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Singslinger · 14 April 2020, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcjvr

Rolexes are very nice but they’re just watches. I love mine but would sell in a heart beat if I had to

Same here.

No time for too much sentiment in my book, out with the old and in with the new.

KBM · 14 April 2020, 08:14 AM

Nice pics! Here's to many more good memories with it.

genkifd · 14 April 2020, 08:33 AM

i love my SD43 but at the end of the day if push come the shove i would have to let it go. but i would sell two of my cars first (out of 3).

spoon-turbo · 14 April 2020, 10:07 AM

Nice watch and great adventures specially in Egypt! You are lucky, not many tourists in your the background.

Old Geezer · 14 April 2020, 11:05 AM

My watches and some other nice things I've acquired represent a certain measure of success for me in the professional world. I wear them for me and enjoy the feeling I get when I look at my wrist and admire the watch I'm wearing. I've never purchased a watch to commemorate anything and I don't associate them with specific events or adventures in my life but I can understand how someone might do that.

Onikage · 14 April 2020, 11:08 AM

I look back at previous purchases and end up associating an event with it that happened around that time. I must have had a reason to get one. ..right?

ltmgeller · 14 April 2020, 11:42 AM

77T · 14 April 2020, 11:52 AM

I must answer, “no my Rolexes are nothing more than watches”.

But my Omega is much more - now beginning it’s 7th decade with me - since my parents gifted it to me way back then.

Sorry for the detour...

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Largoshark · 14 April 2020, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 77T

I must answer, “no my Rolexes are nothing more than watches”.

But my Omega is much more - now beginning it’s 7th decade with me - since my parents gifted it to me way back then.

Sorry for the detour...

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Beautiful! A priceless timepiece for you

Dirt · 14 April 2020, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 77T

I must answer, “no my Rolexes are nothing more than watches”.

But my Omega is much more - now beginning it’s 7th decade with me - since my parents gifted it to me way back then.

Sorry for the detour...

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Wonderful

NachoNeal · 14 April 2020, 11:54 AM

My watch is my best friend.
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Not really. It's just a watch.

faimag · 14 April 2020, 12:01 PM

Op's post immediately reminded me of Boston's "More Than a Feeling"

pholzer · 14 April 2020, 12:50 PM

Rolex watches are beautiful watches, life is easier when you have a time piece that tells the accurate time you will have much value especially knowing you made an accurate choice in your purchase....lol...I’m also a big Rolex fam....enjoy your Rolex folks.

RyanJ · 14 April 2020, 03:19 PM

There is no wrong answer to this question. People place value on different things.

Dirt · 14 April 2020, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanJ

There is no wrong answer to this question. People place value on different things.

True.
Just listening to the tv a few minutes ago and there was a story about a guy who lost his pride and joy ride-on-mower in the catastrophic bushfires whilst he was away from his property. He was quite devastated about it.
A good samaritan hooked him up with another one they had sitting around in a shed

I hope he has an equally rewarding relationship with the replacement.

LuxuryWatchSales · 14 April 2020, 03:50 PM

I believe so, I think memories become attached to some of these pieces.

Always nice to put on a piece after not wearing it for a while and remembering
certain moments.

Twmffat · 14 April 2020, 04:07 PM

Just a watch, that stops working 6 years after purchase (from new at AD) and then has to be sent to Rolex for service at an eyewatering cost.

GGGMT · 14 April 2020, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twmffat

Just a watch, that stops working 6 years after purchase (from new at AD) and then has to be sent to Rolex for service at an eyewatering cost.

Funny and true. Not so funny

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GGGMT · 14 April 2020, 04:22 PM

Difft times difft watch

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Ensign · 14 April 2020, 06:05 PM

Definitely. I could never get more than 2-5 years out of my Casios. But a Rolex can be with you a lifetime or more.

Jetblack57 · 14 April 2020, 11:10 PM

Any decent watch, especially a Rolex which is known worldwide is universal currency & is a ticket home, or out of a sticky possibly life-threatening situation, fingers crossed not the latter.

doramas · 15 April 2020, 01:17 AM

My Datejust is obviously a watch, but it is my watch, which will always be with me even if I have better watches. Maybe in the future I will sell all the watches but my Datejust will stay until my end.

Jona · 15 April 2020, 01:23 AM

I had a pair of contact lenses when my first son was born in 1980. I wonder where they are now.

Widows Son · 15 April 2020, 03:17 AM

Interesting thread. I'm guilty of attaching sentiment to objects. I have two of my father's watches, my mom's wedding band set, grandmother's china, silver, old photos (some 90 years old), furniture my great great grandfather made, I'm currently wearing a beautiful Omega watch that belonged to my wife's grandfather, you get the idea. My wife on the other hand couldn't care less about "things." Things sometimes keep us connected with the past, for some, maybe that's not a good thing. My 80+ year old neighbor once said, "don't love anything that can't love you back," I guess that's the other side of the coin.

jerryguo · 15 April 2020, 03:26 AM

no meaning other than a luxury watch

djyolky · 15 April 2020, 03:38 AM

My Rolex is just a watch that I enjoy. Nothing more.

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Ny325 · 15 April 2020, 03:41 AM

Beautiful, classic Rolex. My 36mm DateJust gets more wrist time, than my SS Submariner. I love it’s simplicity, and understated look. The quintessential Rolex.

dafuture · 15 April 2020, 04:41 AM

I started off in the mindset that it was more than a watch: my first was the result of years of saving (and a bit of money as an early birthday gift from my parents) that I thought I'd never sell. But times changed, as did my experiences and thoughts. Some bad memories finished it off for good and I moved on to other watches.

I'll never forget that watch or what it meant to me. But for a sentimental person such as myself, it was a good reminder that a watch is just a watch. It's the memories that are most important.

landroverking · 15 April 2020, 05:46 AM

The Rolexes I have bought all marked a special time in my life.
Believe it or not, not all special moments were good.

garyk · 15 April 2020, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doramas

To me, my Datejust is more than a watch. It is my companion for adventures, parties, dinners... it has been in the best moments of my life and also in the worst ones.

My Datejust 16234 is 31 years old and I am 43, and although I have other watches, and even other Rolexes, in my wrist there is always my Datejust.

Impressive. Now that we can't travel...

14 April 2020, 08:33 AM	#3
genkifd "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Melbourne Watch: SD43 Posts: 203	i love my SD43 but at the end of the day if push come the shove i would have to let it go. but i would sell two of my cars first (out of 3). __________________ SD43 MK1 Omega Dirty Dozen Casio G Shock GMW-B5000D-1DR SKX007 Japanese version

14 April 2020, 11:08 AM	#6
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	I look back at previous purchases and end up associating an event with it that happened around that time. I must have had a reason to get one. ..right? __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

14 April 2020, 11:42 AM	#7
ltmgeller 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: New York Watch: Rolex Posts: 22,580	__________________ Oh, look at the time... Official Member: 'WIS-CON' Las Vegas International GTG 2019

14 April 2020, 11:52 AM	#8
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 42,015	I must answer, “no my Rolexes are nothing more than watches”. But my Omega is much more - now beginning it’s 7th decade with me - since my parents gifted it to me way back then. Sorry for the detour... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

14 April 2020, 11:54 AM	#11
NachoNeal "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Real Name: Neal Location: Point Loma Watch: ing the river flow Posts: 2,856	My watch is my best friend. . . . Not really. It's just a watch. __________________ . Sub No Date (14060); Tudor Ranger; Explorer (124270); Day Date (18238) stolen by wife; CasiOak.

14 April 2020, 08:14 AM	#2
KBM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: K. Location: 780 Posts: 10,460	Nice pics! Here's to many more good memories with it.

14 April 2020, 10:07 AM	#4
spoon-turbo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Real Name: Paul Location: Asia Watch: PP Posts: 310	Nice watch and great adventures specially in Egypt! You are lucky, not many tourists in your the background.

14 April 2020, 11:05 AM	#5
Old Geezer "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,283	My watches and some other nice things I've acquired represent a certain measure of success for me in the professional world. I wear them for me and enjoy the feeling I get when I look at my wrist and admire the watch I'm wearing. I've never purchased a watch to commemorate anything and I don't associate them with specific events or adventures in my life but I can understand how someone might do that.

14 April 2020, 12:01 PM	#12
faimag "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: US, SG, DK, GR Watch: Reverso Posts: 3,089	Op's post immediately reminded me of Boston's "More Than a Feeling"

14 April 2020, 12:50 PM	#13
pholzer Banned Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Atlanta Ga Posts: 55	Rolex watches are beautiful watches, life is easier when you have a time piece that tells the accurate time you will have much value especially knowing you made an accurate choice in your purchase....lol...I’m also a big Rolex fam....enjoy your Rolex folks.

14 April 2020, 03:19 PM	#14
RyanJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Atlantis Posts: 1,448	There is no wrong answer to this question. People place value on different things.

14 April 2020, 03:50 PM	#16
LuxuryWatchSales 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: SF, Bay Area Watch: Daytona Posts: 332	I believe so, I think memories become attached to some of these pieces. Always nice to put on a piece after not wearing it for a while and remembering certain moments.

14 April 2020, 04:07 PM	#17
Twmffat "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Real Name: John Location: North Wales Watch: Deepsea 116660 Posts: 13	Just a watch, that stops working 6 years after purchase (from new at AD) and then has to be sent to Rolex for service at an eyewatering cost.

14 April 2020, 04:22 PM	#19
GGGMT 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Itinerant Watch: 79010sg Posts: 8,345	Difft times difft watch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

14 April 2020, 06:05 PM	#20
Ensign "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: America Posts: 715	Definitely. I could never get more than 2-5 years out of my Casios. But a Rolex can be with you a lifetime or more.

14 April 2020, 11:10 PM	#21
Jetblack57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: U.K. Posts: 15	Any decent watch, especially a Rolex which is known worldwide is universal currency & is a ticket home, or out of a sticky possibly life-threatening situation, fingers crossed not the latter.

15 April 2020, 01:17 AM	#22
doramas Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gran Canaria Posts: 3,469	My Datejust is obviously a watch, but it is my watch, which will always be with me even if I have better watches. Maybe in the future I will sell all the watches but my Datejust will stay until my end.

15 April 2020, 01:23 AM	#23
Jona Banned Join Date: May 2019 Location: USA Watch: 116618LN Posts: 1,399	I had a pair of contact lenses when my first son was born in 1980. I wonder where they are now.

15 April 2020, 03:17 AM	#24
Widows Son "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 3,564	Interesting thread. I'm guilty of attaching sentiment to objects. I have two of my father's watches, my mom's wedding band set, grandmother's china, silver, old photos (some 90 years old), furniture my great great grandfather made, I'm currently wearing a beautiful Omega watch that belonged to my wife's grandfather, you get the idea. My wife on the other hand couldn't care less about "things." Things sometimes keep us connected with the past, for some, maybe that's not a good thing. My 80+ year old neighbor once said, "don't love anything that can't love you back," I guess that's the other side of the coin.

15 April 2020, 03:26 AM	#25
jerryguo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bay Area Watch: Rolex, PP, Lange Posts: 1,024	no meaning other than a luxury watch

15 April 2020, 03:38 AM	#26
djyolky Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: US Posts: 1,411	My Rolex is just a watch that I enjoy. Nothing more. Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

15 April 2020, 03:41 AM	#27
Ny325 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Traffic Watch: DW-5600BB Posts: 2,890	Beautiful, classic Rolex. My 36mm DateJust gets more wrist time, than my SS Submariner. I love it’s simplicity, and understated look. The quintessential Rolex.

15 April 2020, 04:41 AM	#28
dafuture "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NYC Posts: 1,944	I started off in the mindset that it was more than a watch: my first was the result of years of saving (and a bit of money as an early birthday gift from my parents) that I thought I'd never sell. But times changed, as did my experiences and thoughts. Some bad memories finished it off for good and I moved on to other watches. I'll never forget that watch or what it meant to me. But for a sentimental person such as myself, it was a good reminder that a watch is just a watch. It's the memories that are most important. __________________ Current Rolex Submariner 126610LN \|\| Cartier Tank Americaine

15 April 2020, 05:46 AM	#29
landroverking "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Jay Location: TEXAS Watch: Daytona Posts: 7,648	The Rolexes I have bought all marked a special time in my life. Believe it or not, not all special moments were good.

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