Finally a Rolex owner..

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I was never a Rolex fan... until last month.

I always thought Rolex as a "mature" watch, or harshly speaking "old guy's" watch... The design is simple, and it looks almost the same from year to year. And I really don't like the gold steel combination... but that's just me.

I'm a huge Panerai and Zenith fan, and IWC on several occassions, but Rolex never strike me as much.

Especially, with all the fakes running around, Rolex is probably the "most" worn watch in the world. Everyone seems to own one, be it fake or real, you just see one at least once a day - at least where I'm living. And these fakes are getting REALLY good, so I got to myself thinking - why would I buy a watch that all other people is also wearing, and they're wearing the fake versions?

Alas... I could not bear in mind when a friend of mine wearing an authentic Rolex and my other friend was laughing his bum off and didn't believe it was authentic. He said "There are SO many fake ones around, and they're getting real good, I can't tell from 1 meter away dude! And surely, no one will wanna hold your hand and squint on your watch!". It dawns on me... knowing that what he said is quite true... I mean... I can't tell if it's a real or fake rolex from 1 meter away... hell I can't really tell much if I'm not holding it.

But all this changed, when one day I went into a watch dealer, and saw a DATEJUST2 Steel with White Gold Bezel.



The watch is calling on to me - it oozes an aura of expensiveness and exclusivity. I have never seen a fake version of this one before... hell I never even saw this version of the authentic one here in my country before... I've seen it in catalogues, but never in person. The white gold fluted bezel glints playfully, even under the plastic wrapping... the roman dial, and the fact that the dial is not completely black, but rather very dark grey... makes it extremely interesting...

So, I asked the dealer for the price, bargained for a hefty discount, and swapped my card. And there it goes, my first Rolex in my life.


Not long after, I saw a friend of a friend's blog, who trades and sells watches for fun and hobby... I saw an old 90s GMT MASTER II...

I always thought the GMTs are kinda dull and boring, since they're packed with numbers all around the bezel, and they're kinda all black and black dial... makes it a bit gloomy.. and they even have the submariner, and seadweller version that is almost the same, just different bezel types...

The pepsi dial (so they call it) is quite interesting, but blue and red is not to my fashion tastes.

So, this 90s GMT MASTER II, is black and red! Since I was never a Rolex fan, I never thought this version existed. Simple to say, Red and Black is a sexy combo. Along with the red GMT needle (the newest version is green), on the black glossy dial... wow... It's just so sexy. I was a bit worried though, since it's kinda smaller (1mm smaller than my datejust2), and I'm accustomed to large watches (Panerai and Zenith), I was worried if getting this smaller one would look queer on me.



I decided I needed to look at it and try it on in person.

We met for coffee, and I took the GMT home.

And wow - for a person who never liked Rolex, to owning TWO Rolexes in ONE month... I find it amazing.



PS: Aside from finding it amazing, I also found out that my wallet is aching! LOL.