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Old 25 September 2006, 04:19 PM   #1
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by the numbers...

This question will be in three parts. Interested to see what kind of figures people post. Please answer the following questions.

1. How many Rolexes have you ever owned? If you bought and sold and re-bought the same watch, this would count as two.

2. What is the highest # of Rolexes owned at the same time?

3. What is the highest number of Rolexes you have ever heard of in a private collection. Not a store or a business, but just for the mere pleasure of collecting?

I'll go first.

1. 8
2. 7
3. ?
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Old 25 September 2006, 05:23 PM   #2
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This question will be in three parts. Interested to see what kind of figures people post. Please answer the following questions.

1. How many Rolexes have you ever owned? If you bought and sold and re-bought the same watch, this would count as two.

2. What is the highest # of Rolexes owned at the same time?

3. What is the highest number of Rolexes you have ever heard of in a private collection. Not a store or a business, but just for the mere pleasure of collecting?

I'll go first.

1. 8
2. 7
3. ?

Owned 17
2 at any given time.
Don't know

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Old 25 September 2006, 06:26 PM   #3
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This question will be in three parts. Interested to see what kind of figures people post. Please answer the following questions.

1. How many Rolexes have you ever owned? If you bought and sold and re-bought the same watch, this would count as two.

2. What is the highest # of Rolexes owned at the same time?

3. What is the highest number of Rolexes you have ever heard of in a private collection. Not a store or a business, but just for the mere pleasure of collecting?

I'll go first.

1. 8
2. 7
3. ?
1. 25
2. 14
3. I don't know the exact number, this is a picture of some of the Subs taken a while ago.
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Old 25 September 2006, 06:29 PM   #4
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WOW!! One look at that inventory of yours would make even the largest of Rolex ADs feel six inches tall!!
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Old 25 September 2006, 07:33 PM   #5
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WOW!! One look at that inventory of yours would make even the largest of Rolex ADs feel six inches tall!!
That's not mine--I wish
That partial grouping belongs to a well known collector in the UK. I must say a finer gentleman in this hobby does not exist!
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Old 26 September 2006, 11:22 AM   #6
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Old 26 September 2006, 11:36 AM   #7
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Old 26 September 2006, 11:40 AM   #8
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Old 26 September 2006, 12:22 PM   #9
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Old 26 September 2006, 01:40 PM   #10
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2. 2 - Never had more than two at a time. Usually sold one to buy another.

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Old 26 September 2006, 02:03 PM   #12
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Old 26 September 2006, 05:32 PM   #14
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Tudors I would expect JJ,a Rolex in every-way except for the engine.
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Old 26 September 2006, 06:19 PM   #16
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Old 26 September 2006, 06:39 PM   #17
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Old 26 September 2006, 09:20 PM   #18
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Spot on, Peter! JJ, shame on you!
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Come on, you tossers, give me a break!! What the hell was I supposed to make of 2 and a half watches?
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Old 27 September 2006, 04:43 AM   #24
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Come on, you tossers, give me a break!! What the hell was I supposed to make of 2 and a half watches?
Two and a half of YOUR watches? That would equal about one half of a REAL Rolex, right?
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Two and a half of YOUR watches? That would equal about one half of a REAL Rolex, right?
My fakes would come nowhere even close to a real Rolex!!
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Sure they do, every time you go in town and annoy David at his shop
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This question will be in three parts. Interested to see what kind of figures people post. Please answer the following questions.

1. How many Rolexes have you ever owned? If you bought and sold and re-bought the same watch, this would count as two.

2. What is the highest # of Rolexes owned at the same time?

3. What is the highest number of Rolexes you have ever heard of in a private collection. Not a store or a business, but just for the mere pleasure of collecting?
1.- 9
2.- 6
3.- No idea
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