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Offline Sid Vicious

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #200 on: July 29, 2011, 12:26:19 PM »
To all my bros in MWF

Thanks so much for the wishes  :Cheers:

I have to admit now its my turn to smile constantly hahah  :Laughing_on_floor:

Siodee: I have to admit that dc helped me on this, if he does not know the Mr Lam person mungkin tak dapat already. I see you funding so many grails at once  :P but no worries mate, all will get one with some time

Zitan: I am waiting for good news on your part

Compaq10: My thoughts exactly hahah, my fiance asked the uncle if the cyclops was for older people who cannot see well :Laughing_on_floor: I think Mr Lam also surprised with that question

Landyshah: Simple and clean, exactly!

Got the 14060m cause i too am lazy to turn the date part  :Laughing_on_floor:
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #201 on: July 29, 2011, 12:32:18 PM »
Yup, working hard now  ;D, did you see his collection of the Pepsi and Coke, stunning  :Startled: he is knowledgeable of the Roli  :thumbsup: Did you still see the BUTI there??
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #202 on: July 29, 2011, 12:38:53 PM »
BUTI was there on Sunday

When I went to see the watch, he only displayed my 3 choices 14060m, Sub-C and GMT coke!

Long and hard I think, the few times i went there no 14060m but the moment it was there among the rest, I just had to have it compared to the rest.

However he did me a service, said it looks nice on my fiance wrist too  ;D so maybe got chance to get another one  :Laughing_on_floor: She already thinking about it so means, I can save and get another one....hulk without much problem I hope  :Praying:

I saw the cabinet with pepsi GMT, Sub Red and my birthday year Sub as well...beautiful...since I change my flight to leave on Sunday now due to unfinish business I might drop by on Sat to intro my brother to the place so he knows where to find his  :Cheers:

I think the bug has bitten fairly hard this time
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #203 on: July 29, 2011, 12:48:35 PM »
 :Laughing_on_floor:, now you spread the poison to all your family member, Guess DC did a good job to get it started  ;D
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #204 on: July 29, 2011, 01:32:50 PM »
bro Sid...dont forget to pm me pricing and details of watch please... :Cheers:
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #205 on: July 29, 2011, 01:36:17 PM »
pexus PM sent :)
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #206 on: July 29, 2011, 02:53:13 PM »
pexus PM sent :)

bro sid, pm me too. thanks.  ;D
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #207 on: July 29, 2011, 05:43:37 PM »


Mine   :Cheers:



Dad's on my wrist  ;D

Hope to get nicer pics up but this is a teaser

Congrats. Wear it with good health. Must make an effort to visit this place. Let's see, Saturday arrive, Sunday visit? Are they open on Sunday? Monday depart. Let's see what happens.....

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #208 on: July 30, 2011, 10:25:54 PM »
I think you have to own a Rolex, before you can learn to appreciate the Rolex from the detail craftmanship, the quality to the movement and ticking of the watch.

A watch is like a car - you can pay 120k for a Honda and you can also pay 300k for a BMW. But you need to drive the car everyday before you learn to appreciate the car.

The choice is yours, make sure what you pay is worth every moment you enjoy the product; before the law of diminishing of returns kicks in :)

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #209 on: August 01, 2011, 02:48:10 PM »
Bluefish  :thumbsup:

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #210 on: August 01, 2011, 03:28:55 PM »
Thanks to all the compliments. As a watch lover, I just did my part to make life easier for the would be buyer/s esp from our forum.

Ballaviator and I was there last sunday and if you asked him, he is one happy guy to molest so many watches in one afternoon.

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #211 on: August 02, 2011, 08:13:39 AM »
I manage to catch up with rusminag and dc on Saturday before I flew off  :thumbsup:

Again thanks dc...the sub is now experiencing freezing temps here and is still working fine :)
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #212 on: August 02, 2011, 08:37:04 AM »
I manage to catch up with rusminag and dc on Saturday before I flew off  :thumbsup:

Again thanks dc...the sub is now experiencing freezing temps here and is still working fine :)
Nice meeting you guys.  Although my deal didn't go through, the hunt will go on...
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #213 on: August 02, 2011, 08:43:31 AM »

Nice meeting you guys.  Although my deal didn't go through, the hunt will go on...
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #214 on: August 02, 2011, 01:55:24 PM »
Long and hard I think

That's what YOU think


However he did me a service

ewww.  :laugh:


Back on topic - after wearing a rolex for 6 months, I observe that men have a greater propensity to go gaga over (my) Rolex; certainly not the demography I'm after. Don't these people know how rude it is to stare???


Pros: Wearing a Rolex gets you the attention.
Cons: Just not women's attention. :-[

« Last Edit: August 02, 2011, 01:57:16 PM by brolex »
So, in the nutshell, the finer things in life does not have to be the most expensive or exotic item or place one could have.

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #215 on: August 02, 2011, 01:58:41 PM »
Personally, the less attention I get the better heh

Anyway, most women cant tell the difference from a Swatch or a Rollie, so its a meaningless exercise  ;D

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #216 on: August 02, 2011, 02:53:50 PM »
Sigh...

Most women / ladies on this forum and our the 'other half' CAN tell the differences....

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #217 on: August 02, 2011, 03:05:50 PM »
They may or may not be smarter but definitely have sharp eyes for expensive brands

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #218 on: August 02, 2011, 05:03:24 PM »
Hi there Brolex = Bro Rolex

Welcome to the forum finally :)
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #219 on: August 02, 2011, 10:23:55 PM »
My 2 sen: If their partner is a WIS, then likely. If they are on this forum, of course. If the brand is expensive, then quite possible (mostly limited to Rolex and Omega).

Apart from that, in my experience, most dont care as long as its Swiss made, looks good and tells time without fuss. This might apply to men also  ::)

« Last Edit: August 02, 2011, 10:43:21 PM by landyshah »

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #220 on: August 03, 2011, 07:40:44 AM »

Pros: Wearing a Rolex gets you the attention.
Cons: Just not women's attention. :-[

not 100% right.... not every1 and everywhere u wear rolex u get attention....

i notice so many ppl in singapore wearing rolex.... so if u wear one there, u wont get any attention....
wearing a rolex in those biz association dinner also the same...
wear it in a ball, u will get different attention...

and ppl like me wear rolex also wont get attention in the normal crowded area....
bcoz i'm a KAKI SELEKEH  :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor:

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #221 on: August 03, 2011, 09:02:39 AM »
Correct me if I am wrong but I heard from a friend that Rolex watches are the only watches that you can change the date irregardless of the hour hand position.
Any truth to this?
As I recall, it's better not to change date when the dour hand is at certain time of the day as the date change mechanism is already engaged so if any adjustments made during the time will "hurt" the movement.
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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #222 on: August 03, 2011, 10:34:14 AM »
and ppl like me wear rolex also wont get attention in the normal crowded area....
bcoz i'm a KAKI SELEKEH  :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor:

On the contrary, people are drawn to the watch precisely because I'm the most selekeh Malay in Sarawak. They usually have a "how can this coolie afford that watch" look on their face.
So, in the nutshell, the finer things in life does not have to be the most expensive or exotic item or place one could have.

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« Reply #223 on: August 03, 2011, 10:47:20 AM »
Welcome to the kuli rank, but, unlike ikan bilis, some super kuli can wear lowlex :Laughing_on_floor:

So, in the nutshell, the finer things in life does not have to be the most expensive or exotic item or place one could have.

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Re: Arguments for and against Rolex
« Reply #224 on: August 03, 2011, 11:16:27 AM »


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