How old were you when you had your first Rolex

[RolexAwaytheDew]

Originally Posted by astcell

Got my SS Date model in 1988 at 25. Sold it after a few years of ignoring it. Got my 2nd, a GMT II, at 43.

Very similar. SS Date in 1988, age 23. I still have it though lately my wife has been wearing it.

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by ekcmusic

I am 53 years old and purchased my first Rolex last week. It is a Sea-Dweller 126600 mkII and it is beautiful. I am just starting my watch journey and I've been super fortunate to have found this watch at Tourneau-Bucherer-Rolex in the Roosevelt Field Mall. The SAs were kind, patient and most of all 'encouraging'. They made me feel like I would actually be able to get a watch.

Duude! Great story! What brought you to watches now?


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[stnken]

33. Date Just

[TimeLord2]

My dad gave me his Rolex while I was working at a grocery store very shortly after graduating college in 1989 when I was about 23. GMT Master 1675/3 from Tiffany & Co.

[Neil McCauley]

I got my first Rolex at the age of 30 in 2017.
I've been into watches since I was about 5, but I'd wanted a Rolex ever since I was 14yrs old - One of my first jobs out of school was working in a car dealership. One of the top guys there had a Submariner, and I was absolutely besotted with it. I told myself I'd have one one day. - I had to leave the car trade to get one hahaha - 15yrs later, I eventually got the watch I'd coveted all those years.

[Zedder]

45, Diamond dial DJ for my birthday. Salesperson said, you’ll be back for a sports model now that you’ve been bitten by the Rolex bug. Sure enough, the next year was our 10th wedding anniversary, so I picked up my Sub-date. 10 years later for our 20th, I picked up my white ceramic Daytona. I’d like to buy another soon, but I have one more MSc program to pay for first.

[Nostrathomas]

43...as I just picked up my first Rolex last week!

I was on a trip to Tokyo with the family, and went there thinking I'd maybe get a JDM Seiko or Grand Seiko...but then a vintage silver-dialed 1978 Oysterdate Precision caught my attention and wouldn't let go. No papers, no box, no automatic movement even, but it's in fantastic shape and has just the right amount of vintage warmth.

The only problem is that my wife may like it even more than me...

[toomuchtalk]

Originally Posted by mike

1968--I was 19---it was a GMT---$245.00----Brand New.

And this is it!!---After a few trips to RSC.

[GST15]

I was 60 when I got my first one. Waited for college educations, graduate schools, and weddings before starting my journey. I now have seven Rolex, two Omega, Cartier, and a couple Breitlings, in addition to others.

[OttoUnion]

70. A new Air King was a gift to myself for 50 years on the job.

[Second Hand]

Exceptionally well deserved!

For me, 61, a fluted blue Datejust 36 on jubilee, a gift from my life partner.

[adb186442]

59 for me and hoping for the next one at 60!

[gmtyacht]

Black GMT - 30
Rhodium yachtmaster - 35
Green OP41 - 40

I am 40

[SCVol]

30 - My dad passed me a 116509 in 2015. He gave my old brother his yellow gold President and my younger brother a yellow gold Yacht Master. I now have the Daytona and a Submariner 126610LV and am waiting on a 126710BLNR or a 126713GRNR.

[SCVol]

30 - My dad passed me a 116509 in 2015. He gave my old brother his yellow gold President and my younger brother a yellow gold Yacht Master. I now have the Daytona and a Submariner 126610LV and am waiting on a 126710BLNR or a 126713GRNR.

[SCVol]

30 - My dad passed me a 116509 in 2015. He gave my old brother his yellow gold President and my younger brother a yellow gold Yacht Master. I now have the Daytona and a Submariner 126610LV and am waiting on a

[NAUI1982]

23.


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[Northern_14060]

Twenty-one years old. My watch was a sub-date purchased for $1,100 ($100 monthly for a year). I didn't know what a Rolex was, but I damaged three watches over the course of of a summer in railroad construction - I went into a watch store for help. The jeweller told me to "buy this one - you will never have an issue with it" - and after he talked me out of a Daytona, I put $100 down. Almost 40 years later, it is still reliably running and is one of my watches in rotation. The tritium has turned a cafe-latte golden brown, and it is still the favourite of my significantly expanded collection.

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by infoe

I'm 25 and buying my very own first Rolex. My dad has a few that he says I can wear any time and I'm sure will want to pass on to me eventually, his Thunderbird, YG DD, Cellini...But I want to know when you bought your very first, or when your very first was "given" to you.

What did you buy and do you have it now that you’re 44?


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[Rolex1982]

I was 35 and it was a 114060. I traded it in a few years later and I do regret it now.

[scooba]

29 yrs old. 16610 brand new March 1993 and I still have it.

[puma1552]

This thread is as old as some of the people posting.

[marmite2005]

Originally Posted by puma1552

This thread is as old as some of the people posting.

Its strange to think that the OP is now 44, 19 years later!!!

Although I cant say anything as I am old and have been a Rolex owner for over a quarter of a century and a enthusiast for 35+ years. I'm pleased to see there is still lots of interest in the subject of Rolex.

[GST15]

60. Had to wait for three college educations, weddings, and all else that life throws at you. I now have 7.

[Tillie]

22