After nearly 10 years of adding and subtracting...

[jw0n]

Thank you all for the gracious and kind comments!

Originally Posted by Pw92676

Great collection. You could easily be content and go into “watch hibernation” with this collection.

My unsolicited thought: I’d trade the OP towards a classic Day Date 36. Then quit the forum so temptation stops :)

I have tried on some older DD36 in the past but oddly found them just a wee bit too small and ratt-ly for my taste. Also, that eliminates the "base" Rolex which I am inclined to wear into the office most often.

Originally Posted by Pop Art Suzy

I have a vintage piece I could sell you

Thank you for the offer, but no.

[JRell]

Really a collection to aspire to. Fantastic!

[MJ EXPLORER]

Fantastic collection. I don't blame you for being done with the AD games. They are not fun even a little. Which of these beauties do you wear the most? I quite like the Sky Dweller.

[101031-28]

Congrats OP, beautiful collection!

[bp1000]

Superb collection

Very diverse. Like it a lot!

[mykii]

Nice Rolex collection.

When I look at that pic, I can't help but feel that a Hulk + BLNR combo is all a man really needs.

[Dip14]

I would be content with that collection. Enjoy it :)

[Robf52]

Nice collection; varied colors, functions, bracelets. Well done.

[bankermm]

Great collection and thank you for sharing....enjoy!

[samuel019]

Originally Posted by jw0n

I think I am pretty much done. And yes, I no longer have the energy to chase my AD or "play the game".





Actually hold on. The stool may be able to fit one more Day Date. Perhaps if things go well the next few years (and if my one of my AD decides to make me a happy man)

Great collection. Very well balanced

As to your mindset I’m very much the same. A lot has changed in our hobby as you well know, being we have similar join dates here on TRF, and I agree with your sentiments.

There’s maybe and I mean maybe 1-2 left that I would like but they will have to be from my A D. No longer chasing anything bad enough to go Grey.

One might also be a DD as well. Who knows. I don’t have a nice stool but I did snap a pic of my core collection. The models that actually get worn. Some more than others









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[RLKhrono]

Very nice collection. I just got my first Submariner 41mm SS Black Dial a few months ago. No other brands in your collection or is that stool for Rolex only? LOL

[Guppydriver]

You need a blue dial brother!! There's room for another!!!

Beautiful collection!

[Watchsprings]

Great collection, no need to continue to “play the game” once you have won!

[Scholar]

I wonder how many repeat buyers (who are not hypebeasts who feed the Grey Monster) are basically retiring from buying more from the Crown because of the current games.

[mobster600]

I 100% agree, I don't have the time or energy to chase the AD. Before Covid there was cases full of watches. I'll wait till that comes back. I think it should come soon.

[huba01]

Great collection

[jw0n]

Originally Posted by samuel019

Great collection. Very well balanced

As to your mindset I’m very much the same. A lot has changed in our hobby as you well know, being we have similar join dates here on TRF, and I agree with your sentiments.

There’s maybe and I mean maybe 1-2 left that I would like but they will have to be from my A D. No longer chasing anything bad enough to go Grey.

One might also be a DD as well. Who knows. I don’t have a nice stool but I did snap a pic of my core collection. The models that actually get worn. Some more than others

Yes so much has changed over the last decade. Most used SS Rolex were below retail then, and with discounts at AD very possible. Then it got to a point where DJ were the "pre-requisite" to getting a steel sports model. And here we are today.

Btw, that isn't a nice stool -- my wife uses it for a potted plant. I just needed something to put the watches on

Originally Posted by Guppydriver

You need a blue dial brother!! There's room for another!!! Beautiful collection!

Originally Posted by raker4096

Very nice collection. I just got my first Submariner 41mm SS Black Dial a few months ago. No other brands in your collection or is that stool for Rolex only? LOL

I have a few others; I have gone through a lot over the years. They don't all fit in this box, but I honestly would like to condense all into a solid 8 grail watch box, and maybe 3 daily-able wearers.

Originally Posted by Scholar

I wonder how many repeat buyers (who are not hypebeasts who feed the Grey Monster) are basically retiring from buying more from the Crown because of the current games.

I think there are a fair number of us. The "games" have gotten... very tiring. But as some of us get tired of the chase, there are always others who join in this hobby.

Originally Posted by mykii

Nice Rolex collection. When I look at that pic, I can't help but feel that a Hulk + BLNR combo is all a man really needs.

I have considered exactly that -- but just couldn't work out for me. It is too few. My goal is 8+3; 8 grails and 3 dailies!

[Scholar]

Originally Posted by jw0n

I think there are a fair number of us. The "games" have gotten... very tiring. But as some of us get tired of the chase, there are always others who join in this hobby.

I’ve been into (and knowledgeable about) watches since I was a kid, but by the time I was a grown adult out of college, Rolex had started its new games, so getting one has never been an option unfortunately. (I wouldn’t consider having to bribe an AD or pay tribute to a grey; feels like a lack of self-respect.) So some of us can’t join even though under other circumstances we’d be able to.

It’s kind of surreal because while I was still a student, Rolex hadn’t started the underproduction garbage yet so AD cases were full of every model and greys were where you got a discount, not a double MSRP premium!

[173rdabn]

Right handsome bunch.

[Ny325]

Nice. A watch for every occasion.

[red1108nyc]

Originally Posted by jw0n

I think I am pretty much done. And yes, I no longer have the energy to chase my AD or "play the game".





Actually hold on. The stool may be able to fit one more Day Date. Perhaps if things go well the next few years (and if my one of my AD decides to make me a happy man)

Awesome mix. It’s all enjoyment time from here bam!

[Jack T]

Six terrific pieces, one for each day, rest on the seventh.

[jb335]

Very nice and a solid variety of colors and bracelets for different moods. Love it!

Well done


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