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by Timishere
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2278
Views: 402479

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

eBay seem to have their 10% up to £500 offer on again.
by Timishere
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: Buy a 2020 Rolex or order new & wait? Same ref & price
Replies: 26
Views: 736

Re: Buy a 2020 Rolex or order new & wait? Same ref & price

I've chatted to a couple of Rolex reps in various stores recently (too much time at airports for work travel and killing time at the destination) and pretty consistently they've told me that the bi-metal models are relatively easy to get hold of. Indeed a few of them hinted quite a bit that I'd get ...
by Timishere
Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:26 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Rolex Explorer
Replies: 45
Views: 2291

Re: The Rolex Explorer

Contrary to some of the others, I think the average man on the street will notice a Rolex, and will form an impression based on that. I also wouldn't wear a Rolex to work unless I was trying to make a particular impression with a particular customer. On the other hand I don't think there is any prob...
by Timishere
Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: San Martin
Replies: 17
Views: 753

Re: San Martin

Why are folk referring to these as homages? :problem: :silent: They are basically, as near as makes no difference, visual copies of well known watches, with another “brand” name on the dial. I doubt if their designer has a full time role! Neil I think that is the definition of homage in thia contex...
by Timishere
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: San Martin
Replies: 17
Views: 753

Re: San Martin

I was charged a little over 20% on arrival for VAT and duty, after I bought through what I thought was their website. However, the (oddly defensive!) consensus was the FB group was that this was unusual. They are very nice but you'll note that many of the homages are slightly different sizes. I got ...
by Timishere
Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2278
Views: 402479

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

Timishere wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:24 pm Someone on CWE posted a rather nice Black Bay Bronze at Selfridges

https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/tu ... our=BRONZE
About a grand off
by Timishere
Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2278
Views: 402479

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

Someone on CWE posted a rather nice Black Bay Bronze at Selfridges

https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/tu ... our=BRONZE
by Timishere
Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I've adopted a Snow Leopard!
Replies: 17
Views: 800

Re: I've adopted a Snow Leopard!

That is new (and cool)! I didn't get the material with my Snow Leopard.
by Timishere
Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Insurance value
Replies: 5
Views: 184

Re: Insurance value

I spent a lot of time trying to get an answer to this question from my insurer but they never really seemed to understand what I was asking. They seemed to be saying they if you had bought it new then the insured value should be rrp and they would replace new with old (even if I hadn't paid rrp). Th...
by Timishere
Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: The Curmudgeons Corner
Replies: 2528
Views: 271305

Re: The Curmudgeons Corner

Obnoxious people doing obnoxious things because they think it's amusing, and subsequently taking moral umbridge when being called out on said obnoxiousness. Bizarre.
by Timishere
Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Offtopic
Topic: Are regional nicknames offensive now?
Replies: 44
Views: 1007

Re: Are regional nicknames offensive now?

For what it's worth, I work with many of the younger generation and it definitely wouldn't be ok to use those terms. Not passing any judgement on if they are correct to feel that way, but trying to answer your question! Best avoided.
by Timishere
Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:27 pm
Forum: Other Brands
Topic: The Bargain Hunters Thread
Replies: 2278
Views: 402479

Re: The Bargain Hunters Thread

:) C W Sellors | Jura Watches have a sale on https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/collections/sale-watches plus, with the code EXTRA10, you get an extra 10% discount off the sale price :thumbup: I succumbed and tested this out #-o picking up a piece and getting 50% off (40% sale price + extra10) :D Hmm. T...
by Timishere
Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am a stupid man, or: how I bought a Twelve and immediately regretted it
Replies: 49
Views: 2952

Re: I am a stupid man, or: how I bought a Twelve and immediately regretted it

I think there is quite a lot of value in the authentication service beyond authentication. 1) in theory they check the condition matches the description in the listing 2) no risk of recieving an empty box (this is also a huge protection for the seller, thus encouraging more watches into the marketpl...
by Timishere
Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Summer sale ?
Replies: 239
Views: 19815

Re: Summer sale ?

Yeah, was trying to get a Trident 300... Is all hope lost to do that for the sale price? The only one I wanted was the Green 300 and managed to put in my basket. Even got thru to the name and and address part. Then, in true CW sale tradition I couldn’t complete sale. Kept clicking on “Continue to B...