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Old 30 September 2011, 02:54 AM   #1
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Wearing Rolex going out on date (good or bad idea?)

would it be a bad idea to wear one on a date? I probably would wear a lower less formal one.

Anyone care to share experiences? I had a date comment on my watch, and imagine everyone looks but might not say anything?


Would it be wiser to wear the timex?

Not having a Rolex on to me is like not having one of my shoes on.
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Old 30 September 2011, 02:55 AM   #2
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Just don't wash your watch and have your date see you doing it before you leave....


I still have nightmares about that night....
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Old 30 September 2011, 02:56 AM   #3
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Old 30 September 2011, 02:58 AM   #4
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Just don't wash your watch and have your date see you doing it before you leave....


I still have nightmares about that night....
Hahahah ya that would be bad. what if some dinner pasta splattered on it, would it be ok to wipe it?
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Old 30 September 2011, 03:03 AM   #5
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I just thought of that scene on American Psycho "Don't touch my Rolex"
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Old 30 September 2011, 03:03 AM   #6
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I have always believed in we should show our true selfs from the beginning.

Wear the DD if you feel like it.
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Old 30 September 2011, 03:05 AM   #7
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wear it, chances are no-one will notice but you
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Old 30 September 2011, 03:11 AM   #8
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I just thought of that scene on American Psycho "Don't touch my Rolex"
Reminded me of me when I saw that. My GF said, "That's you!"
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Old 30 September 2011, 04:03 AM   #9
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Not having a Rolex on to me is like not having one of my shoes on.
Would you wear only one shoe on a date?

If you don't make a big deal of your watch, then I'm sure your date wouldn't either.
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Old 30 September 2011, 04:15 AM   #10
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Old 30 September 2011, 04:17 AM   #11
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Wear it, I like the be yourself sentiment, if she can appreciate it for what it is and how you feel about it kudos, if not and she doesnt notice u still are doin alright.
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Old 30 September 2011, 04:21 AM   #12
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[QUOTE=Jocke;2770896]Don't forget the papers.

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Old 30 September 2011, 04:23 AM   #13
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Old 30 September 2011, 04:39 AM   #14
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Just don't wash your watch and have your date see you doing it before you leave....


I still have nightmares about that night....

oh boy...I still remember that !!! Have you seen that loser chick again ??
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Old 30 September 2011, 05:52 AM   #15
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Sure, why not. Don't flaunt it by wearing one of those dress shirts with the cut-out in the sleeve so it shows at all times, but wear it as you normally would.
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Old 30 September 2011, 06:16 AM   #16
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Wear it, a Rolex is like a body part.
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Old 30 September 2011, 06:19 AM   #17
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Just don't wash your watch and have your date see you doing it before you leave....


I still have nightmares about that night....
I dont want to sound like a jerk but wht the hell not??? What is is the reason you have the watch in the 1st place? To sit on your dresser? I find it funny when people on here ask "is it ok to wear it"

THATS THE POINT of having it...

Again sorry to be rude but really???
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Old 30 September 2011, 06:19 AM   #18
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Wear it, a Rolex is like a body part.
Excellent!
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Old 30 September 2011, 06:27 AM   #19
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Well, it all depends on what impression you want to make, doesn't it?
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:06 AM   #20
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Just don't wash your watch and have your date see you doing it before you leave....


I still have nightmares about that night....
Which? The watch or your date?!?
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:27 AM   #21
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:34 AM   #22
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I would not wear a Rolex.

I'd stick with a Panerai
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:38 AM   #23
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I dont want to sound like a jerk but wht the hell not??? What is is the reason you have the watch in the 1st place? To sit on your dresser? I find it funny when people on here ask "is it ok to wear it"

THATS THE POINT of having it...

Again sorry to be rude but really???

No, ... You do not understand. There was a (now-removed) thread about my date one night that caused quite a... stir. It was about a year or so ago and dealt with her seeing me washing my watch before we left for the evening. It was very funny (as long as you weren't me). If you did not see it you would not understand what I was talking about.... Those who did, it brings back a laugh. Me, it gives me nightmares.
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:41 AM   #24
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Rolex. If that is what you would normally wear going to the identical place without a date. Be you.
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:42 AM   #25
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:43 AM   #26
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I wear my Rolex everywhere, and I don't care who sees me doing it.
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:45 AM   #27
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Why would it be a bad idea?

When was the last time anyone noticed what watch you were wearing anyway?
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Old 30 September 2011, 07:45 AM   #28
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I dont want to sound like a jerk but wht the hell not??? What is is the reason you have the watch in the 1st place? To sit on your dresser? I find it funny when people on here ask "is it ok to wear it"

THATS THE POINT of having it...

Again sorry to be rude but really???
You obviously didn't look at the details of this thread, e.g. the collection that the OP is having. It makes for a fair question.

Personally I am happily and faithfully married, and intend to stay that way, but view a first date as a job interview, showing up with a Deepsea or in the OP case, a 18K Meteorite dial with diamonds, will certainly send a message. I personally would never wear either of those to a job interview.

To the OP: as Robert De Niro famously said in the movie Ronin: "When there is doubt, there is no doubt." Unless you are trying to impress some cougar gold-digger, I'd stay away from 18K diamond watches.
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Old 30 September 2011, 09:47 AM   #29
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I don't see how it could work against you unless the date HATES Rolex... and even then it's good to know that right away!
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Old 30 September 2011, 12:12 PM   #30
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I say go for it! Wear the DD!
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