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harvey · 14 December 2018, 12:48 AM

not a day goes by without a thread on cost, price, value or worth. so here's another one, well sort of...

what is your least expensive reference?

how much did you pay?

when did you buy it?

where did you buy it?

why did you buy it?

16610 LV

£2650

Sept 2005

AD / England

The colour of the bezel.

Full disclosure I did think the £300 difference over the 16610 date was a lot for just a green bezel. At that time I didn't know about the maxi dial and hands.

Even now, I feel the joy in wearing it like the first time I walked out the AD with it.

_speedmaster_ · 14 December 2018, 12:59 AM

I assume we are only talking Rolex references. In which case:

116610LV
8% off MSRP and no tax ($8,320).
Early June 2017
AD in Connecticut
Color of the dial/bezel. Added bonus that, at the time, it was the somewhat unloved ugly duckling by the masses.

adawil2002 · 14 December 2018, 01:02 AM

16550, $1360 in 1986.

r8t3d_M · 14 December 2018, 01:07 AM

Rolex 16570 Polar

Paid $4,195

Purchased from a forum member in November 2016

I always liked the Polar Explorer and wanted to treat myself to something nice for my birthday. Thought it would be a great start into 5 digit references.

Chilly Coconut · 14 December 2018, 01:20 AM

U serial 14270. Bought two years ago off the Omega Forum for $2900.

AK797 · 14 December 2018, 01:23 AM

Rolex - LVc bought for slightly under retail, £6.3K, last August, days before the taking off.

Other - Yellow Seawolf bought for £2K, great value, this year.

The new wavy SMPs look great value as well, very tempting, esp blue with grey dial.

Dr. Robert · 14 December 2018, 01:24 AM

My 1655 il freccione, bought in Hong Kong in 1973, US$500.

PLNYC · 14 December 2018, 01:31 AM

214270
$5800
October 2018
AD in Netherlands
I love the simplicity of it

brigadoonb · 14 December 2018, 01:46 AM

16760 Coke
$2,500
2010
Private Buyer

Stevec14 · 14 December 2018, 01:52 AM

Seiko mini turtle £350. Nice watch for the money.

After that, my Tudor harrods at £2.6k

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ROLEXster · 14 December 2018, 01:54 AM

Sub date 16610

... $5200 cad (MSRP was $6250)

... 2006

... AD in Vancouver

... cuz it is an iconic watch

jsausley · 14 December 2018, 01:54 AM

Explorer 214270, bought June 2018, right at $7k after tax.

MJ8 · 14 December 2018, 01:56 AM

Rolex Airking 14000M, 2006. Bought in February 2018 for £3,100.

padi56 · 14 December 2018, 02:00 AM

Bought around 1981 by my Father a Daytona 6263 he went to buy a sub, but AD gave him a discount on the Daytona, cost just over £800 and cheaper than the sub, at this time Rolex could not give them away Daytona was a very very poor seller..

SearChart · 14 December 2018, 02:10 AM

Rolex Oyster Perpetual 114200, bought new in May 2018 for €3300.

ltmgeller · 14 December 2018, 02:43 AM

16700 bought in 2013 for $3500

BT1985 · 14 December 2018, 03:52 AM

Rolex (no longer own): 16610 bought in 2008 for $3,500

Rolex (still own): BLNR bought for MSRP and no tax $8,950.

Non-Rolex: Raymond Weil Maestro $800. Was headed out of town to a meeting and needed a watch that wasn’t a Rolex to be more audience appropriate. Put a hirsch strap on it and think it looks pretty good.

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77T · 14 December 2018, 04:09 AM

My first was an Explorer II 16570 Polar for $3275 in 2000.

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capote · 14 December 2018, 05:16 AM

16570, which coincidentally also is my most expensive watch

TimeToWatch · 14 December 2018, 05:19 AM

17013 oysterquartz for me. Bought it for $2,950. Now the girlfriend rocks it everyday and loves it.

HogwldFLTR · 14 December 2018, 05:20 AM

In 2009 I started buying Invictas; all of those would be my cheapest as I've still got them. It would have been to clarify better the intent of the thread. If we consider Rolex alone than it's my 16570 black ExpII. IIRC I paid about $3500 for it a number of years ago (in 2014). It's currently at RSC for some R&R.

bigdavep · 14 December 2018, 05:21 AM

Black dial DSSD bought in Sept 2013, list was £8050 but managed to haggle down to £7400. Remember when you could do that on SS models..

CF999 · 14 December 2018, 05:39 AM

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Richard Carver · 14 December 2018, 06:08 AM

1972 1675 GMT Bought in 2001 from Timezone SC for 1225.00

It was posted by a non WIS selling his dad's watch and was slightly underpriced even (asking 1200) by 2001 standards. He was so new at it he forgot to ask for postage so I added the 25 bucks when I responded to the ad.

He said that's why he sold it to me. :) This is the longest I've ever kept a watch as well.

JParm · 14 December 2018, 06:46 AM

Assuming this is just Rolex, and not my other cheapies :-)

16710

pre-owned with box and papers in 2010, $3,650

Bought it while I was on deployment at age 26 (Navy helicopter pilot). It was the watch that I always wanted and the one that always came to mind whenever I heard the word "Rolex".

R!$ · 14 December 2018, 07:43 AM

Probably a DJ

bagofquarters · 14 December 2018, 07:46 AM

116610LN - bought on 11/2017 for $6450

boogiebot · 15 December 2018, 04:09 AM

116610 LN purchased a few years back for 7200 canadian.

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Loevhagen · 15 December 2018, 04:19 AM

My best purchase. Aka "least expensive reference in my collection?"

311.30.42.30.01.005

capote · 15 December 2018, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loevhagen

My best purchase. Aka "least expensive reference in my collection?"

311.30.42.30.01.005

Great 5 digit collection

14 December 2018, 12:48 AM	#1
harvey "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rolexforums.com Posts: 5,374	what is your least expensive reference? not a day goes by without a thread on cost, price, value or worth. so here's another one, well sort of... what is your least expensive reference? how much did you pay? when did you buy it? where did you buy it? why did you buy it? 16610 LV £2650 Sept 2005 AD / England The colour of the bezel. Full disclosure I did think the £300 difference over the 16610 date was a lot for just a green bezel. At that time I didn't know about the maxi dial and hands. Even now, I feel the joy in wearing it like the first time I walked out the AD with it. __________________ And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

14 December 2018, 12:59 AM	#2
_speedmaster_ "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Earth Posts: 2,443	I assume we are only talking Rolex references. In which case: 116610LV 8% off MSRP and no tax ($8,320). Early June 2017 AD in Connecticut Color of the dial/bezel. Added bonus that, at the time, it was the somewhat unloved ugly duckling by the masses. __________________ Blancpain \| Chopard LUC \| Grand Seiko/King Seiko \| Grönefeld \| Laurent Ferrier \| Moritz Grossmann \| Omega \| Trilobe \| Urban Jürgensen instagram.com/ct_watch_guy

14 December 2018, 01:02 AM	#3
adawil2002 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Andrew Wilson Location: Brunswick, Maine Watch: 16550 Explorer II Posts: 1,762	16550, $1360 in 1986. __________________ 6284 SS, 16014 SS Jubilee silver stick, 16253 TT Blue Thunderbird, 16550 SS Exp II Cream, bought in 1986, 116400GV Z-blue Milgauss, 79260 Tudor, 116660 DSSD-Blue, 116500LV Daytona White, 116710 BLNR, 326934 Blue Skydweller

14 December 2018, 01:24 AM	#7
Dr. Robert 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Bob Location: U.S.A. Watch: 1655 Posts: 61,289	My 1655 il freccione, bought in Hong Kong in 1973, US$500. __________________ Founder & Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

14 December 2018, 01:31 AM	#8
PLNYC "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mars Posts: 1,683	214270 $5800 October 2018 AD in Netherlands I love the simplicity of it __________________

14 December 2018, 01:07 AM	#4
r8t3d_M "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Felipe Location: NYC Watch: Me ;) Posts: 2,894	Rolex 16570 Polar Paid $4,195 Purchased from a forum member in November 2016 I always liked the Polar Explorer and wanted to treat myself to something nice for my birthday. Thought it would be a great start into 5 digit references.

14 December 2018, 01:20 AM	#5
Chilly Coconut Banned Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: South Posts: 558	U serial 14270. Bought two years ago off the Omega Forum for $2900.

14 December 2018, 01:23 AM	#6
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,232	Rolex - LVc bought for slightly under retail, £6.3K, last August, days before the taking off. Other - Yellow Seawolf bought for £2K, great value, this year. The new wavy SMPs look great value as well, very tempting, esp blue with grey dial.

14 December 2018, 01:46 AM	#9
brigadoonb "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA Watch: Smurf Posts: 423	16760 Coke $2,500 2010 Private Buyer

14 December 2018, 01:52 AM	#10
Stevec14 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Real Name: Steve Location: U.K. Watch: 321, Snoopy 3 Posts: 4,400	Seiko mini turtle £350. Nice watch for the money. After that, my Tudor harrods at £2.6k Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

14 December 2018, 01:54 AM	#12
jsausley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: North Carolina Watch: 214270/116710BLNR Posts: 813	Explorer 214270, bought June 2018, right at $7k after tax. __________________ 214270 \| 116710BLNR

14 December 2018, 01:56 AM	#13
MJ8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: UK Watch: 116610LN Posts: 424	Rolex Airking 14000M, 2006. Bought in February 2018 for £3,100.

14 December 2018, 02:00 AM	#14
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,266	Bought around 1981 by my Father a Daytona 6263 he went to buy a sub, but AD gave him a discount on the Daytona, cost just over £800 and cheaper than the sub, at this time Rolex could not give them away Daytona was a very very poor seller.. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

14 December 2018, 02:43 AM	#16
ltmgeller 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: New York Watch: Rolex Posts: 21,377	what is your least expensive reference? 16700 bought in 2013 for $3500 __________________ Oh, look at the time... Official Member: 'WIS-CON' Las Vegas International GTG 2019

14 December 2018, 03:52 AM	#17
BT1985 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,911	Rolex (no longer own): 16610 bought in 2008 for $3,500 Rolex (still own): BLNR bought for MSRP and no tax $8,950. Non-Rolex: Raymond Weil Maestro $800. Was headed out of town to a meeting and needed a watch that wasn’t a Rolex to be more audience appropriate. Put a hirsch strap on it and think it looks pretty good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

14 December 2018, 04:09 AM	#18
77T 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 40,725	My first was an Explorer II 16570 Polar for $3275 in 2000. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

14 December 2018, 05:16 AM	#19
capote "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: Daniel Location: Sweden Watch: 16570 Posts: 7,315	16570, which coincidentally also is my most expensive watch

14 December 2018, 05:19 AM	#20
TimeToWatch Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: TRF Watch: Rolex & AP Posts: 1,757	17013 oysterquartz for me. Bought it for $2,950. Now the girlfriend rocks it everyday and loves it.

14 December 2018, 05:20 AM	#21
HogwldFLTR 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48 Watch: What's on my wrist Posts: 33,256	In 2009 I started buying Invictas; all of those would be my cheapest as I've still got them. It would have been to clarify better the intent of the thread. If we consider Rolex alone than it's my 16570 black ExpII. IIRC I paid about $3500 for it a number of years ago (in 2014). It's currently at RSC for some R&R. __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

14 December 2018, 05:21 AM	#22
bigdavep "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 81	Black dial DSSD bought in Sept 2013, list was £8050 but managed to haggle down to £7400. Remember when you could do that on SS models..

14 December 2018, 05:39 AM	#23
CF999 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Watch: 1655 ,1675, 1016 Posts: 158	Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

14 December 2018, 06:08 AM	#24
Richard Carver "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: US Posts: 2,237	1972 1675 GMT Bought in 2001 from Timezone SC for 1225.00 It was posted by a non WIS selling his dad's watch and was slightly underpriced even (asking 1200) by 2001 standards. He was so new at it he forgot to ask for postage so I added the 25 bucks when I responded to the ad. He said that's why he sold it to me. :) This is the longest I've ever kept a watch as well.

14 December 2018, 07:43 AM	#26
R!$ Banned Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,405	Probably a DJ

14 December 2018, 07:46 AM	#27
bagofquarters "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: NYC Posts: 3	116610LN - bought on 11/2017 for $6450

15 December 2018, 04:09 AM	#28
boogiebot "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: canada Watch: me post! Posts: 3,804	116610 LN purchased a few years back for 7200 canadian. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15 December 2018, 04:19 AM	#29
Loevhagen "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: The aperture Posts: 4,908	My best purchase. Aka "least expensive reference in my collection?" 311.30.42.30.01.005

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