Your 5 must have vintage Rolex for under $10k

[sennheiserz]

I'm trying to put together my mental watch box once I start adding in some vintage pieces. I'm curious if I'm missing out on something I'd love to add, so I'm asking you all for your list of 5 vintage rolexes you can pretty much buy today for under $10k.

I think mine at the moment are:

1. 1680 Red Sub
2. 1675 GMT Gilt
3. 5513 Meters First
4. Root beer?
5. Nipple dial gold sub?

[Vincent65]

you won't get 5 for 10 grand!

[southtexas]

1675
16760
1680 white
1665 white
Explorer (can't remember model number)

I assume you mean each is under 10k ;)

[sennheiserz]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

you won't get 5 for 10 grand!

Yes that may have been worded incorrectly. Under $10k EACH

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by sennheiserz

Yes that may have been worded incorrectly. Under $10k EACH

I think the usual suspects as mentioned already, but you'll be hard-pushed to get a RED 1680 for that much, let alone a decent one… Nor a gold sub - more like 15K

[MATCH1969]

Depends also if you want it with box and paper. Under 10k€ is most of the time possible for each however, you always need to double check if you buy a full real one. Too good price is not always the best choice

[shane0mack]

- cream dial 16550
- a nice 1016
- radial dial 1675
- good condition later serial 5512
- maxi 5513.

[frequentflyer]

1. 16750
2. 16753
3. 16760
4. 1675 Gilt
5. 1680 Red

[Shawnnyang]

I'd rather have 4 watches at 12,500 or 3 at 15,000 to ensure they're in mint condition.

1680 red
1665 great white
5513 gilt
Orange hand explorer (optional0

[Im Lauf der Zeit]

Originally Posted by sennheiserz

Yes that may have been worded incorrectly. Under $10k EACH

To run with the incorrect wording, when was the last time it was possible to buy those 5 collectively for under $10K... In 1977, new 18K Sub and Root Beer would have taken up only half the budget. On the used market you could probably have put together the whole collection sometime since then unless the solid gold queers the deal. Thoughts... the data is out there in auction records.

[shane0mack]

Originally Posted by Im Lauf der Zeit

To run with the incorrect wording, when was the last time it was possible to buy those 5 collectively for under $10K... In 1977, new 18K Sub and Root Beer would have taken up only half the budget. On the used market you could probably have put together the whole collection sometime since then unless the solid gold queers the deal. Thoughts... the data is out there in auction records.

In the early 1980s, you could get yourself 5 Rolex for about $5K -- stainless steel, of course. Pretty amazing how the prices/inflation have gone up since.

[lhanddds]

Originally Posted by shane0mack

In the early 1980s, you could get yourself 5 Rolex for about $5K -- stainless steel, of course. Pretty amazing how the prices/inflation have gone up since.

The good ole days

[datejust24]

go with a glossy gilt 5513

[Frogman4me]

9411 blue Snowflake
1665 GW
1680 red
7928 gilt
1675 radial dial

[omitohud]

No love for dd?


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[sennheiserz]

Originally Posted by omitohud

No love for dd?


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Good point, having just picked up a 18038, in doing research the 1803 was a lovely piece with those cool pie pan dials, totally within budget too!

[Cortezthekiller]

1675 GMT
1625 Datejust TOG
1803 DayDate
1016 Explorer

Already bought 16753 Rootbeer

[R.W.T.]

Originally Posted by sennheiserz

Yes that may have been worded incorrectly. Under $10k EACH

I think what he meant to say was...you won't get #5 for 10 grand. And you certainly won't with a bracelet. Possibly head only but you'll be right at 10k.

[R.W.T.]

Originally Posted by MATCH1969

Depends also if you want it with box and paper. Under 10k€ is most of the time possible for each however, you always need to double check if you buy a full real one. Too good price is not always the best choice

10k E sure...10k USD (original poster is NY) certainly not going to get a 16808 even with the later dial for 10k USD with a bracelet...unless it's polished to tooth picks.

[crowncollection]

1803 yg, 1803 wg, 1803 pink gold, 1807, 1811


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[Cortezthekiller]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

1803 yg, 1803 wg, 1803 pink gold, 1807, 1811


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I like the way you think

[Vlad]

For myself, it would be

1601 Rose Gold w/ band (white gold would be even better, but that's more than $10K)
16660 matte w/ box&papers
3065 SS/Rose with California dial
1490 multi color Prince
16622 Yachtmaster