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Wingshooter · 4 July 2007, 12:23 AM

Good morning guys,
I have been reading all over this forum for about the last month and now figured I should jump on board. I just graduated from Univ of Florida this past december and now have a good job and no debt so far so I feel I am moving up in the world, a little. ha ha. Anyway I am hoping to get my first Rolex here pretty soon and really like the Submarnier with black face and bezel but for some reason I have a thing for the GMT with the red and blue bezel too.

I am passoniate about hunting fishing and diving and enjoy "nice" equipment that goes along with those activites. Its a wonder I dont have any debt with my taste in nice shotguns. Anyway I am looking forward to being a part of this and can not wait to get my first one.

padi56 · 4 July 2007, 12:47 AM

Let me be the first to welcome you TRF the Sub is a great choice have a look at the SD as well.

Alcan · 4 July 2007, 03:39 AM

Hi there, welcome aboard!

JJ Irani · 4 July 2007, 04:14 AM

Welcome aboard, pal.

Sub or GMT-II....how can you possibly go wrong with either one? Both excellent time-pieces. Good luck in your final choice and hope you enjoy your stay on this forum.

Cheers - JJ

Uncle-AJ · 4 July 2007, 04:42 AM

Welcome to TRF.

roadcarver · 4 July 2007, 05:09 AM

Welcome to TRF! Glad to have you on board... its nice to hear that you've finished College/University with no debt - that's a hell of a way to start!

Plus you've got a job too!

SPACE-DWELLER · 4 July 2007, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingshooter

Good morning guys,
I have been reading all over this forum for about the last month and now figured I should jump on board. I just graduated from Univ of Florida this past december and now have a good job and no debt so far so I feel I am moving up in the world, a little. ha ha. Anyway I am hoping to get my first Rolex here pretty soon and really like the Submarnier with black face and bezel but for some reason I have a thing for the GMT with the red and blue bezel too.

I am passoniate about hunting fishing and diving and enjoy "nice" equipment that goes along with those activites. Its a wonder I dont have any debt with my taste in nice shotguns. Anyway I am looking forward to being a part of this and can not wait to get my first one.

First of all:

SUPERLATIVE WELCOMING
OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED

A question: When you write "really like the Submarnier with black face and bezel", do you then mean the Submariner Date (Ref. 16610) or the Submariner OP (no date), Ref. 14060M?

It is no "wise-ass" question, but I am just curious

Wingshooter · 4 July 2007, 06:38 AM

Actually I dont really have a preference on the date or no date.

Rubenonfire · 4 July 2007, 06:48 AM

Welcome and Congrats!

Choosing between the two watches is not only a matter of personal preference, but also like getting to choose between two hot chicks. Either way, you're in for a great time. Or, you can just not choose and take both*.

If you know want to get a NEW watch, though, and aren't thinking about dropping $10K on both, I'd suggest the GMT-II. Rolex has stopped production on it and pretty soon it will be hard to get one BNIB. If you're thinking about buying pre-loved or don't care that the watch is new....good luck on your decision!

*excerpt duplicated from the WIS guide to buying Rolex.

Mennald · 4 July 2007, 06:55 AM

Welcome!

SPACE-DWELLER · 4 July 2007, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingshooter

Actually I dont really have a preference on the date or no date.

Okay

I for my part am getting more and more tempted by the 14060M. It is such a beautiful and "clean" watch to look at. And I like that it still has lug holes and non SEL (Solid End Links)

BTW: I have just read on a German watch forum that a 14060M (well, probably with another ref. #) has been seen in an AD window display that has the COSC writing on the dial!!

At the Baselworld 2007 Fair, Rolex announced that ALL Rolexes were to become COSC from now on. So probably, the Sub spotted is one of the first to appear!

But - as "Padi56" has stated in other threads/posts, the COSC rating is more of a sales' gimmick than necessary. The 14060M as we know it now could easily - and DOES easily! - perform well within the COSC ratings.

mike · 4 July 2007, 11:41 PM

Welcome!

LOL! I KNEW with a name like that there must be a smoothbore in there somewhere!

Guys have given great advice.

The R/B 16710 is out of production so if you can scoop one up might be a wise move down the road.

Bo makes an excellent point about the COSC 14060M. Might be something that not many will have if changes occur to the sub line in the future.

Anyway, good luck on the choice and there's not a loser in the bunch.

Robb · 5 July 2007, 12:47 AM

Decide what is best for you. Either way you will have a fantastic watch.

Brushpup · 6 July 2007, 09:47 PM

Hey, I'm new too wingshooter and....I'm a wingshooter too I should say. I have the shotgun addiction myself with a strong proclivity for expensive small bore doubles. Enjoy and see you around.

Patrick

Tools · 7 July 2007, 01:01 AM

Welcome

Can't go wrong with either decision.

Go for it

4 July 2007, 12:23 AM	#1
Wingshooter Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Posts: 146	New Guy Good morning guys, I have been reading all over this forum for about the last month and now figured I should jump on board. I just graduated from Univ of Florida this past december and now have a good job and no debt so far so I feel I am moving up in the world, a little. ha ha. Anyway I am hoping to get my first Rolex here pretty soon and really like the Submarnier with black face and bezel but for some reason I have a thing for the GMT with the red and blue bezel too. I am passoniate about hunting fishing and diving and enjoy "nice" equipment that goes along with those activites. Its a wonder I dont have any debt with my taste in nice shotguns. Anyway I am looking forward to being a part of this and can not wait to get my first one.

4 July 2007, 12:47 AM	#2
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,454	Let me be the first to welcome you TRF the Sub is a great choice have a look at the SD as well. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

4 July 2007, 03:39 AM	#3
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4 July 2007, 04:14 AM	#4
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,320	Welcome aboard, pal. Sub or GMT-II....how can you possibly go wrong with either one? Both excellent time-pieces. Good luck in your final choice and hope you enjoy your stay on this forum. Cheers - JJ __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

4 July 2007, 04:42 AM	#5
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4 July 2007, 05:09 AM	#6
roadcarver "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Vernon Location: C-a-n-a-d-a Watch: 16600 Posts: 5,641	Welcome to TRF! Glad to have you on board... its nice to hear that you've finished College/University with no debt - that's a hell of a way to start! Plus you've got a job too! __________________ I'm just a cook...

4 July 2007, 06:38 AM	#8
Wingshooter Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Posts: 146	Actually I dont really have a preference on the date or no date.

4 July 2007, 06:48 AM	#9
Rubenonfire "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Ruben Location: Orange County Watch: 16610LV Posts: 1,317	Welcome and Congrats! Choosing between the two watches is not only a matter of personal preference, but also like getting to choose between two hot chicks. Either way, you're in for a great time. Or, you can just not choose and take both. If you know want to get a NEW watch, though, and aren't thinking about dropping $10K on both, I'd suggest the GMT-II. Rolex has stopped production on it and pretty soon it will be hard to get one BNIB. If you're thinking about buying pre-loved or don't care that the watch is new....good luck on your decision! excerpt duplicated from the WIS guide to buying Rolex.

4 July 2007, 06:55 AM	#10
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4 July 2007, 11:41 PM	#12
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Welcome! LOL! I KNEW with a name like that there must be a smoothbore in there somewhere! Guys have given great advice. The R/B 16710 is out of production so if you can scoop one up might be a wise move down the road. Bo makes an excellent point about the COSC 14060M. Might be something that not many will have if changes occur to the sub line in the future. Anyway, good luck on the choice and there's not a loser in the bunch.

5 July 2007, 12:47 AM	#13
Robb 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Robb Location: USA Watch: BLNR Posts: 4,937	Decide what is best for you. Either way you will have a fantastic watch.

6 July 2007, 09:47 PM	#14
Brushpup "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: Patrick Location: Texas Watch: what I'm wearing Posts: 5,943	Hey, I'm new too wingshooter and....I'm a wingshooter too I should say. I have the shotgun addiction myself with a strong proclivity for expensive small bore doubles. Enjoy and see you around. Patrick

7 July 2007, 01:01 AM	#15
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,172	Welcome Can't go wrong with either decision. Go for it

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