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Post by carbon6 on May 14, 2014 11:45:39 GMT -6
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Post by CHIP on May 14, 2014 13:25:37 GMT -6
That's a whole lot of money.
I saw that watch not long ago, I believe on Hodinkee, and I was fairly shocked to see a Rolex with a dial such as that one.
Did the buyer over pay or got a good deal?
Time will tell.
The irony here is that Rolex won't service it, even though it was the highest price paid for a watch they made.
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Post by Nicko on May 14, 2014 15:01:14 GMT -6
You've got to be kidding me, it's ugly as well.  |
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Post by rw16610 on May 14, 2014 16:45:58 GMT -6
That's quite the price! Never seen a Rolex with this sort of dial before, and it's clearly a rare piece (obviously). Anyhow I was there chances are my bids would have been on other watches, but the new owner must be thrilled!
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Post by Pete on May 14, 2014 16:52:34 GMT -6
That's a beautiful watch IMHO.
Rolex have a vintage restoration service now for the well heeled customer - I'm sure they'd love to service this one if it ever needed it.
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Post by Nicko on May 14, 2014 16:55:35 GMT -6
In the eye of the beholder I guess, IMO a bit on the busy side.
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Post by ianmedium on May 14, 2014 17:38:07 GMT -6
I must admit, I am with Pete on this one, its beautiful. I always have admired the art of enamelers this one is beautifully done. I bet Rolex would make an exception on servicing this one as well.
I really like this period in Rolex's history, they were so much more avant garde in what they would do for individual clients. That all seemed to change in the early eighties though it does look like they are coming back to it now, especially with their gem set pieces.
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Post by Pete on May 15, 2014 0:31:03 GMT -6
These beauties are not meant to be functional dive watches.
They're works of art.
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Post by Nicko on May 15, 2014 4:09:47 GMT -6
These beauties are not meant to be functional dive watches. They're works of art. You mean Rolex makes other watches besides Subs?  |
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Post by Pete on May 15, 2014 5:24:46 GMT -6
Lol
Yep
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Post by Baco Noir on May 15, 2014 6:56:07 GMT -6
Wow, the cloisonne dial is beautiful. Now the color tones and aren't to my particular taste, but the artistry is amazing. One day, I hope to own a cloisonne dial watch, albeit far from this $1.2M price tag!
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Post by ianmedium on May 15, 2014 8:47:29 GMT -6
Not sure if folks have seen this before but VC are keeping the art alive..
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Post by rw16610 on May 15, 2014 16:42:08 GMT -6
Not sure if folks have seen this before but VC are keeping the art alive.. Absolutely love it! Like Roger, I feel it would be an honor to own one of those watches some day! That being said though for some strange reason that Rolex does not offer the same reaction (in me) that these Vacheron Constantin pieces do. Different strokes for different folks is all it is I'll assume. Either that or it's just me having a hard time appreciating the aged dial with that domed crystal. On a different strap though I'm confident it would look a bit better! |
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Post by rw16610 on May 15, 2014 16:42:20 GMT -6
Double post.
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