How old were you when you got your first Rolex?

[waferpine]

19 with my own money.

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[ChugachEagle]

40

I had a tropical vacation home before I had a Rolex. LOL. In fact it was an AD located near my vacationer that turned me on to watch collecting entirely.

[craw4d]

BLNR at 32 when I could finally afford it. Afford is a subjective term... the money could have been better spent putting food on the table but the wife and kid have become quite the little scavengers since Dec 2019!


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[Deepseadog]

24

Seadweller 16600 I purchased in 1991 from Mayor's.

Prior to that, a G-Shock DW-5000 I purchased in 1983, while in high school, from Service Merchandise. Scanning the G-Shocks & Seikos in their catalogue occupied a fair amount of my time.

[RoscoPico]

about 39. bought an iconic 36mm TT Datejust. since sold as I have more homed in on my style.

first watch though was a 39mm Aqua Terra at the age of 26ish. no one in my family or circle was into watches but i bought this for work. didn't buy another til the Rollie

[emtee]

Bought my Explorer at 29

[Stevie..C]

At 17 my dad promised me a car, I soon passed my test, when I showed him my license, he gave me his Air King from the 70's and said, well done, forget the car.

A few years later, I bought my first used Rolex from some nice wins by playing a card up that doesn't need to count pass 21.

[greenfan]

I was 39 when I got my GMT 16710 Coke. Before that it was a Cartier Panthere

[DJ2020]

I was 36, oyster precision. Was wearing a original glycine sub. At the time. 21 years ago.

[KonradvonMarburg]

38

[Chronomatic]

31!


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[173rdabn]

OP, in my early 20s and in the Army.

[Cuinne]

51, when I put on O6: 116710 LN

[msu_1972]

i was 27 yrs old in 1999. Bought the Submariner w/date

[Kiddodoc]

15, my 1680 sub

[cob427]

I was 35 wife bought me for valentine's day a 5513.

[HuskyGrad101]

OP39 at 22! First big purchase (daily wore a Citizen Eco-Drive Skyhawk previously).

[Jhandles17]

20, GMT Master II Batman on Jubilee. Picking up on Saturday and couldn’t be more excited. Will post an “Incoming” shot. God bless.

[Bohemia]

22, 126710BLNR that I got on my own no special treatment and didn’t “know someone”.

[REQUIEMnJADED4U]

36 - 116610ln

[Michael T]

25 years old in 1985. A new 34mm oyster perpetual Date on a jubilee. Bought it on sale, MSRP was $1,200, got it for $960. Yes, an advertised 20% off sale at an AD. Sold it eight years later for $700 to fund an 1803 DayDate that I had for many years.

[SaddleSC]

21 years old...16613LB

[mike morris]

35

[aboutadog]

32 Rolex 16800... wish I kept it...

[JustinTW]

Bought an Air King (116900) this year, age 42. Watches before were mainly given to me as gifts, nothing really special other than the fact they were given by loved ones. Pretty sure I'll be buying more...

[RolexRog]

Originally Posted by zackontherun

And what was the watch you were wearing before Rolex?


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I was 53 years old when I got my first Rolex in 2020. Before this, I was wearing various digital watches including vintage LCD watches.

I just bought my fifth Rolex last week.

[jpwv]

30. Sub. Wore a Tag before.

[jlovda]

A Submariner 5513 in 1970 when 22 years old. Bought right after college during a month long trip across Europe. Got it in Zürich at Chronometrie Beyer for $130. Had a Tissot PR-516 with a 24 hour dial. Gave that to my younger brother.

[allofyx]

22 got my explorer ii

[jca998]

16, a Rolex Explorer II Polar White with my own money working construction. Sold it a year later at a profit and bought a Rolex Day Date 36mm White Gold Stick Dial.