High-end Watches Locally?

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Mucho austin
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In reply to K Bo • 7:55p, 10/26/25
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I'm Interested.

What is your availability this week? I work off 290 MWF

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In reply to Mucho austin • 8:20p, 10/26/25
I have one of these and I love it! If you end up getting it you'll be happy
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In reply to Mucho austin • 6:22a, 10/27/25
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Will text you later this morning

text sent, you can take down your number if you'd like.
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In reply to K Bo • 9:57a, 10/27/25
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Still one of my favorite watches. I still wear mine weekly.


Today's winner for the General Board Burrito Lottery is:

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9:09p, 10/29/25
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Story is a little old SIAP.

https://www.gq.com/story/watches-of-the-week-9-27-25

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Jason Statham Wears One of the Rarest Rolex Submariners

Jason Statham clearly has a taste for these earlier, more utilitarian Rolex watches. The beloved British ass-kicking thespian rocked a Submariner ref. 5514 'COMEX'-perhaps the ultimate "IYKYK" Rollie-to the Burberry show last week in London. (Hat tip to watch spotter Nick Gould for eyeing this one.) This reference of the Submariner, much like the even rarer "MilSub" Submariners made for the British Ministry of Defense, refers to a special variation of the model that wasn't available to clients walking in off the street. Instead, these are watches made under contract for a specific organization.

Statham's watch was originally produced for COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d'Expertise)-a commercial French diving outfit based in Marseille. The company requested a watch from Rolex that would help resolve an issue its saturation divers were facing: Namely, that helium built up during deep dives was blowing the crystals straight off its divers' timepieces during decompression. (And it wasn't only COMEX commercial divers who were facing this issue: U.S. Navy aquanauts and researchers were encountering similar problems at depth. More on this in a moment…)

In order to fix this problem, Rolex added a special one-way valve-the "helium escape valve"-to the existing reference 5513. After several modified 5513s were made, Rolex gave this watch its own reference number, and the 5514 was born. Issued in incredibly small numbers to COMEX personnel, these watches are highly coveted by the collector community, and when they do surface at auction, they have the capacity to hammer for six-figure sums.
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4:15p, 10/31/25
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Thanks K Bo, its even better in person.

I was thinking I may buy a black strap for it, but the green looks good.

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In reply to Mucho austin • 4:57p, 10/31/25
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Looks good! That thing can be a strap monster. Enjoy!
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In reply to K Bo • 11:48a, 11/1/25
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Looks good! That thing can be a strap monster. Enjoy!


I think it's become one for me. Switching out straps today and ordered the green to add to the rotation.
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1:39p, 11/1/25
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Better 1?




Better 2?

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In reply to TheOC16 • 1:40p, 11/1/25
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2:07p, 11/1/25
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In reply to TheOC16 • 2:16p, 11/1/25
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Very hard to pull off a skeleton dial imho
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11:12p, 11/1/25
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Happy 250, Marines



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5:17p, 11/2/25
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Ordered this watch on Friday from their showroom in Frisco. Pick it up in 8 days

Christopher Ward C60 Sapphire edge

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2:01p, 11/3/25
Got the call from my Omega AD friend that they had gotten in one of the new Grey side of the moon 44.25mm speedmaster made out of grey ceramic. I had a deposit down on it so I've got right of first refusal. I'm not a huge speedmaster fan, but this one looks really sharp with the full ceramic case and the crazy detail on the dial.





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In reply to Quo Vadis? • 2:03p, 11/3/25
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Quo Vadis? said:
Got the call from my Omega AD friend that they had gotten in one of the new Grey side of the moon 44.25mm speedmaster made out of grey ceramic. I had a deposit down on it so I've got right of first refusal. I'm not a huge speedmaster fan, but this one looks really sharp with the full ceramic case and the crazy detail on the dial.






I like it on the cloth strap on the bottom photo. that's sharp
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In reply to zgolfz85 • 2:06p, 11/3/25
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Quo Vadis? said:
Got the call from my Omega AD friend that they had gotten in one of the new Grey side of the moon 44.25mm speedmaster made out of grey ceramic. I had a deposit down on it so I've got right of first refusal. I'm not a huge speedmaster fan, but this one looks really sharp with the full ceramic case and the crazy detail on the dial.






I like it on the cloth strap on the bottom photo. that's sharp


But the rubber has a 1:1 (not to size) depiction of the actual surface of the moon on the interior
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In reply to Quo Vadis? • 2:07p, 11/3/25
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What time is it? Trust you've got better eyesight than me.
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In reply to Quo Vadis? • 2:10p, 11/3/25
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Quo Vadis? said:
zgolfz85 said:
Quo Vadis? said:
Got the call from my Omega AD friend that they had gotten in one of the new Grey side of the moon 44.25mm speedmaster made out of grey ceramic. I had a deposit down on it so I've got right of first refusal. I'm not a huge speedmaster fan, but this one looks really sharp with the full ceramic case and the crazy detail on the dial.






I like it on the cloth strap on the bottom photo. that's sharp


But the rubber has a 1:1 (not to size) depiction of the actual surface of the moon on the interior

cool, you'll just have to de-condom that watch strap 100x a day to show everyone


also, that case back on the dark side watch is the coolest thing I've ever seen
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1:43p, 11/4/25
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Not high end, but I'm selling some beaters here:

https://texags.com/forums/50/topics/3573229

Located in Houston.
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9:38a, 11/6/25
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Christopher Ward debuted a new watch today.

It's a jumping hour movement.

I think it looks good.

39mm on a bracelet for $3,165

https://www.christopherward.com/int/landing-jump-hour.html
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In reply to schmendeler • 9:55a, 11/6/25
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Will forever be known as the Cyclops.
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In reply to YouBet • 10:03a, 11/6/25
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Too bad it's not green or it could be the Mike Wazowski!
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2:46p, 11/12/25
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So, up until this point, my watch has been a $16 Casio F91-W. So a $300 watch was a bit of a jump. I wanted a watch that had some smart features, but still looked like a watch.

Who knows. Maybe the next watch I get will be in the four digits. As I said when I got the F-91W a few months ago…"baby steps."


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In reply to vmiaptetr • 2:50p, 11/12/25
vmiaptetr said:
So, up until this point, my watch has been a $16 Casio F91-W. So a $300 watch was a bit of a jump. I wanted a watch that had some smart features, but still looked like a watch.

Who knows. Maybe the next watch I get will be in the four digits. As I said when I got the F-91W a few months ago…"baby steps."




Man I love me a G shock. Makes me want to do something around the house when I'm wearing it. For what they do they're the best in the business
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2:41p, 11/13/25
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https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/s/17IYxTEasR

Rolex quality control not up to par these days.
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In reply to schmendeler • 2:55p, 11/13/25
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schmendeler said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/s/17IYxTEasR

Rolex quality control not up to par these days.

Meanwhile there are dudes out there who can quote every GMT model reference number ever produced and visit an AD every month yet will never get the chance to buy at retail.

Reminds me of a story the watch guy at Zadok told me:

He saw a guy in an elevator wearing a sub and said "Nice sub!" The guy annoyingly responded "It's a Rolex!"

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3:01p, 11/13/25
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Love the comment.

"GMT stands for Green Mystery Time"
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In reply to Serotonin • 3:10p, 11/13/25
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Need a Rolex knowledge test
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In reply to schmendeler • 3:44p, 11/13/25
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In reply to schmendeler • 3:48p, 11/13/25
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schmendeler said:
Need a Rolex knowledge test


Not even Rolex, just basic watch functionality. This is how you know this guy bought this just to say he has a Rolex.
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4:04p, 11/13/25
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Anyone interested in a Nodus Sector II Field Titanium - DLC LE? These were limited run to 75 pieces. Just received it and think I want to go a different route.

If interested, send me a pm or text me at 71three 2O2 7683
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In reply to remko12 • 4:46p, 11/13/25
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I must say the Intersect Watch Show page your watch's site led me to resulted in a pleasant hour of window shopping.

https://www.intersec****chshow.com/austin
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In reply to techno-ag • 4:49p, 11/13/25
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Never seen that site - pretty cool.

FYI - here's the official site.

https://www.noduswatches.com
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5:29p, 11/13/25
Story time:
My mom finally handed me my grandfather's Rolex GMT-Master (no crown guards so it's from 1955-1958 and it still has it's original Bakelite bezel) to get serviced and get back in tip top shape. Is Hal Martin's the right spot to take it or should I be considering somewhere else?

It's not totally original...along with the original bill of sale, I also have repair receipts from a Rolex AD in New York/New Jersey dated 1972 and 1976. Doing extensive research a few years ago while we were together over the holidays, I can see those dates line up with the watches' non-original dial and non-original GMT hand...so the Rolex repair shop replaced broken worn parts with then modern equivalents as we know they tend to do.

My grandfather was a Panama Canal transit pilot/captain and my mom says he never worked a day without his Rolex and a pair of Leica binoculars from the time period that she still has also. Those were his tools and he strapped them on every day to go to work. They made the trip back to New Jersey every year for R&R and to visit family and he had his watch and binoculars serviced yearly while he was in the states. She wants to have the binoculars serviced at the Leica AD center in New Jersey but refuses to ship them, so we're gonna make a trip up there sometime this next year and hand carry them.

I've purposely never bought a Rolex for myself. I have a Glashutte Original, Cartier, multiple Omegas, a Tudor, etc....but I've always wanted his watch to be my first and only Rolex. And after 50+ years, it's finally close to happening.

Anyway...I'll shoot some before and after pictures and update you guys as we find out what needs to be repaired and make the decisions on what stays original vs. what needs to be replace to make it functional. Should be a fun process...but a little nerve wracking as well. Stay tuned...

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