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My first when I was 18
This was 22 years ago now. I will never forget it. I could not sleep the entire night. It was from my mother who engraved on the back 'My love Mama' in her own handwriting! Funnily enough it was my only Rolex I owned untill four years ago when I discovered the vintage market. Untill then I thought Rolex was for 'poor people' not only financially speaking but also in terms of sophistication and taste. People who were educated bought Vacheron, Patek, Audemars, Girard Perregaux. Rolex? That is the for noveaux riche or the uneducated masses. Once I discovered the rich history it changed everything. So in some ways I have come full circle.
Here is my first Rolex top left (golden GMT Master from 1992. Still have the all the paperwork and box!
One of the latest Rolex is the GMT Master 'Hermes' in orange / brown bought in May this year.
Best Edmond
Share your first or your most recent Rolex
I am lucky enough to still have my very first Rolex...a GMT 16710. Ironically, the last modern Rolex I bought was also a GMT...the 116710. A neat symmetry here...and essentially 10 years between the purchases. So often, we let our first Rolex go...I did.....
Hardly wear it anymore
due to the arrival of a white dialed Nautilus which slowly became my daily beater (was meant to be the rol of the Milgauss). But I will try to make a vintage out of it in order to finally get some kudo's in this group ;-)
My first...
was a Date,purchased more than 20 years ago in the, by these days, popular bi-color version. This watch is long gone from my collection. The most recent is the basic and timeless Sub with no date. Best, Gerard ...
Ironic, my first is yonger ....
My first Rolex is younger... Than my latest Rolex....! ;) Best Blomman ...
Well, my friend....
There are a lot of secrets up in the North! ;) You should come visit and discover some of them... Best Blomman
My first and my latest!
My first is a lovely 6564 I've owned for 46 years and wonderful 16570 I've had for 4 years with it's leather strap for the winter! ...
Wow....
....i bet there are not many guys here who have owned a watch for 46 years. Hat tip to you.
Baron-- Our first is the same...
Mine is also a 16710 "Coke"!!! Like yours, it's a holes case, circa 1989, which I acquired new in 1991 when I finished by law degree. This is my favorite watch and I wear it more than all of the others combined. I NEVER travel by air or sea without it (su...
I don't have an image of my first . . .
. . . and only Rolex, long since departed, but managed to find one of the exact same model . . . . . . thru Google search. ...
You always remember your first...
Mine was the Milgauss. My last(est), the stainless Daytona. Aloha, Bob ...
OK Guys, be nice, no bullying...I know I'm an outlier...
and minority but this is my first Rolex and will not be my last. I do respect the brand :)) Rgds Raymond ...
Nothing to be shy or ashamed about. Vive la difference!
I must say that I thought about the white gold soleillé dial more than once.... Best, Nicolas
Thanks Nico. The iPhone pics doesn't do justice, but the dial
detail is very nice, plus I get to view the beautiful movements at the case back. This forum is very vibrant..I have been lurking and learning, doing research but still confused though....vintage Rolex prices varies by a LOT, so that makes me not very con...
You just have to take your time and understand all the factors.
Then, once you know what you are doing, you can start hunting... A funny game. All the best, Raymond. Nicolas
I agree with keeping it in the family.
My sons will all get my pieces. Some, I've already given to them. The rest, it'll have to wait till I'm at 'rest'. Aloha, Bob
Must be a very rare club....
.......to still own your first after 40+ years. Already one other member on this forum. But this has to be a very exclusive club
It was also a daily wearer until 2001
At which point it was replaced with another Rolex. Unfortunately the vintage bug in 08 lead me to a trade for a Tudor 7924 big crown. Oh well the first one is a keeper and still running strong only serviced once on 2000. Bill
AMAZING
That is really splendid Bill. Who keeps a watch that long today? Nobody. 40 years is fantastic. I salut you and find this fantastic! My respect and all the best Edmond
I wore it every day for 17+ years never serviced during the period
Only got serviced in 2000. With the leather strap it now has a cool vintage look. Bill
The 1st and Last was only 18 months apart.
The 1st one that started all the madness for me The latest member ...
Dynamite...Iceman....
......but it is your first that still attracts me most.....there is something about THAT watch.
Thks Joe
Yes that padellone is something. Classic design by genieus back in those days. we dont see anything like it now. Sad best iceman
It is one of those vintage pieces that caught something special...
.....you seem to be making a habit of owning such pieces!!!
Vintage Poison is soooooo Potent
It doesnt help that we have an active group of vintage rolex collectors. 30 strong members and growing. VRA vintage rolex asylum was also created last year to accomadate the group. We hope to share this passion worldwide thru instagram and facebook. Cheer...
Here are mine.....
My first was a DSSD in 2012. It was a last piece at a "good" price in a shop at Interlaken (I truly believed the lady, lol). I started reading about vintage (or maybe "old" rolex as I recall reading here that vintage means 4 digit model nos.) esp the GMT ...
Shooting from the hip...clearly...
......keep shooting here! You have amassed a very nice collection already. What are you looking at adding?
Sincerely..
or more like hopefully a 6542, another 16750 with diff patina, a 16760, maybe a 16700 and along the way a 116710 blnr for sure but this one no hurry because it is not old 'nuff......:) Oh no....all these numbers are ringing in my head.
I love your GMT Trio a lot. Very good idea.
Now, you " need " to ge a bit deeper in time, on the 1675, unless you would like to directly go to the 6542! Best, Nicolas
My 1st & still w/ me
My 2nd was an ExpII, but sadly departed w/ ;-( But still w. the lovely SD ...
Well, let me see.. Which chips there are, to play.. ;))
1/ my First: .. actually, my first Rolex, was bought from my second salary, many years ago, and I still have her ; - she is my first really (very) good watch, and my "life Rolex" : she has been in many countries, on several continents, from hot sun to icy...
H....great backdrops ....
......and beautiful pairing of first and last.... I guess the beauty with a "last" watch is that it is a movable feast! Who knows what is next!!!
I bought my first and second
within a 12 month period. First was a '97 SD4000 which I've shown before, the second was a white dial Milgauss I bought new this year in April. I'm up for another one in March 2015 and hoping to be able to get a BLNR.
Bad pics :(
2008 the Explorer, and GMT IIC err, 3 months old.. [URL=] [/URL] [URL=] [/URL] [URL=] [/URL] ...
Cool thread
My first was a 14060M, purchased in early 2008. It was sold only a handful of months later to purchase my 16600 SD. That one I still own and always will. My latest purchase was in 2012, when I bought my 1665. That one I also still own, though I will likel...
My last Rolex purchase... But surely not my last Rolex!
is this Yatch Master I example I got a few weeks ago. I had no time yet to make a few decent pictures, except for this I Phone shot taken with haste a few moments after buying it. A reference I never had paid the attention it deserved till I discovered he...
PS: Regretably, I can t show my first Rolex ( a 5513 received in 1966...
... As a present from my parents for my 18th birthday) as it was stolen from me in 1977. But I can show its replacement, my second Rolex a present from my wife to relieve my pain from the loss! This one accompanies me since February 1977. Kind regards, Ab...
My first when I was 18
This was 22 years ago now. I will never forget it. I could not sleep the entire night. It was from my mother who engraved on the back 'My love Mama' in her own handwriting! Funnily enough it was my only Rolex I owned untill four years ago when I discovere...
Joe relatively speaking
You are a latecomer to the Rolex world. Would not have thought that given your age. Do you start off collecting other brands first like JLC, Patek etc? Nice that you bought it back. I bet that watch will not be parting from you ever again. Best Edmond
Both happy coincidences….
Funny enough, my first would have been a 16610LV, for which an order and a payment had been placed, but before making a trip to pick it up, a great 1675 came along thanks to a friend of mine who was offered it to, he passed and in turn offered it to me. T...
An interesting observation....
.....by FAR the most popular watch in the world is the Rolex Submariner. Yet, so many collectors on this forum have a GMT as their first Rolex.
I wonder why
Well I remember when I was 18 I think it was either a GMT or Submariner that young people wanted. I did not have a choice- I just wished for a Rolex and could not chose what I wanted since it was meant to be a surprise. Maybe that is why I have such a wea...
My first and latest
First...SS Daytona which is no longer in the stable... And my latest, which I am certain is a keeper ...