Reply With QuoteLovely watch, one of my all time Grails, enjoy wearing it :)
Well i finally went and did it. After a couple of weeks looking around and adding my name to waiting lists all over the country i finally went and collected my first Rolex from a local Mappin and Webb.
Have to say i thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and absolutley love the watch!
I thought i may have a little bit of guilt regarding the amount of money it cost but so far each time i think about it i forget it by looking at the watch again :)
Thank you to everyone that contacted me via my WTB with offers of help etc.
Couldnt resist a little iPhone pic :)
Regards
Alex
Lovely watch, one of my all time Grails, enjoy wearing it :)
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Beautiful watch, I've been in two minds over this and a SubC ND for sooo long, but for me the Sub wins as I'm in casual clothes more often than not.
Still, I love the BLNR and really wish I could pull it off!
Enjoy your first Rolex watch
I know you will smile every time you look at your wrist;-)
I still do and I've had two
Congratulations and enjoy wearing it.
I ummed and aahed over a BLNR for ages eventually deciding to go for a Sub. Still not sure I made the right decision.
Nicest looking Rolex in the current line up.
I love mine😉
Very nice. Enjoy in good health.
congrats
Congrats.
I'm wearing my GMT now - original. not the fancy do dah you've got ;-)
I've thought often about getting a Submariner but IMHO (and I'll probably get flamed for this) its another diver in a sea of divers (pun intended) whereas the GMT is different whilst retaining the same quality and credibility.
Enjoy your new found friend.
Such a great looker in my opinion, and have never spotted one in public. Enjoy.
Congrats Alex,you always remember your first!
Congrats!!!
Dont worry about the guilt, only lasts a few days :)
My goodness, that is nice.
I am tempted by that watch, would be between that and the 39 mm explorer if I had to choose from current lineup
Congrats!
No flame from me, you're absolutely right the Sub is a little ubiquitous, however it is for a reason. For me, the swing towards Sub was due to the lack of PCL, the glidelock, and the price.Originally Posted by barreti
Great watch and as mentioned above, the best of the current Rolex range IMO
As above, if this had the glidelock clasp I would probably have chosen this over my Subc LV (or more than likely just bought both!).
I do like the BLNR colours. Enjoy !
Just don't sell it.
Very nice. One of the few Rolex that I have liked the look of and liked even more on the wrist. Enjoy it.
Stunning watch. Sold mine when I got an SDc but still miss it.
Congrats, would love to have one personally...
Congrats. I'm on the hunt for one of these myself at the moment. Weighing up between new or used.
I love the dial.
Andy
Certainly on my Grail list of which there are many!
Couldn't agree more. +1
Nice!Couldn't agree more. +1
congrats - such a lovely watch
Congratulations. I would love a BLNR, I think these just look better and better the more "lived in" they get. And there aren't many things in life that do that.
Congratulations. I'm always swapping watches etc. but I'll never get rid of my first Rolex - which also was a GMT, just a bit older :-)
Thank you for all the kind comments, i hope to not meet another BLNR in the wild, i think that would take part of the fun out of owning it away for me sad as it sounds, thats the main reason i didnt want to buy a Sub.
I hope to never sell this watch, and add more to the collection over time :)
Thank you for the better pictures as well, love to see a "real" picture of the watch rather than my crap iPhone ones.
hi just saw this post. I saw a BLNR for sale on Turf a few weeks ago and don't think it got sold. You could put a WTB post up there
Lovely watch, I toyed with that one or a non date sub which I went for because of its clean lines and understated style. I do love yours though. Enjoy.
Something you already know. It looks fantastic.
Stunning piece, loved my Pepsi gmt and gutted I so,d it but this is next level 😃
Stunning piece indeed, congrats and wear it in the best of health!
lovely watch, congrats.
Nice it was between this or a sub for me decided to get the sub in the end
The more I look at this the more I swing back to preferring this over the Sub. How I wish it had glidelock though, then I could even live with the PCLs and Cyclops!
The Glidelock should have been included with this model especially at it's RRP.
It was the glidelock that swung it for me
Congrats, its a lovely looking watch
Congratulations, looks lovely. You'll enjoy that for many years to come.
I kind of agree, but then again it's not strictly a diver, and I suppose Rolex want to differentiate them - but for the consumer it's very frustrating as Easy Link just doesn't compare.
Im wearing mine today, at first I didn't really take to it and I tried to sell it but it's really grown on me now.
Congratulations on your purchase! I'm wearing its predecessor today :) - my father's watch from the 80s
Beautiful watch, congrats! I also love the GMT, I have the previous Pepsi (can't afford one of the swanky new ones right now ;)
Nice.
Definitely one on my hit list.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Lovely watch, did you manage to get M&P to move on their prices?
Superb.
M&P stayed tight regarding this as they had a waiting list in to double figures for one of these. :(
This is quite simply a stunning watch. Congrats.
I STILL look at my GMT IIc - they are just so well made and so smart! You won't ever regret it :-)
Well i finally went and did it. After a couple of weeks looking around and adding my name to waiting lists all over the country i finally went and collected my first Rolex from a local Mappin and Webb.
Have to say i thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and absolutley love the watch!
I thought i may have a little bit of guilt regarding the amount of money it cost but so far each time i think about it i forget it by looking at the watch again :)
Thank you to everyone that contacted me via my WTB with offers of help etc.
Couldnt resist a little iPhone pic :)
Regards
Alex
BLNR
Stunner the best reinvention of the GMT-I am saving up, PS don't feel guilty enjoy
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