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I have read many posts on this board in the last few days & I thought I would like to tell my story. I have read postings of 16 year old kids getting a Rolex from Dad and I wanted to post this story so other people do not think this is the norm. I think if you have had to struggle - it makes you appreciate the rewards more. Getting a gift from daddy or mommy does not cut it for me.
Then the 16 year old kid wants to talk about investment. I give you investment after working 2 years in taxi after normal job. Investment is something the theives in banking stole from most of us in superannuation funds.
I have owned a Rolex since I was 18. I bought a Rolex Explorer and gifted my quartz Omega to my father - so much for daddy buying me a watch! I then did not think much about it until I started to love watch in about 1997. I remember I bought (of all things!) a Cartier Octagonal Santos in Steel. I loved that watch so much but parted with it as I wanted another watch. I am not rich enough to keep everything! In 2001 I purchased my first Patek - ref 3919 but had it sell it as money was tight - this was after the dot com bust! (do a google search about that disaster if you are under 20!).
In 2007 I fell in love with a couple of holygrail watches. I wanted 1 but did not know which watch to choose. I started driving taxi to help me save for the watch. I remember doing my income tax return and seeing the evil government take most of my meager takings. I tried and tried. I slowly saved my money - not eating lunch from shop - taking brown paper bag to work each day.
Then I got my dream Patek - White gold Calatrava. I had to sell most of my watch collection to pay for this watch. I remember feeling sad after selling most of my watches to afford the Patek. It was a struggle. Driving taxi and having rude obnoxious customer. Customer who laugh at me for being middle age and drive taxi. I remember a staff from work took my taxi and laugh at me at work for my low job.
After I got my Patek I really have bad feeling about only having 1 other watch. I kept my explorer 1 watch with lug hole. I yearn for my other rolexes. I was madly in love with white dial explorer II. I buy this beauty 2nd hand. I save save money. It hard struggle - no easy money or daddy for me. I can not afford AD to buy from - I get from used dealer / pawnshop (I think you call loanshark shop) and I pay cash and use my credit card. I love Rolex but I not pay 20% a month loanshark charge. My Explorer II not new - it from ealy 90s - no box no papers. I still love my Explorer II like my wife.
I then buy Omega Speedmaster from used dealer. I love the classic chrono. I save slowly. No easy money from daddy.
My Vacheron was very hard to pay for. She cost big money and need service and polish. I think I never sell her. She is from 1960 and is the first thin movement from Vacheron in the 1950s. Vacheron is good name with Geneva seal K1001 movement.
I love my 2 x rolex equally. I can not ever not have Rolex. I wear Rolex the most. Patek is on leather and a scarced to damage white gold. Vacheron is for special occassions only - not waterproof. Omega is cool and I love but not same as Rolex. I buy my wife Rolex 69174 - Steel DateJust with white gold bezel. I think she understand my love for rolex now!
I hope you can see the struggle I have to endure for my watches. No easy daddy or mommy to pay for it. If you are a sugarlady - I happy to befriend you! Stuggle make you strong. Strong is like my Rolex.....
Please tell me your struggle to get a rolex!
I have read many posts on this board in the last few days & I thought I would like to tell my story. I have read postings of 16 year old kids getting a Rolex from Dad and I wanted to post this story so other people do not think this is the norm. I think if you have had to struggle - it makes you appreciate the rewards more. Getting a gift from daddy or mommy does not cut it for me.
Then the 16 year old kid wants to talk about investment. I give you investment after working 2 years in taxi after normal job. Investment is something the theives in banking stole from most of us in superannuation funds.
I have owned a Rolex since I was 18. I bought a Rolex Explorer and gifted my quartz Omega to my father - so much for daddy buying me a watch! I then did not think much about it until I started to love watch in about 1997. I remember I bought (of all things!) a Cartier Octagonal Santos in Steel. I loved that watch so much but parted with it as I wanted another watch. I am not rich enough to keep everything! In 2001 I purchased my first Patek - ref 3919 but had it sell it as money was tight - this was after the dot com bust! (do a google search about that disaster if you are under 20!).
In 2007 I fell in love with a couple of holygrail watches. I wanted 1 but did not know which watch to choose. I started driving taxi to help me save for the watch. I remember doing my income tax return and seeing the evil government take most of my meager takings. I tried and tried. I slowly saved my money - not eating lunch from shop - taking brown paper bag to work each day.
Then I got my dream Patek - White gold Calatrava. I had to sell most of my watch collection to pay for this watch. I remember feeling sad after selling most of my watches to afford the Patek. It was a struggle. Driving taxi and having rude obnoxious customer. Customer who laugh at me for being middle age and drive taxi. I remember a staff from work took my taxi and laugh at me at work for my low job.
After I got my Patek I really have bad feeling about only having 1 other watch. I kept my explorer 1 watch with lug hole. I yearn for my other rolexes. I was madly in love with white dial explorer II. I buy this beauty 2nd hand. I save save money. It hard struggle - no easy money or daddy for me. I can not afford AD to buy from - I get from used dealer / pawnshop (I think you call loanshark shop) and I pay cash and use my credit card. I love Rolex but I not pay 20% a month loanshark charge. My Explorer II not new - it from ealy 90s - no box no papers. I still love my Explorer II like my wife.
I then buy Omega Speedmaster from used dealer. I love the classic chrono. I save slowly. No easy money from daddy.
My Vacheron was very hard to pay for. She cost big money and need service and polish. I think I never sell her. She is from 1960 and is the first thin movement from Vacheron in the 1950s. Vacheron is good name with Geneva seal K1001 movement.
I love my 2 x rolex equally. I can not ever not have Rolex. I wear Rolex the most. Patek is on leather and a scarced to damage white gold. Vacheron is for special occassions only - not waterproof. Omega is cool and I love but not same as Rolex. I buy my wife Rolex 69174 - Steel DateJust with white gold bezel. I think she understand my love for rolex now!
I hope you can see the struggle I have to endure for my watches. No easy daddy or mommy to pay for it. If you are a sugarlady - I happy to befriend you! Stuggle make you strong. Strong is like my Rolex.....
Please tell me your struggle to get a rolex!
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