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• #61352
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• #61353
Guy at the front has one wonky STI
And no watch. In a watch ad.
Fuck Rapha.
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• #61354
Looks like he just dropped it on the floor.
It's only due in April, so it's a teaser.
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• #61355
Bremont? Urgh
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• #61356
The watch world and the 'premium' cycling brand world are a match made in heaven. They fucking love circle-wank copy and moody imagery. Surprised Hodinkee aren't involved somewhere...
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• #61357
RCC members only?
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• #61358
Looks like he just dropped it on the floor.
Would suit Rapha's brand laws of "all cycling must include suffering"
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• #61359
Calm down. You're not being terribly rational. I know how the economy works. I'm interested in the economics of watch manufacturers and their customers' perceptions of value. The manufacturing cost of a Swiss watch is shrouded in marketing waffle. I'd like to know exactly where your money goes when you buy a new Swiss steel watch for 5 or 6 grand. Some of it goes to noble charitable causes, i.e. grand prix drivers and tennis champions. Perhaps we should just stick to G-Shocks and send these people a cheque.
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• #61360
If you care about that then you’re interested in the wrong industry. A G-Shock probably has the same margins as Rolex. Maybe. Perhaps. Probably not but still. They sell in huge volumes and Rolex's do not.
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• #61362
Your use of 'the Chinese' is really starting to irk on me and has more than a whiff of casual racism.
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• #61363
Rolex is in fact a charitable trust.
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• #61364
That's a tax dodge though innit?
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• #61365
Just stating a fact.
As we all know I'm no Rolex fan boy!
But they do do some good work . -
• #61366
That's bullshit. I've said nothing derogatory about them. Fuck you for accusing me of racism.
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• #61367
Genuinely interested in what they do?
Goes off to have a look and buy popcorn
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• #61368
Errrrrrr..........
Can I phone a friend? -
• #61369
Great choice
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• #61370
Actually I don't care enough to.
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• #61371
Saw this on Saturday in a shop window, congratulations, looked great!
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• #61372
From my shortlist this is the only one I've not been able to see in the metal let alone try on but with advice from here, Googling, YouTube reviews and measuring up against current watches I'm confident I'll be happy i went for this one. I got a great deal on it and should be on my wrist in 2-3 weeks 🤞
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• #61373
Make of it what you will.
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• #61374
Really nice. You might be surprised by the level of polish / finishing if you haven’t seen a GS in person! Reckon you’ll love it though.
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• #61375
Awesome! Great choice! Just watched a video of it and I love the colour of the dial too
A lot of it is just the strength of the Swiss franc.
Though also those B&Rs were three thou retail a few years back, when Speedmasters were also barely more than 3k. They looked poor value then. £1900 is probably fair if you like the brand etc.