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raphmeister's view on the rolex milgauss... a classy beauty
the unique thing about the milgauss is that it can stand up to 1,000 gauss (mil=1,000), gauss being a measure of magnetism. what it basically means is that the watch is highly resistant to magnetism being protected by a faraday cage...
fast forward to the newer productions and early 2008... the watches just released are HOT HOT HOT!!! and with most hot watches, the prices go crazy... they shoot to more than 100% over the list price for the gv (glass verte... fyi, verte means green) and 30-60% above list for the white and black dial versions...
the 3 variations
but like all hot commodities or stocks, it was a bubble that was built up by perceived high demand and low supply. some folks speculating that the green sapphire was difficult for Rolex to produce... if that was really the case, Rolex seem to have solved those issues and recently more and more have come to the market... this has resulted in a fall in prices.. the white and black dials selling for list or discounted and the gv selling only for a slight premium... although some retailers are still pushing for above 50% premium in some markets...
whatever it is, i think this is a very nice watch. its construction is solid and it has
a strong appeal to me for a modern Rolex. live pics of a piece that i had in my
possession for the briefest of times...
a strong appeal to me for a modern Rolex. live pics of a piece that i had in my
possession for the briefest of times...
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raphmeister's view on the rolex milgauss... a classy beauty
the rolex milgauss has some history... in the past when it was first launched, it wasn't the most liked model in the rolex range... and it didn't fare well sales wise. however the prices of vintage milgauss' in the antiquorum rolex revolution were pretty ...
Well done, Raph!
Hype or not Hype, I love mine a lot... I called it " The Jamaican Milgauss " or the " Traffic Light ", which is not at all negative. I love the way Rolex had fun when conceiving such a watch, and even if you're surprised when seeing it for the first time,...
I love the new Milgauss
I really like the colours and the lightning hand, a real exotic dial ;-)))) And the watch match good with my Tudors. Cheers, Bas.nl...
Great job...
...in presenting the Milgauss. Thanks for sharing the words and wonderful photos. I had not yet been bitten by the Rolex bug, but this one with the green crystal is intriguing to me. Hmmmm.....Yeah, thanks A LOT for that! respo
RAPH, WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON THE DAYTONA 116519
I FIND THE ARABIC DIALS A BIT CROWDED. ANY THOUGHTS/ADVICE ON THIS WITH BLACK DIAL AND A TAN STRAP? RARE AMONG DAYTONAS
daytonas...
Hi Nicky I am not too familiar with that model... If its a white gold daytona with black dial and Arabic numerals, I will say that its ok only for me... Personally, for daytonas, I prefer the zenith ones as the 3pm and 9pm subdials are lower and that just...
