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Is it safe to buy a Rolex in 47th street, NYC
I visited some retail stores but they do not offer any discount for Rolex Datejust. The best is no sales tax if I choose to ship to other state. Then I passed by 47th in NYC, the diamond district. When I asked one store there, they immediately offered 20% off. Frankly speaking, the area and the way they do business make me feel doggy but I do not have any evidence. Has anyone bought a watch from there before? Any advise or experience to share?Also any reliable online dealers? Thank you

March Incomings. Post Them All Here
Eight days into the month and silence reigns.Can't have that I'm afraid; mind you, WWIIBuff has shown us his handsome black PVD/red Navy GMT already.I think I am a few behind so here we go....From Wikipedia: In 1962, Hamilton entered into a joint venture (60% owned by Hamilton) with the Japanese watchmaking firm Ricoh to produce electric watches meant primarily for the Japanese market. The electronic components were produced at Hamilton's Lancaster factory while production of the mechanical works and final assembly was undertaken in Japan. Although production levels of Hamilton-Ricoh watches was high (over 1000 per month), demand was low and consequently, the Hamilton-Ricoh partnership was unable to compete with the substantial market presence of Seiko. The partnership was dissolved in 1965, with the remaining Hamilton-Ricoh electronic movements (marked "Ricoh 555E") re-cased as "Vantage" and sold in the U.S.Well I knew about these but had not noticed one for sale before. Hopefully t

Suunto Core v. Black series ST?
Alright, I know this may or may not be your 'thing' since they are digital but I am looking for advice on the two. Here are the specs:Observer - Stealth Features:Time•12/24 hour clock •Calendar pre-programmed to the year 2089 •3 daily alarms (please read review above) •Dual time display •Stopwatch with lap and split time measurement; stores up to 99 laps and split times for 1 runAltimeter•Altitude range up to 9000 m / 29,500 ft. •Resolution to 1 m / 3 ft •Ascent/descent rate in m/min or ft/min •One-button access to intermediate information about total vertical ascent/decent, and number of runs skied •Logbook stores total ascent/descent, average ascent/descent rate, number of runs skied duration of log •Altitude alarm •Altimeter use: unique feature to keep sea level pressure from changing when unit is used as altimeter Barometer•Absolute pressure range 300 - 1 1-hPa/ 9.90 - 32.40 inHg •Sea level pressur

What's your worst watch disaster?
I was reading Falcon's posts about his frustration with the most recent miscommunication with Invicta CS, (I'm not bashing the brand) and that gave me an idea for a thread. Maybe it's been done already, so if it has, apologies and ignore this.What's the worst thing you've had happen with regard to your favorite (or non-fav.,for that matter) watch or watches. It can be physical damage, theft, financial ripoff, anything you want. I don't have a big one, but I've written about it before. I dropped my beloved Seiko quartz sports watch that I owned for more than 20 years and went through three different straps, the repair people said it couldn't be fixed. (Maybe they were full of it, but I believed them and let them dispose of the watch for me).

Hey Everybody
Hello folks,I'm a new member here after reading awhile and I just wanted to say hey.I like all kinds of watches. I have eclectic tastes when it comes to watches...Auto/Quartz, Analog/Digital, Timex, Invicta, Omega, Tissot, G-Shock, Nautica, Seiko etc. If it keeps the time I like them. I guess I lean towards bigger watches since small ones tend to get lost on my armI'm 6'6" and about 260.I'm sorta reserved so I might not be posting much, but if I have something to contribute I will.Thanks for letting me hang out with you.