FIRST ROLEX | How old were you?

[HL65]

I was 22 -- Good old fashioned DJ with white serti dial--TT w/ 14kt gold.

[bobp315]

17. I mowed lawns for two summers to buy my Explorer II. Then when I graduated high school I flipped it for my Sea Dweller. I'm now 20 and I still have the SD.

[LordNinja]

I was 21, I could of purchased one at 17 honestly but I decided it was wiser to secure my positive cashflow before I go spending it. I came from very little, self made in software [First game at 14] and then into a networking corporation... later CTO..

I'm happy I waited though, I enjoy them a lot more now, much like wine and champagne..

Of course this is the internet, no face or age used to be the fun part.. haha.. :) Everyone that played my game thought I was in my 50s.. [Online based.. well before EQ or WOW was invented..]

[rolexguynfl]

44

[rfknauss]

31.

[IN Is-F]

29 i got a new 2tone blue dial submariner.

[gold canyon]

thirty-five :

[ayecarumba]

I am impressed to see that the sweet spot for 1st acquisition for most people is in their 20s.

I spent my 20s in the military and though I have always loved watches, couldn't bring myself to go any higher than a Citizen (both of which I still have). When I got my 1st Citizen "Windsurfer" I thought I had arrived!

When I got out I finally began to enjoy some of the things I'd always promised myself. I got my 1st Lux watch (Breitling) when I was 34 but didn't get the Rolex bug bite till that GMT IIC update in '08 when I was 42.


--Paul

[997Opus]

Another one late to the world of Rolex...47. I am now deciding on my 3rd one within a year, this gets very addictive.

[godowning]

17. Rolex Explorer I. High School Graduation present from my Dad.

[AntonisCy]

21. Rolex EXPII

[STEELINOX]

18years old and it was an 18k GMT MASTER witha SuperJubille bracelet thank you very much.
I kept it about a year and sold it away - sigh !

Thanks,
Randy

[jhupp]

24. Bought mine as soon as I got out of grad school and got my first real job!!

[Zed Homme]

I bought my DJ a few weeks before my 23rd bday. I bought at a Biloxi AD using the casino's money...

[Smoak352]

Originally Posted by Zed Homme

I bought my DJ a few weeks before my 23rd bday. I bought at a Biloxi AD using the casino's money...

That has got to feel good! Roulette?

[Smoak352]

Ok who was 11 years old?

I recieved my first "nice" watch at 14 years old at Christmas. It was a Tag Heuer model 2000 classic. Then I accquired 2 more Tags between 14 and 25. All the while I really lusted after a Rolex. I had the money to buy a SS Sub, my dream watch at the time, however I either could not justify spending $5k on a watch or didn't want to see my account cut in half from a watch purchase. As much as I would like to say I put my blood sweat and tears into saving for my first Rolex, I cannot. Because the truth is that I saved up enough money so when I did buy my first Rolex, I would not notice a huge change in my bank account. Anyone else feel this way?

[Michael M.]

[QUOTE=Smoak352;2012044]Ok who was 11 years

Me, when I was 8 I became a rolex fanatic, after saving my money and asking for money instead of birthday and Christmas presents, I bought a 1957 Rolex ref.6564 in excellent condition from a wholesale contact of mine, when I was 10 years old. It's my most prized possession.

[AntonisCy]

[QUOTE=Michael M.;2012058]

Originally Posted by Smoak352

Ok who was 11 years

Me, when I was 8 I became a rolex fanatic, after saving my money and asking for money instead of birthday and Christmas presents, I bought a 1957 Rolex ref.6564 in excellent condition from a wholesale contact of mine, when I was 10 years old. It's my most prized possession.

cool.... how much do you have now

[kyle L]

[QUOTE=Michael M.;2012058]

Originally Posted by Smoak352

Ok who was 11 years

Me, when I was 8 I became a rolex fanatic, after saving my money and asking for money instead of birthday and Christmas presents, I bought a 1957 Rolex ref.6564 in excellent condition from a wholesale contact of mine, when I was 10 years old. It's my most prized possession.

I started when I was 13, I bought my Explorer.

[buke45]

18 sub HS graduation present

[Renoir]

28

SS Datejust with a silver stick dial, engine turned bezel and jubilee bracelet. I gave it to my father and he still has it.

[QueueCumber]

It is interesting that the graph resembles a normal distribution (possibly platykurtic and definitely with a positive skew) with the greatest number of first time purchasers falling between the ages of 22-29. No wonder why Rolex changed the Sub's bezel to Ceramic; it looks more modern and likely appeals to the younger crowd--I'm sure Rolex did market testing completely before releasing it in order to find this out ahead of time.

[tulsaokusa]

Originally Posted by QueueCumber

It is interesting that the graph resembles a normal distribution (possibly platykurtic and definitely with a positive skew) with the greatest number of first time purchasers falling between the ages of 22-29. No wonder why Rolex changed the Sub's bezel to Ceramic; it looks more modern and likely appeals to the younger crowd--I'm sure Rolex did market testing completely before releasing it in order to find this out ahead of time.

Yeah, based on this sampling we are looking at approx 33% of first time Rolex buyers/recipients are/were in their 20's. Interesting data.

[DFM1]

27

[echau]

23.

[NEW]

Funny but true, I was 20yr old on a trip to Disney land in Florida for the first time. I was standing in line wait to get on a ride and this guy in front of me had this watch. It was amazing, then said to him hey "that's a nice watch" what type is it? Then he replied you couldn't afford it. Its a rolex. I keep my cool and said OK and at that point I'd never heard of rolex. Later that week I was in the mall and strolled into Mayor's and there she was looking good. A ss sud-date. 1994 msrp $3200.00 at that time. So yes I purchased it without thinking twice about it. LOL I saw the guy the next day and told him your right this is a nice watch. So I have him to blame for me addiction.



2 ss submariner, 1 tt submariner, 1 yg submariner, 1 wg president, 1 yg president, 1 ss daytona and thats just the rolex's.

[ObscureLight]

Originally Posted by NEW

It was amazing, then said to him hey "that's a nice watch" what type is it? Then he replied you couldn't afford it. Its a rolex. I keep my cool and said OK and at that point I'd never heard of rolex.

thats ridiculously rude You should've went up to him and said something like, I like the watch but its too cheap for my tastes.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by jasonsundberg

At what age did you acquire your first Rolex?

JJ... sorry if the numbers don't go up high enough.

;-)

No worries, buddy............I was still only 34 in Oct. '80 when I got my very first TT DJ from an AD in Teheran, Iran.

JJ

[tulsaokusa]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

No worries, buddy............I was still only 34 in Oct. '80 when I got my very first TT DJ from an AD in Teheran, Iran.

JJ

Thanks for sharing. Yeah... I'm 35, and this is the year of my first Rolex - the Sub-c. I've been holding off for 20+ years. Once Basel released the new Sub... I KNEW this would be the year for me.

Teheran AD... wow.

[geronimo509]

I was 21 when I bought my DJ