astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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Tudor really expanded their range quickly. Got an invite to view from where I bought my Rolex D-Blue from and was surprised how many they now have in the range....... Over 140 with colour/strap variants 
Like the 'Black Bay Dark' but no date window otherwise I'd have one of those 
The 'North Flag' has a touch of the older IWC Aquatimers to them to me
The 'Pelagos' most likely model for me - I'd have one in black if they did one
The 'Advisor' range has a look of 'Longines' to me? Smart and less 'fussy' than the 'Grantour' range.
Checked out Rolex/Tudor prices whilst in US - no bargains there to be had IMO
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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Brilliant alternative to Rolex...
Without any compromise on quality
Now some have Tudor movements.....
I have thought about a second watch from Tudor....
As per Rolex you don't see these discounted that much anywhere....
That's good & bad
Good as the values stay high & usually increase
Bad as you can't get one cheap...
My original Rolex Explorer 2 cost £400..00 some 37 years ago...
I traded this for a really good figure 10 years ago...
I found it was worth €22,000..00....which I have seen ones for sale about this price
We currently have four in the family..... one each...all very valued possessions BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
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I bought a Rolex Oysterdate (wind-up version) when I was in Aden in 1966. It cost me £25 (which was about three weeks pay)and the first service back here in the UK cost the same. Since then it's had a new glass a couple of times and a new winder recently but other than that it is a good reliable watch. To such an extent that SWMBO snaffled it a couple of years ago and had the bracelet shortened to fit her. I haven't a clue what it's worth but servicing is now north of £300.
The same shop that I bought the watch from also had a range of Tudor watches and the story then was Tudor watches were made by Rolex trainees/apprentices and so were half the price of Rolex but just as good. Probably complete Horlicks to entice us into buying the more expensive versions. 
I can't get the Rolex back from SWMBO so I've just treated myself to a Tag Heuer F!:
http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-Form...o_s=slisys
Good bit of kit and (for the moment) it's actually luminous. 
Apparently I can't have a new Rolex and a D5. Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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