New member intro plus watches

[Paulgt3]

Hey guys and gals. I’m a retired scientist and I just got my first Rolex(es).
A little background, I’ve always loved watches but I never got into the better watches till I worked in the Joint Strike Fighter (F35) program office. We had 50 Breitling aircraft watches commissioned and I bought one. I learned that quartz movements weren’t as fascinating as mechanical movements so I traded that for another Breitling navitimer cosmonaute limited edition. I’ve owned several 911s and all my driving buddies talked about Rolex ( latest is 2018 GT3). The Daytona was the favorite but everyone had different Rolex’s.
So a couple months ago I thought I’d go to the jeweler, walk in and buy a Daytona. Like a big newb. They smiled and said that’ll be 7 years. I noticed there’s nothing in the cases but the dress watches, which I had no interest. I’ve always loved the Sub so I asked and she said 2 years. So she tried talking me into a Tudor but I hadn’t thought everything through. So I walked out with my tail between my legs. Pretty damn disappointed. These are the same type of games I have to play with Porsche to get any kind of GT3 or RS.
Well the best thing about the Porsche community is the people. One of my buddies is a watch collector. So he tried educating me and then offered me his 4 month old no date Sub. So I bought that. That’s my first Rolex and I’m super excited a love to wear it. But then this crisis hit. My friend told me he had another friend who’s in the golf industry ( I love to golf and fly fish or just fish). He is a collector and he had a guy who was offered a new Batman but given the current climate didn’t want it. So I grabbed that one too.
So just in a couple months I got 2. I wear my Sub but I have my new unworn Batman to look at.
I’m staying in contact with my dealer to see if one day I can get that call but I’m not going to hold my breath.
I look forward to contributing in the future. I’ll post pics but they’re too big