Is there a "common" Rolex reference you've never seen in the wild?

[HogwldFLTR]

I've seen only a few, DD (Au and Pt), DJs a few, Sub Au, and GMT. Then again I'm surrounded by thrifty New Englanders.

[heritagewatchdealers]

I'm in Ohio so I get to see Subs the most, Gmt's even skydwellers but sadly no rose gold on anyone's wrist here. I'm always on the lookout!

[jcatlas]

Originally Posted by Macnavara

Milguass...never

I was literally thinking how rare Milgausses are in the wild but I've lost that appreciation ever since a buddy of mine picked one up in the Bahamas.

I would echo this sentiment in that you rarely see Milgausses in the wild, and I live in Miami which is chock full of Rolexes!

[brandrea]

I’ve never seen a YM2 in the wild.

[LesserBlackDog]

Hardly ever see nice watches of any kind here where I live, even on lawyers/doctors/etc. I occasionally see one guy in court wearing an Exp II Polar and another guy with a Speedy Pro. The seller’s realtor who sold me my house had a pre-ceramic Sub of some type, I want to say it was TT black but can’t remember exactly.

[glamorama]

When I lived in London I saw all models more or less frequently, probably Hulk, BLNR and Daytona most common even more than Sub. Might also be selective perception or that people with those models are more prone to show them.

[HK Islandboy]

Come to think of it, I cannot recall seeing a SkyD of any colour on a wrist in the wild.

Other than that, pretty much all of the other Rolex models pop up on a very regular basis here

[calatravato]

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone wearing an Air-King.

[zjd168]

BLNR, DSSD, Hulk, YM, EXP2

[avega357]

Originally Posted by calatravato

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone wearing an Air-King.

Air king is the unicorn, only seen in pictures


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[avega357]

Originally Posted by mjr24

Batman and Hulk....never seen them.

I am looking at one right now, on my wrist


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[avega357]

Originally Posted by the dark knight

So I guess more like the actual model names, like Datejust, Daytona, Submariner, etc. Rather than say "have you ever seen a specific rare Submariner".



I don't recall ever seeing an Explorer I or Explorer II (black dial) in the wild. I have seen the Polar. Which seems weird cause I thought the Explorer I was rather popular.

Mainly I see subs


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[avega357]

In the wild


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[breitlings]

I don’t think I’ve seen an explorer 1 in person in the wild.

[Bryano1028]

Originally Posted by heritagewatchdealers

I'm in Ohio so I get to see Subs the most, Gmt's even skydwellers but sadly no rose gold on anyone's wrist here. I'm always on the lookout!

I’m in Columbus as well - tons of subs, Gmt, DJ and DayDates. I’ll see Daytona’s on occasion, but rarely any solid gold models outside of a DayDate. Columbus is a mix of really old and very new money, so PM sport watches that may not appeal as much to the older crown are rarely seen.

I did, however, see a YG DD40 with full Diamond Bezel and Diamond Sticks while Christmas shopping in Charlotte NC Monday :) I normally wouldn’t say this, but it was pretty over the top. Beautiful though.

[ragsk]

Originally Posted by jerryhum

Do you still have it? I love seeing a well-worn sub. It's kind of a shame that a lot of kermits seem to be safe queens.

Apologies for my late reply. Yes I do still have it but it’s no longer my daily watch. Here it is : pic taken today. Not a single problem in 14 years and it only had its first service a few months ago. Still love it.