My Story of Buying a Pre-Owned Rolex Day-Date 36 in Platinum with “Glacier Blue Wave Arabic Dial”: a Caveat Emptor Scare but a Happy Ending
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Paying in cryptocurrency and 22 hyperlinks
I ask John for a couple of minutes to look at the watch. I verify the watch’s serial quantity, situated at 6 o’clock below the glass, and examine it with the watch’s guarantee card. I rely the variety of hyperlinks; a brand new platinum Day-Date has 24 hyperlinks, however this one has 22 hyperlinks.
I used to be conscious of this. The variety of hyperlinks on a platinum Rolex is vital as a result of every hyperlink is dear. A hyperlink prices, when shopping for from Rolex, about 2,000 €. Due to this fact, hyperlinks are likely to disappear from these fashions, as in addition they have a excessive resale worth.
For me, 22 hyperlinks are the minimal for the watch to not lose worth in a sale. Often, somebody with a wrist not bigger than 18 cm wants at the very least 22 hyperlinks to comfortably put on a 36mm Day-Date. My very own wrist circumference is 17 cm and I want 21 hyperlinks, so I’ve an additional hyperlink parked within the field.
The Rolex Day-Date’s caliber 3155 is an computerized motion with day and date features, licensed by COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute) for its precision (picture courtesy Niclas Berglund / https://bezlmagazine.com)
I exploit my loupe to look at the dial and fingers for scratches, which might point out that somebody with out the required data has opened the watch.
Then, I verify that the date wheel features appropriately from 1 to 31, and equally, I check all the times. Though the motion is already wound, I gently attempt to wind it to make sure that the crown is just not faulty.
Lastly, I make certain every part we agreed upon is within the field: outer field, interior field, certificates, the additional hyperlink (no. 22), certificates plaque, and hold tag. All the pieces matches.
The “Glacier Blue wave arabic dial” of this platinum Rolex Date-Date seems silver-colored in some lights and angles (picture courtesy Niclas Berglund / https://bezlmagazine.com)
Now we come to probably the most essential step: cost. John is used to coping with cryptocurrencies as he works with them every day. After a fast transaction, the watch now belongs to me.
We shake fingers, and I hurry in direction of the check-in to keep away from lacking my flight again to Stockholm, utterly unaware of an issue the watch has.
