You know what? I would consider not Rolex but Grand Seiko. .
Just a fun fact. Over the last 20 years, I accumulated 20 pieces.
The increased in value of 5 Rolex pieces carries the lost of he remaining 15.
That’s one Rolex carried losses of the other 3.
That tells me watches aren’t investment. BUT if you only have a few, Rolex should be on that very top list.
For me, It’s extremely difficult to ignore that fact.
So if i have 8k in my pocket now, I’ll beg a dealer to put my name on a waitlist for a sport Rolex.
oh, and if you aren’t married, the other sex mostly/usually/only recognize Rolex.
it’s not a deciding factor, but a nice bonus.
I would just buy one truly iconic and classic watch that is relatively new and can be worn with reckless abandon for the next 60 years : for me that’s a Speedmaster Trilogy/60th Anniversary 2915 reissue, whilst they are still under RRP, and I would be done with the rest. Unlike all the modern Rolex, there is a finite supply of them (only about 3500 pieces total, vs e.g. 3.5million subs/ops/hulks/Daytona’s each) plus you are not going to get your arm hacked off with a Machete by your local <Insert-nationality-of-criminal-tourist-here> when cruising downtown <insert-local-big-city-here> because he will most likely not have enough grey matter between the ears to know about or recognize a non-Rolex piece.
My answer to the OP therefore,with the hope that it'll wind up in the above article, would be to start with INVICTA. Nowhere to go from there but up.
Well in my case I have aspirations of slowly working my way UP to an Invicta.
Your not hard core until you can fill the 8 Slot watch case....
And it scares me that the 50 slots are sold out
Heuers...
Some are out of this price range. but the Autavia is a great way to go.
Many Monacos other than these examples are still under $8k.
The Wolf of Wall street gold diver is also available undef $8k...
