Girls Coffeeshop Talk

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Originally Posted by Kinnakeet

For me... I think it was fate that led me to Rolex LOL!
Anyway, I had always been a “fine jewelry” nut ; my interest in hand made diamond jewelry led me ( somehow) to start researching automatic watches . I was mesmerized by the idea of the complex hand assembled movements that Swiss watchmakers were known for.... that led me to research the various Swiss manufactures.... Rolex!! Oh my , the more I read about the company, how it’s run , how it survived the quartz crisis ,, how everything ( almost ) is made in house- and then I read Hodinkee’s article on touring the 4 Rolex sites......

Well I ran out and got myself a lovely little rose gold steel DJ 28 . This would have been somewhere between 2010-2011. While I loved the little thing ... I quickly developed a yen for a larger Rolex .... in early 2012 I sold the DJ and acquired a 35 Yachtmaster! Now that was a watch !! I treasured the idea of a platinum bezel ... ( I’ll always be a precious metal nut)...
I then stumbled upon a great site called The Rolex Forum ... and after “ghosting “ it for several months, I finally joined in the spring of 2012. I discovered an awesome community,,, made many friends from around the world.... met my True Love.... the rest is history I guess!


The Yachtmaster got sold in 2015 to finance some other pursuit ....

In 2017, to celebrate our wedding, Art and I acquired our “wedding presents”- mine was a lovely DJ 31, and his was an Explorer....( notice the word “was”)
I ( again quickly!) got the yen for a larger watch ,,, sold the DJ and now wear a 37 rose gold/ steel Yachtmaster.... now that’s a watch !!!!
Art sold his Explorer and now wears a Submariner no date ... and loves it !

Who knows where our Rolex journey will take us next ,, but we have many great companions along the way thanks to this forum!

Hi Michelle, very touching. And an exciting journey with watches. I enjoy hearing how happy people are.

I have a couple watches that need to be rehomed. I use the most sentimental one as a daily, and the others are locked up.

DM