At first I was a little nervous about buying a used rolex watch from an online merchant. After all, you're simply sending money into a black hole and hoping that you get something back. But I knew exactly what I wanted, Melrose Jewelers had it, it looked good (at least on their web site), and it was about $100 cheaper than a local jewelry store.

In the end I decided to go with them, since their selection of Rolex datejust were slightly more unique than any others. Fortunately, everything turned out well. The watch was packaged very nicely, shipped insured, on-time, and was better than the picture on the site. I don't know too much about rolex watches, but their site explains a lot and the quality is better than you'll actually get from most local jewelers

I ended up buying the MOP dial Oyster Rolex and am totally satisfied.

If (when?) I need to get something like that again, I would shop Melrose Jewelers.

posted February 12, 2009