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Wow, what a question...

 

OK, this has to be a purely subjective answer...and in no specific order:

1: 6200/04/05..... the first official submariner. The birth of what most people understand today to be Rolex. I kknow it originated from teh turn-o-Graph, but the first Submariner has to be in there for me.

2: 6098...explorer is born. Rolex was always a tool watch, but the explorer established it as THE tool watch.

3: 6541.... launch of the Milgauss...with that jagged second hand. Iconic and again showing Rolex to be innovative providers of watches that have real specific purpose.

4:  This isnt the first Dayto from Rolex, so not an original. However, the 3346 is the watch that for me really gave birth to that "Rolex" personality. It looks like a modern watch and it was first produced in the mid-1930s. If i saw one of these for sale, wild horses could not stop me!

5: Comex. Just because.

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Wow, what a question...

 
By: Baron - Mr Red : May 28th, 2010-00:15
OK, this has to be a purely subjective answer...and in no specific order: 1: 6200/04/05..... the first official submariner. The birth of what most people understand today to be Rolex. I kknow it originated from teh turn-o-Graph, but the first Submariner h... 

IMHO

 
By: eparisini : May 28th, 2010-06:32
1) 5510 2) 6263 3) 1665 4) 8171 5) 6543

My top notch

 
By: hans_jorgen_1968 : May 28th, 2010-14:48
Top 5... difficult question. So many to choose from.... But very good question # 1665 Double Red Seadweller otr a "great white" both a nice, or Comex... # 1655 Rolex EXPLORER II REF 1655 FRECCIONE /steve McWuees # 5512/13 love the simple submariner with n... 

Jajaja..... i gees if fair , so here it goes........

 
By: luizinga : May 28th, 2010-15:55
1# PN 6264 2#1675 Pepsi Cola 3#1655 Steve Mac Queen MkII Orange Hands 4#6062 like the one Miles has!!!! 5#8171 just to top it all !!!!!!

Good choices

 
By: hans_jorgen_1968 : May 29th, 2010-12:44
..but difficult ones I would have added a millgsuss, a GMT variant on my choices to get to list of the most "essential" Rolexes But, I ran out of space.... Cheers Hans

in my opinion

 
By: Cookies : May 29th, 2010-00:45
1) explorer 1655 2) submariner 6536 3) milgaus 6541 4) yachtmaster 2 in white gold 5) the 8171, refer to Philipp's post at rolex.watchprosite.com

Though, very though question.

 
By: amanico : May 29th, 2010-01:08
What matters to me is the condition of the whole watch and the beauty of the dial. So, I would prefer a sublime 1675 over a mediocre 6542, for example, or a very nice 5508 to a " so so " 6538. That been said, I would consider: 1/ 6538 Gilt. 2/ 6542 bakeli... 

My Top-5 changes by the day....

 
By: Mike Wood : June 2nd, 2010-00:38
But today: 1. Rolex Jean Claude Killy Datacompax ref. 6036/6236 2. Rolex Oyster Cosmograph triple date moonphase ref. 6062 3. Rolex Military Issue Submariner ref. 5517 4. Rolex Tiger-stripe Prince Brancard ref. 971 5. Rolex Oyster octagonal case watch wit... 

My top 5 are....

 
By: fmsmb : June 2nd, 2010-15:23
Tough to narrow it down to just 5 Rolex watches. 1. 5517 2. 6263 PN Panda dial 3. 5513 Comex 4. 6542 Bakelite 5. 5510 As you can tell I'm partial to the Sport models. I also have some honorary mentions: 6. 6538 7. Starry dial 8. JCK 9. 5513 MilSub 10. Any... 

What is interesting about each of our top 5s.....

 
By: Baron - Mr Red : June 3rd, 2010-00:34
is that there is a huge amount of variation. Comex get mentioned a lot. As do Daytos. But after that the variation is wide

Wow good question..here goes

 
By: ImranLondon : June 3rd, 2010-15:31
1. The Datejust: The watch for all people- for Rolex lovers, watchnuts and the average guy in the high street, who wants the "best " watch in the world. The first true luxury watch, new bracelet; Jubilee, and first watch with a date window 2. Ref 6200 Sub...