Awesome choice!!
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True that. Watches are a very personal thing.

I'm not a Rolex fan. They're universally known and hold their value better than any other watch out there, but they're not to my style. Tags don't do it for me. I like most Breitlings though some are too blingy for my tastes. I wear a Montblanc XXL GMT Chrono right now that has kept me from window watch shopping for at least a year and a half, which is pretty good. Not sure how much longer that can last, though :-)

Watches are one of the few pieces of jewelry most men get to wear, so get whatever you like, keeping in mind what's important to you (style, complications, size, price, etc.).

I bought my current watch because it met all the criteria I had set out: I wanted GMT, chronograph, date, SS, with bracelet that I could wear to the office or the beach. I was looking seriously at the IWC Classic Pilot Chrono, but it didn't have GMT, so I went with the one I have now. The GMT has been occasionally useful, but I usually find it easier to add however many hours I need, adjust the hour hand, or just look at my phone, so I probably won't seek that complication out in my next watch (and so, in hindsight, maybe should have gone for the IWC). The chronograph, however, I find myself using more frequently and I like the look of a face with those extra dials, so I'll probably keep that on my list of requirements.

So it's really all up to you. What's one man's "Hrmph" is another man's "Wow!" And whatever watch you choose, there will always be someone saying "Hrmph" and someone else saying "Wow!". All that matters is which one you say every morning when you put it on.
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If you are going to go so far as to get a Rolex, get some bling to go with it.

Here is my 6 y.o. submariner and the ring I got a year later to match.

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This is one of my every day watches... Auto Baume et Mercier Capeland Chrono.

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We are sending one off to be serviced. I was suprised how long has run without needing a service. Very heavy watch.
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I have a small wrist and always wanted a Rolex. The Submariner was too big for me and I end up buying a Date off RJT off the old CS for a great price, I feel.

I was having a record year in sales and knew I better get it or never would. Redoing the kitchen in granite and getting the Rolex were on my bucket list and I did both, although there were more prudent things to do with my extra money.

Says a lot about my feelings for this community when I ppalled a couple grand for something I never saw to someone I never met. Ended up working out perfectly and came as described with papers, hangtags, boxes and everything else to make it nearly new.

It was just enough understated and sized to be a perfect watch for me.

I never felt the need to brag or wear fancy jewelry, but in my narrow mind, there is something about a Rolex that is up there with something about a Harley Davidson that can't be explained to those who don't own one. Maybe not the best if you break down all the parts, but no substitute if you are one who seeks either and "gets it". If not, perfect fuel for an argument.

If you should own one, you'll know it I believe, and will find a way to.

That probably sounds really stuck up or stupid, but whattaya gonna do?

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This is my current "dress up" watch. A Raymond Weil Parsifal

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This is my Tag that I wear, though not as often as I should, it has sentimental value
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If you get a chrono, think about how much you will actually use it. I say this because some watches have screw down pushers which are a pain if you plan to use the chrono function frequently, but are suppose to offer better water protection.

Personally, I do not like the screw down pushers.
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Well Pete, it does say a lot to trust someone you never met with so much money. If anyone was worth trusting, Robert was. Wonder what became of him as haven't seen him around again. Glad my two cents on that deal didn't steer you wrong.
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Robert joined the Asylum on 11-19-09. Still waitng on his first post.

I do trusted Robert and was rewarded with my TAG. :-)
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I bought my watch online from Singapore. Imagine wiring thousands to some bank account half-way around the world... Talk about little recourse. Luckily, everything went smooth as that is what these guys do for a living.
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I really like my swiss watches too.

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The one on the left is for the weekends; I'd never wear that to work.

:-) :-)
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Yep, I remember when that deal went down. And as I recall, you stole that thing. Glad you seem to be as happy with it today as you did then.

When I finally found the one that sung to me it took me a couple years to raise the cash and find the watch. In that time frame the price went up almost 2 G's. Isn't that what credit cards are supposed to be for? Dummy.
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I have literally pissed in my pants!!! Need to go change.:-)
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It depends on what your useing the watch for if its just for time keeping Rolex if not go with the Pathfinder.
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I stand corrected, I actually did wear the one on the left to work one day because it went with my tie.

:-):-) Uh, sorry 'bout that Carlos. I know, they're THAT nice!
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Not that I would get rid of my Rolex, but I have been offered more than I paid for it on a trade in and briefly considered doing so at the Rolex store in Aruba for a two tone datejust.

I had a couple grand burning a hole in my pocket and it was the Rolex or an Aristocrat humidor. Carlos talked me into the Rolex. Robert wasn't wearing it much and we worked out a very good deal.

On a sad off topic note, a buddy at work has been having some problems, and his Submariner just "disappeared" and he claimed the insurance and blew the money. Doubt he'll ever get another one and his story is very sad and is about to involve a BMW next.
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Yeah, they can go a while between services and it IS a heavy watch. I feel like my wrist is bare when I wear some of my other watches. :-)
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I went over 10 years without servicing my Rolex and the wife's is now on 12 or so.
Service is not cheap. A bit shy of $400 without any replacement parts.
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