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I tried it...
Dec 06, 2019,09:27 AM
...but i don't think I'm going for it. My local AD called me and said he finally had a 5196G to look at, so I headed there yesterday. It's a truly stunning watch, but in WG it just looks a little too formal/dressy for me. If anything, I think the rose version would be more versatile, but as I mentioned, I already have a rose gold 1815. It's a shame, as it's absolutely stunning, but at that price, I have to be 100% sure, and it just didn't quite convince me that I'd be able to wear it that often.
However, the process did convince me that it's time to offload my 5513. Obviously the Sub is a classic, but I thought to myself 'if i didn't own a sub right now, would I want to buy one', and the honest answer is no. Now I'm thinking of going the opposite and rather than use my Sub to leverage up, I'll sell it and buy 2 more reasonably priced pieces. Probably an IWC Big Pilot (one of my first loves, and a watch I've owned before but sold to fund something else), and perhaps another JLC. My first Patek will have to wait.