$100k Rolex Challenge

[Token74]

Originally Posted by Mr Singh

I didn't know the exchange rate was 1GBP = 2USD now??

Depends on rounding tollerances!! For unintelligent people such as myself, simplification is worth 10 cents to the pound!

[tkerrmd]

Originally Posted by Token74

I'm interested to know what you'd buy if you (only) had $100k (or £50k if in the UK) to spend on your watch collection.

Assume the following:

1. You are not permitted to own anything other than Rolex (not even a G-Shock)

2. You are starting from scratch (no holding onto anything for sentimental reasons)

3. You are never allowed to sell, so future value is not relevant

4. You don't have to spend it all, but you spend it or lose it

5. You can be a little pragmatic with pricing, but keep it real!

6. Please include your rationale

I will kick things off; will be interesting to see if I change my mind after seeing what you guys go for!

(1) Sea Dweller 16600 (weekend beater, on a bund) - £4,500

(2) Sea Dweller 116600 (daily wearer, on a bracelet) - £6,900

(3) Milisub 5517 (pure indulgence, on a NATO) - £38,600

It was a very tight call between the Milisub and the Platona, but the Milisub is more 'me' and it's just that little more special.

Go for it guys

this....



and this....



and this....

[mjclark32]

Pre-owned
WG Sub -$25,000
WG GMT Pespsi -$35,000 (not sure on price )
16610 - $6,000
TT DJ white roman dial - $7,000
BLNR GMT - $8,000
16618 (blue dial gold sub) $16,000
$3,000 grand left... Vintage steel DJ

[speedo]

my choices vary on a daily basis, but right now this seems to be the most rational choice for my 100k to be spent on rolex watches:

wg daytona with racing or slate dial and an additional leather strap. (20k)
wg sub (30k)
yg gmt (25k)
white face milgauss (7k)
subc (8k)
a dressier dj on jubilee with fluted bezel for the occasional suit and tie event. not sure of the dial there are so many options.

and if there is some change remaining
a thc

[thomaspp]

Our Price:$104,125.00

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[jay1988]

For the record it's more like £60k in the UK.

114060 - £4.5k
214270 - £3.5k
116300 white baton - £4k
116610LV - £5.5k
218239 - £18k

All from UK grey dealers. Logic is simply 2 casual and 2 dressy watches. I like the Hulk for a bit of colour. I prefer green to blue so no WG sub.

I have £14.5k left and like you said I can't keep it or anything so I went on chrono 24 and found a mint 116718 that's about 6 years old but still it's probably what I'd go for. Wouldn't buy it in normal circumstances and if I can put £14.5k in a watch bank account for servicing and insurance then I'd rather do that. Not sure if that's allowed though.

[tom2517]

I would just get a vintage Paul Newman, but with the crazy prices nowadays, 100k might not enough. So I would get a platinum daytona and sky dweller, like someone mentioned above.

[Mr Singh]

Originally Posted by Token74

Depends on rounding tollerances!! For unintelligent people such as myself, simplification is worth 10 cents to the pound!

Yes I can see.... The extra £10,000 you miscalculated could easily buy you another nice watch!

[travisb]

116506
116600
114060
116610lv

[iinsic]

Even at retail I wouldn't spend US$100,000. My choices would be:

GMT Master II 116719BLRO - $38,250 (I might even buy another plane if I had this)
Sea Dweller 116600 - $10,400 (all the dive watch I will ever need)
Day-Date President 118238 - $31,350 (dressy and flashy, yes; but I love this watch, even for everyday)
Datejust SS/WG 116234 - $7,850 (for when I want a dressy watch that's more subtle than the DD)
Explorer 214270 - $6,550 (a good tool watch for knocking around; edged out the OP)

Grand total for my choices: $94,400

Perhaps someone else can use the $5,600 I didn't use in their list.

[Karbo]

Explorer 1655 freccione
Daytona 6239
Sub 5513 bart simpson
SD 16600

[ronburgundy]

YG GMT II C (Green Dial)
Platona

[Slider817]

considering I already have a 36mm YG President, and a Milgauss GV I would get

Rolex 116515LN Chocolate Dial Daytona - $22K

Rolex SkyDweller, YG on Bracelet $35K

White Gold Sub - $22K

GMT BLNR - $8K

Rolex Explorer I 36mm Version - $3K

Datejust II, Rhodium Diamond Dial, Steel with White Gold Fluted Bezel - $10K

[subtona]

New SDC
New Pepsi GMT white gold

5513
Exp II

$$$$ leftover cash....just can't spend it at the moment....go ffigure:)

[AK797]

Preowned -

RG DD2 - 18K
YG Subc - 17K
YG Daytona - 10K
BLNR - 5K

[77T]

I would put down 100K and finance the rest over 1-2 years for this...



Why? Because I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, people like me...

[HogwldFLTR]

Easy enough;

YMII (WG)
New Pepsi GMT (WG)
Sky Dweller (WG)
Sea Dweller

Seems like that should do it.

[dmitrii_]

I would stick with my pieces, so..

1. Sub C LN - $8k
2. DSSD - $12k
3. YG Daytona - $25k

leaves me with $55,000 to play with so I get

4. WG Meteorite Daytona on strap - $15k

and maybe..

5. GMT II Pepsi C - $40k or YG SKY DWELLER

[SearChart]

Platona and YG 36mm DayDate.

[Curt941]

Red 1680 $15k
Matte 16800 $5k
16610LV $7k
116619 $25k
16618 $15k
116528 - $25k
16570 - $4k (gotta find a deal)
16710 - $4k (again, gotta find a deal!)

[bparone]

Used
100k
RG Daytona 73k
YT GMTIIC Green dial 53k
RG DDII chocolate dial 27k
Hulk 19.5
DJII blue index dial 12.5k
Milgauss GV Z 4.5k
Coke on NATO (daily beater) zero sum

[iazrollie]

Platinum DDII, WG Daytona black dial, milgauss GV (blue or black)

[samsam]

Platinum DDII
YG DDII white roman
DJII fluted diamond set dial
SS GMTII
YG GMTII green dial

[subtona]

Originally Posted by Karbo

Explorer 1655 freccione

This is amazing, use some of the cash to visit jocke & make it worth his while to tweak it & put a modern movement inside with a quick set date, love the look of the watch but appreciate modern convenience

[duran]

WG skydweller

Choco skydweller- swap leather band for rolex everose braclet (hope its possible)

YG skydweller 2014 baselworld- swap band for YG rolex bracelet (hope its possible too)

[shirtguy]

37k rg ddii- the one tommy hilfiger gave nicky manaj
34k yg gmt
8.5k ss subc date
9k ss djii
12k ss white daytona

thats a total of 100k

[HL65]

Originally Posted by kilyung

116506 + 116719... done

[Incredible Hulk]

#1-WG Oyster Quartz 19019 - 12k
#2-WG Daytona 116509 meteorite dial - 28k
#3- YG- GMT II 116918 Green dial - 22k
#4- SS SUB 116610 LV - 8K
#5- RG DD II 218235 - 30k

Every model i love in the metals i love.

[datejusting]

Think I would get six Datejust: two yg, two tt, and two ss. All would have different dials.

[PADI_Diver]

Here is mine

New sea dweller - 10k
Day date Ii platinum glacier - 52k
Yg sub - 30k
Gmt ii 8k


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