Your Watch before you got into Rolex

[EndlessEight]

Apple Watch.

My conquest for Rolex started after inheriting one and then having it clawed back from me.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by chloebear

It's ok Mike....you're in a safe place.

It's the support of this community that gets me through the low times in my life such as Invicta ownership

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[Justinmg]

Seiko > Tag > Omega > Rolex

[pickettt]

Still faithful after 24 years...and a few battery changes.

[Michigan_State]

Omega Seamaster

[TickTockChuck]

Omega Seamaster 300M quartz with the blue wavey dial as it was an affordable 007 watch. Prior to that it was just a series of Seiko's. Very first watch was a humble Timex manual wind. Cheers!

[dukie748]

First decent watch was a Tag Heuer 6000 Series on bracelet - still have it, somewhere.

[chloebear]

Originally Posted by Michigan_State

Omega Seamaster

Great looking watch Sparty. I always like these vintage Seamasters, but what really sets yours apart is the very high end looking leather strap. Stunning.

[JohnGingerwood]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

This prior to my first Rolex... many watch history prior to it however.

Badass watch

[GsurgBM]

This tag was first


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[Swilder916]

Remember this one? Seiko kinetic... my HS graduation present. Blew my mind when I got it.


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[Greg 59]

My omega constellation quartz. Now passed down to my son.

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[GVAZQUEZ]

Cool tread! When I first got into watches I was probably around 8-9 tops and I wanted a Nina turtle watch. A friend has one and I traded my voltron for it this was a very bad trade I felt so bad after the trade I remember, but I had the watch, I got the voltron back I don’t remember how though Jajajajajaja!! I guess the watch desire started from there..




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[SS Oyster]

Omega Seamaster

[nevergiveup]

Rolex, Patek

[alphadweller]

Back in 1993, I bought my first watch, I was still a young student at the time. It was a Festina with a quartz Seiko movement. Had a chrono, alarm, countdown, date, was 100M water resistant, felt state of the art and amazing. Man I was so proud if this piece.

[enjoythemusic]

Watch box seven years ago pre-Rolex. About five years ago did a changeover as moved to a very active sunny beach State and needed more durable timepieces due to having a far more active outdoor / beach / kiteboarding lifestyle.

B&R (Formula 2000 racing watch) and OMEGA (sentimental fave) are still here, as is the Calatrava (for tux events). All others found new homes about five years ago as migrated to Rolex and the new OMEGA 50th. Wife also changed from her Aqua to a really nice Rollie bling with pink MOP dial.

[emtee]

Great thread idea!

I’ll post my £100 Seiko I got for my 16th birthday later as have no pics on my phone but it’s still in my drawer (no longer ticking)

These are the watches I got before I bought my first Rolex though.

[RolexDave68]

Citizen, Seiko then Tag in my twenties and thirties, late 30’s my first Rolex a 16610 U series and I’ve been on this journey since


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[Rogoal]

Tag!

[mjrchabot]

Omega was the brand that got me into this hobby over 12 years ago. Since then I’ve owned about 14 or so, only a few I regret selling, including the 2531 below.
Ironically though, I don’t have an Omega in my collection today. I still prefer their watches from the 2000s and early 2010s over what they are producing today.

The brands that continue to excite me today are: Rolex, Omega, Tudor, Longines, and Oris.





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[lightingball2]

Originally Posted by mjrchabot

Omega was the brand that got me into this hobby over 12 years ago. Since then I’ve owned about 14 or so, only a few I regret selling, including the 2531 below.
Ironically though, I don’t have an Omega in my collection today. I still prefer their watches from the 2000s and early 2010s over what they are producing today.

The brands that continue to excite me today are: Rolex, Omega, Tudor, Longines, and Oris.





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I have to say, good choices....I second that about Oris!


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[Roddypeepa]

My first decent watch was this tag 2000 series in 03 as an engagement present.


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[CNDguy]

Originally Posted by samson66

It's the support of this community that gets me through the low times in my life such as Invicta ownership

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Too funny!!

[doramas]

Originally Posted by armybuck041

I can still remember how crazy it felt to have spent two grand on a watch. Simpler times :)

The Seamaster 2254 is a fantastic watch

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

The watch before my first Rolex was a Seiko skx007

My first kind of serios, kind of pricey watch was a citizen dress watch that my dad bought me when I turned 13



I’ll try to find pics of them!

Pic of the citizen from when I was 13 years old. I’ve had it for 16 years now! This motivates me to get it up and running again.

[Euge]

Before I got my first Rolex, Best watches I wore were my Dads Omega and Grandpas Rolex....
But I think this Tissot is the best watch I bought by myself before I got my Polar Explorer......






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[thedak]

[007timer]

First watch was a Swatch Pop watch. Followed by a couple of no name brands that “looked cool” then watches from Armani, Kenneth Cole, Burberry and then Omega, & Rolex


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[Rgd5000]

First was a Citizen NightHawk I grabbed on a cruise



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