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sea-dweller · 10 July 2010, 07:35 AM

At the young age (well, relatively) of 30. Bought a BNIB 14060, in 1994, which I still have, while on a business trip in Hong Kong.

I visited that AD (La Suisse Watch) again the last time I was in HK (2009) and I could still recall the details of that fateful day in 1994. Felt like it was just yesterday.

rkboyer911 · 10 July 2010, 08:03 AM

was 36 new SD wish I would have done it sooner. Bought my wife a TT DJ this year. Now shes hooked!!

psv · 10 July 2010, 08:28 AM

I almost bought my first Rolex at 23, in college, I wanted a white dialed Explorer II badly and I was offered a strange vintage one with black dial and with a funky orange hand (I knew nothing about Rolex back then) for $600. I said no since it had black dial (stupid move) and ended up buying a Longines Admiral Chrono instead since I didn't want to spend that of money back then. It served me pretty well but it ain't no Paul Newman...

Got my 1st Rolex as a wedding gift from my wife. 16610 Sub date. I was 30 years of age, needless to say I still have it/wear it even if I added a few more over the years.

HL65 · 10 July 2010, 08:48 AM

I was 22 years old--23 years ago--wow how time flies! It was a DJ Jubilee TT with a white jubilee dial--$1800 dollars way back then. It was the older 14kt gold and steel also. What a great watch--wish I never sold it.

erling · 10 July 2010, 10:08 AM

I was 28 when I bought a new TT Datejust 16233 back in 1988.
It´s still going strong. Five years ago I bought a new dial with Roman numbers.

Chipmunk · 10 July 2010, 10:14 AM

Got my first TT DJ when I was 31. Dec. 2003

Caico · 10 July 2010, 10:31 AM

40 when i got my first tt ceramic sub, love it!!!!!!

MAINEZX10 · 10 July 2010, 10:55 AM

I was about 25-26. I brought my cousin to my grey dealer to buy something and he just got this Sub in on trade. Tried it on & then pulled out the plastic

wholesaleneon · 10 July 2010, 12:02 PM

27, bought a tt gmt ii 16713 on a jubilee

fc3s2k · 10 July 2010, 12:37 PM

28 YEARS OLD. its the sub no date 14060M. I gave it to myself for being a father to a beautiful baby girl!!!

____________________________
SUB 14060M
EXPLORER I
SS DATEJUST
RG CELLINI DANAOS
PAM 177i
RG HUBLOT BB CERAMIC

Jim232118 · 10 July 2010, 12:56 PM

25 when I got my firat Rolex, Yachtmaster SS/Plat

cdnwatchguy · 10 July 2010, 01:08 PM

A brand new 5513. Destined to be a flipper. I sold it 6 months later and bought a 1675 GMT Master, which I still have 30 years later.

BXNupe · 10 July 2010, 01:08 PM

I was 29 in 1994 when I got my first Rolex...a pre-loved 16610. Bought it as a present to myself for graduating from law school. I flipped it 13 years later for a BNIB GMT II Pepsi. I was amazed that I made $300 on the trade.

roger0770 · 10 July 2010, 01:22 PM

i got my first rolex last summer when i was 24 - 16710 gmt2 coke, eventually got the gmt2c, the sea dweller, and now wearing the original gmt2 - 16760

springbar · 10 July 2010, 01:33 PM

17, saved up and bought a brand-new SS Datejust twenty-something years ago. It's been with me on dozens of trips all around the world. Still wear it all the time.

Rolex Freak · 10 July 2010, 01:46 PM

32 and Exp II.

jms_w · 10 July 2010, 01:46 PM

I started out kinda late for my first Rolex, 36. It was a TT blue sub and came about as my income allowed for it. But I did start liking this exact watch when I was 27.

bmms8 · 10 July 2010, 02:47 PM

I was 21 and I purchased a dj for my brother and sister in law for their wedding gifts. His was a rhodium roman oyster and dome. Hers was a matching in womens. I am now 23 looking for my own tt jubilee/fluted bezel in rg silver diamond dial :)

Sponon · 10 July 2010, 04:06 PM

I was 24, and bought a 16610 v-serial

allentang · 10 July 2010, 06:39 PM

21 years old-- 16570
23 years old-- 16610lv
25 years old-- 116520

Psmith · 10 July 2010, 07:19 PM

Twenties, SD, long gone

Cheers

RolexV3 · 11 July 2010, 08:32 AM

I was fresh out of Highschool and first few semesters in Jr College when I got my one and only Datejust that I own..

Atl · 11 July 2010, 11:16 AM

Bought my first Rolex at 19 years old. It was a SS Date with a 18K bezel. I have been hooked ever since!

David

gmtobsessed · 11 July 2010, 12:58 PM

Given a DJ @21, bought a GMT exactly a year later.

peticks · 11 July 2010, 01:48 PM

Bought mine at age 29. :) Datejust with roman dial

welem · 11 July 2010, 04:51 PM

I was 27 when I purchased my 1st ever rolex, a D serial TT daytona with grey dial. I still have my first baby and I think it is here to stay...

groach1234 · 11 July 2010, 09:55 PM

For my 18th Birthday i got a ss Sub date and that was in may this year its been a great 2 months its a ref 16610 2004 model and serviced this year i love ti to bits and it will never be leaving me.

George

Watch Professor · 12 July 2010, 03:37 AM

It's great to see all of these young people getting into the WIS mode, and especially into the Rolex mode. Rolex is becoming more of a young person's brand. As far as when I got my first Rolex, it wasn't until my wife bought me the GMT IIC for my 65th birthday. I got my Sub Date 6 months later. (That new Hulk is looking mighty interesting)

moldowan · 12 July 2010, 07:31 AM

i was 21 (1986) and it was a gift from my father, a 2-tone datejust. watch is still in mint condition and working great!
Then it wasn't until 2006 (twenty years later) that i bought another. It was a 2-tone gmt II ceramic. Now i also have a milgauss GV, a SS daytona, and another SS datejust.

datejust1 · 12 July 2010, 08:16 AM

14 yrs old. May 31, 2008 Y-serial 16233 Datejust with White Dial with Gold Sticks. Gift for all hard effort I had done in school since entering Middle School. Dad got it for me... 2 years later, I gifted it to him.

10 July 2010, 07:35 AM	#61
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	At the young age (well, relatively) of 30. Bought a BNIB 14060, in 1994, which I still have, while on a business trip in Hong Kong. I visited that AD (La Suisse Watch) again the last time I was in HK (2009) and I could still recall the details of that fateful day in 1994. Felt like it was just yesterday. __________________ TRF Member #6699 (since September 2007)

10 July 2010, 08:48 AM	#64
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2025 Titanium Yacht-Master Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,286	I was 22 years old--23 years ago--wow how time flies! It was a DJ Jubilee TT with a white jubilee dial--$1800 dollars way back then. It was the older 14kt gold and steel also. What a great watch--wish I never sold it. __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

10 July 2010, 10:08 AM	#65
erling "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Erling Location: Iceland Watch: Sub and TT DJ Posts: 748	I was 28 when I bought a new TT Datejust 16233 back in 1988. It´s still going strong. Five years ago I bought a new dial with Roman numbers. Attached Images

10 July 2010, 10:14 AM	#66
Chipmunk "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Alvin Location: So Cal Watch: ROLEXES Posts: 5,390	Got my first TT DJ when I was 31. Dec. 2003 __________________ "A thing of beauty is a joy forever"............John Keats

10 July 2010, 12:02 PM	#69
wholesaleneon Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Sam Location: slidell, la Watch: 16713....TT GMT II Posts: 190	27, bought a tt gmt ii 16713 on a jubilee Attached Images

10 July 2010, 08:03 AM	#62
rkboyer911 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Roy Location: Kansas City Mo Watch: Sea Dweller "M" Posts: 181	was 36 new SD wish I would have done it sooner. Bought my wife a TT DJ this year. Now shes hooked!!

10 July 2010, 08:28 AM	#63
psv "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,077	I almost bought my first Rolex at 23, in college, I wanted a white dialed Explorer II badly and I was offered a strange vintage one with black dial and with a funky orange hand (I knew nothing about Rolex back then) for $600. I said no since it had black dial (stupid move) and ended up buying a Longines Admiral Chrono instead since I didn't want to spend that of money back then. It served me pretty well but it ain't no Paul Newman... Got my 1st Rolex as a wedding gift from my wife. 16610 Sub date. I was 30 years of age, needless to say I still have it/wear it even if I added a few more over the years.

10 July 2010, 10:31 AM	#67
Caico "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Usa Watch: submariner Posts: 47	40 when i got my first tt ceramic sub, love it!!!!!!

10 July 2010, 10:55 AM	#68
MAINEZX10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MASSACHUSETTS Posts: 896	I was about 25-26. I brought my cousin to my grey dealer to buy something and he just got this Sub in on trade. Tried it on & then pulled out the plastic

10 July 2010, 12:37 PM	#70
fc3s2k "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Barry Location: california Watch: OFFICINE PANERAI Posts: 1,289	28 YEARS OLD. its the sub no date 14060M. I gave it to myself for being a father to a beautiful baby girl!!! ____________________________ SUB 14060M EXPLORER I SS DATEJUST RG CELLINI DANAOS PAM 177i RG HUBLOT BB CERAMIC

10 July 2010, 12:56 PM	#71
Jim232118 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Jim Location: DFW, TX Watch: Yachtmaster II YG Posts: 276	25 when I got my firat Rolex, Yachtmaster SS/Plat

10 July 2010, 01:08 PM	#72
cdnwatchguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 921	20 A brand new 5513. Destined to be a flipper. I sold it 6 months later and bought a 1675 GMT Master, which I still have 30 years later. __________________ Keith

10 July 2010, 01:08 PM	#73
BXNupe "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston, MA - USA Watch: SS GMTc Posts: 191	I was 29 in 1994 when I got my first Rolex...a pre-loved 16610. Bought it as a present to myself for graduating from law school. I flipped it 13 years later for a BNIB GMT II Pepsi. I was amazed that I made $300 on the trade.

10 July 2010, 01:22 PM	#74
roger0770 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: On Earth Watch: A Few Posts: 1,510	i got my first rolex last summer when i was 24 - 16710 gmt2 coke, eventually got the gmt2c, the sea dweller, and now wearing the original gmt2 - 16760

10 July 2010, 01:33 PM	#75
springbar "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, Ca Watch: 116400GV Posts: 834	17, saved up and bought a brand-new SS Datejust twenty-something years ago. It's been with me on dozens of trips all around the world. Still wear it all the time.

10 July 2010, 01:46 PM	#76
Rolex Freak "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Real Name: Sandro Location: Canada Watch: Rolex/GS Posts: 4,412	32 and Exp II.

10 July 2010, 01:46 PM	#77
jms_w "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Coast Watch: 116710LN Posts: 557	I started out kinda late for my first Rolex, 36. It was a TT blue sub and came about as my income allowed for it. But I did start liking this exact watch when I was 27. __________________ 116520\|116610LV\|116710LN\|16613\|16233 244 232.30.42\|3222.80 A2332212 CFX-200\|Riseman\|GW-M5610

10 July 2010, 02:47 PM	#78
bmms8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 25	I was 21 and I purchased a dj for my brother and sister in law for their wedding gifts. His was a rhodium roman oyster and dome. Hers was a matching in womens. I am now 23 looking for my own tt jubilee/fluted bezel in rg silver diamond dial :)

10 July 2010, 04:06 PM	#79
Sponon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Real Name: Thomas Location: Norway Posts: 311	I was 24, and bought a 16610 v-serial

10 July 2010, 06:39 PM	#80
allentang "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Allen T. Location: NYC Watch: 6239 Posts: 41	21 years old-- 16570 23 years old-- 16610lv 25 years old-- 116520

10 July 2010, 07:19 PM	#81
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Twenties, SD, long gone Cheers __________________

11 July 2010, 08:32 AM	#82
RolexV3 Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Vince Location: West Virginia Watch: Rolex DSSD & DJ Posts: 902	I was fresh out of Highschool and first few semesters in Jr College when I got my one and only Datejust that I own.. Attached Images

11 July 2010, 11:16 AM	#83
Atl Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: David Location: Sandy Springs, Ga Watch: GMT II, new Subbie Posts: 937	Bought my first Rolex at 19 years old. It was a SS Date with a 18K bezel. I have been hooked ever since! David

11 July 2010, 12:58 PM	#84
gmtobsessed "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,375	Given a DJ @21, bought a GMT exactly a year later.

11 July 2010, 01:48 PM	#85
peticks "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MN Posts: 162	Bought mine at age 29. :) Datejust with roman dial

11 July 2010, 04:51 PM	#86
welem Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indonesia Posts: 167	I was 27 when I purchased my 1st ever rolex, a D serial TT daytona with grey dial. I still have my first baby and I think it is here to stay...

11 July 2010, 09:55 PM	#87
groach1234 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: George Location: York, UK Watch: Rolex Sub Date Posts: 11	For my 18th Birthday i got a ss Sub date and that was in may this year its been a great 2 months its a ref 16610 2004 model and serviced this year i love ti to bits and it will never be leaving me. George

12 July 2010, 03:37 AM	#88
Watch Professor "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Myron Location: New York Watch: GMT IIC; Sub Date Posts: 3,166	It's great to see all of these young people getting into the WIS mode, and especially into the Rolex mode. Rolex is becoming more of a young person's brand. As far as when I got my first Rolex, it wasn't until my wife bought me the GMT IIC for my 65th birthday. I got my Sub Date 6 months later. (That new Hulk is looking mighty interesting)

12 July 2010, 07:31 AM	#89
moldowan Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: san antonio,texas Posts: 108	i was 21 (1986) and it was a gift from my father, a 2-tone datejust. watch is still in mint condition and working great! Then it wasn't until 2006 (twenty years later) that i bought another. It was a 2-tone gmt II ceramic. Now i also have a milgauss GV, a SS daytona, and another SS datejust.

12 July 2010, 08:16 AM	#90
datejust1 Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: G Location: N/A Watch: N/A Posts: 6,042	14 yrs old. May 31, 2008 Y-serial 16233 Datejust with White Dial with Gold Sticks. Gift for all hard effort I had done in school since entering Middle School. Dad got it for me... 2 years later, I gifted it to him.

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