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dieselpower

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  4. Mbw Vintage Vs "regular" Vintage

    in The Rolex Area

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    I have a'regular' DRSD and a MBW DRSD so I feel decently qualified to give a straight comparison. The biggest difference is one that cannot be described easily and that is the 'feel' of the watch. I worked in a vintage watch dealer in London and was very used to handling all the famous vintage rollies, Subs, SD's, Princes, Bubblebacks etc. When I got my 'regular' DRSD I did not know the differences from the gen (I do now!) but the one thing that stuck out for me was that it felt fake. I'm sorry to be vague but that's the way it is, it's lots of little details, quality of steel, lubrication, polishing, how the clasp works etc etc, when I bought my MBW it 'felt' alot closer to the genuine article - I know the details that are off and I'm going to have it fully modded and I appreciate that you might not want to bother with that but if the 'feel' is important to you then I would say get the MBW. Remember the old saying 'Buy cheap and you buy twice'. This is absolutely true in my case but then I am a bit of a stickler for detail so it really depends on what type of person you are, if you know that small details will irritate you and put you off from wearing the thing then MBW it is. If you don't really care about stuff like that and just want something to look the part then definitely go for the regular and buy one with an asian movement to save money because it will do exactly what you want, it will look the part but nothing more. I hope this makes sense and is of some use to you. All the best with your watch buying future.

    Dieselpower.

  5. Daytona Frankensteins Off The Granite

    in The Rolex Area

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    The 300ce I was referring to is my car (Yes its a W124!) I am quite a few years senior to my trouble and strife and therefore feel like a fully paid up member of the old man club sometimes even though I am 'only' 43. By the way Merc did not release the E500 W124 in the UK so unfortunately I can't get my hands on one (the estate version of course). Anyway I don't want to hijack this topic (too much) so lets get back to watches. The black background is boring and the granite is not. I dont think the black bg makes you see any more detail in the watches so stick with the granite! Anyway Ubi for one man to posess so many superb Daytonas (where's the PN?) is downright greedy how about putting one up for auction on these here pages and let some other lucky person share in their fineness? All those who agree please post here and lets prize one of those beauties out of the Ubiquitous grasp :thumbsupsmileyanim: Oh no, the wife has just read this and she feels another watch purchase coming on- I didn't mean it honestly darling!! :black_eye:

  7. Rolesium Ym

    in The Rolex Area

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    Thanks bklm1234 for a concise an informative answer to the question. Looks like Eddie Lee has got the contract. Unless anyone strongly disagrees with bklm1234 you can consider this thread closed.

    Thanks again, great help,

    Dieselpower.

  8. Rolesium Ym

    in The Rolex Area

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    I know nothing about YM's so here is the simple noob question. Who has the best rolesium mens YM? Oh and what are its faults.

    Cheers to all you modern fans (I'm a vintage man myself - am looking on behalf of a friend).

    Thanks one and all.

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