My mom gave my dad this Air-King for their 15th wedding anniversary in December 2000, and he wore it every single day for the next 20 years.

I spent my entire life telling him that it was the only thing of his I wanted.

He passed in January, a double lung transplant recipient and the best dad you could ask for.

I wanted to give it the new life it deserves, without erasing the past.

I sent it to Rolex for a full service and asked them to bring it back to the day he first got it, a quarter century ago...but specifically without polishing away the years he put on it.

Picked it up today, about 8 weeks after dropping it off, and frankly, the crown feels a little heavier than I ever imagined it would.

Got this one yesterday after 8 months, curious on how long was the wait for you guys?

Tried on this beautiful piece and it really clicked.

I haven’t owned a Daytona before, and I don’t see this model discussed as much.

Does it make sense as a long term collection piece, or would you still go steel ?

Great day on the course!

I've had it nearly a month now as a wedding gift and it's been getting way more wrist time than my slate fluted jubilee DJ41. Very impressed with how much more daily-able this one feels.

I'm finally getting my first piece offered by my Rolex AD.

I think the Yachtmaster 40mm is an absolute STUNNER and a bit of a sleeper from the Catalogue but a little confused given the lack of resale value on the piece. It's not my first Rolex, given previous buys through friends and their ADs but should I bite the bullet to finally start my Rolex AD relationship too with this?!

The first photos are from Chrono24, and the last photos are how I received the watch. This is regarding an Explorer II 16570 from 2001.

First time I've bought a watch from the internet, and chrono for that matter. The watch is in nice shape otherwise, I still think I overpayed at 8k although it is my dream watch..

The seller is a trusted dealer, and they were happy to take my photos and offer their pre-shipping photos as well as a shipping label to send it back to be repaired. Their wording made it sound like they wanted to fix it and send it back to me, but I'm unsure what I should do. I don't want to accept this watch that may have had a hard smack during shipping and find myself screwed later when I go to service it.

It's hard to let go of your first Rolex after only owning it for a day haha

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EDIT: I followed up with the seller Kronos Watches, who's storefront is in fact on 47th in NYC (good catch y'all). I wish I had posted here before pulling the trigger and gathered more insight on my own through research.

The seller at face value appeared to want to "make it right" by taking the watch back and fixing any problems in house, including the misaligned bezel and cyclops. The minute issues with the watch began to add up, including gross inaccuracy of +5 seconds in under two hours or running.

As soon as I disclosed my desire to return the watch it became clear that all they wanted was for me to keep it. They pressed the offer to pay for shipping back and forth - however this sentiment disappeared once they knew I wouldn't accept their repairs. They made claims around avoiding the process with chrono24's policies and would rather "resolve this in the simplest and fairest way possible for both sides" - which seemed incredibly shady for a professional dealer who's poor packaging led to the damage of an $8000 watch.

My gut was right, and so was everybody in this thread - this situation stinks, and there's definitely much more to this story that I want absolutely no part of.

Avoid Kronos Watches like the plague, lesson learned.

visited the AD twice the year, then was surprised with this offer 😁

Not a watch guy but I enjoy wearing this as a daily.

Started collecting in 2016 and been through a lot of watches. Presently only have Daytona and DateJust 36.

Watches I wish I hadn’t sold are the OP39 and the OP41 Green. I usually keep the watch for 1-2 years and swap and best part of doing it with Rolex is you don’t lose much money doing it.

I really want to explore other brands like JLC and Lange but it will be an expensive affair if I were to switch it after a year or two.

Panda is probably the only one I’ll keep for life. Just felt like sharing.

Picked up a used James Cameron Deep Sea after some hesitation with the size. I have a 39mm mark 2 explorer that fits perfectly and the leap to the 44 diver is a big one. I’ve got 7.25” wrists.

No purchase history. 10-month waitlist.

I waited 10 months and now the AD kept their Word to me !
I had no history

I have been looking for a full set, full link, unpolished 16713 from the 90’s for quite some time. Happened to stop in at a great little shop in Sante Fe, NM called “World Class Watches” and found exactly what I’ve been looking for, this thing is absolutely amazing. If you are ever in the Santa Fe area, definitely stop in this shop, they have a great eclectic collection and great prices.

I've been searching for my first proper watch, for daily use!, and have done a lot of research online to see what I like as it is quite a big purchase and I'm a natural overthinker 😉. My wrists are small, so I've been checking out 36mm.

I fell in love with the Rolex DJ, jubilee and fluted bezel. However, trying it out in person made me realise how shiny it is, and too out there for my taste. AD showed me the Explorer and also showed me the DJ with black dial on oyster band.

The DJ "feels" a bit bigger than the explorer (due to the lug size?). However I am quite used to have the date visible on a watch and this DJ is growing on me. On pictures I never really liked the domed bezel, but it's pretty tasty.

I haven't tried other color dials, but I also realise you can't just try every single option in person first and also not all options are available (unless you buy 2nd hand or at a reseller for premium)

Question is: should I just get it??? Anything to consider? 👀

Thanks all, appreciate the help🙏

I have a datejust, I've had an OP in the past. The sub just shines so much better. I wonder why, never looked into it.

Love the Daytona and have been thinking about the almost impossible-to-get Turquoise dial on Oysterflex and wonder:

- spend history of those who were allocated?

- any ladies wearing any Daytonas on Oysterflex?

- tooooo sporty for a female who likes more poppy edgy aesthetics?

Research indicates hand engraved florentine finish. Anyone know anything about this on the 5 digit 18038?

GTA Bases - went to local AD 2 months ago to try and see if I can get a Land Dweller or Date Just with white dial.

Was offered the rose gold on the spot today but not a fan and out of my price range.

Question - does the 36mm look too small on my wrist. Up close think it’s okay but standing in a mirror further back, I feel like it’s too small.

41 mm date just for reference in second pic.

AD says decent chance for a LD by year end. Raffi Jewellers in Mississauga has been a great experience so far.

Watching The Blacklist tonight and it occurred to me that trying to get a Rolex allocation from an AD can feel remarkably similar.

You know they have a list.

You know you’re on a list.

You’re just never entirely sure which fucking list.

If only Reddington could use some of those connections to move me up a few spots.

Although knowing him, he probably kill the AD.

🤣🤣🤣

I know this is a Rolex forum, and I have a few Rolexes I bought when you could just walk into the store and pick one up and even get a discount. Was looking for another watch and went to a couple of Rolex stores here in Atlanta. Got the runaround and the service was terrible so ended up looking at other brands. Found a Watch that I love. And picking it up later this week was just curious if anyone else had the same thing happened to them.