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Onikage · 9 July 2011, 12:23 PM

We know the bug exists. Did you catch it? And, how long was it before it set in, became unbearable and you had to get the next one?

Naples09 · 9 July 2011, 12:26 PM

I was slow...it took me 13 years to buy the 2nd, but my first was at age 21.

dddrees · 9 July 2011, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naples09

I was slow...it took me 13 years to buy the 2nd, but my first was at age 21.

Not nearly as long, but yes I caught the bug and I have more than one.

East Bay Rider · 9 July 2011, 12:28 PM

I had my GMT for nearly 2 years before I got my Tudor chrono.
Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the combinations of useable functions in this set so I don't see myself feeling the need to purchase another.

Warnsboy · 9 July 2011, 12:41 PM

I don't understand

I thought I was normal.

Sept 2009 - DJ 16220 (my first)
Dec 2009 - ExpII & TT DJ for wife.
Feb 2010 - Tudor Tiger Panda Chrono
May 2010 - Omega Speedmaster Auto
August 2010 - Tudor 76100 Lolipop
November 2010 - Root Beer GMT
January 2011 - Tudor 75090 for wife
March 2011 - Sub 16610

but Broke

Art 1 · 9 July 2011, 12:41 PM

3 weeks.

jedinite · 9 July 2011, 01:19 PM

Biught my Blue TT Sub in '92, then got my DeepSea in Oct 2010 and 2 weeks later got the polar Explorer II

subtona · 9 July 2011, 01:33 PM

20 years, almost to the anniversary....
then boom 4 more, 1 went to dad:-)

sleddog · 9 July 2011, 01:40 PM

As little as 3 weeks and as long as 14 months!

wot_fan · 9 July 2011, 01:45 PM

2 weeks between the first and second. 7 weeks later I got my 3rd.

roger0770 · 9 July 2011, 02:52 PM

not soon enough. i always want another rolex after i get a new one.

fc3s2k · 9 July 2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wot_fan

2 weeks between the first and second. 7 weeks later I got my 3rd.

X2

I think we caught the same bug!!

pz93c · 9 July 2011, 06:07 PM

Never caught it.

Kept the one I had a couple of years and just sold it.

I'm bored with Rolexes. Time to move on.

Onikage · 9 July 2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pz93c

Never caught it.

Kept the one I had a couple of years and just sold it.

I'm bored with Rolexes. Time to move on.

:machi negu

mjm800 · 9 July 2011, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onikage

We know the bug exists. Did you catch it? And, how long was it before it set in, became unbearable and you had to get the next one?

I try to stick to one a year but this year I've bought two in six months.

DolphinV8 · 9 July 2011, 03:10 PM

16570 & 114270 - 02/16/2006
116520W - 04/29/2006
168622 - 05/05/2006 (Hers)
116264 - sometime in '06 (Sold)
PAM049 - sometime in '06 (Hers)
16610LV - 06/??/2006 (Sold)
116520B - 06/06/2007 (Hers)
116400B - 11/2?/2007 (Sold)
PAM312 - 11/08/2010
116400W - 05/06/2011
116400GV - 05/06/2011 (Hers)
16622 - 05/19/2011

Went a little too crazy in the '06.

TopNotchChach · 9 July 2011, 03:02 PM

Still trying to purchase my
Second. Hasn't been a year yet!
Panerai coming up.

rabbithole88 · 9 July 2011, 03:08 PM

5 Days. Third will probably be the new Explorer when available.

Onikage · 9 July 2011, 03:32 PM

Omega Seamaster - 2003
Breitling Colt II - 2009 Sold to my dad 2011
GMT II - 2011
Craving a Yacht Master - 2011

Watch Fan · 9 July 2011, 03:52 PM

About a month. And yes, I have more than one.

Runnin' Rebel · 9 July 2011, 06:53 PM

Bought my GMT II in 2001 and then "BAM" this year bought GREEN, BLUE SERTI and then a PLATINUM YACHT-MASTER. Now I got my eyes on another one..I'm a sick one, I think

tomallen · 9 July 2011, 07:40 PM

I caught the bug back in the mid '70s. I got my first an Air King precision and was quite content for a while. After several years a Sub date caught my eye and I flipped the Air King. A few more years past by and I flipped the Sub for a GMT. I really like the GMT but it was not a sub and a few years later I bought a TT Sub blue. I owned two Rolexes at the same time, what was I thinking. I sold the GMT. Then I strayed and an Omega Seamaster pro ended up on my wrist and I sold the TTSub. After a few years the Omega was giving me a problem and I took it in for service. I was looking at the Rolexes thinking the new mega watches really look strange and out of proportion. And there it was a lonely old style TTSub sitting there in need of a home and me without a watch. Then it happened I saw a killer deal on a Sub C and bought. When I was picking up the Sub I saw a TT GMTIIC and bought that. Then a TTSub blue, a Hulk, And last a GMTIIC, six Rolexes from April 2010 to June 2011.

93 Turbo · 9 July 2011, 08:44 PM

Not long, 3 x Rolex & 1 x Tudor since Sept 2009 to present. Aiming at one every 12-18 months. That hasn't worked yet...

esm · 9 July 2011, 08:49 PM

Cool thread. Have never actually keep a tab of when I have bought.
I am coming up to 3 years in this watch world thingy... My wife thinks I have too many watches for my two wrists

mjclark32 · 9 July 2011, 09:47 PM

About a year between my IWC and rolex. Always thinking about my next move, but I have some financial obligations to attend to first.

landroverking · 9 July 2011, 10:58 PM

Five years between first & second Rolex. Now it is almost yearly flipping

never2late · 9 July 2011, 11:32 PM

My wife bought me my first Rolex (Explorer II) in 1989 for our 20th wedding anniversary. I wore it everyday until April 2011 when it quit working. Rather than invest in expensive repairs, I treaded it in on a new Sub C. Two months later (June) I bought my new 2 tone, bluey Sub from TRF member Theken (Mark). I love em both.

youngr · 9 July 2011, 11:36 PM

Took me 14 months

Paracentesis · 9 July 2011, 11:37 PM

16610 in 2001. 1680 & 16622 in 2011. So, ten years.

ingoodtime · 9 July 2011, 11:44 PM

Was a year for me. First was a preowned TT sub, then my new SS GMTIIC. It's going to be a long time now if ever. Not that I don't desire more, just can't afford it. As a salaried employee in an unstable economy, with the threat of higher insurance costs, higher co pays, reduced future retirement benefits, Rolex will have to be last on that list as it was hard enough to mentally and financially justify the first purchase let alone the second.

9 July 2011, 12:23 PM	#1
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	How long before you bought another? We know the bug exists. Did you catch it? And, how long was it before it set in, became unbearable and you had to get the next one? __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

9 July 2011, 12:28 PM	#4
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,073	I had my GMT for nearly 2 years before I got my Tudor chrono. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the combinations of useable functions in this set so I don't see myself feeling the need to purchase another. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

9 July 2011, 01:19 PM	#7
jedinite "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: TC Location: GMT -8 Watch: SeaDweller Deepsea Posts: 582	Biught my Blue TT Sub in '92, then got my DeepSea in Oct 2010 and 2 weeks later got the polar Explorer II __________________ Tudor Submariner 76100/Rolex TT Submariner Blue X/Victorinox AirBoss Mach 6/Longines Grande Vitesse/Rolex SeaDweller DeepSea V/ GShock GW-3000B/ Tudor Prince Date 74034/ Rolex ExII 42 WD/ Rolex Submariner 116610 LV/ Tudor Pelagos Blue

9 July 2011, 01:33 PM	#8
subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 26,598	20 years, almost to the anniversary.... then boom 4 more, 1 went to dad:-) __________________

9 July 2011, 01:40 PM	#9
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,931	As little as 3 weeks and as long as 14 months! __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

9 July 2011, 12:26 PM	#2
Naples09 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Jim Location: Naples, FL Posts: 1,795	I was slow...it took me 13 years to buy the 2nd, but my first was at age 21.

9 July 2011, 12:41 PM	#5
Warnsboy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Michael Location: Midwest-USA Watch: 5513 Posts: 1,942	I don't understand I thought I was normal. Sept 2009 - DJ 16220 (my first) Dec 2009 - ExpII & TT DJ for wife. Feb 2010 - Tudor Tiger Panda Chrono May 2010 - Omega Speedmaster Auto August 2010 - Tudor 76100 Lolipop November 2010 - Root Beer GMT January 2011 - Tudor 75090 for wife March 2011 - Sub 16610 but Broke

9 July 2011, 12:41 PM	#6
Art 1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida, Canada Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega Posts: 30,244	3 weeks.

9 July 2011, 01:45 PM	#10
wot_fan Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Real Name: Wade Location: Chicagoland Watch: OP, SubC, GMT II Posts: 152	2 weeks between the first and second. 7 weeks later I got my 3rd.

9 July 2011, 02:52 PM	#11
roger0770 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth Watch: A Few Posts: 1,510	not soon enough. i always want another rolex after i get a new one.

9 July 2011, 06:07 PM	#13
pz93c "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 2,776	Never caught it. Kept the one I had a couple of years and just sold it. I'm bored with Rolexes. Time to move on.

9 July 2011, 03:10 PM	#16
DolphinV8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Earth Watch: 16610LV Posts: 949	16570 & 114270 - 02/16/2006 116520W - 04/29/2006 168622 - 05/05/2006 (Hers) 116264 - sometime in '06 (Sold) PAM049 - sometime in '06 (Hers) 16610LV - 06/??/2006 (Sold) 116520B - 06/06/2007 (Hers) 116400B - 11/2?/2007 (Sold) PAM312 - 11/08/2010 116400W - 05/06/2011 116400GV - 05/06/2011 (Hers) 16622 - 05/19/2011 Went a little too crazy in the '06.

9 July 2011, 03:02 PM	#17
TopNotchChach "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Near the Ocean! Watch: 116610 Posts: 1,306	Still trying to purchase my Second. Hasn't been a year yet! Panerai coming up.

9 July 2011, 03:08 PM	#18
rabbithole88 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SF & HK Watch: Submariner 116610v Posts: 258	5 Days. Third will probably be the new Explorer when available.

9 July 2011, 03:32 PM	#19
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	Omega Seamaster - 2003 Breitling Colt II - 2009 Sold to my dad 2011 GMT II - 2011 Craving a Yacht Master - 2011 __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

9 July 2011, 03:52 PM	#20
Watch Fan "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Watch: Sea Dweller Posts: 676	About a month. And yes, I have more than one. __________________ "The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheeze."

9 July 2011, 06:53 PM	#21
Runnin' Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Mark Location: 🤔 Posts: 8,424	Bought my GMT II in 2001 and then "BAM" this year bought GREEN, BLUE SERTI and then a PLATINUM YACHT-MASTER. Now I got my eyes on another one..I'm a sick one, I think __________________ ♛

9 July 2011, 07:40 PM	#22
tomallen 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Tom Location: Connecticut Watch: Rolex SubC,GMTIIC Posts: 966	I caught the bug back in the mid '70s. I got my first an Air King precision and was quite content for a while. After several years a Sub date caught my eye and I flipped the Air King. A few more years past by and I flipped the Sub for a GMT. I really like the GMT but it was not a sub and a few years later I bought a TT Sub blue. I owned two Rolexes at the same time, what was I thinking. I sold the GMT. Then I strayed and an Omega Seamaster pro ended up on my wrist and I sold the TTSub. After a few years the Omega was giving me a problem and I took it in for service. I was looking at the Rolexes thinking the new mega watches really look strange and out of proportion. And there it was a lonely old style TTSub sitting there in need of a home and me without a watch. Then it happened I saw a killer deal on a Sub C and bought. When I was picking up the Sub I saw a TT GMTIIC and bought that. Then a TTSub blue, a Hulk, And last a GMTIIC, six Rolexes from April 2010 to June 2011. __________________ Unless you are the lead dog the scenery never changes

9 July 2011, 08:44 PM	#23
93 Turbo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Watch: Rolex.Tudor.PAM Posts: 1,554	Not long, 3 x Rolex & 1 x Tudor since Sept 2009 to present. Aiming at one every 12-18 months. That hasn't worked yet...

9 July 2011, 08:49 PM	#24
esm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Eric Location: Location,Location Watch: this, bro... Posts: 15,340	Cool thread. Have never actually keep a tab of when I have bought. I am coming up to 3 years in this watch world thingy... My wife thinks I have too many watches for my two wrists

9 July 2011, 09:47 PM	#25
mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	About a year between my IWC and rolex. Always thinking about my next move, but I have some financial obligations to attend to first. __________________

9 July 2011, 10:58 PM	#26
landroverking "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Jay Location: TEXAS Watch: Daytona Posts: 7,648	Five years between first & second Rolex. Now it is almost yearly flipping

9 July 2011, 11:32 PM	#27
never2late "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Jerry Location: Cleveland, Ohio Watch: 116610LN Posts: 827	My wife bought me my first Rolex (Explorer II) in 1989 for our 20th wedding anniversary. I wore it everyday until April 2011 when it quit working. Rather than invest in expensive repairs, I treaded it in on a new Sub C. Two months later (June) I bought my new 2 tone, bluey Sub from TRF member Theken (Mark). I love em both.

9 July 2011, 11:36 PM	#28
youngr "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Richard Location: England Watch: 16610 & 16710 Posts: 899	Took me 14 months __________________ SS Submariner Date "V" SS GMT Master II Pepsi "D"

9 July 2011, 11:37 PM	#29
Paracentesis Banned Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: James Location: UK Watch: Tissot Posts: 1,454	16610 in 2001. 1680 & 16622 in 2011. So, ten years.

9 July 2011, 11:44 PM	#30
ingoodtime "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,834	Was a year for me. First was a preowned TT sub, then my new SS GMTIIC. It's going to be a long time now if ever. Not that I don't desire more, just can't afford it. As a salaried employee in an unstable economy, with the threat of higher insurance costs, higher co pays, reduced future retirement benefits, Rolex will have to be last on that list as it was hard enough to mentally and financially justify the first purchase let alone the second. __________________ Lee

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