For those interested in understated elegance…

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Thank you for giving me yet another reason to love Omega.
 
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I think adding a cyclops is a bit OTT, otherwise perfect Rolex understatement.
 
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Sorry but why not the bracelet?? So not impressed ;-)
 
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I think adding a cyclops is a bit OTT, otherwise perfect Rolex understatement.
It is to better see the purity of the diamonds of course !
 
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Perfect for the owner who would have his teeth removed, and replaced with diamond set, precious metal ones. No comment on just where in the world THAT would be likely to happen! ::rimshot::
 
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It’s actually not even that out there as far as iced out Day-Dates go, they get vastly less tasteful than this one, and some of the 80s stuff is… whacky to say the least.
 
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Remember, if you don't want aftermarket, Rolex themselves offer some real beauties...

 
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Remember, if you don't want aftermarket, Rolex themselves offer some real beauties...

Good Lord.
 
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Good Lord.

When I saw this one in person, I just had to try it on and snap a pic.
 
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When I lived in Saudi Arabia 30 years ago you found all kinds of iced out watches from all the manufacturers, that is what the local market liked. A few years later I visited the Audemars Piguet factory in Le Brassus and they pulled out many trays for us to look over and many of the watches were completely jewelled, including Royal Oaks. Asking about their market for these kinds of watches we were told that if that market didn't exist (mostly in the Arabic market) we would be paying a lot more for their normal line of watches because those jewelled behemoths brought in a LOT of revenue to fund the business. These watches generally don't appeal to Westerners but there definitely is a market for this type of product. Like them or not, upon inspection the jewel setting is exquisitely done on these pieces. It's always about the money, that's what makes the world go round, and that's why you get AP's like this:



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