Submariner on rubber

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by SS Oyster

Sorry - Rolex oyster bracelet with Fliplock clasp is world best. Rubber is so “Casio”, so why would someone not use their $2k iconic bracelet?


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World best for the Rolex range? There are plenty of better bracelets out there, and some may prefer other Rolex options than the Oyster bracelet.

For starters - some people find rubber is more comfortable, doesn’t scrape on a desk and looks better too.

Both my AP and Casio have rubber/plastic straps, the difference between them is huge. If you’ve never tried a high end rubber strap I can recommend doing so as you may change your mind.

Originally Posted by SS Oyster

This is a Rolex Sub, not a Tourbillion Patek in platinum. What radar? If you are wearing in a horrible neighborhood, don’t wear it at all.

Are some of you ashamed of your Rolex? Do you think it screams of privilege? Didn’t you buy it? Didn’t you earn it? Didn’t you work hard for it? So why be ashamed?

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It’s a metaphorical radar, used to signify the likelihood of a casual observer noticing what watch one is wearing.

As you probably know most PP tourbillons already fly under the aforementioned ‘radar’ better than most Rolexes. Patek often even go to the trouble of only showing the tourbillon from the back, and not dial side - we can guess at their motives, but presumably to also fly under, an albeit different, radar.

To answer your rhetorical questions :
- I don’t own a Rolex
- I don’t think it screams privilege, but it is easily recognisable as an expensive watch.
- Yes my watches have been bought with money earned through a combination of hard work & fortuitous opportunity.
- There is a big difference between being ashamed of something and just not wanting to so publicly share one’s taste in higher end watches for a multitude of different reasons.