In the last few months, I went ahead and purchased my first Rolex. It's a tutone GMT ii (pre-ceramic) and I must say it's absolutely gorgeous. I also have an Omega Seamaster Chronograph (think James Bond but with the 3 dials for the stopwatch) in Titanium. Sometime next year, I'm planning on quitting my job and heading off to europe for at least a year (Dad was born in England so I can get dual citizenship and live and work anywhere in the EU). I was originally planning on selling my Seamaster and adding that to my european touring funds, but I'm now debating. I'm going to basically be backpacking and living on a train for a few months, and frankly, the gold and stainless steal on the GMT add more attention than what I might want to call upon. Also, as much as I love it, the Rolex isn't as comfortable to wear as my 'Russian Sub' Omega (you'd think the opposite as the Omega is huge and heavier compared to the Rolex, but the bracelet is a billion times better on the Omega). I also plan on doing some diving and the Seamaster will go far deeper than the Rolex (though I doubt I'd ever reach the depths that either can manage). To add to everything, Rolex has just raised their prices by 10-15% and the price of gold has risen to records again. If you look on Ebay, my Rolex is now worth an addional $1000-2000 more than I paid for it.
So what do you think? Do you think I should flip the Rolex and take my Omega on the European travels? Keep both? Sell everything and by a Timex?
