Another Timex moment

[BASSETHOUNDS]

I think many of us have had that remark at one point : I recall buying the landscaper we used a coffee after bumping in to him coming out of the notary . Because of the Rolex fanatic your bartender we have there the conversation turned ( as usually ) to Rolex . I had to endure that same remarks : that we must be idiots to spend that kind of money on a watch only because it has Rolex written on it . This guy does the same , buys 20 USD watch and trows it out when it stops .

[chris russell]

than a Rolex or any fine watch. I have about 35-40 watches, and most are not recognizable to the average person. If I am asked about a watch, I say something like, 'It's a really nice watch, it cost over $250.' They sometimes laugh at the extravagance, or say, 'Holy $#!*.' Of course, they couldn't fathom the idea of a watch costing in the thousands, so it's useless to discuss the real value. Nobody notices a Rolex, or if they do, they probably just assume it's a knockoff.

Which is fine with me. I once had a house break-in, and the thief took a gold-plated Invicta and left a SS Daytona! LOL! Another illustration that it doesn't take any intelligence at all to be a thief.

[AstroBoy]

Originally Posted by chris russell

than a Rolex or any fine watch. I have about 35-40 watches, and most are not recognizable to the average person. If I am asked about a watch, I say something like, 'It's a really nice watch, it cost over $250.' They sometimes laugh at the extravagance, or say, 'Holy $#!*.' Of course, they couldn't fathom the idea of a watch costing in the thousands, so it's useless to discuss the real value. Nobody notices a Rolex, or if they do, they probably just assume it's a knockoff.

Which is fine with me. I once had a house break-in, and the thief took a gold-plated Invicta and left a SS Daytona! LOL! Another illustration that it doesn't take any intelligence at all to be a thief.

People have asked me how much I paid for my watch and it's a nice watch! I said "fifty nine, ninety niney" ! ($5999) but it sounds like $59.99!

[Cato]

The joke is on them!

They are wearing Timex while you get to enjoy Rolex!

[Wooddog44]

Originally Posted by Ed Rooney

I was conversing with an older couple this weekend. The long and short of it was that he told me had a Timex and it kept better time than his sons Rolex. When it breaks, he just gets another.

I hate getting sucked into these conversations. I wasn't even wearing my Rolex. I didn't tell him I own a Rolex.

The funny part is that this guy has a bass boat and a pickup truck he bought just to tow it.

This is why I try not to talk to people.

There is no winning or losing when this topic comes up so the best play, IMO, is to just let it go by. I've had people, unsolicited by the way, make the same "My Timex, tells the same time for less money etc... " comment to me and there really is no "short" or proper response to that. What it essentially comes down to is whether the enjoyment of owning/wearing a watch of Rolex quality can be quantified and by whom and the answer is that it can but only by the owner/wearer.

I am not a wine drinker so, for me, the idea of spending large amounts of money for a certain bottle seems like a "waste" of that money and I could find other/better ways to spend those dollars but that is a matter of my taste. For the person who savors, as part of a great meal or event, that perfect bottle of wine to go with it the enjoyment of that experience is "worth" the money the bottle costs and they prefer to "possess" the experience of drinking that wine to "possessing" those dollars.

One who holds one point of view is going to be, at best, frustrated in making one who holds the other view understand why.

[vivC]

Part of the appeal of a "nice" watch for me is the actual process of acquiring it. I've been reading this forum while I work towards my first Rolex and it's thrilling to read about how some people can't sleep while waiting for their watches to be delivered. We agonize over the most minute details and that's before we've ever bought the watch!

How many Timex wearers can say that about their $20 investment?

[Apatheticviews]

When I was in the Marines, I would literally kill a watch every 3 months. Something about my personal magnetic field just killed batteries. Don't know what it was, but replacing a $30-50 watch 4 times a year became extremely cost ineffective. About two years into the Corps, I started looking for "alternate" power sources, and found that the solar powered watches stood up A LOT better. The $200~ variety would get me through a solid two years before they just fell off my wrist from overuse (bands & face completely destroyed). I'm on my 4th of 5th one now. Had I known then, about the Oyster Perpetual system I would have invested one of my bonuses into a Rolex.

As the old adage goes, "you can buy cheap LOTS, or you can buy good ONCE".

[sam.]

my 70's manual timex that i gave to my son,is 4 mins fast per 24hrs,could do with a service!,i dont know much about movements but if you were to compare my Rolex movement to my Timex movement the visual difference is laughable in fact thats just what i did when i opened up the Timex(laugh)!,having said that it is still an important watch to me,as it was my first watch!

[DerekS]

different strokes for different folks. but Im with you on avoiding most people. ;)

[htc8p]

imo the truly super rich dont care about watches, jewelry or clothes they wear. they are more interested in the simpler things in life.

[Cru Jones]

I chalk this up to a simple father-son drama that's mostly unrelated to the Rolex....The dad has certain priorities in life and doesn't understand, and does not like, that his son did something that so contradicts his own views and values.