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13 January 2012, 03:41 PM
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Real Name: Matt
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Long time reader, first time poster...Incoming!!!
Well, like many of you, after literally several dozen hours of nearly non stop reading bordering on the obsessive compulsive, my chase has ended. I've purchased my first Rolex. A 16610 Sub Date that is "approximately nine or ten years old" according to the seller. I'll know the serial and post pics once I have it in hand. I've taken the opportunity to combine to the good old intro thread with the classic incoming thread :-)
My first "nice watch" was a Movado Portico. I know, what was I thinking? Hey, I was 19. It looked cool. My first quality timepiece was an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 2504.50. Man, I loved that watch. Beat it up a bit too much as a daily driver and ended up trading it in on a nice AT 8500 midsize teak grey which is on my wrist as I type this. I love the 8500 even more. I also had a Breitling Chrono Cockpit. Watch size fit my wrist very well, but the dial size of my AT ended up making my Breitling look funny. There just isn't enough dial real estate on the Chrono Cockpit, as much as I loved the look overall. The dial to case ratio just bothered me. Anyway, I ended up flipping the Breitling to put towards my first Sub. It should arrive Saturday...I can't wait. Well, thanks for those of you who've made it through my rambling. And now what you came for: |
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13 January 2012, 03:43 PM
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Well done...And wear it in the very best of health...
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13 January 2012, 10:24 PM
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Nice choice. Congrats.
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13 January 2012, 10:24 PM
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Nice choice. Congrats.
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13 January 2012, 10:33 PM
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Welcome to TRF.
Great choice, Congrats.
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13 January 2012, 10:34 PM
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Welcome
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13 January 2012, 10:38 PM
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Nice, welcome to TRF
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13 January 2012, 10:47 PM
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Nice watch... Enjoy...
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13 January 2012, 10:49 PM
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Real Name: Adam
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Fantastic choice! I love the 16610!
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13 January 2012, 11:22 PM
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Matt you are going to be popular around here with that Sub! Congratulations and welcome, hope to see some more posts from you!
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13 January 2012, 11:22 PM
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Very nice choice! Enjoy!
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13 January 2012, 11:23 PM
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Congrats and welcome to the forum. Stick around!
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13 January 2012, 11:41 PM
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Real Name: Glenn
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Classic. A real nice watch :) Looking forward to my first rolex. ( This summer i hope)
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14 January 2012, 12:13 AM
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Congratulations and welcome :-)
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14 January 2012, 12:17 AM
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Congratulations. How did you make out on the Breitling flip?
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14 January 2012, 12:23 AM
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Congrats! And, I won't say welcome to TRF since you have already stated that you are a long time reader...
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14 January 2012, 12:25 AM
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Good choice
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14 January 2012, 12:29 AM
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Welcome! Great choice
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14 January 2012, 12:43 AM
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Nice.
Congrats!
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14 January 2012, 01:53 AM
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Great score.
The progression of your collection mirrors that of nearly everyone here. You buy one nice watch (usually quartz) and start to appreciate a well-made timepiece. Next you buy something that it a notch above and usually automatic. Then you start lusting for the next level up and researching the history of the brands. You are toast at that point. I must say, your choice for your first Rolex shows one heck of a lot of well-reasoned research and thought. We hope to see much more of you on this forum.
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14 January 2012, 02:08 AM
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As I have recently been told myself, welcome to the Subclub!
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14 January 2012, 02:14 AM
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Welcome to the Forum and you made a great choice in your first Rolex!!!
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14 January 2012, 02:25 AM
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Congrats! Very nice choice for your first Rolex. Welcome.
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14 January 2012, 02:54 AM
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Thanks to everyone for the positive responses. I can't wait for the Sub Date :-) I made sure to get overnight shipping to I do not lose my sanity.
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I did well on the initial purchase. Bought from a Tourneau outlet for 33% off retail. After tax it was about $2,700 on $4,000 retail. I financed it, because for me that's the only option that makes sense when buying retail. If I'm going to shell out the full purchase price I might as well go preowned. Anyway, I listed it for $2,500 on Craigslist. Wanted to flip quickly so I accepted $1,900 four days after the listing. I thought it would take longer to sell on CL because it was a mid-size model, and I'm quite sure I wouldn't have done as well on the forums. All in all I lost $800, or about 30%. Not bad at all in my opinion for flipping a watch bought new from Tourneau. A small price to pay for the enjoyment I got out of the watch. I can tell you for sure this will be the last time I take a loss on a watch. There are only two kind of people in this hobby. This who lose money, and those who turn a small profit. I refuse to be the former. |
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14 January 2012, 03:09 AM
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Great choice! Congrats!
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14 January 2012, 06:44 PM
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Welcome
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14 January 2012, 10:51 PM
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Always nice to see a happy new Rolex owner.
You'll have a hard time wearing anything else afterwards. |
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14 January 2012, 11:15 PM
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Welcome aboard. Great pick-up.... Enjoy
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14 January 2012, 11:54 PM
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Great Sub. I did similar before I purchased my Exp II in 2009, I personally think you would be hard pressed finding another online resource out side of this forum to educate yourself before taking the plunge into your first Rolex.
Best of health, and welcome aboard. |
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18 January 2012, 03:13 AM
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Matt,
Enjoy your first Rolex! The SUB is a great choice!
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