I am loving this new Section. What's your favourite vintage model?

[Dalton]

I have to admit that this is one of those treats you just don't get everyday, but the truth is... it is. Vintage is the way to go if you simply cannot satisfy the Rolex Hunger. My favourite Vintage models have got to be the 5508's. I just can't keep my eyes off of them. What's your favourite vintage model? No reason is required, I just wanna know what you like when it comes to vintage:clap:

[dentman]

5513 for me! :thumbsup:

[pz93c]

I like the vintage DateJusts.

Lots of variations in markers and hands and those pie pan dials...

Personally, modern can't hold a candle.

[SLS]

I have to say that may favorite vintage piece is a 1680, but any vintage Sub will do!
Scott

[GerardoG]

1803

[lobo58]

This military issue of the 5513 is tough to top:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/lobo58/55172.jpg

Image from vintage submariner.com.

[TempoKing]

6062, 6239, 6263

[Alcan]

This old girl is as vintage as Rolex gets, if it actually qualifies as a Rolex.

[rvan]

An oldie but goodie, the explorer 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/xshellofamanx/watches/1655-edit.jpg

[T5AUS]

Any vintage sport models will do me, the earlier the better.

[buz-lh]

1675,16750 and 16760 are my favorties.

[oztimelord]

As long as it says Daytona its HOT:dummy::rofl::clap::smokin:

[vintage69]

I like that classic baton dial on the 1803. Simple and elegant.

[Davvan]

...it´s the blue dialed Snowflake :thumbsup:

This one is on it´s way now.....can´t wait!!

[TurboWatch]

Nice 1803 with doorstep dial. I love them.

[Xenophon]

5517, then 1016, then 5513

[Airoyster]

Rolex Canada just deemed my AKD vintage @ 25 years old apparently thats when they stop offering the international warranty after servicing.Here it is,for those who haven't seen it.

[Alcan]

This military issue of the 5513 is tough to top:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/lobo58/55172.jpg

Image from vintage submariner.com.



It is indeed. Is that old thing yours and available? :cheers:

[onkyo]

I LOVE vintage.... a couple of my gems -->

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp42/plvovsky/Picture331.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp42/plvovsky/100_3383.jpg


:cheers:

[pz93c]

I have to add the 6202 Turn-O-Graph.

[Lol-x]

Daammn that 1655 is nice :wow:

Yeah, whoever got this 'vintage forum' going must be a real good guy :twit: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Now I just have to get me a 1655 that looks 1/2 decent. :banghead: :agree:

[directioneng]

A 6241 would be nice thank you.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[gmtobsessed]

matt dial 1675 and maxi dial 5513:)

[onkyo]

Daammn that 1655 is nice :wow:

Yeah, whoever got this 'vintage forum' going must be a real good guy :twit: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Now I just have to get me a 1655 that looks 1/2 decent. :banghead: :agree:

:dude::dude::dude:

Still looking for yours, huh Steve? :banghead:

Took me a year to find mine and purely by luck!

:cheers:

[Lol-x]

Yes, still looking. There are a lot of 1655's about but they seem to have issues with dials, cases, crownguards etc.
I can't believe how many 1655's I've come across where the crown guards have been polished unevenly. :banghead:
Anyway, I've saved my money so it is not a real problem.

[lobo58]

It is indeed. Is that old thing yours and available? :cheers:

Sadly, no and no.

[net0man]

Paul Newman Daytonas

[mbording]

These would be mine. Don't own any of the listed pieces... Yet :D Hope to find a 6263 sooner rather than later...

#1 6263 Panda dial
#2 Red Sub
#3 1655
#4 Double Red Dweller
#5 Comex

[Brushpup]

6062, 6239, 6263

Ahhhhhhhhh a man of Sophisticated taste! I must concur....

[Clay]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h62/1680/SDonNATO002.jpg

[goduke1]

Rolex Canada just deemed my AKD vintage @ 25 years old apparently thats when they stop offering the international warranty after servicing.Here it is,for those who haven't seen it.


The Air-King Date is pretty uncommon, as it was only made a few years. Very nice watch. They have it looking great.

[wantonebad]

yeah all things being equal my list goes by personal prefence, if we're talking cost then a paul newman daytona or a comex sub would have to be first on my list because of their overall value, Mark rvan and Pav listed my grails, but as far as desire alone this would be the order of my dream pieces:

Military 5513 just like the picture Mark posted
1655 Exp II "Steve McQueen" don't beat me up for calling it that
Paul Newman Daytona
Any red sub
double red SD
Comex sub

[Beaumont Miller II]

If its RED I like it.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp210/BeaumontMillerII/IMG_0503.jpg

[jlms]

1680 Red Sub:clap:

[Lol-x]

If its RED I like it.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp210/BeaumontMillerII/IMG_0503.jpg

There aint nothing not to like about those, just that they are not mine :banghead: :rokn: :rofl:

[The GMT Kid]

For vintage, I like the 1803. I'm a sucker for pie pan dials. :joy:

[Air King Dan]

My favourite, and the one I want to add to my collection, is a 5513 that I can afford :cheers:

Dan

[stevemulholland3]

oh boy!
there are so many great vintage models to choose from that its very hard to narrow it down to one..
I love all non-crown guard model subs and gmt's..the 6542 gmt is just a super-classic~
of course the 6538,6536 etc.. these watches are just icons of the NCG world!
then of course I also love the 1655 and 1665
and then there is the slightly small on me 6202 tog..which would be a favorite if it where a little bigger on me..
I would say the main reason I love vintage rolex is that anyone can go buy a Rolex..
but how many people are going to own the same model as you if its 30 years old!!!
not many..

[Jimbits76]

I still love my 6534...it's nothing special and probably something nobody else would choose but it was my grandfather's and it's a part of my family history and what got my father and I into Rolex watches.

I'm also a bit partial to some of the older subs and gmts.

J

[Deeper]

This military issue of the 5513 is tough to top:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/lobo58/55172.jpg

Image from vintage submariner.com.


Being a military issue, its no longer a 5513. Its a “Milsub” 5517. But you probably knew that :)

[jac67]

Being a military issue, its no longer a 5513. Its a “Milsub” 5517. But you probably knew that :)


Actually there are 3 MilSub models: 5513, 5517 and 5513/5517 (double reference).

These make me happy.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/jac18/My%20Watches/P1010750.jpg


John.

[Deeper]

Actually there are 3 MilSub models: 5513, 5517 and 5513/5517 (double reference).
.

Thanks for the info there mate. You live and learn. But am I right when I'm saying that the sub in the picture is a 5517?

[Deeper]

Actually there are 3 MilSub models: 5513, 5517 and 5513/5517 (double reference).

These make me happy.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/jac18/My%20Watches/P1010750.jpg


John.

Oh. And that Comex would make me very happy too :-)

[jac67]

Thanks for the info there mate. You live and learn. But am I right when I'm saying that the sub in the picture is a 5517?

It could well be. From memory of that pic I think it is.

Hard to tell from a front end pic.


John.

[Lol-x]

Awesome photo there John :thumbsup:

I don't think I've ever seen a better looking 5517 than yours :cheers:

[Rolexb777]

Really nice watches.anyone of those makes me happy!

Cheers

[wantonebad]

Actually there are 3 MilSub models: 5513, 5517 and 5513/5517 (double reference).

These make me happy.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/jac18/My%20Watches/P1010750.jpg


John.

wholly shnikies John!!! :wow::wow::wow:

that's a collection and a half!!:nut::nut::nut:

[JohnEaton]

I have to say that may favorite vintage piece is a 1680, but any vintage Sub will do!
Scott

1680 Red Sub:clap:

Me too !!!!!
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r181/DirtCheapJohn/AnOldDiver12.jpg

[ROLEX MAN]

Actually there are 3 MilSub models: 5513, 5517 and 5513/5517 (double reference).

These make me happy.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d199/jac18/My%20Watches/P1010750.jpg


John.


To have seen and felt this collection has made me forever happy!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

It's truly amazing!!! :clap::clap::clap:

[mgm]

Just about any black face Sub; dateless is perferable, Maxi dial too. Matte. Gloss face and white-gold trim characters on my 5513 are okay, maybe a bit too precious for my taste, but I do like my watch. Were I prone to envy, I could get envious of that grouping just above me! Except for the Daytona. I admire it, and that's a very handsome Daytona, but I prefer the simple, straightforward, businesslike face of the Sub.

[peppermannen]

If its RED I like it.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp210/BeaumontMillerII/IMG_0503.jpg

Hard to argue with that! Simply a stunning collection:clap:

Petter

[greekbum]

My favorite is not the most expensive or the most sought after but its my favorite.The Rolex Gmt 16750.It has to be because having owned most all of them at 1 time or another I keep going back to it.My 2nd favorite if you can have 2 was my 1970 root beer GMT on a 2 tone rivited bracelet. I have never seen another 1 and it was faded,well worn, and unique.Not everybody and there brother had 1.
I miss that 1.

[adam78]

My favorite is not the most expensive or the most sought after but its my favorite.The Rolex Gmt 16750.It has to be because having owned most all of them at 1 time or another I keep going back to it.My 2nd favorite if you can have 2 was my 1970 root beer GMT on a 2 tone rivited bracelet. I have never seen another 1 and it was faded,well worn, and unique.Not everybody and there brother had 1.
I miss that 1.

I like my 16750, but usually prefer to wear a no-date Submariner or Explorer. On these cleaner dials, I find it much easier to tell the time at a glance.

Here's my 16750 though:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j310/amdubin/Rolex%20GMT-Master%2016750/IMG_1040.jpg

[mike]

I'm fortunate to have a couple vintage pieces, but of all my favorite has always been the GMT.....especially if it has that "yellow" printing.:chuckle:

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/mike381/DSC00145-1.jpg

[greekbum]

Nice 1 Mike

[Perdu]

1680, 16750 . . .well any vintage Sub or GMT.

[crown71]

hey GeraldoG, I have the same day/date but mine has a white dial. The original hour hands were replaced by Rolex after a motocycle accident. What happened to the bracelet?

[Lamone]

1675 for me :thumbsup:

[therolexguy]

Two of my favs. 1675 and 1680. :thumbsup:

[Some Pair]

6538 Red Triangle(ie:III/58), 5513 Maxi I, 16803 "Bluesy" , and a 1803 in that order.
But that's JMO... :dude:

The Timepieces seen on this thread are Fantastic.
It would seem that the passion of ROLEX lives on, and on,no?

[lobo58]

I saw not one, but two Rolex in the wild today--one, a GMT circa 1980 just back from service that was stunning, the other, a Milgauss 116400-V. You know what? They were both show stoppers. Absolutely beautiful. Forced to choose, I couldn't.

It's all in the eye.

[RodS]

Well lobo 58, here's a 66 GMT just back from servicing by Rolex in Melbourne. The total cost was $1700 US/$2050 AU, a lot, but included a new bracelet, bezel + insert and hands with all the other bits needed. The Brisbane dealer was very helpful, the watch came back early, and under estimate,[a first for anything in my experience!] as apparently the balance wheel had plenty of life left. To me it looks brand new, only the slight marks where the old design of bracelet rubbed under the lugs and of course the serial number telling me it isn't. I now have its' authenticity checked, not that I am looking to sell it. I'm no photographer, also, my ISP is a bit erratic, but here goes. I have never kept it original, merely changed the bits I thought would improve it for me as a tool watch. Wasn't the interest in them in the old days, a different story now!

[volkersports]

Simple, classic.

83113

[Moe99]

Another Perpetual Date

[Czechman]

19018, WG Oysterquartz

[Lowflight]

This One....
http://www.fototime.com/91CCBC296FD26BD/orig.jpg

I would give them all up for a perfect 1665 Great White Though

[taipan168]

Personally my favourite is the acrylic crystal GMT series - either the 1675 or the 16750. Hard to choose between the two - the 1675 has the runs on the board, but the 16750 has the advantage of the newer 3xxx calibre movement and quickset date...