Project GMT: Design thread
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Thats a really great thought actually. I did something similar when buying my wife's engagement/wedding ring. Bought in NJ and shipped to PA. Saved a boatload on taxes. I would gladly offer my address as a trusted place to ship. Not far from both Bill and NYC. Would hope at this point you all would consider me trust worthy. Haha. That and will already have my Key West fix and wouldn't even be temped to open the box!! Well, maybe slight if it was a white dial....just to hold it up next to my black. Hahaha
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I have a package coming up from Columbia. Can I have it shipped to you as a drop-off point?
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077 landed today and we take off, together, tomorrow! Pictures in a new thread, below.
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Fantastic, congrats!
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Take your pick.
Each new owner is posting his/her own "it's here!" thread. You can also see the parade of watches in the ongoing "What MkII are you wearing" thread.
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No, this watch uses the ETA 2893-2 movement. The GMT hand is settable, rotating the crown in the opposite direction from the date setting. While the "jump" hour hand of the Rolex is very nice, the BIG disadvantage is you lose the quickset date. Not a huge problem if you wear the watch every day or leave it on a winder when not in use, but if you wear it sporadically, you will often want to wear it and find that the date is many days from the actual date. Setting the date requires rotating the hour hand two complete times around the dial for every day. I don't like to do that because I think that it puts extra wear on the watch.
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OK... Thanks! I'll still think this one over. I travel with my GMT II and always use the hour jump feature...
I may overlook the hour jump to get my hands on that white face version. Very nice!!!
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The white face version is very nice. The dial has a depth to it and you can still get the flashes of gilt that you do with the black GMT.
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Having "just discovered this watch," you will need to know there's a wait list to get selected for one of the pre-order phases. Plank owners (those who invested at the beginning of the project) are starting to get their watches. GO purchasers will follow later this year, or perhaps next year (depending upon pace of QC and assembly).
You can also watch the private sale forum, some plank owners may decide the watch "isn't for me" after some wrist time. That happened with the Kingston project. And once in a while a speculator will flip a watch. But you'll be paying a premium to get a watch that is in high demand and limited availability at any given time (present).
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Pre-order 50% Deposit: Project GMT - Key West GMT - Limited Edition Series
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Thanks!
Yes, I spent an hour on the MK II website last night and got "schooled" on the process of getting in que. I can wait for a normal production run if I can't win the lottery to get a current production slot. Now, if I can just overcome the temptation to get that Hawkinge also...
The wife has approved the purchase (required for anything over $1000), so that was the BIG issue. I can wait if need be.
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