With utter delight, I share this with you all

[campfire]

Congratulations.

[77T]

A fine choice. For a Sub, the WG one is apt - followed closely by a TT Bluesy.

Enjoy!


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[mrlube1151001]

Great watch. You deserved it. Now enjoy it

[Rafeeq]

Very nice, Jake.

[jnewman311]

Great story and hard work pays off. Thank you for your service. Wear it in the best of health

[noshame]

Congrats, Jake. It's a beaut!

[Watchsprings]

Big congrats Jake. That’s a well earned piece, wear it with pride!

[Greglaw]

It is beautiful, congratulations, enjoy, cherish and never let it go!

[NachoNeal]

Very nice!

[Oystersteel92]

That's a big boy watch right there, congrats! Just like you, when I was young the men and women I knew that had Rolexes were all accomplished professionals, people you could look up to. One of the many things that attracted me to the brand in the first place.

[TheVTCGuy]

Less then a month ago I also picked up my grail, the WG Sub. Congrats!

[Jay Tee]

Great story, congrats!

[Dawgprint]

Congratulations! Hard work pays off.

Hard to beat a sub!

[ltmgeller]

Congrats!!!

[Guppydriver]

Great story and I applaud not only your service but your attributes of patience and delayed gratification.

That is a beautiful piece and I wish many happy memories whilst wearing it!

[S’portEye]

Hard work and saving pays off. Congrats, you earned it!!

[turfmanjon]

Congratulations, great watch and accomplishment!!


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[Pauln]

Very nice. Congratulations on your success.

[Bigdaddy38]

Congratulations, and thank you for your service!



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[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by piratfisk

This post has been a longtime coming & I’m happy to share my personal achievement with this group.

(TL;DR … I saved up for a while & bought a watch.)

For me, a Rolex has always marked personal achievement. I became enamored with the brand after seeing various Rolexes on my father’s wrist over the course of his life. As a kid, it was “ooh, shiny,” but as an adult it’s more of a “I bet that person worked diligently & rewarded themselves.” I have a distinct memory as a kid of seeing a YG DD36 on the wrist of my dad’s CEO at a company party during the early 90s & being enamored. The CFO, a longtime family friend, had a two-tone 5-digit Sub & I was instantly hooked on the brand.

I was never in a financial position to purchase my own until a few years ago. I knew it had to be special, to commemorate what I consider to be the biggest series of achievements in my life thus far.

I started saving when I was still in the Navy, originally with my sights on a blue Milgauss. I passed on one when they were trading for like $8k a few years ago because it didn’t feel right at the time. I honestly felt like I didn’t “deserve” one yet. I then had the opportunity to buy a 6-digit two-tone Sub. Passed again. Timing didn’t feel right.

Kept saving, kept investing. The time will come. I don’t “need” it now. Patience.

I’m of the school of thought that not wanting many things, but wanting the singular, best thing possible, is the way to go. I’d trade all the colorful Timexes in the world for one single, special piece (an outlandish example, but maybe you understand).

I then saw the Smurf. That was it. I knew I had to have it. That’s the top of the Submariner pyramid.

Kept saving, kept investing.

Now, fellow obsessive maniacs, I’m proud to show that after one decade of saving, four deployments, one degree & one out-of-the-park, civilian job offer, my dream has been realized.

My full set 116619LB has found its forever home alongside my father’s 16233 that was gifted to me on my wedding day. Now, if anyone (does VTC Guy Paul still frequent this place? If so, I got you those VFA-97 t-shirts, you owe me!) wants to buy me a beer because I’ve spent all my pennies on a watch (jk), please LMK

(sorry for the small pic, I had to resize so it met the attachment requirements)

Huge congrats!


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[Kenny G]

Congrats!

The process makes it more meaningful and nice 2 piece combo!

[Bigsoftee]

Fantastic story, enjoy with the best of health.

[rangel23]

Cheers and big congrats

[Rollieo]

Congrats! I rarely say it for incomings but this one deserves it!

[rfs]

Congratulations!

[Hankman]

Awesome story and gorgeous watch. Congratulations!

[GGGMT]

THIS. IS. AMAZING!! great story and achievement. Sick as it gets. Smurf?? Unreasonably cool.


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[Mick006]

Big congrats. I love that reference.

[Slimpee]

Great story!

Is there a son or daughter who may inherit your pieces?

[alphadweller]

The Smurf is such a great looking piece, congratulations. Proper heavy hitter.