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IronWatch · 27 June 2018, 11:45 AM

Proud to share that after years of lurking, I've finally bought myself my very first Rolex! It's what I've been after since I first discovered Rolex (and this forum).

It's the perfect accompaniment to my Speedmaster that I've been wearing exclusively for the past five years, and wanted a pop of color as the perfect partner for my under-the-radar, all black Speedy.

I remember getting the itch for a new watch after a few years of the Omega, figuring the PO blue dial would be my match and thinking Rolex was for the stereotypical bluetooth businessman who waited to conduct business on the plane so everyone can listen in on his machismo. Or so I thought! First learning about this reference led me to the Rolex Forums, where I truly lost I've lost it and remember saying to myself, "I can't believe I'm even entertaining the idea of a Rolex," and pardoned myself enough to create a log-in just so I could lurk and have the computer remember what I've read or not read. And of course one thing turned into another and I evolved throughout what we all see as the natural progression of understanding the brand.

Over the three years as a member, I've literally scanned through every page of at least the Rolex board and have been lusting after this piece to the point I created an album on my phone, capturing every shot of the reference that I loved.

I've gone through various life stages since I first joined - bought a home three years ago, welcomed a baby daughter last fall and rising the corporate ladder - all took priority where spending this money on myself was not responsible or even possible. Now, I feel I've made it and am able to sleep soundly at night after forking it all over in cash, knowing I can still provide well for my family and am settled while respecting the id that is my WIS-dom.

I haven't posted barely at all here as doing so before being an owner made me feel like "that guy" who hangs at the dog park but doesn't have a dog. I'd love to contribute more to the group here and engage with the only community who "gets it."

Thanks for reading this far (if you have) and I raise my wrist to many more years of happiness and fulfillment.

watchmework · 27 June 2018, 11:46 AM

Thanks for sharing your story and congrats on the Bluesy!

gd12188 · 27 June 2018, 11:47 AM

Congratulations! Well deserved and glad you can finally treat yourself! Cheers and wear in good health!

JayHantz · 27 June 2018, 11:51 AM

Great post! Glad to have you and you picked a WONDERFUL watch to add as a complement to the Speedy. I absolutely love the blue dial and I think the yellow gold TT really goes well with it!

Looking forward to seeing you around TRF, and I will be completely honest with you - that watch itch tends to happen again but in something with a crown.

watchwatcher · 27 June 2018, 11:51 AM

Awesome watch!

judson · 27 June 2018, 11:52 AM

Great pair!

Pw92676 · 27 June 2018, 11:52 AM

Congrats!

Houston77 · 27 June 2018, 11:56 AM

A bluesy and a speedy. Does it get any better? Congrats!

Hard_Six · 27 June 2018, 11:57 AM

Cant go wrong with that one! Nice bluesy!

No SUBctitute · 27 June 2018, 12:01 PM

Awesome first Rolex! Congrats!

SoCal_Batman · 27 June 2018, 12:02 PM

Congratulations!!

uhren917 · 27 June 2018, 12:09 PM

Love the Ceramic Blue Submariner! I want to get one also, but have only the 5 reference number version from 1999.

cajunron · 27 June 2018, 12:11 PM

Congrats!

Tebow15 · 27 June 2018, 12:12 PM

Awesome! Congrats!

Al1969 · 27 June 2018, 12:14 PM

Welcome aboard and congrats on the sub.

Nikrnic · 27 June 2018, 12:15 PM

Great intro and good for you on your accomplishments, sounds like many more to come.
You have a great pair going there.
Big Congrats! !

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jimcarver · 27 June 2018, 12:18 PM

That's a really great pair.

c41006 · 27 June 2018, 12:18 PM

Congrats

Big Bill · 27 June 2018, 12:35 PM

Awesome watch congratulations on your new Bluesy.

Mystro · 27 June 2018, 12:39 PM

Excellent taste. I wore a Bluesy for 18 years. It’s a stunner.

lovetherolex · 27 June 2018, 01:24 PM

Congratulations

nice choice

Heu · 27 June 2018, 01:26 PM

Great pair! Congrats!

Bladeshot · 27 June 2018, 02:50 PM

Congrats! Great to hear your story. A TT is what brought me into the fold and started the pursuit of shiny objects, like you, coming originally from an Omega. You have a modern-classic beauty. Wear in good health!

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IronWatch · 27 June 2018, 09:29 PM

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and good wishes!! I’m biased but agree it’ll be a great pair, at least until a third wheel comes along (no time soon for sure, I promise!). And thankfully my wife has been supportive of my journey as she understands what this means to me and knows I have my life priorities in proper order.

And I’m not used to hearing “great pair” from a bunch of guys but in this context, I’ll take it!

IronWatch · 27 June 2018, 09:30 PM

Removed a dupe response.

LuminousMaximus · 27 June 2018, 09:33 PM

What an awesome first ROLEX! Who says Santa doesn’t exist...

rmlovett1 · 27 June 2018, 09:38 PM

Beauty! Congrats!

siempreko · 27 June 2018, 09:41 PM

Congratulations all around!!!

What a beautiful watch!

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KBM · 27 June 2018, 09:42 PM

Congrats, they make a great duo!

Quailhunter · 27 June 2018, 09:45 PM

Nice watch intelligently acquired.

Is that a Remington in the background?

27 June 2018, 11:45 AM	#1
IronWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Dallas Posts: 56	Loooongtime Listener ... First Time Caller! Proud to share that after years of lurking, I've finally bought myself my very first Rolex! It's what I've been after since I first discovered Rolex (and this forum). It's the perfect accompaniment to my Speedmaster that I've been wearing exclusively for the past five years, and wanted a pop of color as the perfect partner for my under-the-radar, all black Speedy. I remember getting the itch for a new watch after a few years of the Omega, figuring the PO blue dial would be my match and thinking Rolex was for the stereotypical bluetooth businessman who waited to conduct business on the plane so everyone can listen in on his machismo. Or so I thought! First learning about this reference led me to the Rolex Forums, where I truly lost I've lost it and remember saying to myself, "I can't believe I'm even entertaining the idea of a Rolex," and pardoned myself enough to create a log-in just so I could lurk and have the computer remember what I've read or not read. And of course one thing turned into another and I evolved throughout what we all see as the natural progression of understanding the brand. Over the three years as a member, I've literally scanned through every page of at least the Rolex board and have been lusting after this piece to the point I created an album on my phone, capturing every shot of the reference that I loved. I've gone through various life stages since I first joined - bought a home three years ago, welcomed a baby daughter last fall and rising the corporate ladder - all took priority where spending this money on myself was not responsible or even possible. Now, I feel I've made it and am able to sleep soundly at night after forking it all over in cash, knowing I can still provide well for my family and am settled while respecting the id that is my WIS-dom. I haven't posted barely at all here as doing so before being an owner made me feel like "that guy" who hangs at the dog park but doesn't have a dog. I'd love to contribute more to the group here and engage with the only community who "gets it." Thanks for reading this far (if you have) and I raise my wrist to many more years of happiness and fulfillment.

27 June 2018, 12:02 PM	#11
SoCal_Batman "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: C.R. Location: Los Angeles Watch: ♛ BLNR \| AK Posts: 1,029	Congratulations!! __________________ "The more I see, the less I know for sure." - John Lennon

27 June 2018, 12:11 PM	#13
cajunron 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Ronnie Location: Southeastern USA Watch: Omega Seamaster PO Posts: 3,869	Congrats! __________________

27 June 2018, 12:14 PM	#15
Al1969 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,638	Welcome aboard and congrats on the sub. __________________ WG SUB-116719 GMT MASTER II 126719

27 June 2018, 12:35 PM	#19
Big Bill "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: William Location: USA Watch: DEEPSEA D-Blue Posts: 491	Awesome watch congratulations on your new Bluesy. __________________ 116660 SD DeepSea Blue 116613 lb Bluesy TT

27 June 2018, 11:46 AM	#2
watchmework "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: DC Watch: 126710BLRO, 116600 Posts: 7,869	Thanks for sharing your story and congrats on the Bluesy!

27 June 2018, 11:47 AM	#3
gd12188 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Greg Location: Cleveland Posts: 62	Congratulations! Well deserved and glad you can finally treat yourself! Cheers and wear in good health!

27 June 2018, 11:51 AM	#4
JayHantz 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Real Name: Jonathan Location: Texas Watch: @Escapementt Posts: 9,844	Great post! Glad to have you and you picked a WONDERFUL watch to add as a complement to the Speedy. I absolutely love the blue dial and I think the yellow gold TT really goes well with it! Looking forward to seeing you around TRF, and I will be completely honest with you - that watch itch tends to happen again but in something with a crown.

27 June 2018, 11:51 AM	#5
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 34,996	Awesome watch!

27 June 2018, 11:52 AM	#6
judson "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Watch: changes depending Posts: 800	Great pair!

27 June 2018, 11:52 AM	#7
Pw92676 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,294	Congrats!

27 June 2018, 11:56 AM	#8
Houston77 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Houston Posts: 2,646	A bluesy and a speedy. Does it get any better? Congrats!

27 June 2018, 11:57 AM	#9
Hard_Six "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Real Name: Trey Location: Texas Watch: those three’s roll Posts: 3,036	Cant go wrong with that one! Nice bluesy!

27 June 2018, 12:01 PM	#10
No SUBctitute "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2,809	Awesome first Rolex! Congrats!

27 June 2018, 12:09 PM	#12
uhren917 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: California Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 532	Love the Ceramic Blue Submariner! I want to get one also, but have only the 5 reference number version from 1999.

27 June 2018, 12:12 PM	#14
Tebow15 Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 1,143	Awesome! Congrats!

27 June 2018, 12:15 PM	#16
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,171	Great intro and good for you on your accomplishments, sounds like many more to come. You have a great pair going there. Big Congrats! ! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

27 June 2018, 12:18 PM	#17
jimcarver "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Abroad Posts: 829	That's a really great pair.

27 June 2018, 12:18 PM	#18
c41006 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Real Name: Joshua Location: Atlanta Watch: Pelagos Posts: 7,933	Congrats

27 June 2018, 12:39 PM	#20
Mystro 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: The Mystro ;) Location: Central Pa. Posts: 15,447	Excellent taste. I wore a Bluesy for 18 years. It’s a stunner. __________________

27 June 2018, 01:24 PM	#21
lovetherolex Banned Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: another planet Posts: 608	Congratulations nice choice

27 June 2018, 01:26 PM	#22
Heu "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Brasil Posts: 1,763	Great pair! Congrats!

27 June 2018, 02:50 PM	#23
Bladeshot 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Real Name: Grant Location: U.S. Watch: GMT 1675 PCG Gilt Posts: 5,849	Congrats! Great to hear your story. A TT is what brought me into the fold and started the pursuit of shiny objects, like you, coming originally from an Omega. You have a modern-classic beauty. Wear in good health! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Just another WIS who loves to trade...

27 June 2018, 09:29 PM	#24
IronWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Dallas Posts: 56	Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and good wishes!! I’m biased but agree it’ll be a great pair, at least until a third wheel comes along (no time soon for sure, I promise!). And thankfully my wife has been supportive of my journey as she understands what this means to me and knows I have my life priorities in proper order. And I’m not used to hearing “great pair” from a bunch of guys but in this context, I’ll take it!

27 June 2018, 09:30 PM	#25
IronWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Dallas Posts: 56	Loooongtime Listener ... First Time Caller! Removed a dupe response.

27 June 2018, 09:33 PM	#26
LuminousMaximus 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: USA Watch: me hit Huge Lotto Posts: 6,512	What an awesome first ROLEX! Who says Santa doesn’t exist... __________________ “Every man Dies... Not Every Man, Really Lives.” – William Wallace - To really lives means to live your life to the fullest. It means to chase your dreams, take risks, and to love life. Since everyone’s fate is the same, why not live the best life that you possibly can? In order to really live,you must seize the day. Live each day as if it's your last and overall just do it! Today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present...

27 June 2018, 09:38 PM	#27
rmlovett1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: Richard Location: GA Watch: YTBD Posts: 23,447	Beauty! Congrats!

27 June 2018, 09:41 PM	#28
siempreko "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Maryland, USA Watch: Sometimes Posts: 1,197	Congratulations all around!!! What a beautiful watch! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27 June 2018, 09:42 PM	#29
KBM 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: K. Location: 780 Posts: 10,451	Congrats, they make a great duo!

27 June 2018, 09:45 PM	#30
Quailhunter "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Real Name: Doug Location: Georgia USA Watch: Rolex President Posts: 1,348	Nice watch intelligently acquired. Is that a Remington in the background?

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