Which new rolex would you buy for a futor investment???

[rangrov]

Hi guys i was just going through the new rolex cat and i was thinking if you could have any watch in the stainless and TT models, which would you buy for a futor investment, that means leaving it in its box with all the seals on and never wearing it, so even if you hate it but you think it would be a good investment, please give your comments.. stainless steel daytona exempt.....

[toph]

not you again!! just kidding
emm tough one, probably the Milgauss GV or very possible the deepsea. But you know really its just specualtion, like most investing

[Dr. Jones]

Not any, Rolex makes too many watches for any of them to return good money in a short time period. Buy a Rolex because you like it/them. Not for investment this would be a bad move IMHO

[PhilM]

Would also opt for the Milgauss GV, but there's a big risk as modern Rolex's won't appreciate like vintage have, there's too many made these days

[Shade]

The green ceramic lv probably..

[esm]

dare i say - F serial 16610LV (thats if you can find one BNIB...)?

[The GMT Master]

For me, there is only one watch in the range that has any potential to be a future collector's item, and that is the white dialled Milgauss. History has taught us that the most collectible watches in the future are always the worst sellers when they're available - take the original manual wind Daytona, for example. The white dial is similarly a very bad seller - therefore, if I was going to buy one simply to keep in a safe, that would be the one.

[esm]

Originally Posted by The GMT Master

For me, there is only one watch in the range that has any potential to be a future collector's item, and that is the white dialled Milgauss. History has taught us that the most collectible watches in the future are always the worst sellers when they're available - take the original manual wind Daytona, for example. The white dial is similarly a very bad seller - therefore, if I was going to buy one simply to keep in a safe, that would be the one.

that is actually a very vaild point you got there Chris

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jones

Not any, Rolex makes too many watches for any of them to return good money in a short time period. Buy a Rolex because you like it/them. Not for investment this would be a bad move IMHO

I don't look at them in the terms of an investment anyway. I purchase them because I like the enjoyment I get out of them. Besides even if there were a remote chance one of todays watches might turn into a good investment I probably would chose the wrong one. Then what good did I get from a watch I left sitting in some safe.

[Frogman4me]

You would be missing the whole point of owning one, and thats enjoying wearing it. For me it's like have fun with it and if I need to sell it I break even or take a small loss which is like a borrowing it for a few hundred bucks.

[mactrack]

I don't think any modern Rolex will ever be as collectable as current vinatge models however if I had to pick one it would be the ND Sub as it is likely to be discontinued/replaced at Basel 2011.

[Tunacan26]

None. Not smart enough to think about investment, future money making possibilities. I buy watches to wear them.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by rangrov

Hi guys i was just going through the new rolex cat and i was thinking if you could have any watch in the stainless and TT models, which would you buy for a futor investment, that means leaving it in its box with all the seals on and never wearing it, so even if you hate it but you think it would be a good investment, please give your comments.. stainless steel daytona exempt.....

Afraid today IMHO no modern day Rolex should be thought of as any kind of investment even the Daytona far too many in this world today.When you buy a Rolex it should be bought for buying a watch that with a little care from yourself knowing it will last a life time and beyond.What you will have with most of the Rolex models mainly S.steel is a watch that will hold its value in proportion to price paid.As for investments there are far better things out there today than any modern day Rolex watch.

[chris russell]

By definition any watch that lands on somebody's 'investment' list will be no investment, simply because that means it was noticed early. That means lots of people bought it, hoping it would be an 'investment', thus ensuring that it could never be. Get the logic?

[Singslinger]

I'd agree with Padi - no current Rolex can be considered investment-grade.

[Dilemma]

Invest in pork belly futures, not watches!

[rangrov]

I think you guys missed the point, this was just done as a bit of fun, of course no modern rolex is going to be worth brewsters, the only people that make decent money is Rolex and the ADs however there will allways be models that sell better than others, and ones which will allways be in demand in the futor, every Rolex i have owned i have enjoyed and then moved them on to the next man when i upgraded for newer models, i was just seeing what was todays following then tryi to look into the futor.... P.S for your information i have never lost money on any Rolex. I bought everyone with good discount, bought new before a price increase then sold my old model private a few months after.

[mkw]

Very few current children will ever even wear watches growing up ( your future " vintage 2010 " buyer ) Their smart devices 25 yrs from now will be embedded in their temples allowing them 24/7 connectivity to all human knowledge , incl something as mundane as current atomic time . So...watches to them will be like collecting ... rotary dialed phones... to us .

[Richard.]

There are so many people putting away BNIB watches as "investments" that sometimes I think it's going to be harder to find a used one in twenty years!

[esm]

on a more serious note - how many people would even think their Rolex purchase 30+ years ago would become a future classic/worth investment?

if anyone buys a popular one and put away for 30+ years from now, im sure i'd probably worth something then

[padi56]

Originally Posted by esm

on a more serious note - how many people would even think their Rolex purchase 30+ years ago would become a future classic/worth investment?

if anyone buys a popular one and put away for 30+ years from now, im sure i'd probably worth something then

But 30 plus years ago Rolex was not churning out around 900000 units a year.And its only certain sports models are regarded as collectible, and today some of the most collectible Rolex don't even have a Rolex made movement in the case.

[NorthernPike]

Originally Posted by Dilemma

Invest in pork belly futures, not watches!

You mean these guys?
http://www.porkbellys.com/

[tkc324]

I would pick up a vintage Paul Newman Daytona or any of the red sub or red SDs...

[esm]

Originally Posted by padi56

But 30 plus years ago Rolex was not churning out around 900000 units a year.And its only certain sports models are regarded as collectible, and today some of the most collectible Rolex don't even have a Rolex made movement in the case.

very true points Peter

BUT... im sure it is probably safe to assume that 30 years agao Rolex probably did not have the same demand of their pieces as the current years.... hence the Rolex production vs. worldwide population is probably quite similar

imo - since there are no more non-Rolex movement pieces in the modern/current line, those limited number/limited run models will probably fetch more in the distant future than most others

[ersnyder]

Realizing that this is "just for fun" (I would NEVER consider any Rolex an investment), I'd probably go with the green C Sub. Seems like they aren't going to be made by the ton and a lot of folks like them, so they might fetch the MSRP+ in a reasonable amount of years.

[Puffy]

I just buy what I like, if they happen to go up then bonus for me The good thing is if I wanted to sell I know I can always recoup my money.

IMO if you want to invest buy into LLOY and come back in 5 years

[MILFAN]

Indeed, second this, and alongside the green GV Milgauss and maybe the 14060M

Originally Posted by The GMT Master

For me, there is only one watch in the range that has any potential to be a future collector's item, and that is the white dialled Milgauss. History has taught us that the most collectible watches in the future are always the worst sellers when they're available - take the original manual wind Daytona, for example. The white dial is similarly a very bad seller - therefore, if I was going to buy one simply to keep in a safe, that would be the one.

[pz93c]

Originally Posted by rangrov

Hi guys i was just going through the new rolex cat and i was thinking if you could have any watch in the stainless and TT models, which would you buy for a futor investment, that means leaving it in its box with all the seals on and never wearing it, so even if you hate it but you think it would be a good investment, please give your comments.. stainless steel daytona exempt.....

None.

[Dr. Robert]

The new 116610 sub.

[siggen7]

The Cellini series