Hi everyone. I recently decided I really didn’t like owning a lot of watches, and for my upcoming 40th birthday, decided to consolidate into this Rolex Explorer 114270 from 2017.

I’ve always liked Rolexes from the early 2000s as I feel like they’re a good combination of vintage and modern. This watch really wears comfortably like my old Tudor Prince Date Day, plus it has the tooly charm of my Sinn 556i.

I think I’ve finally found the watch that is “me”: simple, dependable, understated (for a Rolex), and a bit boring.

  • Psychlops@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The explorer is just such a great watch. If I had Rolex money, this is one I’d pick up without hesitation. Beautiful

  • bob_wiley@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Congrats on the new watch. Wear it in good health.

    I’ve also been thinking about getting rid of all my watches and just getting 1 watch that’s “me”. That was my original plan 10 years ago, but it ended up taking a lot of watches to try and figure out what that is. I’m debating between a Rolex Explorer and the Tudor Ranger as my single watch.

    How did you go about selling your old watches? I have about a dozen or so, but never sold any.

    • ecoboy@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Thanks! There was time in between getting this and selling the other ones. I feel like what works for me is just save up and buy the watch I want and then sell those that I haven’t worn in a while. It will reduce seller’s remorse to an extent. 😅

      • bob_wiley@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I have a feeling I’ll just never do it and they will sit in my watch box for years, unless I happen across a place where I can just take them all and get cash for a decent price (that isn’t a pawn shop). 😅

        The only one I’d probably really want to sell is my Sinn 6000. It’s a nice watch, and my first decently big purchase, but I was trying to get a watch that does it all (chrono, date, 3 time zones). Turns out I like simple watches with just the time, not even a date. That was an expensive lesson… or maybe not, as I probably would have gone with an Explorer II instead of a standard Explorer, if I would have bought a single watch back then.

        • ecoboy@lemmy.worldOP
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          1 year ago

          Yeah, it’s a hassle to sell. Another option is of someone is willing to trade the watch you want with some of your pieces. But be prepared to lose some money.