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3 February 2020, 01:33 AM | #1 |
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What would be your first two Rolex?
If you didn't have any Rolex, which two Rolex would you buy first?
They can be vintage or modern. I choose these two Rolex Day Date 36 Green Explorer ll 1655 Put up photos, please. . |
3 February 2020, 02:14 AM | #2 |
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If you've never bought a Rolex before. I would say 116610 or 114060 for your first watch. For your second watch (depending on your life-style, and "dress"-style) I would go for a 116710 or a 126334.
If you've already experienced modern Rolex sport watches and looking to reduce your collection to 1 watch, there is only one choice: The DayDate 40. |
3 February 2020, 03:01 AM | #3 |
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Sub (no date) and a polar Explorer II is the pair I would pick. With those two, one doesn't really need anything else.
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3 February 2020, 03:06 AM | #4 |
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Sub Date and SkyD.
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3 February 2020, 03:28 AM | #5 |
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No date sub
White dial Daytona |
3 February 2020, 03:30 AM | #6 |
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Polar 42mm and green ceramic Sub Date. These were my first two and would be again.
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3 February 2020, 03:33 AM | #7 |
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Sub ND and Daytona, kinda a necessity for every Rolex collection imho. As a good Rolex base collection, build from there.
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3 February 2020, 03:35 AM | #8 |
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I wouldn’t go no date sub for the first watch as I think that’s better suited for a collection. My two would be one sports (Steel Daytona) and one dress (DD in YG)
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3 February 2020, 03:41 AM | #9 |
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Sd43 and a Sky Dweller blue dial. Got the first, second should come soon.
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3 February 2020, 04:01 AM | #10 |
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I would go with a sports watch - SubC Date or Daytona and a dress watch - DD or DJ
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3 February 2020, 05:27 AM | #11 |
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228238 and 16623 ...
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3 February 2020, 05:36 AM | #12 |
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Likely and OP and a Sub; at any rate that's the path I followed.
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3 February 2020, 05:40 AM | #13 |
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Sea Dweller 43 ( black ) and YMii in stainless.
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3 February 2020, 05:45 AM | #14 |
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A Yacht Master and a Daytona
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3 February 2020, 05:48 AM | #15 |
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One vintage and one modern: Rolex 5517 MilSub, and a Sky-Dweller.
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3 February 2020, 05:51 AM | #16 |
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To start over I would buy the Explorer II 216570 black and PM RG Sky-Dweller with dark Rhodium dial. Perfect size, perfect complications and by far my favorites. Got there eventually. Probably more fun having stumbled through all the other Rolex unicorns first.
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3 February 2020, 05:52 AM | #17 |
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SD43 and DD40
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3 February 2020, 05:57 AM | #18 |
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IMHO if they are being purchased by a non-WIS, just a person looking for two nice watches then the most sensible would probably be a DJ and Explorer II. Kind of dressy/classy DJ and sport Explorer with a GMT function could cover a lot of bases.
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3 February 2020, 06:00 AM | #19 |
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Sea-Dweller 16600 T
Submariner gold 16618 LB
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3 February 2020, 06:06 AM | #20 |
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assuming all things are “available,” i’d go with a 126710BLRO and a 116500LN.
or, if i hadn’t spent most of my life salivating over rolex and suddenly had the funds to splurge, a platinum 228206 and the 126719BLRO.
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3 February 2020, 06:08 AM | #21 |
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if its my money then a Submariner and a steel datejust on a jubliee with a fluted bezel
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3 February 2020, 06:15 AM | #22 |
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Black Expll + Zblue
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3 February 2020, 06:23 AM | #23 |
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What would be your first two Rolex?
These two:
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3 February 2020, 06:43 AM | #24 |
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The Dweller Pair: Sea-Dweller 43 and a Blue (or white) Sky-Dweller
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3 February 2020, 06:46 AM | #25 |
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I started with a 5 digit SD and a DJ. Whatever the references, you have to go with what sings to you
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3 February 2020, 06:51 AM | #26 |
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Submariner's 6538 and 114060.
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3 February 2020, 07:24 AM | #27 |
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What would be your first two Rolex?
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3 February 2020, 09:24 PM | #28 |
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Definitely a Professional style, like the GMT or Submariner, followed by a slightly more conservative style like a DateJust.
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4 February 2020, 12:09 AM | #29 |
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My first was no date sub , then coke gmt .
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4 February 2020, 01:26 AM | #30 |
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For sure a sub would be required.
Then the second one would be dealer's choice. I'd probably go for something more dressy like day date or datejust.
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