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He did a series of Rolex watches (the best, in my opinion, being the 116509), which are beautifully filmed, but very boring (assuming you are still watching after the 1st minute or so).

Once Yuki restocks, ask him to install 2mm springbars for you. They are mediocre quality, but at least you will not have to risk mangling the bracelet by fitting them yourself. And, by the way, Yuki originally told me that the factory will correct the end links (to fit the correct springbars) for the next shipment. This was a couple of years ago, so you might want to check with him to see if this is still the plan.

The age appropriate 6251H/55

Not anymore.

My '41 (right) has an MQ dial (I replaced the crown with a gen, painted the index markers & gave it a bit of my usual enhanced patination treatment)

Just humming along

Looks like the current, standard fare Daytona rep to me. The thin cases have a small shelf below the crown & oddly shaped CGs (both of which can be reshaped correctly) & this does not look like that. You can search out my 'Perfect Daytona' thread, which has pics & additional details for identification.

The final result looks good & nice pictures, too.

It is not sufficient to protect the dial. Try it on a scrap dial & see.

They usually are, but it wastes bandwidth & causes everyone to have to scroll repeatedly.

Not paper, plastic & there should be 2 screws in the side of the main plate. Unscrew them a turn or so & you should be able to lift the dial off (unless it is glued on).

If you lack a proper hand-puller, you can use the dial to remove the hands. But you need to protect the dial face so the hands do not scratch it. You can cut a small section out of a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag (or similar plastic sheet material) & place a slit with a hole in the center so you can slide it under all the hands with the center hole in the plastic fixed around the center pivot of the hand stack. Loosen the dial screws & carefully pull the dial up along with the hands. Of course, you will then need to reinstall all of the hands.

Before anyone hits the Buy button for wholesaleoutlet (or any of his various alias accounts, of which there are too many to keep track of), search out previous threads about 'Mr. Slimeball'.

I would have traded the slightly busy-looking Romans for simple bars or dots & shrunken the case a couple of mms, but I like it (in white gold or platinum). I am also 1 of the few who appreciate the Yachtmaster II (also in a white metal), so I am a bit biased. I think the basic layout of these watches walks that fine line between pompous bling & technical wonkiness, leaving them just this side of gentlemanly acceptability.

Well, close. Since the early 50s & until the current millennium, Rolex produced/sold a range of professional & luxury watches. Today, the range is biased towards the luxury side, with their tool watches wrapped in bling. Unfortunately, you are quoting someone who is quoting someone, who 'said he read this somewhere'. With all due respect, I would ignore this & similar references as being unreliable, at best.

I love some Ferraris (like the Daytona or 430 Italia), but, in general, I prefer Maserati's more understated designs. Think Hublot vs Rolex.

Actually, I prefer Maseratis to Ferraris. Got any pics from your visit there? Probably worth a separate thread if you do.

I know the episode you are referring to & I agree that Rolex's marketing has changed. But this is neither the 1st time, nor will it be the last time that a change in marketing strategy has put off Rolex's older customers (like me). The reason Rolex has been the most successful luxury watch company for most of the past 100+ years is because they are market leaders, who carve their own path instead of following the winds of contemporary fashion. Sometimes their path intersects with current fashion & sometimes not. Whether or not you like their latest marketing/design strategy, you have to give them credit for the fact that, with hindsight, it is usually a winning strategy, profit-wise. And profits, whether politically popular or not, are what for-profit companies are all about. But, like you (& Feinnes), I wish Rolex could find a way to include a handful of traditional tool watches in their current/future product line-ups.

Welcome & read this.

Why are you there? Are you taking the Ferrari driving course or are you on a buying trip?

That does not sound like something anyone at Rolex would say (or think), especially upper management. No offense, but I have been hearing things like this for decades, but never from an official (or verifiably knowledgeable) source. What they might have said is something along the lines of Rolex being in the jewelry business, which they are, but never to the exclusion (or ahead) of watches, which is where the vast majority of their (not insignificant) R&D costs have always gone.

Nice, but I sense a story attached to that picture. Can we get some background & see the rest of the car ?

Who said what & what is the source?