The one that really started it all...

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Ok, this Sub is semi-special. Last of the Lug Holes / Series Y. But, this is also the first Rolex I bought myself (pre-owned) last year after much advice & counsel from folks here at TRF as well as the nice crowd / mods at WUS. I think a shout to that other forum from me is deserved as they so nicely take me/us in when the bad guys are pummeling our servers.

I opted for this pre-loved reference after agonizing over new ones / Rehauts / No Dates etc. AND my concurrent struggles to get comfortable with buying a used Rolex o v e r t h e I n t e r n e t !

My first post at TRF was one of those where a new guy asks for help identifying a watch / what it may be worth...I posted a photo of a Rolex mid-50's / early 60's Oyster Perpetual which was handed down to me and that I was considering selling.

Larry / Tools did not shoo me away and very nicely gave me his thoughts & some good advice.

With these musings, I am also semi-reluctantly commemorating my 5,000th post. Heck, 5,000 is a nice round number and really I do appreciate the camaraderie and community I have enjoyed here, hence the obligatory entry.

Thanks to everyone for all the advice / enabling and refuge over the last year of no-turning-back-entrance into the world of WIS-dom.

Bill