NYC Vintage Rolex Meetup

[faaaaaaaasterrrrr]

Pretty cool story on HODINKEE today:

Link here

[JParm]

I posted about this the other day on the general forum, asking for more info on the event...of course Hodinkee was there to partake - I should've known a trip report would come through!

On that note, this was an event with mostly dealers, it seems. The rainbow daytona still has stickers - how many of you think that will be posted FS as BNIB /never worn in the future??

[swish77]

Originally Posted by faaaaaaaasterrrrr

Pretty cool story on HODINKEE today:

Link here

Yup. Some incredible watches. I hear the food was pretty good too!

[roh123]

Originally Posted by jpeezy14@hotmail.com

I posted about this the other day on the general forum, asking for more info on the event...of course Hodinkee was there to partake - I should've known a trip report would come through!

On that note, this was an event with mostly dealers, it seems. The rainbow daytona still has stickers - how many of you think that will be posted FS as BNIB /never worn in the future??

It was mostly collectors. Some dealers were there yes but most of them had their private collection with them.

[037]

A lot of those collectors happen to be dealers. It's a slippery slope.

[BisonHead]

Thanks for sharing.

[Beaumont Miller II]

Originally Posted by roh123

It was mostly collectors. Some dealers were there yes but most of them had their private collection with them.

[springer]

The entry fee was the bomb too!!!

[Sublovin]

Rainbow Daytona with stickers on
Looks like some cool stuff. Who goes to an event like that wearing a Lange or Heuer. I mean, I like both but good grief!

[stmoore]

It was an amazing event, mostly private collectors.
For many it’s a reunion of friends; albeit a overwhelming one with too many watches to review in just one weekend!

[Mike Wood]

Originally Posted by faaaaaaaasterrrrr

Pretty cool story on HODINKEE today:

Link here

"Rolliefest" nicely covered by GQ Magazine HERE

[Richard Carver]

Originally Posted by Mike Wood

"Rolliefest" nicely covered by GQ Magazine HERE

Hey Mike, has The Passion morphed into this or is it a separate meting?

Never mind, I read the article. :)

[Mike Wood]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

Hey Mike, has The Passion morphed into this or is it a separate meting?

The Passion gatherings were organised by Bernhard Bulang and Philipp Stahl in the Netherlands, and the Passion "brand" is Bernhard and Philipp's.

Rolliefest was the first get-together to be hosted in New York by a Passion attendee, so I guess any future events would be under that name, in the same way that the Bali get-togethers are Vintage Rolex Asylum (Indonesian) events.

But we're still just one big international brotherhood

[Richard Carver]

Rolliefest...Im sure there's some irony there but still. :)

[cowboy music]

This watch is from one of Hodinkee's pictures of the event. Can anyone tell me what it is? I love it.

TIA

[jb335]

Originally Posted by springer

The entry fee was the bomb too!!!

What was the entry fee?

[stmoore]

Originally Posted by jb335

What was the entry fee?

$25.00 plus byob

[jedly1]

Originally Posted by stmoore

$25.00 plus byob

Crap ... I owe someone $25. 😪

[watchlovr]

Originally Posted by cowboy music

This watch is from one of Hodinkee's pictures of the event. Can anyone tell me what it is? I love it.

TIA

Its a reference 5028 from around 1948, 36mm case, cool additional line of text.
I know this cos it was acquired by one of the Scottish contingent at the meet after looking for one for 15 years.

[watchlovr]

Originally Posted by Richard Carver

Rolliefest...Im sure there's some irony there but still. :)

I’m not crazy on the name myself but it’s to do with the event organiser’s IG username “Manhattanrollie”

[watchlovr]

And it was as my colleagues above confirm, mainly collectors.

[cowboy music]

Originally Posted by watchlovr

Its a reference 5028 from around 1948, 36mm case, cool additional line of text.
I know this cos it was acquired by one of the Scottish contingent at the meet after looking for one for 15 years.

Cool! Thanks a lot for this info. Of course I'd be attracted to a watch that took some one else 15 years to find.

[roh123]

B wrote a great report describing the meetup. Really caught the essence of it.

https://magazine.bulangandsons.com/r...tch-gathering/

[ILuvSubs]

Thanks for sharing the report. Bernhard's enthusiasm really shines through in the photos he took and in the article he wrote. I felt transported to the GTG itself! Really fantastic write-up. A must-read for any vintage Rolex collector.

Originally Posted by roh123

B wrote a great report describing the meetup. Really caught the essence of it.

https://magazine.bulangandsons.com/r...tch-gathering/

[watchlovr]

Finally found the TV crews that were there.
Quite a cool “interactive” clip, a movie to me and you
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.c...d-sexpile.html