A few months ago I published a thread on acquiring my first Rolex, a Sub, at an AD in Aruba on a few days notice.

Well, I technically finally “received” the watch this weekend as a fiftieth birthday present from my lovely wife, and unsurprisingly wore it all weekend. My very early, first reactions include:

* It’s surprisingly comfortable and light for a bigger watch. At least as comfortable as any watch I own and more comfortable, I think, then my larger Seikos and Omegas.

*great wrist…

First Few Days with the Sub

I've spent a bit of this weekend enjoying Pierre-Yves Donze's book, "The Making of a Status Symbol: A Business History of Rolex." The book was written in French and published, I think, two years ago, but the English translation only came out this week.

The author claims that this is not only the first "business" history of Rolex, but really the first serious history of any kind about Rolex. He writes that because the company is privately held and SO…

Rolex: The Making of a Status Symbol

A few weeks ago, I told the tale of walking into an AD in Aruba and, a few days later, walking out with a beautiful new Sub. (A watch that I really haven't even worn yet; it was purchased for my 50th birthday and is still a few weeks away. It patiently awaits me in a safe.) If nothing else, the purchase of the watch has reinvigorated my interest in watches, as I was a regular member…

Rolex in the Near Future

So I am a long-time member of WUS. I joined in 2011 and participated pretty heavily (just about daily) from then until around 2015. I spent some time in the Public forum and the Seiko forum, but spent the vast majority of my time here at the Omega forum. I found the conversations helpful, smart, insightful, and often very funny. The core group of guys who participated loved Omega watches (and watches in general) but were never snobs. As a novice (which I still feel I am), I learned a lot…

Are These Discussion Boards Less…Robust Than They Used to Be?

My beloved Speedmaster Professional, purchased new in 2011, stopped working three months ago. Apparently a mainspring problem. I handed it off to my trusted local watch repair guy (not a AD, but I have worked with for years) but he simply could not acquire a new mainspring. He finally gave up and gave the watch back to me today, unrepaired.

I assume my next move is to get Omega itself to make the repair. Does it make a difference between bringing it to an indipendent store that is an AD…

Speedmaster Repair

Hi Everyone,

Long-time member here who’s been away for almost a decade. I have a terrific collection of Omegas I wear constantly. I continue to enjoy them every day.

My fiftieth birthday is coming up, and my beautiful wife asked if I wanted another watch as a gift. I surprised myself a little by immediately saying I would love a submariner. Knowing I still had three months until my birthday and being vaguely aware of the wait for subs, I figured I would amble over to an AD at some point…

Aruba AD experience