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silverman · 7 April 2006, 08:01 PM

Hi to you all.This is my first post and happy to be on board.

I am looking at buying my first Rolex shortly.It will be a sub date or a gmt11 and i have been tossing up between the two.Yesterday it would have been the sub date but the day before it was the gmt.Have a few watches but would love a rollie.Anyway just thought i would introduce myself and look forward to participating in the forums.

As you can see from my avatar my other love(or one of them) is my motorcycle.Talk to you all soon.

cheers

padi56 · 7 April 2006, 08:05 PM

Welcome to TRF Silverman good choice of watches,love that beast of a bike.

Uncle-AJ · 7 April 2006, 08:11 PM

Gooday cobber and welcome to the crazy house.

silverman · 7 April 2006, 08:24 PM

Thanks guys.Have the chance to buy a gmt11 now or wait 2 weeks for the sub date.What do you think??
Is one a better option as a first rollie?? I love them both and they are the same price.I suppose i want the one that screams Rolex,as well as one i can wear to work (suit and tie) as well as casual with jeans and a t-shirt.AD also has a Panny 210 radiomir which is stunning.Had a Panny 111 which i sold (argggh) so the rollie is next on the list.

Later

mailman · 7 April 2006, 09:39 PM

Hi Silverman. Welcome to TRF. If you're undecided about which watch to get, I suggest trying them one right after the other to see which one smiles at you the most. Good luck with the decision.

BTW, your avatar is a little fuzzy and I can't quite make out your motorcycle. I think I've got it down to three posssibilites. Could you please tell us what it is?

Rockrolex · 7 April 2006, 10:16 PM

Welcome to TRF, Silverman. Glad you found your way to our friendly little madhouse. Don't be shy. Jump right in and post away.

I'd give you my recommendation, but I am slightly less than objective when it comes to the best Rolex to get, as you can see from my avatar.

Paulie is right, though. You need to test drive both the GMT and the Sub and see which one calls to you louder. That will be your first one. Then a couple months later, you can go back and get the other one. That way you don't have to decide which one to buy. You only have the more difficult decision of which one to wear every day.

GMTIIPilot · 8 April 2006, 12:22 AM

Welcome to the forum, Im a newbie myself, and have already found tons of great info. on Rolex here. I would be a little biased in recommending between the two, see my avatar, but maybe you could consider what is of more usefulness, multiple timezones or diving extension. I travel frequently between east and west coast, so the GMT was an easy decision. One day, I hope to have both though.

Earl · 8 April 2006, 03:00 AM

Welcome to TRF silverman, my idea would be to go try both of them on because one will really make your heart pitter patter, leave that one alone and walk out of the store, go site down have a coffee think about it then go back and say I'll take it! :o) :o)

Lol-x · 8 April 2006, 05:32 PM

If I was getting a Submariner I would go for the green, not because of the colour of the bezel but because of the maxi dial and hands.
Alternatively, if I was getting a new GMT II would go for the TT just shown as a new model at Basel. It also has the maxi dial and hands, + a new movement, hairspring and triple lock.
Good Luck down there in "arse end of the world". Only joking I live there too ;)
Nice bike but I prefer sports that's why I've got a 2003 R6.
The final decision on your watch is ultimately a matter of tastes and preferences.

silverman · 8 April 2006, 05:51 PM

The R6 is a nice bike but not many roads i know of that i can ride at 200km/hr.I have done the sports bike thing and lived to tell the tale.Now i just want comfort and a cruisy ride.
I do like the green sub but as a first i want a black version.Someday maybe.

cheers

7 April 2006, 08:01 PM	#1
silverman Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sydney,australia Watch: gmt11c/ DSSD Posts: 108	Gooday from the land down under !!!!! Hi to you all.This is my first post and happy to be on board. I am looking at buying my first Rolex shortly.It will be a sub date or a gmt11 and i have been tossing up between the two.Yesterday it would have been the sub date but the day before it was the gmt.Have a few watches but would love a rollie.Anyway just thought i would introduce myself and look forward to participating in the forums. As you can see from my avatar my other love(or one of them) is my motorcycle.Talk to you all soon. cheers

7 April 2006, 08:05 PM	#2
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 53,063	Welcome to TRF Silverman good choice of watches,love that beast of a bike. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

7 April 2006, 08:11 PM	#3
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	Gooday cobber and welcome to the crazy house. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

7 April 2006, 09:39 PM	#5
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	Hi Silverman. Welcome to TRF. If you're undecided about which watch to get, I suggest trying them one right after the other to see which one smiles at you the most. Good luck with the decision. BTW, your avatar is a little fuzzy and I can't quite make out your motorcycle. I think I've got it down to three posssibilites. Could you please tell us what it is? __________________ JJ

7 April 2006, 10:16 PM	#6
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,969	Welcome to TRF, Silverman. Glad you found your way to our friendly little madhouse. Don't be shy. Jump right in and post away. I'd give you my recommendation, but I am slightly less than objective when it comes to the best Rolex to get, as you can see from my avatar. Paulie is right, though. You need to test drive both the GMT and the Sub and see which one calls to you louder. That will be your first one. Then a couple months later, you can go back and get the other one. That way you don't have to decide which one to buy. You only have the more difficult decision of which one to wear every day. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

7 April 2006, 08:24 PM	#4
silverman Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sydney,australia Watch: gmt11c/ DSSD Posts: 108	Thanks guys.Have the chance to buy a gmt11 now or wait 2 weeks for the sub date.What do you think?? Is one a better option as a first rollie?? I love them both and they are the same price.I suppose i want the one that screams Rolex,as well as one i can wear to work (suit and tie) as well as casual with jeans and a t-shirt.AD also has a Panny 210 radiomir which is stunning.Had a Panny 111 which i sold (argggh) so the rollie is next on the list. Later

8 April 2006, 12:22 AM	#7
GMTIIPilot Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Pete Location: Colorado Watch: Rolex GMT II Posts: 95	Welcome to the forum, Im a newbie myself, and have already found tons of great info. on Rolex here. I would be a little biased in recommending between the two, see my avatar, but maybe you could consider what is of more usefulness, multiple timezones or diving extension. I travel frequently between east and west coast, so the GMT was an easy decision. One day, I hope to have both though.

8 April 2006, 03:00 AM	#8
Earl "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Who Me? Location: Northern Virginia Watch: out Posts: 4,616	Welcome to TRF silverman, my idea would be to go try both of them on because one will really make your heart pitter patter, leave that one alone and walk out of the store, go site down have a coffee think about it then go back and say I'll take it! :o) :o)

8 April 2006, 05:32 PM	#9
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,593	If I was getting a Submariner I would go for the green, not because of the colour of the bezel but because of the maxi dial and hands. Alternatively, if I was getting a new GMT II would go for the TT just shown as a new model at Basel. It also has the maxi dial and hands, + a new movement, hairspring and triple lock. Good Luck down there in "arse end of the world". Only joking I live there too ;) Nice bike but I prefer sports that's why I've got a 2003 R6. The final decision on your watch is ultimately a matter of tastes and preferences.

8 April 2006, 05:51 PM	#10
silverman Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sydney,australia Watch: gmt11c/ DSSD Posts: 108	The R6 is a nice bike but not many roads i know of that i can ride at 200km/hr.I have done the sports bike thing and lived to tell the tale.Now i just want comfort and a cruisy ride. I do like the green sub but as a first i want a black version.Someday maybe. cheers

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