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Issue with a seller need advice on AP ASAP
I need everyone¡¯s advice since this hasn¡¯t happened to me before on TRF. I put down a deposit on a watch that needed to be polished 2 weeks ago and the seller told me it would be ready Monday. I txt him Monday and he responded by saying the watch had gone for a polish. I paid \\$500 to secure the watch and I¡¯m still waiting I¡¯ve seen other AP¡¯s n been approached by multiple sellers to buy. I have sold many watches on the forum and beyond. I don¡¯t like making my people wait for their watches. At the least I keep them updated on progress nothing from this seller? I¡¯m sick of waiting and he hasn¡¯t been in contact which is not making me happy. Also he is having the watch polished from a non AP service center and I don¡¯t know if they will ruin the case and bezels sharpness as the dent was minor but it was on the bezel and the edge of the beveled part in particular!What should I do?.......wait or ask for my deposit back and call it quits? I understand he is busy but jeez send me a mess

Saw this rare bird at the AD
Saw this blue dial ROC, the original owner didn't end up buying it 2 days ago so its on display. Tried it on but it still doesn't strike me like a 15202. Either way its rare and the dial is on another level compared to the black or white AP dial.

Opinions on Broad Arrow
I have a PO 2500, SMP and Aqua Terra Skyfall. Sold all Rolex watches, but I still like Expy 1 39mm, Sea Dweller and Pespi. If you were going to buy another watch, would it be one of the Rolex watches above or Speedmaster Broad Arrow. See pic. thanks

A vintage Speedmaster Xmas treat
Look what I found whilst digging around in the wilds of Brisbane yesterday, this classic 1969 Speedmaster with the 861 movement. Incredibly, she is running and keeping excellent time but a little rough around the edges and needs a tidy up as well as new chrono pusher (not to mention ditching the Seiko band) but the movement is remarkably clean. This is the way I like to find them, tool box fresh, a great project piece, a great find It came from the original owner who had owned it from new and there is great story that goes with it, which I will add at a later date if he is ok with it.

Diamond rolexes? Why so lukewarm?
Noobie here. Love the forum but please forgive my ignorance and lack of knowledge. It seems to me that people don¡¯t really love the diamond references as much as the ones without. Some diamond versions don¡¯t even seem to be selling for much more than the non diamond ones. Can you give me some insight to why this is? I mean rolexes are awesome and valuable. Diamonds are valuable. Put them together and it should be ultra valuable. But it just isn¡¯t so. Why?