My actual first Rolex

[Relyt]

When my great uncle passed away I got his 1960ish (I believe Rolex). His wife and him were very frugal yet worth millions. They ended up donating ALL of their money to a college by the name Rose Hulman.

Anyway, I felt terrible for my mom because she cares for them while they were sick as they had no kids of their own.

So needless to say I sold it and bought my mom a bunch of things to show her my appreciation.

Sadly I don't have the watch anymore, but the goal was to make my mom happy.... And I'm not a fan of gold. Yet also the face was too small for my wrist.

Here she is:



So in reality my real "first Rolex watches were my datejust and explorer ii"


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[Paul]

... and a nice gesture to sell and acknowledge your Mum.

I'm thinking it's an Ovettone 6105 or similar - perhaps earlier than the 1960's.

Whatever reference it is, it's a good looker

[Relyt]

Yeah it may have been pre 60.

Sad to give it up but my mother has done so much and deserves so much more.

Like I said, the face was just to small for my wrist.




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[DCgator]

You're a good son. What you did is more important than owning what is probably worth a lot of money, vintage Rolex. Kudos to you!

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Relyt

Yeah it may have been pre 60.

Sad to give it up but my mother has done so much and deserves so much more.

Like I said, the face was just to small for my wrist.




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Looks great on your wrist, if that's your wrist in the pic. I would say mid to late 1950s. Beautiful piece.

[Relyt]

I'm sure I didn't get nearly what it was worth from the jewelry store I sold it to. But business is business. I understand everyone has to make a profit.

These look better though lol:






Those two are more practical. I can't wear them to work because I'm a cop. I will wear them to court in my uniform though. The explorer is pretty much the all the time watch. And the DJ is more for weddings or if I get to put a suit on for something. Very rarely.
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[Relyt]

Just got into contact with the dealer I sold this watch to and he is going to see if he still has it in one of his 8 stores inventory. If he does, I'm going to buy it back. I think maybe put a Nato band on it, and it would be perfect. Granted my Mom came first, but if I could buy it back for a few hundred extra, it would be worth it.

[Old Expat Beast]

Let us know how it goes. It would look great on brown croc (nato, not so much maybe).

[adam78]

I'm not a fan of nato on gold, unless a shell cordovan nato...!

[Relyt]

Bad news, the jewelry store I worked for back in the day sold it a few month ago on eBay.

No big deal though. Everything happens for a reason.


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[harry in montreal]

You made the right choice

Buy one you like and is waterproof so you can go everywhere w it!

[dstacy]

It continues to amaze me how poor some people's grammar is.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Relyt

Bad news, the jewelry store I worked for back in the day sold it a few month ago on eBay.

No big deal though. Everything happens for a reason.


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That's too bad. I wonder how much it went for.

[andromeda160]

Originally Posted by harry in montreal

You made the right choice

Buy one you like and is waterproof so you can go everywhere w it!

it was very much waterproof.

[Relyt]

Dear dstacy,

If you are talking about my grammar, or anyone else's in this thread, I will fix it just for you.

However, I did review your last 20 posts and observed quite a few errors on your behalf also.

Obviously, since I just quick type from TAPATALK, on a cell phone,it may not be perfect. I would assume that goes for most here.

Correction:

I have horrible, awfully bad, terrible, no good news. The jewelry store that I used to work for sold the Rolex on eBay several months ago.

In the long run, it is not that big of a deal. Mother always said that everything happens for a reason. She also reminded me how rude some people can be on the "interwebs."

By the way, I really hate the fact that I have both a Bachelor and Masters degree hanging on my wall. It's a darn shame I was able to complete a thesis and am half of the way through the first draft of a book.

It's also sad that I will see and experience more trauma, heartache, violence and destruction in one month than the general population will in their entire lives. So please forgive me if I forget a plural vs singular grammar error etc.


Here is to making the Internet forums perfect.

Cheers!

[Relyt]

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by dstacy

It continues to amaze me how poor some people's grammar is.

Sentence structure doesn't seem to be a major strength for you, either.