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View Poll Results: When did you purchase your first Rolex?
Haven't purchased yet - been looking for the last year 6 3.19%
Haven't purchased yet - been looking for more than one year 3 1.60%
Purchased my first within the last year 18 9.57%
Purchased my first within the last 3 years 31 16.49%
Purchased my first within the last 10 years 55 29.26%
Purchased my first within the last 25 years 42 22.34%
Purchased my first over 25 years ago 33 17.55%
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:11 AM   #1
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When was your first Rolex purchase?
Curious how's the distribution on TRF. When did you purchase your first Rolex?
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:27 AM   #2
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:33 AM   #3
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:33 AM   #4
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1981 Date Just 16030 ... wore it for 25 years...
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:39 AM   #5
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My first Rolex was TT RG YM Chocolate dial in 2019.
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:41 AM   #6
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:42 AM   #7
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:43 AM   #8
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:45 AM   #9
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Old 13 December 2021, 02:55 AM   #10
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:00 AM   #11
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1985: a used 1675 Pepsi. Before that I was gifted a blue lollipop Tudor Sub in 1984 for my birthday. The Pepsi is long gone but I still have the Tudor.
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:02 AM   #12
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:23 AM   #13
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:29 AM   #14
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My first Rolex was TT RG YM Chocolate dial in 2019.
Love it!!
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:43 AM   #15
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A 14060 Sub, my only Rolex, bought new in Feb. 1996. Worn nearly every day since...
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Old 13 December 2021, 03:47 AM   #16
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Old 13 December 2021, 04:07 AM   #17
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1967 - a 1675 GMT Master that I still wear.

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Old 13 December 2021, 05:23 AM   #18
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1996 - Was 18yo. Picked up a 1980’s era sub with date. No idea on ref #. Wish I still had it.


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Old 13 December 2021, 05:37 AM   #19
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2003. I was 21.
Bought a new 14060 for below MSRP
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Old 13 December 2021, 05:40 AM   #20
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A 1680 in 1992 when I was 18.
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Old 13 December 2021, 05:42 AM   #21
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My first Rolex was TT RG YM Chocolate dial in 2019.
WOW!! That’s quite the collection in a short prior of time. Nice

Interesting poll as well. Would have thought the 1-3 year range was much higher
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Old 13 December 2021, 05:49 AM   #22
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January 2010 new from AD

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Old 13 December 2021, 05:51 AM   #23
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16570 white in 2009. I only wish I had the financial flexibility of today back then.
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Old 13 December 2021, 06:02 AM   #24
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WG Day Date 36 - 2016, just turned 25 and a newborn son. Bought it used, sold it couple years later because I found it to be small on my wrist. Now have a GMTC and HULK. Looking to add a Day Date 40 soon hopefully.
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Old 13 December 2021, 08:36 AM   #25
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Old 13 December 2021, 08:44 AM   #26
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14060 in 1993 for under 3G
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Old 13 December 2021, 09:17 AM   #27
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First Rolex around 1995 Oysterdate Precision . First new from AD 1997 GMT Master ii .
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Old 13 December 2021, 10:31 AM   #28
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When was your first Rolex purchase?
Just after year 2000. Explorer II Polar, preowned. Traded a Seamaster towards it. In my early 30s.

Since then, the illness has progressed.

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Old 13 December 2021, 11:54 AM   #29
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2002….16610 and I still have it!
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Old 13 December 2021, 01:06 PM   #30
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Hubs bought it for me for our anniversary. We went to the AD together to pick it up.
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