My Rolex story - new chapters added monthly

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I was never big on Rolex due to the connotations associated with it and the fact that everyone and their mom knows Rolex - I don't like drawing attention to myself. I finally decided to give in and buy my first Rolex once my wife gave me the go ahead.

I walked in to an AD 3 months ago and picked up a 114060 SubC. Great watch as it is built like a tank and the bracelet on it nothing short of amazing. Buying the 114060 was a bad idea . . . as it was an eye opener.

A month later I walked in to a local jeweler that only carries pre-owned watches including quite a few Rolexes. I tried on a Polar 16570. I always thought the watch looked bland in pictures but in person I fell in love immediately. I went back home and did some research and ended up purchasing one with drilled lug holes and SELs. (side note - I had no idea what SELs meant only a few months earlier)

I've since been kind of struggling with the SubC. While it is amazing in build quality and that bracelet is the best on the market, the watch always felt sterile to me and something about the fat lugs always felt off. I felt even stronger about this after picking up the polar. As they shared the same case, I've been looking at 16710 GMTs recently. Not being known for my patience and impulse control, I walked in to the same jeweler this past week and ended up grabbing a Pepsi 16700.

I love the Polar and the GMT and love the way these older ones wear despite the rattly bracelets. I now need to sell the SubC but am wondering how do you guys ship a watch worth that much? FedEx only lets you insure up to $1K and I've lost faith in USPS recently.

Sorry fellas, I tried to post pics since I know everyone loves pics but the forum won't let me until I have more posts.