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LeslieC · 9 December 2015, 01:54 PM

Do any of you have a birth year watch? I was born in 1973 and am still looking for the perfect watch for me.

nick c · 9 December 2015, 02:06 PM

Here is my snowflake 1973

Old Expat Beast · 9 December 2015, 02:09 PM

This Air-King 5501 from 1964 is my BYW.

asleep · 9 December 2015, 02:10 PM

My birth year is 1959... and I like the Rolex Submariners.

Which means I won't be getting a birthyear watch.

psv · 9 December 2015, 02:20 PM

I had one, a 5513 Submariner, but I moved it. The problem with a birth year watch is that you stare on the one variable that is really not that important. The overall condition and quality of the watch is much more relevant.

LeslieC · 9 December 2015, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psv

I had one, a 5513 Submariner, but I moved it. The problem with a birth year watch is that you stare on the one variable that is really not that important. The overall condition and quality of the watch is much more relevant.

I agree, which is why I'm still looking.

Amer · 9 December 2015, 02:26 PM

HQ Milton in SF has tons of vintage watches and I suspect you can find your birth year watch there.

I found a birth year sub for my daughter there.

Good luck

Rogdogg · 9 December 2015, 02:30 PM

I don't have one but I love the thought of having one.
If I do decide to go vintage some day I think it would be for a birth year piece.
That is 1980 by the way.

TheRolexKingofLV · 9 December 2015, 02:30 PM

Searching for a 1965 Daytona 6239 right now

Ruud Van Driver · 9 December 2015, 02:34 PM

I'd love a birth year Submariner (1967) but I could have a new TT Sub and change for a decent holiday for the price.

lzz73 · 9 December 2015, 02:44 PM

Yeah, I'm '73 and looking for one too. The closest I've found is an Omega Moonwatch from that year. Haven't bought it yet.

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silverbullet818 · 9 December 2015, 03:19 PM

I'm going to look for a birth Era watch. Easier.

Aceldama · 9 December 2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by asleep

My birth year is 1959... and I like the Rolex Submariners.

Which means I won't be getting a birthyear watch.

I'm in the same boat. 1972 and would love a Sub date, but Red Subs are over my budget.

simongpaez · 10 December 2015, 12:36 AM

I would love to have a birth watch 1972 but as others mentioned for the price I could get a new, very reliable everyday piece, not sure a 1972 watch will be up there.

Steve36Efc · 10 December 2015, 02:18 AM

I like the idea of a birth year piece, for me it would be a 1971 Sub.

Rybour · 10 December 2015, 02:24 AM

A black dial DJ from 1991 would do it for me.
Maybe next year I'll come across one.

Speed · 10 December 2015, 02:36 AM

Are you looking for the year a new watch was sold = to your birth year? Then find one where the owner saved the receipt.

Do you want one "assembled" in your birth year? Well then it's a bit of a crap shoot at serial numbers don't tell the whole story. The watch case could have sat around for some time - a few years? - beforehand. You'd only be pretending.

The choice is yours if you are set on a "birth year" Rolex.

joemcp · 10 December 2015, 02:50 AM

I put a little spin on this. I got a 2006 16610LV since that was my son's birth year... someday it will be his birth year watch.

Chris B · 10 December 2015, 04:50 AM

Here's mine , a 6605 from 1956, 'twas a birthday gift from my son for my 50th a few yrs ago

OneEyedHito · 10 December 2015, 04:55 AM

Here is my most recent acquisition a '73 DRSD, I looked for a couple of years.

AK797 · 10 December 2015, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick c

Here is my snowflake 1973

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

This Air-King 5501 from 1964 is my BYW.

Lovely shots, gents, there is something mystical and romantic to having a BY watch for me, I would like one too one day, esp as I am born on the Day of Time.

kentrojan1 · 10 December 2015, 05:47 AM

I too would like a birth year watch, maybe a 1974 Tudor snow flake in blue!

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kirksingleton · 10 December 2015, 05:53 AM

[QUOTE=Chris B;6316839]Here's mine , a 6605 from 1956, 'twas a birthday gift from my son for my 50th a few yrs ago

That is a great DJ!. I would live to have that one.
A birthdate Rolex is something that I have always thought would be fun but I have never pulled the trigger.

jdmi32 · 10 December 2015, 06:12 AM

A couple from '68.

DannV · 10 December 2015, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asleep

My birth year is 1959... and I like the Rolex Submariners.

Which means I won't be getting a birthyear watch.

Same here, 1959, and will not be getting a '59 Sub anytime soon!

SLS · 10 December 2015, 07:07 AM

Both from 1970, searched for the Red Sub for a year or so, two months later the 1675 was offered to me by a local guy who knew I liked vintage Rolex.

brandrea · 10 December 2015, 07:33 AM

Count me in, 1967 Sub 5513

Muzz · 10 December 2015, 07:40 AM

Looks like a lot of us were born in 1973:)

brandrea · 10 December 2015, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneEyedHito

Here is my most recent acquisition a '73 DRSD, I looked for a couple of years.

Black Bay Dan · 10 December 2015, 08:51 AM

Here is my birth year watch (1965) - also happily this was my late father's Explorer which Rolex presented him with for his stills photography for their adverts in National Geographic back in the 1960's. Good luck hunting for yours

Dan

9 December 2015, 01:54 PM	#1
LeslieC "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Leslie Location: Canada Watch: 14000, 116710 Posts: 465	Birth year watch Do any of you have a birth year watch? I was born in 1973 and am still looking for the perfect watch for me.

9 December 2015, 02:06 PM	#2
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846	Here is my snowflake 1973 Attached Images

9 December 2015, 02:09 PM	#3
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,826	This Air-King 5501 from 1964 is my BYW. Attached Images

9 December 2015, 02:30 PM	#8
Rogdogg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bangkok Posts: 6,124	I don't have one but I love the thought of having one. If I do decide to go vintage some day I think it would be for a birth year piece. That is 1980 by the way. __________________ Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

9 December 2015, 02:30 PM	#9
TheRolexKingofLV "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Trace Location: Vegas/Bay Area Posts: 9,234	Searching for a 1965 Daytona 6239 right now __________________ Official Host "The Penthouse Party" Las Vegas 2018 Instagram @tracenunes

9 December 2015, 02:10 PM	#4
asleep "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 778	My birth year is 1959... and I like the Rolex Submariners. Which means I won't be getting a birthyear watch.

9 December 2015, 02:20 PM	#5
psv 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,078	I had one, a 5513 Submariner, but I moved it. The problem with a birth year watch is that you stare on the one variable that is really not that important. The overall condition and quality of the watch is much more relevant.

9 December 2015, 02:26 PM	#7
Amer "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Amer Location: California love Watch: 126600, 116619LB Posts: 198	HQ Milton in SF has tons of vintage watches and I suspect you can find your birth year watch there. I found a birth year sub for my daughter there. Good luck

9 December 2015, 02:34 PM	#10
Ruud Van Driver "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Real Name: Chopped Liver Location: S. Wales Valleys Watch: Mickey Mouse Posts: 9,926	I'd love a birth year Submariner (1967) but I could have a new TT Sub and change for a decent holiday for the price. __________________ 116520 Black, 116610 LVc, 116660 D-Blue, 116610 LNc, 116622 Blue, PAM359, PAM689, PAM737 *"Why should you allow an AD to shake you down, just so you can buy a watch" - Grady Philpott* Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

9 December 2015, 02:44 PM	#11
lzz73 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Billings, MT Watch: 228238 Posts: 437	Yeah, I'm '73 and looking for one too. The closest I've found is an Omega Moonwatch from that year. Haven't bought it yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

9 December 2015, 03:19 PM	#12
silverbullet818 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 839	I'm going to look for a birth Era watch. Easier.

10 December 2015, 12:36 AM	#14
simongpaez "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Real Name: Simon Location: Houston Watch: Some Posts: 1,109	I would love to have a birth watch 1972 but as others mentioned for the price I could get a new, very reliable everyday piece, not sure a 1972 watch will be up there.

10 December 2015, 02:18 AM	#15
Steve36Efc "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Watch: 126603 Posts: 2,606	I like the idea of a birth year piece, for me it would be a 1971 Sub.

10 December 2015, 02:24 AM	#16
Rybour "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 125	A black dial DJ from 1991 would do it for me. Maybe next year I'll come across one.

10 December 2015, 02:36 AM	#17
Speed "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 19,706	Birth year watch Are you looking for the year a new watch was sold = to your birth year? Then find one where the owner saved the receipt. Do you want one "assembled" in your birth year? Well then it's a bit of a crap shoot at serial numbers don't tell the whole story. The watch case could have sat around for some time - a few years? - beforehand. You'd only be pretending. The choice is yours if you are set on a "birth year" Rolex.

10 December 2015, 02:50 AM	#18
joemcp "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Phila Metro Watch: 16610LV Posts: 80	I put a little spin on this. I got a 2006 16610LV since that was my son's birth year... someday it will be his birth year watch.

10 December 2015, 04:50 AM	#19
Chris B "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 9,631	Here's mine , a 6605 from 1956, 'twas a birthday gift from my son for my 50th a few yrs ago

10 December 2015, 04:55 AM	#20
OneEyedHito "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Here Posts: 83	Here is my most recent acquisition a '73 DRSD, I looked for a couple of years. Attached Images

10 December 2015, 05:47 AM	#22
kentrojan1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Real Name: ken Location: united kingdom Watch: 124270 Posts: 806	I too would like a birth year watch, maybe a 1974 Tudor snow flake in blue! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10 December 2015, 05:53 AM	#23
kirksingleton "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,759	[QUOTE=Chris B;6316839]Here's mine , a 6605 from 1956, 'twas a birthday gift from my son for my 50th a few yrs ago That is a great DJ!. I would live to have that one. A birthdate Rolex is something that I have always thought would be fun but I have never pulled the trigger.

10 December 2015, 06:12 AM	#24
jdmi32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Ky Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: 16570 Posts: 2,362	A couple from '68. Attached Images

10 December 2015, 07:07 AM	#26
SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,401	Both from 1970, searched for the Red Sub for a year or so, two months later the 1675 was offered to me by a local guy who knew I liked vintage Rolex. Attached Images __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

10 December 2015, 07:33 AM	#27
brandrea 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 78,097	Count me in, 1967 Sub 5513 Attached Images

10 December 2015, 07:40 AM	#28
Muzz "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Steve Location: TO CAD, HCMC VN Watch: MP 18946 Posts: 7,292	Looks like a lot of us were born in 1973:)

10 December 2015, 08:51 AM	#30
Black Bay Dan 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Dan Location: Chichester Watch: Tudor Black Bay Posts: 1,600	Here is my birth year watch (1965) - also happily this was my late father's Explorer which Rolex presented him with for his stills photography for their adverts in National Geographic back in the 1960's. Good luck hunting for yours Dan Attached Images __________________ Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220R (2015) Tudor Black Bay GMT 79830RB (2022) Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 79030B (2023)

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