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Old 8 December 2022, 10:16 AM   #1
the dark knight
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Quick SOTC... and soliciting advice. Am I really done with Rolex?

This kinda escalated. Fairly recently I only had the 16013 (family heirloom) and was resolved to sit Rolex out for a while until maybe things returned to some level of sanity and ADs had some stock.

Then I was able to get good deals through secondary market preowned on two watches I had wanted to try: 216570 and 124270. And then an admittedly impulse buy on another good deal: 114300 rhodium dial.

All of a sudden I went from 1 Rolex and sitting things out to 4. The 16013 is a special occasion wearer, but the other 3 I have no qualms about wearing them in near any situation day-to-day. Esp the ExpII, which has quickly become my fav. These 3 references are among a dwindling number of Rolexes I'd want to -and feel comfortable - wearing day to day nearly anywhere.

In theory, I'd like to own 5 sports references - Exp I and II, Sub, GMT Master, and Daytona. I don't necessarily mind going grey if prices come down to a more reasonable figure, even if they stay above MSRP. Having said that, I have hesitations about the 3 models I don't have that mostly come down to comfort wearing day to day.

Between social media making the hype pieces uncomfortably familiar to a lot of people AND crime, I know I would wear a Daytona and/or GMT Master II very sparingly and carefully. I still romanticize the idea of a Rolex being a "tool" watch you wear everyday without having to worry about it, and personally I couldn't be that carefree with a Daytona or GMT Master as I would my current Rolexes.

The Sub is kinda in that middle ground, it may also be a bit too familiar to people for my comfort. But my hesitancy over the Sub is I've had and sold them before, and I also love divers. Already own a ton of divers, and hope to add more. So I'm not sure if a Sub could get the same time of wrist time as I would give my Explorers, esp when they are competing not only with the Rolexes but also other divers in my collection.

And I have non-Rolexes that fill out my collection. Already mentioned I have a ton of divers. Also have a Speedy Pro for chrono and a Grand Seiko GMT. And some others.

So considering all the factors I laid out, have I basically gotten all the Rolexes that would fit my lifestyle? Should I still look to pursue a Daytona and/or GMT and scratch that itch? Or am I better off spreading that money around models/brands I'd feel more comfortable wearing day-to-day (like from Tudor, Omega, Grand Seiko, etc). I'm also considering if I'm going to wear a watch that would get a little less wrist time, I might move up the horological ladder and finally pursue that VC Overseas I've considered for a while. What are your thoughts?

tl;dr: Have Exp I, II, OP39. Remaining Rolex references I want (Daytona, Sub, GMT), can't see wearing as much as those others for various reasons. Do I still pursue them or move on to non-Rolex watches?
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