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4 February 2018, 10:08 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Real Name: Steve
Location: Toronto
Watch: Polar Explorer II
Posts: 65
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got my first rolex today
it's also my first post here.
short version: it's my birthday this week, and the conversation with my wife went like this: me: i was actually thinking of buying a rolex i found. her: no. me: no? her: no, i'm going to buy it for you. happy birthday. long version: this is really more of an introduction of myself. it was only last year that i decided i wanted to start wearing a watch again, after some 20+ years. i had no idea what i liked, so i visited shops and spent hours looking online. i read some dumb article classifying watches into groups and i decided that i didn't like divers because they all looked the same (turns out they all looked like submariners, ha). over some months, learning my tastes along the way, i bought some decent but inexpensive automatics, and definitely did not want a Rolex. part was cost, part was growing up in steel mill country after the mills went bust and (to this day) maybe having a reaction against ostentatious displays of wealth. but something funny happened when i started reading about Rolex's history, and learned about the tool watches, and how during a time of a stronger middle class they were bought and worn by everyday people. and how Rolex did and still do make a really good watch. and that turned into a real appreciation. and hey, a bit of lurking here helped too. my wonderful wife has been supportive through this whole endeavor. we were traveling in Portugal recently, and every time she asked me what time it was back home, i thought, "how much easier would this be if i had a dual timezone watch?" so today, with absurd amounts of input from me, i came home with my first rolex, a lovely polar 16570. it's a Z-series with the 3186. and so far it's completely awesome. |
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4 February 2018, 10:46 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Real Name: Vetracer
Location: London
Watch: Daytona 116500LN
Posts: 586
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Congratulations!
It looks great on you. You do realise you won’t stop there, right? |
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4 February 2018, 03:56 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Real Name: Steve
Location: Toronto
Watch: Polar Explorer II
Posts: 65
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5 February 2018, 01:25 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Real Name: Vince
Location: Michigan
Posts: 547
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BTW, I‘ll tell you right now, that imho the one watch, which people regret letting go the most, seems to be the EXP II. So don‘t you ever think about it down the road 
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5 February 2018, 01:01 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Cy
Watch: ROLEX
Posts: 516
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Looks good |
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4 February 2018, 10:49 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: David
Location: New England
Posts: 1,888
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Looks great! Congrats and welcome!
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4 February 2018, 10:50 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Real Name: Dominik
Location: Austria
Watch: Cameron
Posts: 198
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Nice polar! Congrats.
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4 February 2018, 10:51 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SC
Posts: 56
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Looks great! Congrats and Happy Bday!
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4 February 2018, 10:51 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: New York
Posts: 152
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Looks awesome. Congrats on the new acquisition
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4 February 2018, 10:54 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Real Name: Chuck
Location: Canada
Watch: Rolex 116610LV
Posts: 2,270
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Welcome to TRF and congratulations on your great looking Polar Explorer! Very nice of your wife to get that for you. Nothing wrong with wearing a quality watch. Wear it proud! Cheers!
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4 February 2018, 11:08 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: IAH
Watch: GMT(s) & Sub
Posts: 290
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Tis a lovely piece. Congrats and Happy Birthday!
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4 February 2018, 11:20 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Great White North
Watch: 114060
Posts: 39
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Nice polar! Welcome to the club! Time to get into alpinism and cave exploration. ;-)
Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk |
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4 February 2018, 11:22 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Real Name: Jim
Location: Naples, FL
Posts: 1,795
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Congrats! It's a classic.
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4 February 2018, 11:24 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Real Name: Richard
Location: GA
Watch: YTBD
Posts: 23,473
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Great watch! Congratulations!
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4 February 2018, 11:24 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 21
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Congrats!!
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4 February 2018, 11:24 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida, Canada
Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega
Posts: 30,244
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Welcome
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4 February 2018, 11:29 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Canada
Watch: 116710 BLNR
Posts: 16
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Congratulations from a fellow lurker--Great watch!
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4 February 2018, 11:32 AM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: May 2008
Real Name: Dan
Location: CT, by a lake
Watch: 16570
Posts: 1,544
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What a great piece! Especially as it's one of the most "under the radar" Rolex watches out there. Enjoy it!
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4 February 2018, 01:03 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: London
Watch: BLNR
Posts: 2,222
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A few of these incomings lately. It’s a true beauty of a 5 digit watch. If they had this watch with the new updated bracelets, I’d be all over that! Not a fan of the new 42mm size.
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4 February 2018, 01:09 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Real Name: Allan
Location: Little Red Dot
Watch: Still Looking....!
Posts: 3,899
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Nice.........Congrats~~
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4 February 2018, 01:22 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Real Name: Larry
Location: Kentucky
Watch: Yes
Posts: 35,011
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Congrats...and welcome to TRF!
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4 February 2018, 01:26 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Real Name: Genaro
Location: Fresno Ca.
Watch: R O L E X
Posts: 4,466
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Congrats!!
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4 February 2018, 01:27 PM
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Real Name: Scott
Location: USA
Posts: 184
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Congratulations and welcome
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4 February 2018, 01:31 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Not 2 far from u
Posts: 3,457
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Happy Birthday, congrats and welcome!
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4 February 2018, 01:33 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Toronto
Posts: 113
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Congrats...happy Birthday!
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4 February 2018, 01:38 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Northeast
Posts: 452
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Welcome and congrats!
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4 February 2018, 02:19 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Real Name: Adam
Location: Ohio
Watch: ing the river flow
Posts: 359
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Congratulations!
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4 February 2018, 03:19 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Earth
Posts: 1,695
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awesome story and wife! enjoy it!
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4 February 2018, 03:21 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: Rick
Location: LSU
Watch: Constantly changes
Posts: 3,815
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Congrats and enjoy!
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4 February 2018, 03:22 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Missouri USA
Watch: Daytona C white
Posts: 2,248
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congrats! Great watch welcome and enjoy!
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