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ars1g09 · 30 October 2023, 11:59 PM

I'm not sure why - perhaps due to evolving taste - I have found myself reaching for my Rolexes less and less these days. I find them to be cumbersome, flashy, and chunky.

Regardless of why, this has meant that most of my Rolexes (BLNR, BLRO, Hulk, Panda Daytona) have gone very much unworn in the past couple of years. This has therefore prompted me to consider consolidating these watches into a piece away from Rolex - perhaps Patek, Lange or FPJ, letting go of all of my 6-digit Rolexes whilst keeping the vintages and my first Rolex, an 116610ln. (For context, in addition to my Rolexes my collection consists of Nautiluses, Aquanauts, and a Patek AC - and I got all of my Pateks before I got my Rolexes)

But then again I remember the adage that collectors start with Rolex, and despite possibly losing interest in the middle, end up back with Rolex anyway.

Has anyone ever been through a 'phase' like me? And said goodbye to their Rolexes and ended up regretting it?

View Poll Results: Regret in letting go of watches you no longer enjoy?
Let them go - your tastes have moved on, it's normal, you won't regret it	86	67.19%
Keep them - otherwise you will regret it eventually as all roads lead back to Rolex	42	32.81%
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30 October 2023, 11:59 PM	#1
ars1g09 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: SIN/LDN/JKT Watch: R, AP, PP Posts: 176	Regret in letting go of watches you no longer enjoy? I'm not sure why - perhaps due to evolving taste - I have found myself reaching for my Rolexes less and less these days. I find them to be cumbersome, flashy, and chunky. Regardless of why, this has meant that most of my Rolexes (BLNR, BLRO, Hulk, Panda Daytona) have gone very much unworn in the past couple of years. This has therefore prompted me to consider consolidating these watches into a piece away from Rolex - perhaps Patek, Lange or FPJ, letting go of all of my 6-digit Rolexes whilst keeping the vintages and my first Rolex, an 116610ln. (For context, in addition to my Rolexes my collection consists of Nautiluses, Aquanauts, and a Patek AC - and I got all of my Pateks before I got my Rolexes) But then again I remember the adage that collectors start with Rolex, and despite possibly losing interest in the middle, end up back with Rolex anyway. Has anyone ever been through a 'phase' like me? And said goodbye to their Rolexes and ended up regretting it?

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