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Alpha
··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorSeiko Sumo today 👍
WRUW Today?
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Omega1
·Good Morning…..
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Barking mad
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderSundowners..
Coffee..
Coffee..
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanWhen Mrs S went to buy bags of compost from the garden centre, I made a mental note to take my F300 off before I unloaded them.
I forgot 😟 the bracelet failed and the watch dropped on the quarry paved patio.
After spending almost as much as the watch is worth …..
(Memo - take it off when you first think of doing it)
I forgot 😟 the bracelet failed and the watch dropped on the quarry paved patio.
After spending almost as much as the watch is worth …..
(Memo - take it off when you first think of doing it)
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gbesq
·Good morning all.
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Lou P
··YaY!
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peatnick
·Thorsday Chrono
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Walrus
·A nice overpriced watch that lasts a lifetime.
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Canuck
·My Rolex Air-King-Date came to me in 1976. The hang tag at the time sounded expensive compared to Bulova and Seiko. The MSRP then was $215.00! The watch is still with me and performs beautifully. Current MSRP for a Rolex Air-King-Date? 40 times more, or thereabouts. A cheap watch doesn’t always carry a low MSRP!
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Snooz
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Alex Cheers
··wtb a Gemini 4
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pdxleaf
·My Rolex Air-King-Date came to me in 1976. The hang tag at the time sounded expensive compared to Bulova and Seiko. The MSRP then was $215.00!
In 2025, the minimum wage is about 14 per hour in several US states, or 17 per hour Federal Canada. At $7750 USD and $14 per hour, it takes 553 hours to earn an Air King.
An Air King costs a little more than 5 times as much today than in 1976. (But of course we can't just walk in and buy a watch at retail.)
Let's say the manufacturing quality is better, which would account for some of the extra cost. Most of the increase is likely brand equity. Still, the watch is only 5 times as expensive.
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pdxleaf
·A nice overpriced watch that lasts a lifetime.
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Jones in LA
··Not in LA anymore.Going all sciencey today 😀
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...
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