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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #45 on: September 28, 2011, 06:57:07 PM »

Had mine for about 10 years now. Should have it serviced really but it's £600 !!

If I had the money I would invest it in some rolex watches. You will never loose money
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #46 on: September 28, 2011, 07:15:17 PM »

Had mine for about 10 years now. Should have it serviced really but it's £600 !!

If I had the money I would invest it in some rolex watches. You will never loose money

My old one I had for about 10 years lost about 5 mins a week. I have a gmt master2 now and this hasn't lost any time in 2 years. I thought the service was around £200, but only needed if it lost time or needed refurbing.

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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #47 on: September 28, 2011, 07:17:12 PM »

My old one I had for about 10 years lost about 5 mins a week. I have a gmt master2 now and this hasn't lost any time in 2 years. I thought the service was around £200, but only needed if it lost time or needed refurbing.
that is what I thought too.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #48 on: September 28, 2011, 07:29:45 PM »

Mine gains time !! And so does my brothers gmt !! Buzz has given me some details on a place he uses so will call in the morning.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #49 on: September 28, 2011, 07:49:33 PM »

Is this topic about rolexes or bats I'm confused.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #50 on: September 29, 2011, 05:22:37 AM »

d7bow has hit the nail on the head.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #51 on: September 30, 2011, 11:23:52 AM »

I have two Rolex's and ten cricket bats.

I love my bats more.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #52 on: September 30, 2011, 11:25:22 AM »

110 bats and no Rolex........who needs a watch!!  ;)
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« Reply #53 on: September 30, 2011, 11:31:52 AM »

110 bats and no Rolex........who needs a watch!!  ;)


Well you cannot wear a watch when you are batting.

So, yes, I can understand that!

500 pound bat though???
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #54 on: September 30, 2011, 11:38:53 AM »

I have two Rolex's and ten cricket bats.

I love my bats more.

What have you got vic ? Bats and watches

By the way I was correct on the service costs.
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #55 on: September 30, 2011, 12:25:04 PM »

why spend 500 on a bat that scores you 100 runs a season? ive shaped a h4l part made and it made me 1700 and that cost alot less. You get what you pay for in a lot of things. rather spend the extra 400 plus on something else.

i guess it all comes down to need and want.
Do i need a £500 bat? nope. may look nice on my wall but then id have the mrs moaning at me cos i play all weekend, have taken over the garage with part mades and now taking over the house with a bat on the wall.
do i want a £500 bat? well apart from it looking nice on the wall probably not.

do you need it? probably not. do you want it? yes because you look good infront of all your mates!

Just to confirm i do not own a rolex or have done in the past so ill leave the watch stuff to the experts
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #56 on: September 30, 2011, 12:25:47 PM »

I don't even own a watch!!!!

But I think £500 is crazy but if some will pay it which they will so it will encourage the £600 bat
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #57 on: September 30, 2011, 12:29:04 PM »

do you need it? probably not. do you want it? yes because you look good infront of all your mates!

You think that's why someone would buy a 500 quid bat.....to look good in front of their mates? Are you serious?  ???
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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #58 on: September 30, 2011, 12:40:05 PM »

I know for one at my club we would recognise an opponent batsman with a £500 bat. At which point our banter/sledge would be all around that bat "Ooh £500 bat, this guy must be something special" "Isnt that Ravi's signiture bat? I dont think ravi would have missed that drive...." etc etc

Someone in our club bought a £280 Newb TT SPS at start of this season and wasnt scoring runs, we nicknamed his bat Torres :D But then he started scoring runs and got his average to 58.something so it became Dzeko :(

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Re: Are you a serious cricketer? Will you pay £500 for a bat??
« Reply #59 on: September 30, 2011, 12:56:12 PM »

This went from a £500 bat to who's got the biggest....... Watch.. Really who gives a rats who owns a Rolex.. I have a watch thats tells the time accurately and 10 guitars worth £25000.. Is mine bigger than yours?... Nope
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