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Old 17 June 2020, 09:31 AM   #1
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As a tech geek and a pretty economical consumer, I must have lost my mind during this lockdown because I’m on this forum and now a proud owner of my first Rolex and mechanical watch 116710BLNR.

This has been a sudden and exciting adventure with my previous watches being gifted apple watches and before that essentially nothing.

A good friend and TRF member (sushisean) introduced me to the brand earlier this month. I donned one of his watches which immediately caused a complete shutdown of all cost/benefit analysis and triggered a 3 day crash course on the watch world and the Rolex lineup.

The one that resonated the most with me was the GMT II as I travel and work frequently between Asia and California. Only choice was bezel and I wanted the split color which would quickly remind me how inappropriate the the time was to be calling and sending messages.

Few days later from 2 personal recommendations, Patrick and Steve over at OC Watch Guy got me set up with a beautiful Oyster Batman.

Over the past week I’ve been wearing the Batman everyday instead of my Apple Watch and the satisfaction continues to grow. I have a feeling Google/Youtube knew 2 years in advance when they snuck in a Rolex assembly video into autoplay which made me appreciate the precision, craftsmanship, and complexity of these timepieces.

Big thanks to (sushisean), Patrick/Steve (OCROLEXGUY/OCWATCHGUY), and the all-knowing Google/Youtube for introducing me to this world.
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Old 17 June 2020, 09:43 AM   #2
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Outstanding first- congratulations!
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Old 17 June 2020, 09:45 AM   #3
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Congrats! Looks great! Enjoy!
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Old 17 June 2020, 09:44 AM   #4
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Congratulations. And thanks for sharing the back story.
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Old 17 June 2020, 09:46 AM   #5
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Old 17 June 2020, 09:58 AM   #6
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Congrats bud and enjoy!
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:01 AM   #7
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Congrats and welcome to the forum! Great first pickup!


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Old 17 June 2020, 10:01 AM   #8
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:31 AM   #9
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Sounds a bit like my own journey, congratulations on a gorgeous piece!
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:32 AM   #10
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Congrats. The BLNR is a stunner. I prefer it in Oyster over jubilee
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:33 AM   #11
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After selling my DJ in January, I found out how insane the Rolex market has become. It’s taken me five months to learn all I could about Rolex, and eventually, AP, PP and VC. Of course, every Rolex I aspire to is rare and hard to obtain. You are wise to bypass the politics and the waiting, and just go grey. I, on the other hand, press on, hoping to get one of my grail watches from my AD.

Congratulations. Enjoy.
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Old 17 June 2020, 11:57 AM   #12
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After selling my DJ in January, I found out how insane the Rolex market has become. It’s taken me five months to learn all I could about Rolex, and eventually, AP, PP and VC. Of course, every Rolex I aspire to is rare and hard to obtain. You are wise to bypass the politics and the waiting, and just go grey. I, on the other hand, press on, hoping to get one of my grail watches from my AD.

Congratulations. Enjoy.
Thanks! All the stuff I read about ADs on here convinced me I was too short on time to establish a relationship with the ADs considering I'm about to move overseas. Good luck on your wait, I do get encouraged with the occasional AD success story.
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:34 AM   #13
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Congrats and welcome aboard! The BLNR is a fantastic watch, enjoy it.
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:40 AM   #14
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Congratulations! BLNR on oyster is such a beauty!
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:44 AM   #15
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Old 17 June 2020, 10:59 AM   #17
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Old 17 June 2020, 11:40 AM   #18
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Old 17 June 2020, 12:47 PM   #21
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Congrats and nice choice.
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Old 17 June 2020, 12:50 PM   #22
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Old 17 June 2020, 12:51 PM   #23
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Old 17 June 2020, 01:45 PM   #24
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ooh very nice OP. The oyster batman is my favorite gmt right now
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Old 17 June 2020, 02:00 PM   #25
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Awesome, congrats and welcome to the club!
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Old 17 June 2020, 03:13 PM   #28
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Very great!! Much congrats!!
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Old 17 June 2020, 03:30 PM   #29
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Congratulations and welcome!

Amazing first Rolex and be careful not to get addicted. It’s a dangerous path! lol


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