The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > Rolex & Tudor Watch Topics > Rolex General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 15 May 2014, 01:10 AM   #31
Dagmus
"TRF" Member
 
Dagmus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Real Name: Newman
Location: Fredericksburg
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 148
His reviews are awful

I actually feel that he doesn't think about the new to watches consumer.
Dagmus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:20 AM   #32
HogwldFLTR
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
 
HogwldFLTR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Real Name: Lee
Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48
Watch: Too many to list!
Posts: 33,697
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dagmus View Post
I actually feel that he doesn't think about the new to watches consumer.
I haven't a clue what this means.
__________________
Troglodyte in residence!

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599
HogwldFLTR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:22 AM   #33
Michael N Q8
"TRF" Member
 
Michael N Q8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Real Name: Michael
Location: Kuwait
Watch: Daytona SS White
Posts: 496
He is sophisticated rhetorician intoxicated by the exuberance of his own verbosity.
__________________
116520 Daytona white, 116500 Daytona black, 126600 SD, Speedmaster Pro, 116710BLNR GMT II, Speedmaster trilogy 57, Breitling Navitimer A23322, Seiko SKX007J, Seiko Mini turtle PADI, Seiko 5 Sport Diver.
Michael N Q8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:22 AM   #34
tkerrmd
"TRF" Member
 
tkerrmd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Real Name: Tom
Location: In a race car!
Watch: ME RACE PORSCHES
Posts: 24,123
Not sure what his agenda is?
tkerrmd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:37 AM   #35
Widows Son
"TRF" Member
 
Widows Son's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hudson Ohio
Posts: 3,564
Quote:
Originally Posted by tkerrmd View Post
Not sure what his agenda is?
Entertainment, pure and simple. As for his attitude, his name is the WATCH SNOB!!!!!! What do you expect!!!!????
Widows Son is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:47 AM   #36
RolexJNJ
"TRF" Member
 
RolexJNJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Real Name: Joe
Location: Chicago
Posts: 5,036
One thing is for sure, he definitely lives up to his moniker of snob!
RolexJNJ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 01:49 AM   #37
elcompa
"TRF" Member
 
elcompa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: North Carolina
Watch: DD 118206
Posts: 1,858
Quote:
Originally Posted by tkerrmd View Post
Not sure what his agenda is?

It's a "self licking ice cream cone" for entertainment's sake. Nothing more, nothing less.
elcompa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:02 AM   #38
Gary.
"TRF" Member
 
Gary.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Italy
Posts: 397
He said "o'er".

He has nothing useful to say on any subject.
Gary. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:04 AM   #39
unclesallie
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
 
unclesallie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Real Name: dan
Location: Pennsylvania
Watch: keystone pocket
Posts: 5,917
The writing is stupendously self indulgent, and as mentioned here by others, just plain difficult to understand. That said, I think he means that he hates the DSSD, but likes the new Sea Dweller, because the Sea Dweller is more of a practical tool watch with elegant design, and the DSSD is a self indulgent, heavy, badly designed watch unworthy of Rolex.
To which I say: b.s. It's whatever people enjoy. I happen not to like the DSSD because of its bulk and weight. I'm not sure about the new Sea Dweller, but it's not my favorite either, because it has no magnifier over the date field. So that's it.
unclesallie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:16 AM   #40
wantonebad
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
wantonebad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: USA
Watch: 126600, 116500LN
Posts: 12,849
Didn't we, or someone here figure out that this "gentleman" is actually a group of writers that kind of tag-team on a watch news all taking the same "couture-girl" stance on watches. Meaning nothing is good enough, nothing is cool enough and everything is open to droll criticism. I thought that was the case, I'll dig some more and try and find that post.
__________________
"I'm kind of a big deal...
on a fairly irrelevant social media site
that falsely inflates my fragile ego"
wantonebad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:17 AM   #41
SeaAndSky
"TRF" Member
 
SeaAndSky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Wild Blue Yonder
Watch: 116710 LN
Posts: 1,613
Did anyone actually get through the whole article? The verbose windbag lost me somewhere along the way.
SeaAndSky is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:24 AM   #42
sennheiserz
"TRF" Member
 
sennheiserz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Real Name: Dave
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Watch: ♛ + Ω +
Posts: 601
When it comes to meta-watch entertainment, Archie Luxury > Watch Snob, but not by much...


Sent from a block of 904L steel
__________________
My Watch Blog - http://www.wristtimes.com

Collection: Rolex Sub NDc 114060 | Omega SMP 861 | Apple Watch SS
sennheiserz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:28 AM   #43
Mystro
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Mystro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Real Name: The Mystro ;)
Location: Central Pa.
Posts: 15,520
The problem is a newbie stumbles across his rantings and believes the watch community is really like this....

Quote:
Originally Posted by Widows Son View Post
Entertainment, pure and simple. As for his attitude, his name is the WATCH SNOB!!!!!! What do you expect!!!!????
__________________
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hyitq0aikqgajc0/Time%20sig.jpg?raw=1[/img]
Mystro is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:40 AM   #44
Jack T
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Real Name: Jack
Location: The Triangle
Watch: Several
Posts: 6,719
One thing you can't argue with:

Rolex is the best known watch among people that don't know much about watches.
__________________
Sub 116613 LN; GMT 116710 LN; Sinn 104R;
Exp 214270; GS SBGM221; Omega AT
Jack T is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 02:42 AM   #45
Knappo 1307
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Knappo 1307's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Jason
Location: USA
Watch: Sea Dweller
Posts: 8,561
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason71 View Post
I tried to read that rubbish and can't even get through it.
x2.. I feel asleep, and when I woke up, found my dog eating my bagel.....
Knappo 1307 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 04:23 AM   #46
Rondineli
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Houston, Texas
Watch: DJ II
Posts: 1,271
Quote:
Originally Posted by unclesallie View Post
The writing is stupendously self indulgent, and as mentioned here by others, just plain difficult to understand. That said, I think he means that he hates the DSSD, but likes the new Sea Dweller, because the Sea Dweller is more of a practical tool watch with elegant design, and the DSSD is a self indulgent, heavy, badly designed watch unworthy of Rolex.
To which I say: b.s. It's whatever people enjoy. I happen not to like the DSSD because of its bulk and weight. I'm not sure about the new Sea Dweller, but it's not my favorite either, because it has no magnifier over the date field. So that's it.
Soooooo... you agree with him in substance, but not in form?
Rondineli is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 04:30 AM   #47
IAN1
2024 Pledge Member
 
IAN1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: California
Watch: A Rolex of course.
Posts: 1,067
Got a headache reading that..
IAN1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 04:47 AM   #48
ghotihead2001
"TRF" Member
 
ghotihead2001's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NYC
Watch: Breaking bad
Posts: 426
i disagree with most of you all....i like the WS as entertainment and often (as is mentioned about) if you can see past the schtick there is some good info/thought at the root of the opinions therein
__________________
"There is no fighting in here! This is the war room!" Instagram: @ghotihead2001
ghotihead2001 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 04:49 AM   #49
GradyPhilpott
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
GradyPhilpott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Mexico
Watch: Seiko #SRK047
Posts: 34,460
Quote:
Originally Posted by AK797 View Post
Sesquipedalian rambling.
Sesquipedalia is the Watch Snob's hallmark. Otherwise, he would not be the proper snob he purports to be.

However, the piece is hardly rambling. The snob's circumstantiality is necessary to tie in all the evidence for his thesis that Rolex seems to be more market driven than it has been in the past.

I don't always agree with the Watch Snob and, quite frankly, he has been known to piss me off, but in this case at least, the snob has accurately assessed the feelings of many Rolex aficionados and offered sage advice on how to accept Rolex for what it is, rather than what we'd like it to be.

More succinctly, "If you like it,...buy it. If not, [don't]...."
__________________
JJ

Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner
GradyPhilpott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 12:18 PM   #50
TimeOnHand
"TRF" Member
 
TimeOnHand's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Hong Kong
Watch: Rolex Air-King
Posts: 4,468
Blah... Blah...blah... Blah... And Blah...
__________________
Instagram: timeonhand1010
TimeOnHand is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 12:43 PM   #51
adamlea
"TRF" Member
 
adamlea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Great Plains
Watch: Exp II 216570 Blk
Posts: 1,190
I started to read the Watch (S)nob's musings on the SD4K - got about a quarter of the way through it. Kept having to start over, because I wasn't really sure if he was saying anything. At all. Asked myself WTF - silently, then out loud, repeatedly, before my eyes glazed over and I nodded off, cracking my head on the sink next to the toilet where I'd retreated to read the (S)nob in secret. Finally gave up. What did he have to say?
adamlea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 03:31 PM   #52
Nycturbovr6
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: New York
Posts: 7,630
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gary. View Post
He said "o'er".

He has nothing useful to say on any subject.
That's great!
Nycturbovr6 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 05:06 PM   #53
Furbo
"TRF" Member
 
Furbo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Slovenia, EU
Watch: BLNR
Posts: 1,507
I'd love to comment on the article, but I've already forgotten all that he said, nothing of substance to remember.
Furbo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 05:25 PM   #54
GradyPhilpott
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
GradyPhilpott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Mexico
Watch: Seiko #SRK047
Posts: 34,460
I find it hard to believe that so many people had problems following the snob's narrative.

It is true that some of his literary references are a bit esoteric, but much of it references what should be common knowledge.

I understand that many members don't have time to devote to reading everything in full, especially if one has a prejudice against the author, however taking a little time to google the phrases that the snob uses would be very enlightening.

This article was both informative and entertaining. It's a shame that so many give up so readily.
__________________
JJ

Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner
GradyPhilpott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 05:30 PM   #55
lipjin
"TRF" Member
 
lipjin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: HK
Watch: AP ROC, Nautilus
Posts: 1,657
Haha watch snob articles are awesome. Especially the one on the Deepsea

I still own one anyway
__________________
"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right" -Nelson Mandela

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices" -Dumbledore

Instagram: horolj_
lipjin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 05:31 PM   #56
sierra11b
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Real Name: Eric
Location: California
Watch: MkXVIII, 3570.50
Posts: 1,966
The watch snob had and always be synonymous with Archie Luxury IMHO. Although watching Archie's ridiculous rants makes me feel sorry for him and me feel like a better person.

Not sure what's more annoying... His opinion or the pop-up ads on the site?
sierra11b is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 05:50 PM   #57
GradyPhilpott
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
GradyPhilpott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: New Mexico
Watch: Seiko #SRK047
Posts: 34,460
Quote:
Originally Posted by sierra11b View Post
The watch snob had and always be synonymous with Archie Luxury IMHO.
I am at a loss how you could equate the obviously well-educated writers who have a near impeccable command of the English language, history, and literature and who collectively compose the persona of the Watch Snob with that foul-mouth, nincompoop Archie Luxury.

__________________
JJ

Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner
GradyPhilpott is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 06:47 PM   #58
Singslinger
"TRF" Member
 
Singslinger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: singapore
Posts: 6,424
A lot of words to basically say what every TRF member knows - if it sings to you (and if you can afford it), then just buy.
Singslinger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 07:44 PM   #59
AK797
2024 Pledge Member
 
AK797's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Real Name: Neil
Location: UK
Watch: ing ships roll in
Posts: 59,369
Quote:
Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott View Post
I don't always agree with the Watch Snob and, quite frankly, he has been known to piss me off, but in this case at least, the snob has accurately assessed the feelings of many Rolex aficionados and offered sage advice on how to accept Rolex for what it is, rather than what we'd like it to be.

More succinctly, "If you like it,...buy it. If not, [don't]...."
I agree and that is the problem. The definition of bad writing is making a point that many people actually agree with that is so badly and irritatingly presented that it turns even the supporters off. His comments are not controversial or thought provoking, they are contrived and affected, the equivalent of soap opera acting not silver screen.
AK797 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 15 May 2014, 11:43 PM   #60
Viv Savage
"TRF" Member
 
Viv Savage's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real Name: Ed
Location: Australia
Watch: Rolex, PP, AP, JLC
Posts: 612
Quote:
Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott View Post
I am at a loss how you could equate the obviously well-educated writers who have a near impeccable command of the English language, history, and literature and who collectively compose the persona of the Watch Snob with that foul-mouth, nincompoop Archie Luxury.

Apparently Archie has ceased to be. A self imposed banishment due to his mental health.
__________________
Have...a good..time...all the time. That's my philosphy!
Viv Savage is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

OCWatches

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.