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Tudor66 · 11 September 2011, 08:57 AM

While focusing on Rolex watches I find myself noticing people who wear them. In southern california coastal areas they are very popular (subs, GMT, daytona, SD, etc).

Last week when I was visiting a gold purchasing store, the fedex guy shows up to drop of a package, he's wearing a near new looking dateSub, then, today I am getting new tires, the guy who helped me, yes, he is wearing a newer dateSub as well...

I think it's outstanding that Rolex watches are clearly not limited to the very top tier income groups. My search continues...perhaps next sometime this year I'll make my decision (old vs. new GMTII) and wear a new everyday watch...

Mockingbird · 11 September 2011, 09:03 AM

Those 850,000+ watches made a year gotta go somewhere!

Spartan · 11 September 2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mockingbird

Those 850,000+ watches made a year gotta go somewhere!

Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well.
I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs
Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII

Jinder · 11 September 2011, 11:02 PM

[QUOTE=Spartan;2730581
I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs
Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII[/QUOTE]

LOL!! That's damn funny.

bigrustypig · 11 September 2011, 11:54 PM

[QUOTE=Spartan;2730581]Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well.

+1. Lots of fakes but if you're a true Rolex guy, you can soon tell a fake from the pretenders.

Tudor66 · 12 October 2011, 06:28 AM

Last weekend at my sons tee ball game I saw a few sub wearing dads, and a guy with a maintenance truck sporting a nice vintage no date sub. Man, maybe I picked the wrong career...

Keeperoftime · 13 October 2011, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan

Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well.
I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs
Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII

Very true. Lots of look alikes as well etc.

Like To Watch · 13 October 2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mockingbird

Those 850,000+ watches made a year gotta go somewhere!

(DMB) · 11 September 2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbieone

I think it's outstanding that Rolex watches are clearly not limited to the very top tier income groups....

They can be on the expensive side (new), but they aren't made of unobtanium. A lot of these guys that wouldn't seem like hi rollers are single, bachelor types with not a lot of bills. They don't have a wife telling them that they can't blow a whole paycheck on a watch. (ahhh, the good old days). So they get that Rolex. Hell, at least they don't have to smuggle it in under the cover of darkness like so many of us watch nerds on these forums.

kilyung · 11 September 2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by (DMB)

They can be on the expensive side (new), but they aren't made of unobtanium. A lot of these guys that wouldn't seem like hi rollers are single, bachelor types with not a lot of bills. They don't have a wife telling them that they can't blow a whole paycheck on a watch. (ahhh, the good old days). So they get that Rolex. Hell, at least they don't have to smuggle it in under the cover of darkness like so many of us watch nerds on these forums.

Or clip coupons so they can siphon off the savings for their watch fund.

ingoodtime · 11 September 2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by (DMB)

They can be on the expensive side (new), but they aren't made of unobtanium. A lot of these guys that wouldn't seem like hi rollers are single, bachelor types with not a lot of bills. They don't have a wife telling them that they can't blow a whole paycheck on a watch. (ahhh, the good old days). So they get that Rolex. Hell, at least they don't have to smuggle it in under the cover of darkness like so many of us watch nerds on these forums.

Blow a whole paycheck on a watch? How about more than 1 paycheck, how about several paychecks? How about many paychecks? Not everyone is a big income earner! For some, having the Rolex passion is very costly and can take awhile to save for.

apeogre · 11 September 2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ingoodtime

Blow a whole paycheck on a watch? How about more than 1 paycheck, how about several paychecks? How about many paychecks? Not everyone is a big income earner! For some, having the Rolex passion is very costly and can take awhile to save for.

Thats a fact! Some of us save up all year to buy just one watch. I'd love to be able to impulse buy a rolex or two.

rolio · 11 September 2011, 11:07 AM

phelix_da_kat · 14 October 2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ingoodtime

Blow a whole paycheck on a watch? How about more than 1 paycheck, how about several paychecks? How about many paychecks? Not everyone is a big income earner! For some, having the Rolex passion is very costly and can take awhile to save for.

x2!

thewatchguy93 · 14 October 2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by phelix_da_kat

x2!

x3

Rags · 17 October 2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ingoodtime

blow a whole paycheck on a watch? How about more than 1 paycheck, how about several paychecks? How about many paychecks? Not everyone is a big income earner! For some, having the rolex passion is very costly and can take awhile to save for.

x2

masterserg · 12 October 2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by (DMB)

T They don't have a wife telling them that they can't blow a whole paycheck on a watch. (ahhh, the good old days). So they get that Rolex. Hell, at least they don't have to smuggle it in under the cover of darkness like so many of us watch nerds on these forums.

The good old days indeed!! Who didn't open a Fedex box in the bathroom performed a stealth walk to the bedroom to put away in the drawer quickly ...

Bobble · 12 October 2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by masterserg

The good old days indeed!! Who didn't open a Fedex box in the bathroom performed a stealth walk to the bedroom to put away in the drawer quickly ...

Ahh, that's how I've got to do it :cheers

My problem is my wife wears my Omega Seamaster and I the GMTIIc, if I bought another she would know straight away

got no chance of another

The Godzilla · 12 October 2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by masterserg

The good old days indeed!! Who didn't open a Fedex box in the bathroom performed a stealth walk to the bedroom to put away in the drawer quickly ...

princeton3 · 16 October 2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by (DMB)

They can be on the expensive side (new), but they aren't made of unobtanium. A lot of these guys that wouldn't seem like hi rollers are single, bachelor types with not a lot of bills. They don't have a wife telling them that they can't blow a whole paycheck on a watch. (ahhh, the good old days). So they get that Rolex. Hell, at least they don't have to smuggle it in under the cover of darkness like so many of us watch nerds on these forums.

Couldn't agree more...

GradyPhilpott · 11 September 2011, 11:15 AM

Well, I gotta tell you that I have two and I'm nowhere near the top tier of income earners.

Most of you'd fall off your chairs laughing if you knew what my income is.

Still, I manage to enjoy life pretty well.

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Originally Posted by ingoodtime

Blow a whole paycheck on a watch? How about more than 1 paycheck, how about several paychecks? How about many paychecks? Not everyone is a big income earner! For some, having the Rolex passion is very costly and can take awhile to save for.

Tudor66 · 11 September 2011, 03:17 PM

[QUOTE=Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well.
I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs
Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII[/QUOTE]

Good point on the fakes, I am just starting to spot the differences between fake and real watches. The only thing I know about fakes is that I won't wear one...

Vetteman · 11 September 2011, 03:54 PM

Guy came to adjust my DirecTv dish was wearing a Sub same vintage as mine

ArcticMoose · 12 October 2011, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Most of you'd fall off your chairs laughing if you knew what my income is.

Is it a competition? I'll play.

Last year I spent what I make in a year on watches. I sold my car to buy more.

316lad · 12 October 2011, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ArcticMoose

Is it a competition? I'll play.

Last year I spent what I make in a year on watches. I sold my car to buy more.

Win? No.
I saved all my life for my Sub no date.
Even then I had to use some of the money from dead relatives to buy.

ArcticMoose · 12 October 2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 316lad

I saved all my life for my Sub no date.

If that's a "win" or not would depend on how old you are, I would think.

gmh1013 · 12 October 2011, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Well, I gotta tell you that I have two and I'm nowhere near the top tier of income earners.

Most of you'd fall off your chairs laughing if you knew what my income is.

Still, I manage to enjoy life pretty well.

I have EVERYBODY beat....my income is zero!!!

Tudor66 · 12 October 2011, 08:19 AM

My watch obsession is for Rolex stainless steel GMTII's, polar expII's, subs.

Lately I am seeing beauty in day dates, air kings, date just--- dam, I'm hooked...! I am giving up my car hobby to fund a few Rolex purchases.

I need a Monday- Friday work rolex for my long sleeve conservative days.
I need a weekend Rolex for outdoor activity..
I need an evening out on the town Rolex...

Megalobyte · 12 October 2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I have EVERYBODY beat....my income is zero!!!

I doubt it, ever hear of debt? :)

316lad · 12 October 2011, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

I have EVERYBODY beat....my income is zero!!!

Nope you don't.

I owe EVERYBODY money.

Income? That's for the little people.

11 September 2011, 08:57 AM	#1
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	Who wears them, everyone but me... While focusing on Rolex watches I find myself noticing people who wear them. In southern california coastal areas they are very popular (subs, GMT, daytona, SD, etc). Last week when I was visiting a gold purchasing store, the fedex guy shows up to drop of a package, he's wearing a near new looking dateSub, then, today I am getting new tires, the guy who helped me, yes, he is wearing a newer dateSub as well... I think it's outstanding that Rolex watches are clearly not limited to the very top tier income groups. My search continues...perhaps next sometime this year I'll make my decision (old vs. new GMTII) and wear a new everyday watch...

12 October 2011, 06:28 AM	#6
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	More subs Last weekend at my sons tee ball game I saw a few sub wearing dads, and a guy with a maintenance truck sporting a nice vintage no date sub. Man, maybe I picked the wrong career... __________________ -NAWCC Member

11 September 2011, 11:07 AM	#13
rolio "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Real Name: justRay Location: Back2California Watch: Birdies Posts: 1,921	__________________ JJ "Tranquil? Just wait till I get started!! LOL! LOL!" --JJ Rolex~By way of an extraordinary life, and all the simple pleasures it has to offer~

12 October 2011, 08:19 AM	#28
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	My obsession My watch obsession is for Rolex stainless steel GMTII's, polar expII's, subs. Lately I am seeing beauty in day dates, air kings, date just--- dam, I'm hooked...! I am giving up my car hobby to fund a few Rolex purchases. I need a Monday- Friday work rolex for my long sleeve conservative days. I need a weekend Rolex for outdoor activity.. I need an evening out on the town Rolex... __________________ -NAWCC Member

11 September 2011, 09:03 AM	#2
Mockingbird "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: -- Posts: 2,097	Those 850,000+ watches made a year gotta go somewhere!

11 September 2011, 11:02 PM	#4
Jinder Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Real Name: Jinder Location: Ontario Watch: 116713 Posts: 601	[QUOTE=Spartan;2730581 I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII[/QUOTE] LOL!! That's damn funny.

11 September 2011, 11:54 PM	#5
bigrustypig "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Jeff Location: New Zealand Watch: Rolex DSSD Posts: 1,426	[QUOTE=Spartan;2730581]Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well. +1. Lots of fakes but if you're a true Rolex guy, you can soon tell a fake from the pretenders.

11 September 2011, 03:17 PM	#22
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	[QUOTE=Don't forget the over 2 million/year (I was told) Rolex replicas out in the wild as well. I had dinner at a local restaurant the other day and ALL the waitors were sporting fake PAMs Just today a photographer was wearing a fake EXPII[/QUOTE] Good point on the fakes, I am just starting to spot the differences between fake and real watches. The only thing I know about fakes is that I won't wear one...

11 September 2011, 03:54 PM	#23
Vetteman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC Watch: 16610 Posts: 420	Guy came to adjust my DirecTv dish was wearing a Sub same vintage as mine

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