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Old 2 April 2011, 11:40 AM   #1
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Whats your quintessential Rolex?

To me Rolex was an 18k Day Date... as crazy as this is gonna sound, you bought a steel model until you could afford the DD... growing up in Northern New Jersey in the 70's & 80's all the "big shots" on both sides of the law wore 18k YG DD's, Judges, Lawyers, Doctors, & Mobsters... Even the President of the United States wore one... It was one of the few things that said, you were someone who knew what the good life was about... the Rolex brand to me was pure glamor... What model means Rolex to you & why?
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:42 AM   #2
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I have always wanted a GMT Pepsi and I have one now but I would love to have a DD in Platinum...someday!!!
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:45 AM   #3
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Sub for me.

Its just what I always associated Rolex with.

That and a TT DJ or DD.
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:51 AM   #4
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Platinum DD. this is the 2000s, yellow gold is out.
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:55 AM   #5
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I have always wanted a GMT Pepsi and I have one now but I would love to have a DD in Platinum...someday!!!
can I ask why you wanted the GMT Pepsi? was someone you saw, perhaps a celebrity ? or an advertisement?
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:56 AM   #6
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:57 AM   #7
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:57 AM   #8
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Platinum DD. this is the 2000s, yellow gold is out.
I grew up in New Jersey in the late 70's & 80's... that's what the people that made things happen wore... so that is why that model meant Rolex to me...
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:58 AM   #9
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To me Rolex was an 18k Day Date... as crazy as this is gonna sound, you bought a steel model until you could afford the DD... growing up in Northern New Jersey in the 70's & 80's all the "big shots" on both sides of the law wore 18k YG DD's, Judges, Lawyers, Doctors, & Mobsters... Even the President of the United States wore one... It was one of the few things that said, you were someone who knew what the good life was about... the Rolex brand to me was pure glamor... What model means Rolex to you & why?
Yes, you posted this verbatim before.
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Old 2 April 2011, 11:59 AM   #10
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is there a reason? James Bond perhaps? I really am interested to know why it is your Rolex icon...
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:00 PM   #11
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Yes, you posted this verbatim before.
good call... yes I did... I want to know why people love the brand?
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:01 PM   #12
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:07 PM   #13
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is there a reason? James Bond perhaps? I really am interested to know why it is your Rolex icon...
It's the most famous Rolex, and probably the most famous watch (from any brand) on Earth. Don't ask me why it's famous, it just is. Ergo the quintessential Rolex.
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:11 PM   #14
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always wanted a 2tone datejust, got 2, also always wanted a yg dd now I have that too. gold can be in or out a dd is always cool.
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:30 PM   #15
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Submariner for me. I've wanted a Sub since I was a kid, since before I even knew how much they cost. My dad has always worn a diver, and I asssociate that style with him. My first real watch was a timex diver that looked a lot like a Sub. It had the Mercedes hand and everything. I didn't even know that it looked like a Rolex. When the day came that I got my first good look at a Submariner, I knew that was it--that's the one watch for me. It all came together. Seeing my Dad's watches and admiring my own beloved diver, and then seeing the Sub, I realized that to me, it was the end-all-be all of watches. It's just me. Something about it, the design, the crown, the text on the dial, it stirs up a lot of childhood memories that I can barely put my finger on.
I'll have one someday.
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Old 2 April 2011, 12:32 PM   #16
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Caraptor, that answers my question perfectly... thank you...
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I was always intrigued by the history of the Rolex brand.

How did it get started?

When did it get started?

Where did it get started?

That's what drove me, until I finally tracked down what we believe to be the very first generation Rolex and the birth of the brand, the Big Bang of Rolex.
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Old 2 April 2011, 01:49 PM   #18
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for me, the sub - mainly for its silver-screen connection.
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Old 2 April 2011, 02:05 PM   #19
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Submariner.......1962 Dr. No Sean Connery as agent 007, Bond, James Bond.
The icon watch!!!!!!
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Old 2 April 2011, 02:40 PM   #20
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Old 2 April 2011, 02:42 PM   #21
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Old 2 April 2011, 02:55 PM   #22
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Old 2 April 2011, 03:31 PM   #23
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18k gold daytona with the black newman dial and red has marks! Why? Because I don't see that many around, and I already have my everyday SS watch. The gold Daytona I speak of is unique, and I'm a car guy at heart in alignment with its pedigree! Cheers!

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Old 2 April 2011, 03:32 PM   #24
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18k gold daytona with the black newman dial and red has marks! Why? Because I don't see that many around, and I already have my everyday SS watch. The gold Daytona I speak of is unique, and I'm a car guy at heart in alignment with its pedigree! Cheers!

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funny, I wear that very same watch, but mine is champagne with black sub dials...
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Old 2 April 2011, 03:46 PM   #25
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I would say SS Sub but you could also say TT jubilee DJ. These are your most common country club watches, I think.
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Old 2 April 2011, 04:29 PM   #26
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Yellow gold is out? I've never been one to go with so called the masses. If I did, I would wear some cheap watch and dress in cheap clothes! I'll stick with rolex's and Paul&Shark thanks :)
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Old 2 April 2011, 05:15 PM   #27
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Have to say the SS sub, 5513 followed by the 16610
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Old 2 April 2011, 05:21 PM   #28
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The YG DD and the TT jubilee DJ.
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Old 2 April 2011, 06:02 PM   #29
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Iconic ss sub all day long!!!
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Old 2 April 2011, 06:09 PM   #30
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Stainless Steel Sub (Pure Sub, sans date, sans cyclops!)

I'll admit that I also consider a Date Just (especially TT) to be QUINTESSENTIAL... I just don't like them!

Sub...! All day long!
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