Who wears them, everyone but me...

[Tudor66]

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]

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

[Spartan]

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

[(DMB)]

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]

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]

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]

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]

[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.

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.

[Al1988]

I tend to see Sub Dates on a very high number of people if i go into town on a Saturday afternoon. I was a little surprised at how often I was seeing them and the type of person they were on (without sounding judgemental)

[gwozhog]

I have a Rolex and Im so poor that when I go into KFC I lick other peoples fingers.

[Dr. Robert]

Originally Posted by gwozhog

I have a Rolex and Im so poor that when I go into KFC I lick other peoples fingers.

[Saxon007]

Originally Posted by gwozhog

I have a Rolex and Im so poor that when I go into KFC I lick other peoples fingers.

Not sure whether to laugh or cringe at that!

[siewmaiwatch]

Originally Posted by gwozhog

I have a Rolex and Im so poor that when I go into KFC I lick other peoples fingers.

[Grissom]

Originally Posted by gwozhog

I have a Rolex and Im so poor that when I go into KFC I lick other peoples fingers.

Priceless!

[FrankinCA]

Thanks.

[Tudor66]

[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]

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

[vintage69]

I learned when I was young, that less money you made, the better quality you should buy.

[Tudor66]

Originally Posted by vintage69

I learned when I was young, that less money you made, the better quality you should buy.

Good advice, no more cheap watches for me. I just sold my vintage watch collection, all cheap. It's time to move up to the nicer watches...

[Jinder]

[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]

[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]

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...

[tripleC]

Correct there are tons of good fakes out there.

[RRY]

Originally Posted by Newbieone

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

Yup yup. I work several side jobs to supplement my public radio income, and I don't buy anything without some kind of discount. And I've managed to set enough money aside for several Rollies and Tudors because, well, I've also got my vices.

[ArcticMoose]

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]

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.

[Tudor66]

Wow, the dedication people have for these watches in incredible..

I definitely picked the correct brand to obsess over...

[316lad]

Originally Posted by Newbieone

Wow, the dedication people have for these watches in incredible..

I definitely picked the correct brand to obsess over...

Is there another? - please say what, immediately, am I missing something?

[gmh1013]

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!!!