Hi guys, this is one of the first watches I ever bought a long time ago, I think I paid about $300 but can't quite remember the exact figure. I think the seller said it had been restored or refurbished rather than being fully original. Obviously not the original strap either. It's a manual wind and I think it's meant to be from the 1960s. Any information would be appreciated.
Got my first rolex, which I've wanted for around 16 years - it was my favourite design then and still is now. Generally not a big fan of the brand, but this model has always appealed to me. My mum kindly offered to get me a watch as a wedding present and I decided to go for this one.
I have 2 ADs locally and visited both the same day. The first AD I visited didn't have it in stock, but offered to put me on the waiting list, also mentioning some people had been waiting over 2 years for that model. I walked over to the second AD who had it on display after a recent delivery. I explained my desire for one, and they said they might be able to sell it to me if I bought an £18000 datejust for my wife. We declined to buy the datejust, but they let me take the explorer 2 anyway. They did ask to see wedding photos and asked about my proposal etc., I'm not sure if this was out of interest or to verify the story, possibly both. My wife and I still had mendhi visible on our hands from the wedding, and made some jokes about deepfaking the wedding photos.
Interestingly, the SA dropped my watch onto the tile floor whilst taking it to remove some links! No external damage and timegrapher check suggests all working ok. Not had any issues with it since and it's insured against accidental damage and also has 5 year warranty, so I've let it go.
So yeah, maybe you won't be on a long waiting list, depending on the model you want and the AD you go to. Good luck on your watch hunt!
My first Nomos, the Orion Neomatik 39 new black. Beautiful piece that my wife got me as a wedding present. It comes with a black cordovan strap as default but it felt too dressy for daily wear, so I got some custom straps from Artisan Straps in Australia - can't recommend them enough!
Included a picture of the back but due to a personal engraving I've cropped some of it out. Will do another post when I receive my next 2 straps (grey kudu and bourbon cordovan).