What was your first Rolex?

[rom33]

Bought in 1979 with 10 percent off. The watch had to be ordered as I wanted a blue dial. When it came in the hour markets were gold not silver. The SA asked me if I still wanted it. I thought it looked good so I said okay .
It was serviced about 1986 because I thought that was something you were supposed to do.
I stopped wearing it daily about 1995.


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[Hardtimes]

one just like this in 1991

[danicasi2002]

My first sports Rolex is the 116710LN. My first ever Rolex is a steel datejust 36 mm and I gave it as a gift to my father.

[JDR888]

T series 14060 bought from an AD in 1997 for £1680. No longer have it and every single day I think about it, I regret selling it.

Only one I've ever truly regretted selling.

Learnt a valuable lesson to ones self - don't sell your first Rolex.

[jamesbondOO7]

16030 for my 30th birthday

[current_exchange]

It was a 5-digit Explorer 2 black dial. It was not a popular watch at the time but I liked it. I remember a dealer calling it a "dog" when I asked to trade it in for a Submariner.

[Joearch]

Ceramic Sub Date in 2013. Bought it preowned for $6k from local shop.

[kegan]

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[Black Bay Dan]

Was given this by my late father in 1978.

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[Kap007]

Medicinal purposes only. The A-K 14000. Had it serviced. The 3000 caliber is a real work horse. Runs awesome!!

[theunionjack]

First was a birthday gift from my husband the year we were married. Lady DJ 31 with fluted bezel, blue dial and stick markers. AD took $1,100 off. It was the last discount I ever got

[cotignola]

December 2022 … Las Vegas, NV.





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[WristWatchWonders]

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[LittlePud]

116710LN back in 2013. Got a 20% discount on it from AD at the time. Was offered a 116610LV with the same 20% and I went for the GMT instead. My wife will still rag on me for it. Ended up getting the LV in 2017 at full retail.

[rrags]

OP 39 114300 Dark Rhodium.

[bp1000]

Bought this in 2013. My first.

No hype back then and my personal tastes have always directed me to watches with interesting dials or lugs... I've never owned a black dial sub, which I still cant quite believe given I love collecting these. It will most likely be a 14060M or maybe a 5513.



Back then it was in the window, alongside the maxi dial 50th anniversary LV sub. I preferred this one with the new case, bracelet, ceramic bezel and green dial.

It was nice to get a 12% discount too.

My next few watches were also colour based, the Pepsi GMT (5 digit) and 116613LB (blue dial TT).

[inadeje]

My first higher-end watch from 1988 to 1992 was a Cartier Santos. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos here (all in a paper album elsewhere) of my first Rolex which was a 1992 Sub TT black dial. I then bought this around 1997 and still have it today. It’s had two new bezels in its lifetime and one 12 a clock side entire bracelet. The 6 o clock side is original and wasn’t really stretched/damaged. It’s been serviced 3 times in the interim too.

[DJ2020]

5513, 1982.

[Rolex1982]

114060 submariner no date in 2017.

[Rico_Brasole]

Exp 2 white dial, back in 2014 those were great buys!


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[4 Aussies]

This is the first Rolex I purchased that started my relationship with my AD back in the 90s, I was in my 20s and still wear it today.

[Stan Cooper]

1675 GMT-Master, now gone; replaced by a 16710.

[JRell]

114060, should have kept my first.

[yankeeromeo]

2004 a GMT 2 coke for £2600 RRP from I believe Upchurch and sons of Colchester Essex (no longer an AD I'm told)

[StanGMT]

This.

[WilsdorfNDavis]

Gift from my GF in 2018 (yes, im a noob Rolex owner)

[HogwldFLTR]

First was a 36mm OP. Similar to a watch I own now.

[Number3]

Originally Posted by StanGMT

This.

Lovely.

[patreyus]

2015 White Dial Daytona

[Skabadi]

Hulk 2016