AsiadeCuba Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 i have another dilemna with my gen PO. i have an opportunity to trade it for explorer II U series. He is asking me to add $550. No box or papers. Here are the down falls. It has a scratch on the crystal. He said it's really faint. I can see it clearly on one of the pics below. Especially on the first photo. The pics looks light they are gen and he has good references on WUS. Here is my rolex collection. A wm9 submariner lv, gen gmt iic, and a rep gmt iic with superlume and ar'ed cyclops. So now if i get the explorer ii, would it be redundant? The other good part is that he had a $400 dollar services back in March 2011. What do you guys think? good deal or not?
kbh Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 I think it would be a deal. Mostly because I like that particular Rolex and much prefer Rolex to Omega. Just my opinion which is only worth 2 cents or a grain of salt. I would think the Rollie would hold value better than the Omega.
By-Tor Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Yes. Go for it, if you like the white Explorer II. I'm a Omega fan but Rolex is Rolex. And white ExpII is a great classic. It's a very small watch though (compared to PO). Wears much smaller than Sub and GMT, which are only 1mm larger (due to bigger bezel). PS: That's the tritium dial older version. They're a few hundred bucks cheaper preowned than the superlume versions. Wouldn't bother me though.
AsiadeCuba Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Posted October 24, 2011 thanks for the response bytor and kbh. i just wonder how much a crystal would be. i was wondering if i should counter with 300 dollars to him instead of 550. is the submariner crystal the same as the explorer crystal?
By-Tor Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 It's a steel Rolex... a tool watch. If the crystal scratch is just a small one, who really cares?
AsiadeCuba Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Posted October 24, 2011 yeah you're right by-tor. I do plan to use it as a beater along with my wm9 sub lv. so i guess i should be able to live with it.
modelizer Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 I'd go for it! Also like kbh says, the Rollie will most probably hold it's value better over time..
Omega Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 I would also go for it! The PO prices are falling and falling. The expoII is not anymore in production (I mean the size), so it will hold the price, even rise in future. That's a Rolex my friend...
superlative Posted October 24, 2011 Report Posted October 24, 2011 Rolex or Omega. Do you even have to ask?
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