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Old 9 June 2023, 08:42 AM   #61
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Old 9 June 2023, 09:03 AM   #62
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People never usually notice my watches but in the few instances they have (friends, colleagues etc) I offer to let them try it on. Usually they are so nervous about it they either don’t want to or they hold it and hand it back. I will show them a cool feature or explain what I think is interesting about it and that’s about it.

I’m not worried about fingerprints or otherwise but to each their own.
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Old 9 June 2023, 09:21 AM   #63
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My 6 years old nephew grabbed my TT Sub once and tried to turn the bezel without asking for permission. He was applying pressure on the bezel clockwise instead of anti-clockwise. I asked him to leave the watch alone. He wouldn't let go. I repeated "let go off my arm". He insisted. I looked at his mother and she smiled. I gently but firmly took my arm away from the little monster.

He never says hello or goodbye, has a very annoying high-pitched voice and has to shout every time he opens the mouth. My in-laws don't do anything about it. My wife finds the whole thing hilarious. I quit wearing the watch when I visit my in-laws.
Now this would be an excellent “Is it safe to wear my Rolex in….” thread.
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Old 9 June 2023, 09:48 AM   #64
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I’ve never had a friend comment on my watches. I wear a Rolex probably 90% of the time. In the past 15 years that I’ve done so, once I had an uncle comment on my watch and once I had a coworker. A few times a stranger who’s into watches has.

For whatever reason, it’s very rare that I hear a comment on my watch, but I’ve never had anyone try to grab my arm or wrist to get a better look. I wouldn’t respond well if they did, but would probably be stunned silent for a few seconds if it happened.


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Old 9 June 2023, 09:58 AM   #65
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What a wonderful uncle you are....
Sounds like a decent uncle to me, and he also knows when a kid is being a brat. Look at a watch, sure, but when an adult says, "No" to grabbing, how hard is that to understand? My kids sure never would have done that.
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Old 9 June 2023, 10:28 AM   #66
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Glad you figured out the problem. You don’t want attention from a child, don’t wear bling jewellery around them.

Blame your naivety, not a six year old.
A six-year-old is old enough, unless suffering from a developmental disability, to look with his eyes rather than his hands and to know what "No" means.
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Old 9 June 2023, 11:55 AM   #67
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Old 9 June 2023, 12:01 PM   #68
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In 20 years, can count the times someone commented on any of my watches on my two hands. Nobody has ever grabbed at them.
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Old 9 June 2023, 12:04 PM   #69
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You sir, are a brave man! ;)
It's all good. It feels a bit humbling to share, ya know. One of my faves was lending a PP 3970er at a lux show to a friend who really needed a bit of a 'pick up'.

In the end they all eventually get serviced and come back fine.

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Old 9 June 2023, 12:08 PM   #70
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In 20 years, can count the times someone commented on any of my watches. Every time has been a passing compliment. Nobody has ever grabbed at them.
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Old 9 June 2023, 12:28 PM   #71
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Rafeeq, You sound like a fool pal. Laughable
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Old 9 June 2023, 12:33 PM   #72
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That movie was a satire.
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Old 9 June 2023, 01:52 PM   #73
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Hi, I agree with you. It is true its a metal piece and that some finger prints or handling them would not hurt it, but I dont feel comfortably....especially for example when its a chronograph and people start pushing its buttons. So I politely say " See but dont touch" sorry. I rather appear as a watch nerd than feel the stress of some one who carelessly handles it and may even drop it or intend to move parts or whatever
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Old 9 June 2023, 02:12 PM   #74
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Look, touch, enjoy. If I know you, will usually take it off so you can try it on. Over the decades have lent out a few here and there to friends I trust during luxury shows. Gives them time to gain a better feel for wearing it versus just briefly trying it on. Offered to lend my AD the M.A.D.1 Red. Ya know, stuff like that.
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Old 9 June 2023, 04:39 PM   #75
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A six-year-old is old enough, unless suffering from a developmental disability, to look with his eyes rather than his hands and to know what "No" means.
If you wear expensive jewellery you should be mature enough to take responsibility for yourself and get the odd knock in life without crying and blaming children.

I don’t think people ‘suffer’ from developmental problems so much these days. This century even. Plenty of evidence of happy integration (despite some obvious difficulties) in this very thread.
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Old 9 June 2023, 05:46 PM   #76
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I’ve never had a friend comment on my watches. I wear a Rolex probably 90% of the time. In the past 15 years that I’ve done so, once I had an uncle comment on my watch and once I had a coworker. A few times a stranger who’s into watches has.

For whatever reason, it’s very rare that I hear a comment on my watch, but I’ve never had anyone try to grab my arm or wrist to get a better look. I wouldn’t respond well if they did, but would probably be stunned silent for a few seconds if it happened.


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The thing is, I have quite a few friends who are also into Rolex, so naturally they want to have a better look at the new model I'm sporting. But some are OK with giving it a quick glance without touching, whereas others go for the solid wrist grab. Let me put it this way: people who are into Rolex because they are shiny, expensive time pieces tendto go for the grab, people who appreciate the history , are in the know about the details tend to be more conservative while assessing.
I ran into an old acquaintance at a party and it turned out he's also really into watches now. He was sporting a Panerai Luminor Marina and asked to wrist-swap with my SkyDweller TT. After a second of consideration, I thought why not since I never tried on a Panerai and I find them quite fascinating, especially given their history and old ties witj Rolex. We did and that was that...
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Old 9 June 2023, 06:12 PM   #77
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Hi, I agree with you. It is true its a metal piece and that some finger prints or handling them would not hurt it, but I dont feel comfortably....especially for example when its a chronograph and people start pushing its buttons. So I politely say " See but dont touch" sorry. I rather appear as a watch nerd than feel the stress of some one who carelessly handles it and may even drop it or intend to move parts or whatever
OMG imagine a complete layman fiddling with a SkyDweller and manhandling the bezel into oblivion
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Old 9 June 2023, 06:29 PM   #78
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Old 9 June 2023, 07:17 PM   #79
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Don't touch the watch!

Several years back, I was at a Christmas party. A guy noticed my Submariner and wanted to see it. I knew the guy but not well. He’s like a friend of friend of a friend.

He asked if I can take it off so he could get a closer look. I said, “no, I don’t want to take it off.” Truth is, I didn’t want to give it to him. He insisted pretty assertively, so I took it off and let him hold it.

He was staring at it, and honestly had this look of amazement on his face. He really liked what he was seeing.

So I felt like it was good to let him hold it and get a good look at it. He really appreciated what he was looking at. I could tell he really wanted one.


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Old 9 June 2023, 08:06 PM   #80
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I don’t think people ‘suffer’ from developmental problems so much these days. This century even. Plenty of evidence of happy integration (despite some obvious difficulties) in this very thread.
You’re 100% correct in your statement. I live it every day. 100% full inclusion from the word go
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Old 9 June 2023, 08:08 PM   #81
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Suffer? Really? I know many individuals with developmental disabilities who are the happiest and intelligent individuals you’ll ever meet. You seem to be stuck in 1950 Alabama.
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Old 9 June 2023, 10:09 PM   #82
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Old 9 June 2023, 10:16 PM   #83
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Anyone remember the scene from American Psycho, where Patrick Bateman is sleeping in between two 'ladies'? One reaches out for his arm and accidentally touches his Rolex, which triggers him to flick away her hand while muttering 'Don't touch the watch!' (the novel said Rolex but they were not too happy with their name being mentioned in the film).
This is about the same feeling I'm getting when you show up at a party with a (new) Rolex on the wrist. Some people just feel the sudden urge to grab your wrist, clutch the case, or worse, the bezel to have a gander.
I always tense up when I hear the dreaded phrase, 'can I have a look' and bam, their fingerprints are all over the bezel. I even know a lady who take her dress and give it a quick wipedown before releasing my wrist.
Not sure how to address this, or it may be my OCD, but man it stresses me out!

Anyone else have this?? Sometime I'm really caught off guard!
I bet your a good looking guy and that lady just wanted an excuse to grab your wrist
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I bet your a good looking guy and that lady just wanted an excuse to grab your wrist
LOL, that's a remote possibility :D
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Old 10 June 2023, 12:31 AM   #85
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I've had a tt serti sub ,( now gone) a ss hmt and a yg blue dial sub. No one has grabbed my wrist.
In fact, they get very little attention.ive only had a few comments
Here and there when out and about.
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Old 10 June 2023, 01:40 AM   #86
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No one has ever grabbed my arm to look at my watch. Maybe because they're smeared with greasy fingerprints from my kids playing with them? Who knows.

This thread reminds me of the guys who go to rock concerts and stand with their elbows out to the sides looking to fight anyone who bumps them
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Old 10 June 2023, 04:51 AM   #87
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I guess in today's world having a person touch your watch makes it a "tool watch".
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But what's your take on Huey Lewis and the News.?
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Old 10 June 2023, 11:38 AM   #89
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My 6 years old nephew grabbed my TT Sub once and tried to turn the bezel without asking for permission. He was applying pressure on the bezel clockwise instead of anti-clockwise. I asked him to leave the watch alone. He wouldn't let go. I repeated "let go off my arm". He insisted. I looked at his mother and she smiled. I gently but firmly took my arm away from the little monster.

He never says hello or goodbye, has a very annoying high-pitched voice and has to shout every time he opens the mouth. My in-laws don't do anything about it. My wife finds the whole thing hilarious. I quit wearing the watch when I visit my in-laws.
This is the funniest thing I’ve read in ages. Can definitely relate!
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I guess in today's world having a person touch your watch makes it a "tool watch".
Which makes me wonder how many people use their Rolex as intended?
Are there still people out there who use a (SS, TT, YG) Sub for diving purposes? As far as I can tell, divers nowadays prefer all-one electronic devices to read the time, gauge depth etc...
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