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5 April 2011, 11:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Real Name: Eric
Location: NY
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 1,642
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<---New Guy! First Rolex...!
Hello all...
I've been lurking on these forums for a few months researching a 'possible' upcoming purchase. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the informative posts regarding these great timepieces. I had always loved the Sub from the first time I began looking into Rolex. My first 'serious' watch purchase was a Tag Heuer Aquaracer...so from the start, I was drawn to the diver/sport watch. When I began looking into Subs, it was a hard sell with my wife..."it looks just like your Tag..." she would say.   As often as I do look at my Tag for the date, I really just do not like the cyclops on the Sub-date...the 14060 was the logical choice for me. Plus, knowing it's history and significance, clean-cut look...etc...I had to have it. Other options I considered were an Exp II or Sea Dweller. While I gave the SD serious thought - the price range made it a hard sell. I also felt it might have been a little too big for my wrist. I do like the non-COSC dial slightly better on the ND, but for my first Rolex, it also being a gift from my wife - we both wanted BNIB. I had been trying this watch on at every AD I could over the last few years. We were in Mexico this past week and an AD had the ND for a price I just couldn't walk away from. The price, coupled with this new 'taxback' program certain shops in Mexico now offer - sealed the deal. I am now a proud owner of a BNIB ND - this being my first Rolex...I finally decided to join-up and share. Cheers everyone...great looking watches! Eric PS - this might be sacrilege Rolex wise, so I apologize in advance - but has anyone here ever seen a Sub Date with the crystal changed for one with no cyclops? |
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6 April 2011, 02:24 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Apr 2011
Real Name: Eric
Location: NY
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 1,642
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Did a little more research, I actually found you can remove the cyclops....interesting.
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6 April 2011, 02:26 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: GB
Location: Canada
Watch: 14060m
Posts: 38
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Great watch sir!!
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6 April 2011, 02:29 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Kingstown
Posts: 58,279
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Welcome
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6 April 2011, 02:32 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: Mark
Location: Bonny Scotland
Watch: 14060M Sub (cosc)
Posts: 5,280
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6 April 2011, 02:46 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Real Name: Bob
Location: U.S.A.
Watch: 1655
Posts: 63,999
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Congratulations on your classic Rolex sub.
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6 April 2011, 02:50 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2010
Real Name: Chuck
Location: Florida
Watch: Hulk, DJ, Bluesy
Posts: 1,890
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Welcome. What's next? Sorry -- Stock "joke."
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6 April 2011, 02:54 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: Mark
Location: Bonny Scotland
Watch: 14060M Sub (cosc)
Posts: 5,280
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Don't mind me. I'm full of scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts! "You have enemies? Good! That means you stood up for something, sometime in your life." Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS. |
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6 April 2011, 03:00 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Real Name: Dennis
Location: Bay Area - 925
Posts: 40,018
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Congrats!
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6 April 2011, 03:02 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Russ
Location: Southern NJ
Posts: 5,760
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Great watch! Welcome!
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6 April 2011, 03:03 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Apr 2011
Real Name: Eric
Location: NY
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 1,642
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 Well, recently learning you can remove a cyclops - I'd love a Sub date and do just that. I really love the "red" Sub (1680?) - however, this is more my, "I can dream piece." I heard rumors the red writing could be re-visited? An Explorer is most likely the next candidate. However, I feel the wife might have caught the "bug" now... Thank you for all the comments! Eric |
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6 April 2011, 03:06 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Real Name: Richard
Location: England
Watch: 16610 & 16710
Posts: 899
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welcome to the board
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6 April 2011, 03:08 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Adam
Location: Orlando, Florida
Watch: Me
Posts: 9,935
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Looks great, Congrats
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6 April 2011, 03:09 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Real Name: Victor
Location: Long Island (NY)
Watch: Rolex Daytona SS
Posts: 170
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Congrats on the new watch and yes you can remove the cyclops.
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6 April 2011, 03:27 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montreal, QC
Watch: 116710
Posts: 79
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Great watch, congrats!
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6 April 2011, 03:30 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: Gary
Location: Bozeman, MT
Watch: 126508 Paul Newman
Posts: 7,835
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Welcome Eric and congrats on the watch. You are definitely moving into dangerous territory if your wife is catching the bug as well. The one positive is she will more supportive when you start going crazy and buying your 2nd, 3rd, fourth.... watch. It is a sickness and this place does not help.
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6 April 2011, 03:31 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Earth
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 516
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Congrats
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6 April 2011, 03:33 AM
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Vacated
Join Date: Nov 2009
Real Name: Marc
Location: Connecticut
Watch: PAM 111 'N'
Posts: 2,558
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Cool! Welcome!
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6 April 2011, 03:33 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Real Name: MJC
Location: PHL USA
Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP
Posts: 29,232
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Congrats, I'm considering removing the cyclops myself...
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6 April 2011, 03:49 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Real Name: Mark
Location: Florida
Watch: GMT (2)/SUB/DJ
Posts: 218
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Very nice indeed. The same thing happened to me when I bought my first Rolex, when I said to my wife what I was planning on next she replied "wait, what about me?" She now owns a beautiful TT Everose DJ and I was able to purchase 3 more after that.
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6 April 2011, 03:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Real Name: J
Location: USA Midwest
Watch: Midsize Datejust
Posts: 2,611
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How about a positive being that it's great when a couple shares a collecting interest, and who knows, maybe you'll both be onto 2, 3, 4! Congrats. |
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6 April 2011, 04:07 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Real Name: Eric
Location: NY
Watch: 14060M
Posts: 1,642
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While in the AD, I noticed they also carried David Yurman - which she loves. I recommended she go over and pick something out (to seal the deal on the Sub of course)  Come to think of it, to secure my second Tag a year ago - I recommended she pick one out as well. The Rolex journey shall be an expensive one, especially when you start buying them in pairs.... 
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6 April 2011, 04:08 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: TN
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 2,166
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congrats! and welcome.... a great classic!
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6 April 2011, 04:47 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Real Name: Craig
Location: Seattle-ish, USA
Watch: GMTIIc, AK, LVc
Posts: 7,022
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Congrats. Great choice.
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6 April 2011, 05:11 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Andalucia Spain
Watch: WG daydate-Daytona
Posts: 1,338
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Great choice, congrats and welcome
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6 April 2011, 05:18 AM
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2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Paris, France
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Excellent choice and nice story. Welcome!
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6 April 2011, 05:31 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Here and there
Posts: 12,485
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Excellent
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6 April 2011, 06:09 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: NYC
Watch: 116610LN
Posts: 14
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Welcome to the Sub Club!
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6 April 2011, 07:17 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: Rich
Location: Canada
Watch: Milgauss, GMT IIc
Posts: 3,013
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Congrats and welcome.
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6 April 2011, 07:18 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Earth
Posts: 1,695
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welcome and enjoy that classic cousin to Steve McQueens watch. Nothing like strapping on your first rolex for the first time. Truly a crown for every achievement, has the smile left your face yet?
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