How old were you when you had your first Rolex

[jamesthejeweller]

I bought my first one the other week, A GMT II, im 20, looking into buying another perhaps a Seadweller or TT Sub, havent decided yet if anyone knows of a SD or TT Sub going message me!

[infoe]

This thread was dug out of it's grave! :)

[JPSUB]

Just got my first three 3 weeks ago as a graduation present to my self. SS Sub with Date. All my friends give me shit about spending so much on a watch, but every time I look down and see it I know its worth it.
James

[KJacques]

Originally Posted by JPSUB

Just got my first three 3 weeks ago as a graduation present to my self. SS Sub with Date. All my friends give me shit about spending so much on a watch, but every time I look down and see it I know its worth it.
James

I used to have a friend love to do that to me too. About 20 years ago we got into a long heated discussion as he compared his Casio to my Sub and how it was so much better at a fraction of the price. Didn't matter how durable the Rolex was, it was a waste of money.

Just the other day I asked him about that old Casio and he laughed and said it's probably in a landfill somewhere as it stopped working nearly 20 years ago and he just threw it away. The look on his face when he realized I was still wearing my old Sub and found out how that old Rolex had appreciated in value was priceless.

[AZeng]

The oldest so far ... I was 52 two years ago when my wife got me a GMT-II for our 32nd anniversary!

[Tombstone]

18 fresh out of high school in the 80's the night I graduated. In high school I owned a Folex, I thought that watch was so cool. My father gave me a new (authentic) SS DJ with the tapestry dial (steel colored) R16220A/ B6251. It was one of the best moments of my life it really meant a lot to me I used to stare at that watch for hours and I was very touched as I never suspected the gift or even foresaw it. I want to do the same for my son. I sold this Rolex to buy my wife a ring the first year we were married. I miss the watch because of what it meant. I do not miss the old style bands as in my view they were not as good as the Rolex bands of today.

[nko51]

I was 50! when I bought my first, it was a pre-owned 1965 SS DateJust.

[Naitch]

I bought two in two months last year at 23. Datejust then Sub. I'm 24 now and still paying for them. Worth it though!

[sheldonsmith]

I was 24 when i purchased my first DateJust after earning a BA in English. I am now on my 6th Rolex. Unfortunately, I flipped my DateJust; I should have kept it.

-Sheldon

[KLM]

43...just got my F series SD last week! Why did I wait so long??

[subkrawler]

I was 28 when I bought my A series Sea-Dweller

[digdug]

I waited until I could pay cash and not worry about the money. That was a few months ago at age 42 and the purchase was a new Sub Date. Then I bought a slightly used GMT II last month. I have a birthday next month, so I might treat myself again...

[meatman]

I was 21, bought a Explorer new for $279 in 1971. Times & prices sure do change. Good Luck, Meatman

[Ronnie Rolex]

43 big ones. Bought the Rolesium YM in Switzerland while on a battlefield tour of Europe with WWII veterans from my dad's U.S. Army unit. The watch will always serve as a memory of the sacrifice these great men made during WWII.

[Wolfgang427]

I got it for my 16th birthday. A SS-sub date. 1978. Wish I still had it.

[ohlins]

was 29 when i bought my explorer 2 in year 2002.....

have added a few since then......

[747jetdriver]

I was 10 years old when I got an Air King


I am still into Rollers after all this years....

[Flyjet601]

I got my first Tudor at the age of 23. A Sub...in the photo. Wish I still had it
Got my first Rolex at age 31. My current SS DJ. Still got it

[supermarz]

yep .... i have to say the same ... i got my yacht master plat/ss when i was 25 ( well few months before i turned 26 )

[DATEJUSTSS]

A 1986 SS DJ when I was 37. Just moved up to a D serial TOG. I now want a 14060 bad!

[mcubed]

I just got my 14060 in February. I am 31, got it used from a certified watchmaker who restored another watch for me. It is partially a graduation gift, I also chipped in. I still have a few months till graduation (PhD) but It was getting to the point where any sub was beginning to get priced out of my range.

As for another is in my future? Doubtful, I have several other watches, but I really have no interest in wearing them anymore. It did cross my mind to get a tudor sub in the future, to wear when I can't wear the sub (travel, going to cities where one could get mugged), but the prices on those are a bit silly

[Welshwatchman]

I was 17 when I first read this thread. I am now older than Abraham.

[royce]

23 and picking up a tt daytona in a few months

[ck867]

19

[mohdbak]

I think I was 19 when I recieved my 1st Rolex, a black dial explorer II.

[vodka86]

im 21 and got my 1st new GMT II recently.

[Alex Stylianou]

I was 11 When I Inherited A Date From My Late Grandad

[seanbrooklyn]

I was 30 and that was 2 weeks ago , the wife and I purchased a new SS Explorer at John Bull in the bahamas, it was a anniversary gift. I love the watch.

[JPTX]

Just got my first bnib couple months ago at 29 and I love it

[GoldenBear]

I got SS Sub for my 30th birthday. It was also a graduation gift from medical school. However, it was my wife who went to med. school, not me. It was a thank-you from her. We later divorced and I realized that I paid for both my watch her degree! Oh well. Upgraded the watch (still have it) to a TT Sub and TOTALLY upgraded the wife. She has a white gold date-just with MOP face and diamonds. Sweet (both of them).