Interesting Rolex Explorer II engraving

[youveboughtwhat]

http://www.engraverscafe.com/content.ph ... ch-carving

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http://www.engraverscafe.com/showthread ... ch-carving


I would have gone for a more modern engraving on the front.

But looks nice and special!

[nellyh]

I quite like these engraved watches that turn up from time to time in threads. I wouldn't buy one or have it done to a watch I own, but perversely I enjoy looking at them :|

[Omegamanic]

!!!

I have seen some great engraving and there have been some fantastic casebacks shown on here and one of them was an ExplorerII - that is awful - "re-cut the numbers" hmm - not very well imo!

[magirus]

That's just plain awful.

[hammertime]

Not for me. For me he's just ruined a nice watch. :(

I would have to agree, not something I would ever consider.

[pluseditor]

As we discover every day, there's no accounting for taste. Not for me but, if someone likes it, then fine. Rather like tattoos perhaps.

[mutanthands]

The engraving looks amazing and is obviously a very skilled and time consuming job. However, it just doesn't look good on watches, it cheapens the whole look imo.

[Omegamanic]

The engraving looks amazing and is obviously a very skilled and time consuming job. However, it just doesn't look good on watches, it cheapens the whole look imo.

Some engraving looks great - but I'm not a fan of that work.

[mutanthands]

I'm not convinced, but it's all down to personal taste. :)

[G.J.]

Owww....not my cup of tea I am afraid :shock:

[BarneySFC]

ruined a rolex in my opinion

[clockwatcher]

The watch has just lost half of its value with that cheesy engraving

[dkpw]

The watch has just lost half of its value with that cheesy engraving

And reduced the potential market...

A from me too.

[Jon Kenney]

I took the time to translate my comment into braille, so the chap could fully understand my view on his efforts.

[sheepsteeth]

That guy has got some confidence doing something like that.

seems like a perfect way to ruin a nice watch.

[Darren Cal.11/12]

It probably cost the owner a lot of money to devalue their watch that much.

[dkpw]

I took the time to translate my comment into braille, so the chap could fully understand my view on his efforts.

Yep, that got a laugh out loud!

[t72]

Must say its not my cup of tea. Though I did like the Purdey Panerai that was made a few years ago.

[cliffrichard]

thats made me cry!! poor EPII

[Omegamanic]

For example this is fantastic and I'd like something similar done to one of mine.






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[Bloobird]

I took the time to translate my comment into braille, so the chap could fully understand my view on his efforts.

:D Brilliant!

Poor Rolex

[~dadam02~]

Now this is more like it:

http://www.engraverscafe.com/content.ph ... the-garage

Superb effort imo.

[Omegamanic]

Now this is more like it:

http://www.engraverscafe.com/content.ph ... the-garage

Superb effort imo.

It's better than the first one - but some elements look too "homegrown" for my liking.

[youveboughtwhat]

Now this is more like it:

http://www.engraverscafe.com/content.ph ... the-garage

Superb effort imo.

It's better than the first one - but some elements look too "homegrown" for my liking.

I'm still waiting to see a really nice visible engraving of the case.

[rawawatches]

OMG that is horrible

[EliStone]

I think its a cool idea if whoever likes it, I don't. But I don't like tattoos either, maybe for a tattooed arm this would be the watch to wear :D

[laser8]

Personally, I'd do it on a pocket watch, or on a knife. In this particular case, I could understand it if the guy is a hunter. I have seen beautifully engraved rifles, in that particular circle maybe an engraved watch could also pass.

[Gould]

Not for me. For me he's just ruined a nice watch. :(

That is how I see it too.

[XXoF]

Not for me. For me he's just ruined a nice watch. :(

That is how I see it too.

Yep, me too.

The only nice examples of watch engraving I think are the limited Magrette series.

[Omegamanic]

Not for me. For me he's just ruined a nice watch. :(

That is how I see it too.

Yep, me too.

The only nice examples of watch engraving I think are the limited Magrette series.

Yes, but they are original to the watch and remind me of Maori tattoos.