How old were you when you had your first Rolex

[RolexAwaytheDew]

Originally Posted by astcell

Got my SS Date model in 1988 at 25. Sold it after a few years of ignoring it. Got my 2nd, a GMT II, at 43.

Very similar. SS Date in 1988, age 23. I still have it though lately my wife has been wearing it.

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by ekcmusic

I am 53 years old and purchased my first Rolex last week. It is a Sea-Dweller 126600 mkII and it is beautiful. I am just starting my watch journey and I've been super fortunate to have found this watch at Tourneau-Bucherer-Rolex in the Roosevelt Field Mall. The SAs were kind, patient and most of all 'encouraging'. They made me feel like I would actually be able to get a watch.

Duude! Great story! What brought you to watches now?


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[stnken]

33. Date Just

[TimeLord2]

My dad gave me his Rolex while I was working at a grocery store very shortly after graduating college in 1989 when I was about 23. GMT Master 1675/3 from Tiffany & Co.

[Neil McCauley]

I got my first Rolex at the age of 30 in 2017.
I've been into watches since I was about 5, but I'd wanted a Rolex ever since I was 14yrs old - One of my first jobs out of school was working in a car dealership. One of the top guys there had a Submariner, and I was absolutely besotted with it. I told myself I'd have one one day. - I had to leave the car trade to get one hahaha - 15yrs later, I eventually got the watch I'd coveted all those years.

[Zedder]

45, Diamond dial DJ for my birthday. Salesperson said, you’ll be back for a sports model now that you’ve been bitten by the Rolex bug. Sure enough, the next year was our 10th wedding anniversary, so I picked up my Sub-date. 10 years later for our 20th, I picked up my white ceramic Daytona. I’d like to buy another soon, but I have one more MSc program to pay for first.

[Nostrathomas]

43...as I just picked up my first Rolex last week!

I was on a trip to Tokyo with the family, and went there thinking I'd maybe get a JDM Seiko or Grand Seiko...but then a vintage silver-dialed 1978 Oysterdate Precision caught my attention and wouldn't let go. No papers, no box, no automatic movement even, but it's in fantastic shape and has just the right amount of vintage warmth.

The only problem is that my wife may like it even more than me...

[toomuchtalk]

Originally Posted by mike

1968--I was 19---it was a GMT---$245.00----Brand New.

And this is it!!---After a few trips to RSC.

[GST15]

I was 60 when I got my first one. Waited for college educations, graduate schools, and weddings before starting my journey. I now have seven Rolex, two Omega, Cartier, and a couple Breitlings, in addition to others.

[OttoUnion]

70. A new Air King was a gift to myself for 50 years on the job.