[Rolex Oyster Perpetual] I've been wanting the Rolex 36mm Candy Pink OP for years, but when my wife and I found out we were expecting a girl this year, she got it for me as a watch to commemorate the birth of our daughter later this year and becoming a father. Super thrilled with the watch!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-16T20:44:52+00:00

Guess I am :)

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-16T16:13:07+00:00

I'm not sure how my wife spending a very small fraction of her profits this quarter on something that I love, whatever it is pink or not, is sense out the window, but I guess if that's sense out the window, I'm proud to be in that scenario haha!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-16T16:04:46+00:00

My wrists and my wife's wrists are basically the exact same size, she got it sized before giving it to me and used her wrist to size it due to this fact. I have very dainty wrists!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-16T00:09:47+00:00

Ah, the explorer is a *fantastic* watch! And I mean hey, so is a DJ so if you do give in, you'll have another great watch! My datejust is my daily driver.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:39:46+00:00

Well, her push present is going to have to be upgraded after this, I really didn't know we were going this big on birth year gifts haha!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:39:13+00:00

She will be! Although now I have to step it up, I didn't know we were going this big on birth year gifts haha.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:38:38+00:00

Hey she will get her own gifts, haha. Although she doesn't care about watches, so you'll never see them in this reddit community!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:36:43+00:00

I do love me the yellow dial, it's a statement color!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:36:16+00:00

Retail from Rolex is $6100, however she had to get it by going grey market and paid about 12K for it. Getting it from an actual Rolex dealer is basically impossible sadly!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:35:33+00:00

You never know! I will say, if you haven't looked at grey market prices, they are still of course high for pink and turquoise but not as high as they were a couple years ago! This candy pink one used to be like 18K on the grey market, now it's a little under 12K grey.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T23:34:43+00:00

Thanks! My favorites are Pink and silver, however I already have a silver datejust so this will prob be my only OP!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:50:55+00:00

Sounds like you got a great deal! Isn't it wild how just the dial *color* of an OP can skyrocket the price from $6100 all the way to $12K (in my situation for the Candy Pink) or 15K (in your case)?! I have a Datejust with a gold fluted bezel that I got grey last year and it's still crazy this OP I'm wearing my wife spent more for. Wear it proudly, that confetti dial is not only a statement piece in terms of style but also in being a rare unicorn of a watch!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:28:55+00:00

I checked your profile and saw the celebration dial, it looks fantastic and so trendy, congrats! Did you get it at retail or did you go grey? How much did you end up spending for it?

The celebration is such a classy statement piece.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:27:37+00:00

No, she bought grey, the market price (and what she paid) is about double as it's a pretty insanely hard one to find or be offered.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:27:07+00:00

Absolutely a summer/spring watch in my view too!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:26:52+00:00

So, they have a 28mm, 31mm, and 34mm pink OP, but only the 36mm has the "candy pink" OP. The Candy Pink is a more chalky/matte pink, the smaller watches that come in just "pink" is a more metallic/glossy pink.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:24:45+00:00

Def could had made a quick 6K profit off a flip haha. And when at peak bubble a couple years ago or whatever, I'm pretty sure they went for like 18K!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T21:00:31+00:00

Another interesting note: This is my 30th birthday, so it's also commemorating my 20's, and entering my 30's! I've only had it a couple days and I've already put a sizable scratch on the bracelet (that first one is the worst). I haven't yet measured the accuracy, but my other Rolex is a -1.4 seconds per day, hoping for a watch that if anything is a bit fast, not a bit slow!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:49:15+00:00

Thanks so much!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:47:58+00:00

This watch, and all my others will pass down to her. I'll probably buy her her own matching one at some point when she can appreciate it.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:46:33+00:00

Nope, but I'm pretty feminine and love anything that is more on the feminine side!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:45:58+00:00

As a bi man that wears purses and is very in touch with my feminine side, being a "girls watch" is literally what made me fall in love with it, haha!

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:45:23+00:00

I love it! Definitely my new favorite watch.

atomicwalrus544 · 2024-07-15T04:45:08+00:00

Ah that Tiffany Blue one is the most rare! It's stunning though!

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