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Chronograp
I love them, I dont like your choice but thats fine, if we all liked the same thing we would all look like clones.
I have a Ball Hydrocarbon Engineer Chrono, and a Ball Classic Hydrocarbon Engineer.
Read this below....
Grail Review: Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Chronograp
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27 January 2009, 06:53 PM
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it is this watch i actually enquired about at ernest jones in hull but they didnt have them in
Ball Watch Company Diver Chronograph DC1028C-S1J-BKGR Watch at Jura Watches £1,674.00
Ball Watch Company Diver Chronograph DC1028C-S1J-BKGR Watch at Jura Watches £1,674.00
27 January 2009, 07:02 PM
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That one I like.
It has an inner rotating bezel behind the saphire, and loads of lume, the engraving of the submersable on the caseback is a work of art.
They had this one at LiverpoolONE in December.
I have used Jurawatches and they are good, not brilliant but good, the watch I ordered at Xmas was late by 3weeks the shop gave me delivery date of DEC27th and then blamed BALL for being shut over the Xmas period.
But the watch was A1 new and had not been mauled neither had any of the plastics been removed.
I have ordered watches on line from other retailers that have been tried on, and have had plastics removed, not good.
Look here for more detailed photos of the Ball Diver.
EM II Diver (green) - Watchuseek Watch Fora
Edited to say I thought the case back had a free diver emboss, but I was mistaken, unless they do different case backs for different Diver models.
It has an inner rotating bezel behind the saphire, and loads of lume, the engraving of the submersable on the caseback is a work of art.
They had this one at LiverpoolONE in December.
I have used Jurawatches and they are good, not brilliant but good, the watch I ordered at Xmas was late by 3weeks the shop gave me delivery date of DEC27th and then blamed BALL for being shut over the Xmas period.
But the watch was A1 new and had not been mauled neither had any of the plastics been removed.
I have ordered watches on line from other retailers that have been tried on, and have had plastics removed, not good.
Look here for more detailed photos of the Ball Diver.
EM II Diver (green) - Watchuseek Watch Fora
Edited to say I thought the case back had a free diver emboss, but I was mistaken, unless they do different case backs for different Diver models.
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27 January 2009, 09:15 PM
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Have these been released yet?