freddy333

Rolex wants you to buy a new watch. Say what you will about their marketing strategy, but this is 1 of the reasons why Rolex has remained the top dog in premium watch sales for the past 50 years (& probably why a company like Patek, whose marketing strategy has always been to keep every watch the company has ever made running, is not).

Yes & the formatting of the 5 lines of text was somewhat unique. I think Antiquorum estimated it to sell for about $100k. Obviously, this & many other Rolex watches greatly exceeded their expectations. Can you say 'bubble'?

The Mk1 DRSD (my fav) was (until very recently) considered the most valuable DRSD due to its having a slightly lower profile case than later DRSDs (thicker than a Sub, but thinner than the average 1665). That auction (Antiquorum's infamous Revolution: The Evoluation of the Rolex Watch) marked the zenith of Rolex values. (I watched the auction, live, & posted a play-by-play chronicle of prices as the hammer dropped on most of the more prominent pieces.) If I remember correctly, there were 2 DRSDs that sold for more than $200k each, which caused the demand for DRSDs to increase to a fever pitch - at least for awhile. However, shortly after the completion of the 'Revolution' auction, the global economy began to slide & Rolex prices likewise deflated (a bit) to merely ridiculous levels (as opposed to their previously psychotic levels). At least, that is my take on it.

Not sure I get the point of this? As to the topic at hand - Yuki is not the 1st (nor will he be the last) to engage (or be outed) in this type of activity.

Wearing 1 of my GMTs today

Teejay - I hope your renewal was in fact the result of some kind-hearted Moderator (& I hope things improve for you soon), but I think the system defaults to auto-renewal, which means it may simply have automatically charged your paypal when your membership expired.

Old pic of my beater, which is all gen except for the MBW mid-case & dial (a 1-of-a-kind that I found on ebay & then had Kent relume). Mods - Can someone switch my profile back to Platinum? Thanks.

That seller is always overpriced, but they also sell top quality vintage Rolex. And with the MK1's rarity, I would not be surprised to see it go for 100k+ (though nowhere near his BIN price). But, then, I am biased

Good points, All.

Tribal - I do not even go on vacation anymore unless I have RWG access. Glad to see you back my friend.

Wearing my beater today

Looking at the pics on the seller's ebay page, the case could be the lower profile V72. But without pics of the movement (which are notably missing on his auction page), I would be very suspicious.

mjmj has it partially correct. The watch in question appears to contain an automatic winding A7750, which, being thicker (due to the winding rotor & related components), requires a higher profile (thicker) caseback. I do not believe DW sells these faux manual-wind A7750 movements. The owner would need to remove the rotor/auto-wind module himself (or have someone else do it for him). Read this.

Wearing my favorite (favorite for today)

Search for krylon varnish.

Great work, Andy. Looks like you have found your niche.

Like most, there is no glow.

Ditto & sorry about the cardiac pangs.

Yellow gold or two tone case = champagne datewheel White gold or steel case = white datewheel

Rolex did not offer the 6542 with a Jubilee, so there is no correct answer to your question. The correct bracelet for the 6542 is the Oyster 7206/65 or 80 or 6636/65 or 80. However, many have chosen to fit the Jubilee that was offered for the later 1675 GMT - the 6251H/55

Cosmobling today

to you both.