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ayeya · 4 March 2009, 08:18 AM

i know i asked this before but a poll result would be interesting.

JPersat · 4 March 2009, 08:22 AM

I was 21 when I got my TT Black Sub....sold it and regret it ever since :(

ossodiseppia · 4 March 2009, 08:27 AM

I was 15 (in 1971). I fell in love with the Turdor Sub in the window of the Rolex dealer in Tripoli, Libya. Pardon the picture, it's not very flattering.

JimSnyder · 4 March 2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ossodiseppia

I was 15 (in 1971). I fell in love with the Turdor Sub in the window of the Rolex dealer in Tripoli, Libya. Pardon the picture, it's not very flattering.

Brian, that is a great pic, great story and above all, a great watch

I have pics of when I bought my first Tudor Sub when I was 24 (in 1984) but you can't really see the watch in them

Mr Sandman · 4 March 2009, 08:24 AM

Got my 1st at age 19 after splitting with a girl.....Same as above but sold to but another Rolex and the rest is history.

sammiepug · 4 March 2009, 08:27 AM

19 when i got my oyster perpetual (no date), still have it :D

frostie · 4 March 2009, 08:30 AM

19

Bought mine last year

JPersat · 4 March 2009, 08:33 AM

I am going to get a Sub again, maybe just SS, but I will have one real soon

kyle L · 4 March 2009, 08:47 AM

13 when I got my Explorer. If you think thats young, my little brother got his when he was 11! We both bought our Rolexes Pre-Loved.

ayeya · 4 March 2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kyle L

13 when I got my Explorer. If you think thats young, my little brother got his when he was 11!

there is a reason why i made the range from 10 to 20

kyle L · 4 March 2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ayeya

there is a reason why i made the range from 10 to 20

Good thinking!

Subexplorer · 4 March 2009, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle L

13 when I got my Explorer. If you think thats young, my little brother got his when he was 11! We both bought our Rolexes Pre-Loved.

Hi Kyle!! Thought you had the record for the youngest TRF Rolex owner, but it seems that your little brother won this time!!
Anyway, 13 years old is Really Young!! Enjoy your beautiful Explorer!
Kind regards, Abel

aelvin · 4 March 2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kyle L

13 when I got my Explorer. If you think thats young, my little brother got his when he was 11! We both bought our Rolexes Pre-Loved.

impressive! at the age of 13 i only want Nintendo games....

dimster · 4 March 2009, 12:31 PM

It was the summer of 2008 at the age of 23, I remember it like it was yesterday

that I bought my first Rolex (a Sea Dweller).
Now, two Rolexes later, I'm considering another watch. Either the new TT sub, the Yacht-Master, the SS GMTIIC or the IWC Ingenieur.
It will take a while to narrow down the alternatives

kyle L · 4 March 2009, 08:49 AM

Rolex Lover · 4 March 2009, 08:53 AM

I bought my first when I was 39, but I have inherited one from my father when I was 7.

Ahmed

Lane from s.c. · 4 March 2009, 09:18 AM

19 years old. Still wearing same watch 24 years later. I`m a pack rat. I still have a 1993 volvo I bought new....put 575,000 miles on it and could not part with so I have it stored.

Lane

Subexplorer · 4 March 2009, 09:28 AM

Got my first Rolex a 5513 Sub, as a present from my parents for my 18th birthday (that was long ago, in 1966.
Kind regards, Abel

Bebot · 4 March 2009, 09:30 AM

32nd birthday for me.

DanP · 4 March 2009, 10:27 AM

26 . but I wanted one since I was probably 17 or so

buz-lh · 4 March 2009, 10:32 AM

No damn wonder I don't get half the stuff going on around here. You're a bunch of kids.

Idle Swede · 4 March 2009, 11:21 AM

Why is there no category for me to vote in...?????

tifosi · 4 March 2009, 11:35 AM

29. But I wanted one since I was born I think, haha.

rustedmetal · 4 March 2009, 11:38 AM

15
Saved all summer long and went into JB Hudson in the Southdale Mall with cash. Father was not too happy. But he did talk me into a Datejust, instead of a Submariner......I still have the Datejust, but now have two Subs

watchwatcher · 4 March 2009, 12:13 PM

Guess I was a little older than most...42. I see by the poll results a whopping 3 of us fit into this category. Oh well, better late than never.

Signguy · 19 April 2009, 01:12 PM

Bought a President from my employer @ 24 and took the payments out of my paycheck for 8 months.

ayeya · 5 March 2009, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Idle Swede

Why is there no category for me to vote in...?????

lol youngest person to own a rolex EVER!

watchwatcher · 4 March 2009, 12:15 PM

Sorry for the double post. Still getting used to the forum.

pricojorge · 4 March 2009, 12:29 PM

15

Lion · 4 March 2009, 12:42 PM

I was 52,I guess I'm a late bloomer!!! But I have wanted one for over 40 years!!!

View Poll Results: How old were you when you got your first Rolex?
10-20	40	17.54%
21-25	49	21.49%
26-30	42	18.42%
31-35	34	14.91%
36-40	34	14.91%
41-45	14	6.14%
46-50	7	3.07%
51-55	5	2.19%
56-60	1	0.44%
60+	2	0.88%
Voters: 228. You may not vote on this poll

4 March 2009, 08:18 AM	#1
ayeya Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NYC Watch: Daytona "M" series Posts: 133	POLL: How old were you when you got your first Rolex? i know i asked this before but a poll result would be interesting.

4 March 2009, 08:27 AM	#3
ossodiseppia Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Colorado Watch: Tudor Sub Posts: 95	I was 15 (in 1971). I fell in love with the Turdor Sub in the window of the Rolex dealer in Tripoli, Libya. Pardon the picture, it's not very flattering. Attached Images

4 March 2009, 08:30 AM	#7
frostie 1,000,000th PostMember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 14,048	19 Bought mine last year __________________ GMT - Master II C - 116710 LN

4 March 2009, 09:28 AM	#18
Subexplorer 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Abel Location: Down South Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 2,234	Got my first Rolex a 5513 Sub, as a present from my parents for my 18th birthday (that was long ago, in 1966. Kind regards, Abel __________________ 50 Years of ROLEX Passion! Grail Rolex: 5508 c. 1959 "Bond" Sub.

4 March 2009, 08:22 AM	#2
JPersat "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Jarrett Location: San Antonio TX Watch: ing everybody Posts: 1,515	I was 21 when I got my TT Black Sub....sold it and regret it ever since :(

4 March 2009, 08:24 AM	#5
Mr Sandman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Jim Location: Devon U.K Posts: 527	Got my 1st at age 19 after splitting with a girl.....Same as above but sold to but another Rolex and the rest is history.

4 March 2009, 08:27 AM	#6
sammiepug Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: V series SS Sub Posts: 92	19 when i got my oyster perpetual (no date), still have it :D

4 March 2009, 08:33 AM	#8
JPersat "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Jarrett Location: San Antonio TX Watch: ing everybody Posts: 1,515	I am going to get a Sub again, maybe just SS, but I will have one real soon

4 March 2009, 08:47 AM	#9
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278	13 when I got my Explorer. If you think thats young, my little brother got his when he was 11! We both bought our Rolexes Pre-Loved.

4 March 2009, 12:31 PM	#14
dimster "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denver CO Posts: 361	It was the summer of 2008 at the age of 23, I remember it like it was yesterday that I bought my first Rolex (a Sea Dweller). Now, two Rolexes later, I'm considering another watch. Either the new TT sub, the Yacht-Master, the SS GMTIIC or the IWC Ingenieur. It will take a while to narrow down the alternatives

4 March 2009, 08:49 AM	#15
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278

4 March 2009, 08:53 AM	#16
Rolex Lover Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Ahmed Keraidy Location: Cairo,Egypt Watch: Submariner 16610 M Posts: 816	I bought my first when I was 39, but I have inherited one from my father when I was 7. Ahmed

4 March 2009, 09:18 AM	#17
Lane from s.c. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Lane H. Location: fort mill, s.c. Watch: gmt, new in 1985 Posts: 190	19 years old. Still wearing same watch 24 years later. I`m a pack rat. I still have a 1993 volvo I bought new....put 575,000 miles on it and could not part with so I have it stored. Lane

4 March 2009, 09:30 AM	#19
Bebot "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Emil Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: U macallit Posts: 2,645	32nd birthday for me.

4 March 2009, 10:27 AM	#20
DanP Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Dan P Location: Vancouver. Canada Watch: GV-U-Kno-Me :) Posts: 2,436	26 . but I wanted one since I was probably 17 or so

4 March 2009, 10:32 AM	#21
buz-lh "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Buz Location: Atlanta Watch: Rolex Tudor Pam Posts: 5,108	No damn wonder I don't get half the stuff going on around here. You're a bunch of kids. __________________ Buz The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. Peter Diamandis

4 March 2009, 11:21 AM	#22
Idle Swede Suspended Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Leo Location: Boca Raton Posts: 13,820	Why is there no category for me to vote in...?????

4 March 2009, 11:35 AM	#23
tifosi "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Russ Location: Southern NJ Posts: 5,760	29. But I wanted one since I was born I think, haha. __________________ Russ

4 March 2009, 11:38 AM	#24
rustedmetal "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Matthew Location: Mn Watch: 16234 16600 Posts: 512	15 Saved all summer long and went into JB Hudson in the Southdale Mall with cash. Father was not too happy. But he did talk me into a Datejust, instead of a Submariner......I still have the Datejust, but now have two Subs Attached Images

4 March 2009, 12:13 PM	#25
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,047	Guess I was a little older than most...42. I see by the poll results a whopping 3 of us fit into this category. Oh well, better late than never.

19 April 2009, 01:12 PM	#26
Signguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tulsa Watch: GMT Posts: 1	Bought a President from my employer @ 24 and took the payments out of my paycheck for 8 months.

4 March 2009, 12:15 PM	#28
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,047	Sorry for the double post. Still getting used to the forum.

4 March 2009, 12:29 PM	#29
pricojorge "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Jorge Location: Palm Beach, Fl Watch: Sea dweller. Posts: 311	15 __________________ white gold plz

4 March 2009, 12:42 PM	#30
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	I was 52,I guess I'm a late bloomer!!! But I have wanted one for over 40 years!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

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