Bill
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Funny - sounds almost the same path that I took.
I have not bought a vintage Rolex in a long while. When things started to go crazy with the auctions i think many dealers cashed in with a little to much exuberance. While i didn’t buy i didn’t sell either (but i love a good trade) because every vintage Rolex i acquired was a journey. Still love the watches i have in my collection including all my crazy old dive watches.
No More Rolex??
I have had the Rolex experience with a Submariner, Dateust, Explorer 1 and my wife's DateJust. I think I am done with Rolex, not because I think there is anything wrong with them, there certainly isn't. It is because there are so many other brands out the...
"No more I love you's ..." Annie Lennox
This is how your post sounds to me like. Man, we all here love Rolex 😍.
Still love 'em, just have enough
to suit me, time to pick up a couple of non-Rolex pieces whatever I decide them to be.
I quit Rolex, too
In the past couple of years, I have become very focused on this forum and, even though many here love it, I have lost interest in Rolex. It seems common (which of course it isn't in the real world) and unsophisticated (which is a matter of opinion.) Certa...
Congrats! You've graduated the Marketing Company Brainwash level of watch appreciation. Now you're making your own choices!
Rolex is definitely a great place to start for any budding watch collector! But for the few who graduate past Rolex, there's a whole new world. Welcome to that whole new world!
Haha exactly my thoughts too .
There isn’t anything wrong with a Rolex but its become a ,,mainstream,,brand imho . There are so much more amazing and beautiful watches out there to explore and enjoy
Absolutely! And Rolex does make some enjoyable watches...
But if you take the road less taken, it can sometimes make all the difference. (sorry for the Robert Frost cliche)
The only beef I have with Rolex is...
How “expected” they are. Great watches but so mind numbingly predictable. But I guess that’s why people like them so much.
It's an interesting and perhaps complicated matter, but I tend to agree with both you, Jim14, and Patrick (though you are not all really saying the same thing :-)
Rolex is where I started too (like nearly everyone else) and then, since I got more "deeply" into Patek, Rolex stated making less and less sense (again, a very common reaction, and along the lines of what Jim said). However, funny enough, after a long tim...
Understandable to some. My question would be to what?
Will your choice be guided by future value? I started with Rolex back in 2003 with a sub and moved on within a year as everyone thought it was fake, especially when the taxi driver had one too but his was definitely fake and said mine was a good fake also...
100%. Casio, Seiko, Longines, Ming and stepping into the Rolex price point countless others like Laine, Habring etc.
This will be fun Thomas, interested to hear the direction you take.
I hope you enjoy the next part of your journey! As Fab said...
... you may find yourself revisiting Rolex, with a renewed appreciation for it, in some number of years. That's really common.
This is a tough one....
But I will try my $2.00 analysis on it. There is at least two ways to look at this. First Side "Everyone" wants a Rolex, and it is so cliché to have one. Many get it just for recognition from the average person who doesn't know watches, generally speaking...
My take is that keeping three Rolex watches is not being "done" with Rolex :) Selling them is. Selling because you aren't happy to own them, for whatever reason.
I enjoy all mine and there are a couple more that interest me, just as I enjoy my other watches from other brands and there are quite a few more that interest me. I'm not into cut and dried type scenarios, I try to tap into the essence of the watches I co...
I agree with this assessment.
It’s a matter of semantics, and the headline of “being done” is more definitive and provocative, hence the healthy amount of replies. But it seems that Thomas is simply content with the amount of Rolexes he and his wife have. It’s a great and healthy ment...
Rolex is best for people
who plan to own 1-2 watches in their entire life. Unfortunately, I fell deep into the rabbit hole of horology and parted with them.
A few months ago....
I bought a brand new Rolex. The first new Rolex I purchased was November of 1986 and it still serves me well. It’s a GMT Master in Steel. Very cool, very practical watch. After that I got into Patek Philippe. For some reason I became obsessed with the Jam...
I'm glad you've escaped the Black Hole🕳
Nothing wrong with the Black Hole per se, but yes, there are other great watches out there that need good homes. This is a fun article. www.forbes.com
I personally dont think Rolex is much hyped with advertisments.
I guess its more the design and finish that let me always think of my Gmts, i dont have similar feelings to any other brand but Patek, actually. They word just perfectly in the long run, short term id prefer my Omegas or so, but they get boring much soone...
What a great topic folks.
Love all the replies. It is incredible to hear other collectors/enthusiasts describe what is exactly my journey over the past 35 years. I was obsessed with Rolex from a very young boy. This obsession in my late 20’s turned to the deep dark world of Vintag...
Thanks for your insight Miles. The vintage Rolex world being a very different animal, a dangerous animal at that, I have heard many collectors like you say very similar things.
In each case leading to them leaving or stepping back from that world.
Funny - sounds almost the same path that I took.
I have not bought a vintage Rolex in a long while. When things started to go crazy with the auctions i think many dealers cashed in with a little to much exuberance. While i didn’t buy i didn’t sell either (but i love a good trade) because every vintage R...
Bill. It wasn't the prices that scared me off it was the authenticity that made me run for the hills.
Because I know PN’s were being faked and tropical dials baked and that was way back. But good to know you had similar experience M.
Not the price the volume of watches that came out of the woodwork.
Perfect Dials by the dozen.
Why wear Rolex?
This is a much wider question than it appears to be. You could ask it of any watch brand and even about collecting watches in general. Undoubtedly Rolex makes a great high quality product. For some, that is reason enough to wear one. For others, it says s...
It is rare and it is not only about the industrial or financial brands
As long as you like time, it is about understanding what draws you in and what you expect from the timer(s), then it is about histories/stories, relationships, appreciations and emotions, most of the rest is economics. So long it is made with authenticity...
I use Rolex and Seiko as touchstones to understand other brands. Ones mileage may vary. The process of knowing these 2, warts and all, helps me gauge the many facets of the word "value" and how that is represented in other brands..
With Rolex, I ask myself if I want to go up. Or sometimes, down. A test of ones upper limits if you will. With Seiko, I ask myself why I have a Rolex. And if you drill down further, why the need for more Seikos if it's such a do-it-all-bang-for-buck-yes-i...