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Engineer_Everything

[Request] Looking for a watch similar to the 2015 Yachtmaster in Rose Gold

Hey r/watches,

I've been admiring the new Yachtmaster in rose gold that was revealed at Baselworld this year. Unfortunately, it is out of my price range, especially now that my bonus has been earmarked to pay for my wedding next year.

I have a budget of ~$10-15k that I'm looking to spend, and I really like the rose gold with the black band and accents, but I haven't found anything that fits the look in that range.

Is there any watches that you guys/gals know of that fall within my budget, or would it be better to hold off until I can afford the Yachtmaster in a year or so?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Posted Jun 9, 2015, 9:36 PM UTC

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staydenchleaveityeah•

I'd wait a year.

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carter430•

If hold off for a year for two reasons.

Number 1-you'll have the money for it, and the price may potentially even go down albeit very slightly if at all. Number 2-tastes change and you might not like it as much as you thought in a year. And in this year you can try it on and see if you really like it.

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Engineer_EverythingOP•

Yeah, I would still wait a few months to buy anything I suppose. Seems like there's not much else out there so I may as well wait it out.

I like the look of the Hublot Big Bang in rose gold, but the Rolex is much classier and less obnoxious looking on the wrist (and cheaper lol) so that's what's really driven my "lust" for it in this case.

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mrhelios•

I feel like you'll be able to snag lightly used ones for 20k within the next year (if there isn't some crazy waiting list for it)

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finetime124•

I've had the privilege to handle one, let me know what you'd like to know.

Initially, I felt that the 40mm plays smaller because of the slim rubber band.

Pic: http://imgur.com/CX2U1r4

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Engineer_EverythingOP•

I plan on trying one on fairly soon, but my main question would be about the comfort/durability of the rubber band. It looks great but I am a little concerned about the sizing since my wrists tend to change size depending on when I'm working out or climbing during the year.

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keithcozz•

In no way can I afford a Yacht-Master, but I am going to keep an eye on this as every watch that I have ever seen that looked like a Yacht-Master...was a Yacht-Master.

I am very keen to see what y'all come up with!

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JezzaN1•

jesus that is nice, i almost wish i hadn't seen it now. as for your question i have no idea what else would have that sort of aesthetic in that price range.. probably just got to play the waiting game sadly!

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mityaiko•

i`d wait too but you can try to find a model using parameters to the left: https://www.luxwatch.com/catalog.html

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