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  1. ccap41
    I love the "nip and tuck" refresh. I think it looks really good.
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    Same here in the STL area. I think Either STL or the state of Missouri was filing a lawsuit with Kia/Hyundai over this. I have no clue where that lawsuit has gone though.
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    just because they could, doesn't mean they should. They're constantly battling a maximum production to demand ratio (like every company does). If they could drop the MSRP to 25k and had 10,000,000 units of demand they'd just lose money because they could not produce enough to meet demand and the margins would be waaay tighter by dropping the price that much. The D3 trucks supposedly have crazy margins on them but they're not dropping the prices to 30-50k. I've never heard of poor engineering from Tesla. They have poor fit and finish but I've never heard of them having poorly engineered vehicles.
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    Speaking of F1 and watches, I love Lewis Hamilton's gloves with their own watch sponsor, IWC, printed on it. He has multiple colors of these gloves with different IWC watches, too! I LOVE that branding/product placement. It's such a great idea.
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    As a fellow F1 fan, Red Bull is sponsored by Tag and therefore you'll see Max throwing on a Monaco after every race. There's also a Gulf livery Monaco. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the square case/dial but it is pretty iconic.
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    We're all weird with certain things. I'm no different. While I love a diver-style watch but I think a stainless care with a stainless bezel looks cheap and crappy to me, regardless of how nice and/or expensive the watch is. While i love this Tudor Black Bay, I think it looks horrible with the stainless bezel while looking near perfect with the blue bezel.
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    I believe that's more of a Tag issue, not a luxury watch issue. Tags do tend to be larger and bulkier. That is not a luxury watch thing, that's a Tag thing. There are PLENTY of 36-40mm watches out there from "luxury" brands that aren't chunky or bulky. I, too, am a HUGE fan of stainless with blue dials! That tends to be my go-to every time I look at watches. I also tend to wear a lot of blue that that combination would go well with.
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    i would put money on them either never selling a $25,000 Tesla and if they do, it'll be for 4 months, max, just like the 35k Model 3.
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    EV 442... 4 Motors 4 Wheels 2 seats 🤣
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    Aren't some of those charging ports + chord length kind of tricky at some places? Not saying they didn't park like an a-hole, but it COULD be out of necessity.
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    Those are some pretty sharp looking watches right there!
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    You still believe there will be a 25k Tesla? It's unfortunate that it'll still probably be shaped like a Bolt.
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    I'm not typically a fan of non-watch brands making/branding watches but I can appreciate the craftsmanship that's gone into them. The only one I'd actually wear on my wrist is the first one here but the rest are "neat". Some of my favorites are actually from Japan, Grand Seiko, Seiko, and Citizen has a couple automatics that I really want, as well. But yes, the whole "made in Swiss" thing is a little absurd...
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    Hahaha thanks! Yeah, legitimately lucky because I believe I paid 6k for it and the MSRP was 10,500 at the time and there's still so much demand for it, the asking prices are still north of MSRP, by a couple grand. Same exact watch, USED they're asking for 12,500. https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/rolex-steel-datejust-36-watch---fluted-bezel---blue-diamond-dial---jubilee-bracelet-126234--id26444272.htm Oh no, this one isn't old at all. My other one was the older one that was 90's I believe. It looked just like this but it didn't have the jubilee bracelet. It had the standard/cheaper 3 link bracelet.
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    Thank you! I got lucky with the timing and with the in-laws owning a jewelry store, I only paid cost for it. It is used but there were zero scratches/scuffs on it and it was only a year old at the time. I think it's a 2019 and I got it in 2020. They came across a customer wanting to sell it to them, they bought it to sell it and when I saw it, it was exactly what I wanted. Stainless case and bracelet, white gold fluted bezel, blue dial with diamond indices, and the jubilee bracelet. All of those were exactly what I wanted and I more than likely would have never came across that combo without paying a few grand more. I do not make Rolex-money but I had saved up some and had a cheaper, older Rolex(90's black Datejust - I'll try and find a picture of it or of one like it) that I "traded in" so I "only" had to pay like $3500 more than my older Rolex. One good thing about quality, higher end watches is they don't really depreciate a whole lot. If you had ran into financial problems, you could sell them for pretty good money. Buuuuut, to get to that point, you pretty much need to get to the 5k and up watches. Most anything below that will depreciate quite a bit more. That's just a general rule, certainly not a definitely rule. I've actually always wanted a scale car collection as well but the space required I knew would be a tough sell. Maybe one day I'll get into that as well...like I need more hobbies! Hahaha
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    Yeah, the tires are only rated to like 112pmh or something. I'm just saying, in the real world, where these will be driven because they're not seeing miles-long races, the Raptor R is whoopin' it. 1/4 mile time is plenty useful for this class/size of vehicle. For sports cars/muscle cars? Much less so, IMO.
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    G63 is still quicker than an Escalade V. The Raptor R is considerably quicker than the V in any use these vehicles will ever see. I also LOVE Hagerty/Camissa's videos. They've very well done, IMO.
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    I don't actually think that sounds weird. I've considered wearing a smart-er watch on my other wrist because I would like the workout/rest/etc. stats that those watches give. I tried to fit my Garmin tracker on my ankle but it doesn't fit. That would be ideal because I mostly just want steps and workout tracking but I don't want to sacrifice my mechanical watch on my left wrist. But to the symmetrical feel you need, I get it. It was a little weird when I started wearing a watch daily but I soon got used to it.
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    Oh no offense taken, bud! Honestly, I was really skeptical of it when I bought it. I intended on getting a different strap, be it leather or a bracelet but this was waaaay more comfortable than I expected. I'd still like to get a few different staps for it, just to change it up. Also, with it having a grey dial, I could put nearly any color and I think it would still look good. I'd like a red leather, blue leather, and a green leather strap for it. The best part about a non-bracelet strap is the adjustability. I absolutely notice a difference in my body swelling in the middle of the summer versus fall/winter temps. I know higher end bracelets have micro adjustments for this reason but those are expensive watches and even those, not all have micro adjustments. With that said, my Datejust fits great 90% of the time but a hot summer day, it's juuuuust a bit tight and I'd like to be able to adjust the bracelet a bit. . (also not sure why this picture rotates 90 degrees clockwise when adding it. What's weirder, if I go to the image in the folder itself and rotate it to compensate for the 90 degree turn, it stays in THAT orientation. but if I have it correct, it rotates it. WTF?!?)
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    In my opinion, Tudor, Breitling and Tag are more of a "low high end" to me. they make quality stuff but they don't really have stuff like Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Panerai, or IWC. Tudor, Breitling, and Tag remind me of like Acura, Lexus, and Lincoln whereas the others are more like BMW, Audi, Merc, etc. (obviously not the compact FWD ones) My personal daily watch. Seiko 5 Sports. I'm not sure why when I add the wrist shot it rotates it 90 degrees clockwise not not the caseback picture. Oh well.
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    I have to disagree here. Omega is muuuuch more of a Rolex/Tudor/Breitling/Cartier competitor here Speaking of GS, one of my dream watches is a "snowflake" Grand Seiko. I finally got to see one in person about a month ago. Boy-o-boy is it a beautiful piece! (not the one I saw in person FYI)
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    It seems to be booming. Rolex and other luxury brands are producing record numbers of time pieces a year. People will always want jewelry and luxury watches are no different than diamonds for women.
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    I live in a blue state and work in a red state. There's recycling on each floor at work and I get my recycling picked up weekly from my home. Both seem fine to me.
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    36mm - 40mm is the sweet spot for me. I'm sure some 41-42mm cases would be fine as well because each case shape and lug to lug differences can make smaller cases fit larger or larger cases fit smaller so I don't want to draw a line in the sand at a specific number without trying it on. Well, it's certainly a beautiful piece! Breitlings are "okay" to me. Some I like more than others but in that price range, I'm going with comparable Omegas or Tudors. I'm a huge Tudor fan and I'd really like to get my hands on a Black Bay 58 blue within the next couple years. SOME Rolex are gaudy but absolutely not all of them. It's only gaudy if that's what you're choosing. There's nothing gaudy about a stainless Submariner or most of their Datejusts.
  25. ccap41
    This Rolex is amazing. I don't know anything about it but it looks GREAT! It looks similar to the Breitling Navitimer (although it came first). I dig that look but those watches are to big for my wrist. There's so much information that they need to be larger but they're too big for me.
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