Buyer's Remorse

[Deep Sea]

Originally Posted by BWag

My Holy shit was working for a big name company that wasn't paying me shit then leaving and starting a new career in 2003 which paid me much more $. Then getting a letter in the mail for a class action lawsuit filed by a former manager of said company and signing on that dotted line to gladly opt in. Here's the holy shit, 4 months later I got a check in mail to go buy my SS Gmt IIc with cash and plenty left in my pocket. Best payback I and a few thousand others got from that crap-ass company, all be it 4 and a half years after I left.

I haven't the slightest clue what you said, but I agree!!! Hell yeah!


Buy a BNIB used one ( or one damn close ) for a big discount, either here, TZ or WN. If you decide you don't like it, you can likely get out of the watch and only lose a few hundred, if any. Chances are you will become a junkie.

[Bisquitlips]

Took me 25 years to acquire my first one. Already planning on a second by next spring. Will pay cash and be twice as happy about it all as I am now. The GMT II is on my short list and perhaps even the ceramic. Also the SS Daytona has recently struck my fancy so it will also be in my collection someday soon as will a Panerai GMT, but this is a Rolex forum!

Buyer's remorse is not the word for it. More like Rolex fanaticism! If you hang around this board very much, it will flip a booger on you and will not be able to help yourself!

As others have said, save up and pay cash. It makes it much sweeter to have paid some of the price with patience.

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by bigterpsfan

I am really close to purchasing the SS GMT-IIc. I am just a bit nervous about laying down that type of cash. The most I have have every spent on a watch before this was $600 on a Gucci (don't laugh - I didn't know any better back then) and that was 10 yrs ago when I was 26. Please tell me about your holy cow what have I just done stories. Thanks!

Hey buddy let me tell you an honest opinion..if youre money is just enough to keep you a float DONT BUY IT!!! its really hard to regret it that in the end you will just tel yourself oh my why did i buy it....Rolex its not for everyone..i know how you feel..the same feelling i have it 3 months ago...if you have that feeling before you buy a Rolex dont buy it...You should buy a Rolex with an open mind not just because people here like myself advice you to do so...ofcourse we want everyone here to have their own experience of buying a Rolex...im telling you once you get one you will never stop looking for another one...Buying a Rolex need planning and a lot of investing..if you feel like you need cash in the near future then dont buy..if you feel like your ready to buy..Then go for it...Its an accomplishment and a status of owning a Rolex... status of Achievement!!!

[kybanker]

Love watches, got my first at age 31. After 4yrs of buying and trading Rolexes the only Holy Shit moment I've had was realizing I had $25,000 tied up in a watch after purchasing the new YG Yachtmaster II. Seemed ridiculous so I sold and scaled back a bit with SS Daytona.

[Dylan Wade]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

The only time I've had serious doubts about my watch purchase is when I've bought brands other than Rolex.

Get the GMT, you will not regret it

This is SPOT on............I have only heard of people having remorse about the type of Rolex they bought, wishing they got the other one. Rolex is not the problem the problem is which bloody one

[Z-Sub]

Gotta love what you wear!

[elijahenoch]

Originally Posted by bigterpsfan

I am really close to purchasing the SS GMT-IIc. I am just a bit nervous about laying down that type of cash. The most I have have every spent on a watch before this was $600 on a Gucci (don't laugh - I didn't know any better back then) and that was 10 yrs ago when I was 26. Please tell me about your holy cow what have I just done stories. Thanks!

I was going to get the SS GMT-IIc but ended up getting the steel sub no date now i wish i would have bought the SS GMT-IIc but two tone or the steel sub date. but no regrets at first yeah cause i made the wrong choice but now i REALLY LIKE IT.

[hflee55]

If you can afford it, I say GO FOR IT!

[SLS]

The only regret I have is not getting one sooner! Good luck & have fun!
~Scott

[at7724]

you only live once and with a Rolex, you will always be glad you did. Pull the trigger and do it.

[ROLEX MAN]

Go with your heart, the quality stays, long after the price is forgotten!!

[gaopa]

It sound like you can afford the watch and that you really want it. If so, go for it. Cheers, Bill P.

[K-R]

Go for it buddy. GMT IIc is fab watch. That's why I got one for myself

[gone-rolex-mad]

Bought a Tag once because i liked the dial. Never again! Managed to sell it without too much of a loss. Never regreted buying a Rolie all of my ex's have been very fine. Go for the GMT you won't regret it.

[sirjohnbrian]

Nobody ever buys a Rolex just to tell time. I doubt many people consider Rolex an investment.

From the way you are considering this purchase, this will probably not be a Holy Cow, it'll be more like when can I get my next one...

[carbon6]

Never had a regret purchasing any Rolex. But did have buyers remorse purchasing another brand years ago...realizing that for another few hundred I could have bought a Rolex. The GMT IIc is a superb watch. Get it, you won't be disappointed.

[mfer]

Originally Posted by bigterpsfan

I am really close to purchasing the SS GMT-IIc. I am just a bit nervous about laying down that type of cash. The most I have have every spent on a watch before this was $600 on a Gucci (don't laugh - I didn't know any better back then) and that was 10 yrs ago when I was 26. Please tell me about your holy cow what have I just done stories. Thanks!

I think I know what you are talking about. You have the money, you want the watch, but a little voice inside your head keeps telling you,

"You are gonna spend $6k+ on a watch!!!!!"

My first Rolex was exactly the same. It was a sub and only $5k at the time. Only...ha!

Yeah it was hard handing the cash over so to speak, but long story short, it was one of the BEST $5k I ever spent. My next Rolex wasn't nearly as hard. It was the IIc!!!

[Dan Pierce]

If you can afford a Rolex in this economic environment you're either wealthy, efficient with your finances, or both. Nothing wrong with that.
I spend lots of time to determine what watches should be in my modest collection. That's time well spent because I've never regretted any of them.
dP

[Russ1974]

Here's how I looked at it. I have a mortgage, I have debt, I can't retire, I'm not "rich". I have a comfortable lifestyle, I have wanted a Rolex for as long as I can remember. I am not getting any younger (just turned 34), and thought "if not now, when?". If things go very bad financially, I know I can sell it and get at least some money back quickly if I need to (not that I expect it will!). There was nothing in a similar price range that my family needed or wanted that they didn't already have, so it wasn't a case of "do i buy the Rolex OR do I buy ...". So for me, it was the right time. I knew I would not have buyers remorse because I weighed up the pros and cons - you only get buyers remorse when you make quick decisions and don't weigh things up properly.

Is it the right time for you to buy? Only you can answer that.

[Erix]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

If it's in your budget.

If you are paying cash.

If you don't need the money anytime soon.

If you really like it.

Go for it.

x2

Life is short..no point in waiting until the last moment.

[Mrdi]

The general consensus.
You will ask yourself, "Why didn't I do this sooner?"

[timetravel125]

Let me give you my "earthly and worldly" reply: life is short. But, then, again, you're still young. You still have many, many years of enjoying life. So, what's the worry? Start enjoying life, now. Ergo, buy the Rolex watch!

[boyet]

Originally Posted by astcell

It's a watch, not a wife!

[DSJ]

"Look, look, look, look, lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time..."

I got my first at 35, and waited about 10 years too long. Do it, friend.

[Russ1974]

Originally Posted by Erix

x2

Life is short..no point in waiting until the last moment.

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

If it's in your budget.

If you are paying cash.

If you don't need the money anytime soon.

If you really like it.

Go for it.

Not sure I agree with "If you are paying cash". If somebody decides to finance it, or take a loan, that's no big deal. Personal choice of course - but it depends on financial situation. If you have enough disposable income to easily cover the finance, is it worth waiting x years to save up the cash so you can walk in and buy it, knowing that it means you have to live without the watch for that period of time - especially given the current low % rates due to the global market! Not wanted to start a debate about credit vs cash, but I wouldn't let that influence my decision as much as the other stuff.

[jnewell]

Originally Posted by SLS

The only regret I have is not getting one sooner! Good luck & have fun!
~Scott

Agreed.

[DS/B MINI S]

If you can pay cash...Enjoy your new watch

[bigterpsfan]

Thanks everyone! Mfer hit the nail on the head! I have the cash and am about 90% certain I am going to get the watch, but it is that little voice that says "you are going to spend how much on a watch?" I guess there are much much worse things I could spend the money on!!

[mfer]

Originally Posted by bigterpsfan

Thanks everyone! Mfer hit the nail on the head! I have the cash and am about 90% certain I am going to get the watch, but it is that little voice that says "you are going to spend how much on a watch?" I guess there are much much worse things I could spend the money on!!

Plus, you can get most of it back if you don't like it and would regret it (but you won't). Unlike the stock market Rolex's are pretty stable in their value with consistent price increases year after year. I bet if you keep it for 3 year and sell it you would almost break even.

[roadshadowww]

In 1969 I was making $78 a month as a Navy 3rd Class PO. On Med cruises I would take extra duties in ports and lend $10 for $20 by the end of the curise at our last Naples stop I'd go over to the Base Exchange an buy a No-Date Sub new for $92.... when we got back I'd sell for $300.
That I regretted.

In 1984 on-board the USS Orion in Sardinia I bought a GMT Master Pepsi for $625 and wore it til 1993 when I sold it for $3100.
That I regretted.

In 1994 I bought a TT Sub for $4400 and sold it as a downpayment on my Corvette in 2000.
That I regretted.

Continued.........