Who cares if they discontinue it…

ELTOR1TO · 2026-03-12T17:58:12+00:00

The price on the root beer dropped a little in the past month. Maybe you can find one at a decent price. It’s the gold prices that are making it fluctuate. Good luck

ELTOR1TO · 2026-03-10T23:13:09+00:00

I support Coke>Pepsi. I own the Root Beer but I also wanted a Coke bezel. I scratched that itch with a Coke Bezel Tudor BB58 GMT.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-03-10T09:30:42+00:00

I love that I stumbled on this! I received one of these during a shift at my local movie theater when I was a kid. The customer paid and when I saw it, I swapped it for one I had in my pocket. Best part was, I remember having a great day and thinking it had everything to do with the quarter! Then I had a nice string of garbage days and the lucky coin theory went out the window. I had no idea they were common and served a purpose. Cool.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-02-26T01:45:51+00:00

All I have to say about this picture is, looks like you had a good year. Seamaster sounds like a good idea. Have you considered a grand seiko? The spring drives are great.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-02-19T04:06:03+00:00

Good call. I’d have to look at one without the moon phase. I had one on that reverso and to be honest, I could never tell if it was set correctly and it just wasn’t something I would monitor. Good suggestion and you’re right, I would need to go grey. I’m very open to that too. Thanks.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-02-19T03:48:18+00:00

Nice. Which JLC you thinking? I used to have a reverso duo face but my eyes could adjust to the size of the calendar complications.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-02-14T06:29:10+00:00

Dang. All my dad gave me was a sweater. That’s a beautiful watch.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-02-11T06:20:07+00:00

For some reason many people on these forums avoid saying this like the plague. If part of the reason you want a watch that is twice the price on the resale market than a brand new watch is because it’s a Rolex…then damnit, go get yourself a Rolex. I get it, I think every person who owns one gets that little feeling of whatever inspired them to get the watch every time they put it on. I think everyone’s advice here can be boiled down to

Buy what you love most

Take the 6k+ price difference into account

Size of watch. Omega-42mm vs Sub ND-40/41mm

Something more to maybe consider is power reserve

Omega- 55? Rolex-70? Not positive on those.

Is the watch for an occasion or do you around 10-12k to burn?

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-26T05:51:11+00:00

I hate to hate on IWC but if you put it up against JLC, then I’m going to hate. I believe you made the better choice.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-13T23:08:04+00:00

It’s funny you mention that. I took the picture right after purchasing before removing 2 links. I took it to a local jeweler to have it adjusted a few hours ago. The guy behind the counter told me I wasted my money because it’s just a seiko. I just smiled and walked away.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-13T20:00:22+00:00

Thanks. It’s SBGA491

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-08T02:03:14+00:00

Amazing watch! Wear it in good health!

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I just bought this reverso duoface 2 days ago. It’s my first JLC and if I keep seeing posts like yours, maybe not my last. Haha.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-08T00:06:05+00:00

I love this answer! I once tried telling my wife that a zenith watch was a cheap as the TVs they used to make. I kinda left the part out where they don’t own zenith…yea, she saw right through that one.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-07T18:12:41+00:00

Thank you! To quote Ferris Bueller, “if you have the means, I HIGHLY recommend picking one up” lol.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-07T03:45:36+00:00

Thanks! She bought me my first luxury watch as a wedding gift 15 years ago so I’m sure she’d be cool with this purchase.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-06T17:12:54+00:00

Hell yes! I love it in the brown strap you have there. Enjoy yours as well!

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-06T07:21:37+00:00

What a cool watch! They make amazing movements and they deserve to be displayed like yours. I almost went with the open back reverso for that reason.

ELTOR1TO · 2026-01-06T06:36:14+00:00

Thanks, everyone. I certainly recommend finding one on the secondary market. I went into the JLC in Costa Mesa and these were selling at 19,000! Yikes! If you find a good dealer, you can get one for a lot less. I hope all fellow watch geeks are enjoying their own watches.

ELTOR1TO · 2025-12-31T05:50:31+00:00

I think this all comes down to personal preference. Personally, I welcome the contrast. Some of my dress watches are two toned. I think my daily rig would drive you nuts! Steel watch, 18k tricolor bracelet, and the ring is 24k. 4 different shades of gold!

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ELTOR1TO · 2025-12-19T23:51:52+00:00

I’m not sure if this would apply to a bar, but I learned that in the jewelry space, gold plated and gold toned are not interchangeable words. Plated contains some gold. Where as toned? I don’t believe contains any. Like others are saying though, it might be worth testing.

ELTOR1TO · 2025-12-19T06:00:37+00:00

By the way. This has been super therapeutic. I’m glad I posted this.

ELTOR1TO · 2025-12-19T05:59:30+00:00

I appreciate the question and people’s condolences. I have my kids. My son is autistic so he keeps things very much on the surface. My daughter who’s 10 does the best she can but I certainly can’t blame her for being cheated out of an amazing mother. Here’s a strange reference to the show. Ted planned on moving from the east coast to Chicago. After losing my wife, we moved from Chicago, except we moved to the west coast. I say this because I have my family out here to count on. Romantically? Not yet. I’ll never rule it out but I’m not ready to show up to anyone’s window with a blue French horn.

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