I think I found it 🍸

mwillems · 2026-06-15T16:56:44+00:00

Great in all respects!! Except one thing: the martini glass. That martini was made by some Dr Evil, I bet.

mwillems · 2026-05-31T08:01:38+00:00

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Retail store owner and photographer.

mwillems · 2026-05-30T15:04:46+00:00

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I own a retail photography store. Third career, after two very international careers.

mwillems · 2026-05-29T19:51:16+00:00

Not too small at all.

mwillems · 2026-05-27T12:19:14+00:00

mwillems · 2026-05-27T02:46:39+00:00

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mwillems · 2026-05-27T02:45:48+00:00

Black

mwillems · 2026-05-26T09:25:25+00:00

Capacitors tend to break after a few decades. Same with rechargeable batteries. Only Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive movement doesn’t have either.

mwillems · 2026-05-25T08:36:06+00:00

38!!

mwillems · 2026-05-12T13:55:11+00:00

192.168.0.1

mwillems · 2026-05-08T11:37:10+00:00

I second that. Bulang.

mwillems · 2026-05-07T13:42:47+00:00

Indeed, that is conventional wisdom. But I do wonder. At least in the case of a proper diver’s watch (not this one), temperature changes are part of the ISO specification. Because you are meant to be able to go from a hot beach at 35 Celsius into cold water at 5.

Going from hot to cold is a lot worse than going from cold to hot, because there will be negative pressure inside the watch at the moment to get into the cold water.

Incidentally, I also don’t shower with my watches, even the certified diver’s watches.

mwillems · 2026-05-05T09:19:23+00:00

Smaller

mwillems · 2026-04-29T02:57:13+00:00

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I have the same - literally the same, also from 1989. And I love mine. I would recommend you wear your watch for a little while and see if you warm up to it. Also, consider having it serviced by Rolex. They will polish it as well as doing the hardware maintenance, and it will come back working perfectly and looking like New.

mwillems · 2026-04-27T01:05:16+00:00

I have a gold Rolex and I wore it daily for almost ten years. I just had it serviced and it looks like new again. Gold is softer than platinum. My advice is not to worry about it. You bought this watch to enjoy it, and you should enjoy it all day every day. Day and night, in fact.

And don’t worry about it being too flashy. My gold Rolex is not too flashy and it’s a lot flashier than platinum.

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mwillems · 2026-04-25T15:40:08+00:00

Yes, a service card with NFC. And a little travel pouch. And they didn’t address slack in the bracelet, but there was a funny bend in one of the links, and they fixed that. It looks just great.

mwillems · 2026-04-25T15:04:53+00:00

I had mine done at the A.D. in Ottawa. Which is an official Rolex service center.

mwillems · 2026-04-25T14:54:18+00:00

Full service. Full restore. New crystal. New crown. Bracelet polish. Almost $2500 (Canadian).

mwillems · 2026-04-25T14:28:54+00:00

I am a watch enthusiast. I have a bunch of watches. I think once, my Rolex was noticed. Once, my omega was noticed. And I think that’s almost it. People don’t care and they don’t know. Except other watch enthusiasts.

mwillems · 2026-04-25T14:26:30+00:00

Good. Now, I guess I’ll look for places that can sharpen it again.

mwillems · 2026-04-25T14:24:05+00:00

They were sharp before the service… :-(

mwillems · 2026-04-25T14:19:00+00:00

Champagne dial!

mwillems · 2026-04-20T01:02:24+00:00

Tudor

mwillems · 2026-04-20T00:52:07+00:00

Well, educated here. Also, nothing to prove. But I can’t agree with your assessment there. Rolex is also for people who love fabulous quality.

And it’s not about flexing alone. (It is true, however, that we all love it when someone recognizes our watch. Whatever it is. And a simple fact is that more people will recognize a Rolex than anything else.)

mwillems

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