Blomman- may I ask what got you started? What inspired you? Why did you wait so long? You certainly made up for lost time ;) Congratulations also that you kept your first watch. Many don't. I also still have the first Omega my mother gave me when I was 16...
A lot of different factors.... Money, interests, focus, girls..... A lot of different reasons. But the main reason I think was that I lived a type of life where an expensive watch was not a good thing to have on your wrist! When I turned 30 I changed to a...
Blomman - now I understand you better thank you. Focus, money and girls - all very understandable reasons to put your 'focus' elsewhere. LOL! I am glad you find such pleasure now with watches and I very much enjoy reading your posts! Best Edmond
Interesting to see so many collectors have gone the same path.... First watch: Rolex. Keeper in the collection: Reverso..... Are we that predictable...? Best Blomman
With the Swiss Made dial. (The experts can surely tell us exact). Interesting, we are at least 4 persons choosing the 16600 as our first watch in this thread! :) Thank you, TS! Best Blomman
...bought with my own money in June 1999, an A-series with early Luminova "Swiss"-dial. I was so happy to find it in Copehagen as they were absolutely unavailable in Switzerland at the time! I would never part with it either! My first Rolex, however, was ...
was not the Rolex. The Rolex was my 25th. The 16600 was my first Rolex however and joined by a 116400 later on. I started out with Girard Perregaux.. I had a sunburst 1963 Gyromatic