I will admit I don't quite understand the "Rolex-mania" that exists even though I own a couple. They are great watches, to be sure, but I personally wouldn't pay over MSRP for one. I'd rather just wait it out and see what comes in at the AD for me now and then.
I'll post a couple of pics of the skeleton turquoise here too.
It is hard to answer your question. First, did the Dark Lord feel like it was worth something like $4000 more than my older C12? Hard to say, but I thought it looked cool so went for it. Same with this one -- it definitely has more "pop" to it with the turquoise than the Dark Lord. Honestly, the skeleton aspect of it is more subtle than you would think. It shows up a lot in pictures, but when you glance down at the watch, you don't immediately think "OMG look at all of the workings!".
I will say that I find the rubber strap on the skeleton more comfortable than the alligator strap on the Dark Lord. Neither of them is as comfortable as the metal band on the C12 though. I wish they made a DLC black metal band for the Monaco.
Anyway, for me it was a nice addition to the collection. What's crazy is that within 24 hours of deciding to pull the trigger on the skeleton, my Rolex AD texted me saying a Sprite GMT ii I had wanted finally came in.
Congrats! Who needs a Rolex when that skeleton Monaco bad boy is on wrist!
So I bought the turquoise one on release day but didn't get it on my wrist until today. I'll try to post a shot tomorrow. I got the Dark Lord a few months ago, and they are both so similar (DLC titanium) yet so different.
I read the last few pages, so apologies if someone else mentioned this, but the new turquoise skeleton Monaco reminds me a bit of the official Bamford from a few years ago with the blue subdials. Of course the case material is different, but at first glance they feel really similar.
Anyway, I know the style isn't for everyone, but it is my third Monaco and I love it. Watches are for ourselves, not for others! Well, except that we like to talk about them. And cars. LOL
Hi everyone, new to the forum. I was able to try on and photograph all three of the new Monaco watches before choosing which one would join the Dark Lord and Steve McQueen that I picked up last year. Wrist-shots are below. I'm still rumenating about the one I ended up buying, but I'll happily answer any questions in the meantime.
Seems like these are selling, despite the price....
Seems like these are selling, despite the price....
Welcome! Which did you end-up buying?
Turquoise.
I was contemplating getting the silver/black version, with its bead blasted titanium bezel it would sit between the Steve McQueen (shiny steel bezel) and the Dark Lord (matt black bezel) that I have. But in the shop with my other Monacos, my wife and I were drawn to the turquoise one because it is a fun and casual looking watch something that my watch collection could do with. Have TAG Heuer jumped the shark with this watch, only time will tell. As for price........... there's no getting around it, it is expensive given that it's almost £2k more than the Dark Lord. But then openwork/skeleton watches do carry a hefty premium.
I'd love other opinions though. Oh, there's also the thing of feeling like a jerk for having a second watch someone else might want, which is one more reason to just send it back for a refund and give someone else the chance to get it from the official site.
A stand up thing to do would be to offer it at retail to a fellow forum member who's unable to attain one. But you need a lot more posts before you can put it up for sale on the forum's marketplace (200 minimum).
But, there's always the nagging feeling of ... flip it? I
Yeah, and both the other forum member and I would probably be super leery of each other. I don't want to end up out a bit over $12k (including tax), and neither do they!
Understandable. That is the reason for the 200 post minimum, you get to know the forum members and they get to know you. But since you don't have the time to build up forum trust, simply return it.
Agreed about returning it, but they are not easily available from the TH site, at least in the U.S. They sold the quantities they had on the first day and switched to a wait-list. FYI, it took me about 9 months to get the new Dark Lord after joining the wait-list on the U.S. website.
