Starting top five

[samuel019]

Bored on a Sunday other than watching the Masters I started cleaning and winding up a few which led me to think of the current state of my collection. You know when you’ve been collecting for over a decade you start to wonder what’s next and or why have I bought or had this or that.

So when I looked at these I came to the conclusion that these are the ones that barring a disaster are here to stay. Some of these took a lot of time and energy to get and make them that much special. Countless threads on TRF about sentiment when it comes to watch collecting and I figured I’d throw my “hat in the ring”

1. 2004 F serial 16600. The first watch my wife and I bought together as a couple many years ago
2. 2012 216570. First ever new purchase at my A D. Keep in mind back then there were much better deals here on TRF. Thousands under MSRP. The good ol days
3. 126715. First Everose and full PM Rolex that led to 4 and 5
4. 326935. By far my favorite and most worn. A black 326934 caused this as well. Just a massive massive SkyD fan after owning a SS model
5. 116515. I FINALLY completed my RG Trio with this one after months and months of interesting let downs and “almosts”

3, 4, and 5 have made up my mind that any future collecting is gonna be minimal at best. I did say when I did my 515 incoming I am done and atm I truly believe I am. I’ve looked at every single reference on Rolex.com and I see nothing that jumps out. Granted there are 2 or 3 that I definitely wouldn’t turn down but also ones that I know I will never ever get the call from my A D. Models I will not chase. 116505, 116506, and the new Platinum DD.

At some point I’ll get around to posting the entire SS, and TT collection but these are the ones that are “close” to me. Via distance and meaning

So without further delay here are some pics of models that have been seen many many times on TRF. Just thought I’d shed some light on why and what these 5 mean. Told you I was bored today