Are TT Rolexes an old man's watch?

[RolexBill84]

Originally Posted by swully

Bought my first Rolex at age 23 it was the two tone serti dial sub seen in my avatar(still have it). Bought my second Rolex at age 28 a 36mm day date yg with champagne dial but I traded it in 4 days ago for the day date 40 yg with champagne baguette dial. I am now 31 years young. I get compliments on my watches all of the time. i love stainless steel too for under the radar but gold pieces are definitely not just for old men they are for people with confidence that wear what they like instead of being worried about others opinions. I also drive sports cars and have a 24 year old girlfriend so I'm your stereotypical flashy playboy.

Bravo brother, my sentiments exactly!



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[eightball76]

I think your post title and poll question are misleading. If you feel that a two tone watch is too flashy for you then that "thought" doesn't go away as you get older.... you just mature and don't care what other people think. Two tone watches are beautiful (as are all rolexes) just wear the one you like.

[Vaxe]

Full gold or WG/ss/plat... No TT imo

[Star Ferry]

The bluesy doesn't seem as mature as the TT DJ. One of my friends got a new TT DJ on a jubilee as a college graduation gift, and he bore the brunt of countless "How's Boca Raton?" and "Why did you retire so early?" jokes (from others - I told him it looked good). Personally I wouldn't buy a TT for myself though.

[RolexBill84]

Originally Posted by eightball76

I think your post title and poll question are misleading. If you feel that a two tone watch is too flashy for you then that "thought" doesn't go away as you get older.... you just mature and don't care what other people think. Two tone watches are beautiful (as are all rolexes) just wear the one you like.

Bravo!!


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[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by 1995akcoop

The rules have changed my friend. Im 37 and wear what i think is dope. I would love to go full gold but until then, I'd rock a tt any day of the week! Look around, all the youngstas are sportin' gold

Originally Posted by Chadridv

Then again, i'm 34 and I haven't described something as "dope" since 10th grade. So maybe I'm aging faster than TT style.

What does 'dope' mean on your side of the pond? In the UK, 'dope' either refers to someone who's not very bright or it's slang for an illegal substance that's not to be mentioned on here.

[shou.biao.kuang]

But ever since I bought my first TT, I have given another look to this combination. it is not as bad as some reckon it to be. Maybe because of age but I feel the bling from the gold is not as glaring as most detractors made it out to be...

Wear one, I am sure you wont regret

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

What does 'dope' mean on your side of the pond? In the UK, 'dope' either refers to someone who's not very bright or it's slang for an illegal substance that's not to be mentioned on here.

Think more along the lines of addiction!!!

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Think more along the lines of addiction!!!

Got it. Thanks Lee

[sathwik]

Bought my first Rolex, 116713ln last year when I was 22. Best choice :)

[swully]

Originally Posted by sathwik

Bought my first Rolex, 116713ln last year when I was 22. Best choice :)

congratulations, thats a very nice watch

[swully]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Got it. Thanks Lee

dope in the terminology he is using does not mean addiction, it does however mean cool or very cool. You can age and mature and still stay with the times. its ok to still have your youthfulness every once in a while, growing old does not mean that you need to be boring in every aspect of your life because you feel the need to be mature all of the time. let loose now and then, wear the tt and enjoy life, its not always so serious.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by swully

dope in the terminology he is using does not mean addiction, it does however mean cool or very cool. You can age and mature and still stay with the times. its ok to still have your youthfulness every once in a while, growing old does not mean that you need to be boring in every aspect of your life because you feel the need to be mature all of the time. let lose now and then, wear the tt and enjoy life its not always so serious.

Let's try this politely as hell; if you check the origins of the phrase I'm pretty confident it will tie to drugs and the high one gets. Hence the new term use, cool, but likely deriving from something that is really enjoyable. I'm talking about origins of idioms and not the precise meaning. But you did understand that right? No one said it meant addiction. Did you think that it just magically occurred and wasn't related to the old standard use of the word dope. As if no-one had ever used that word in it's old form?

[Xyzander]

I would say TT DJ are an old mans watch IMHO. By boss is my age (40) and he has a TT DJ and I have a Sub-C and Exp II Polar and his watch ages him years compared to my look even when we are dressing the same style. TT Sub and GMT look good though.


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[swully]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Let's try this politely as hell; if you check the origins of the phrase I'm pretty confident it will tie to drugs and the high one gets. Hence the new term use, cool, but likely deriving from something that is really enjoyable. I'm talking about origins of idioms and not the precise meaning. But you did understand that right? No one said it meant addiction. Did you think that it just magically occurred and wasn't related to the old standard use of the word dope. As if no-one had ever used that word in it's old form?

his question was about how it was being used in the sentence that was presented. You took this to another level of origin of the word? why are you being hostile over a simple term lol calm down turbo.

[themaninblack]

I have a 1675 root beer nipple dial. I was with my wife in a vintage watch shop looking at subs and she convinced me to buy it and now I love it. She thought it was so super kitsch that it was a true 60's design icon. I think she was right and I wear it quite often. It's a fun watch.

[J. Alan]

Well, according to a recent survey concerning the age of Rolex owners, I am in the .82% above 70 years old, so I speak from experience!!

I own a full range of Rolex models from Subs, DJ, Milgauss, & DD all made in various metals including TT & 18K gold. I am also the oldest worker at the company I am employed at and all the young bucks lust after every Rolex model I wear in rotation.

No such thing as "No Rolex for old Men" quoting the Cohen Bros.

Hoopla!

J. Alan

[joe100]

TT Rolex is great, they just seem to work

[Koala]

I'm 31 and I've had my 16613 for 6 years, and was my every day watch for 5 of those years. It's a beautiful watch!

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by swully

his question was about how it was being used in the sentence that was presented. You took this to another level of origin of the word? why are you being hostile over a simple term lol calm down turbo.

Actually there was no hostility however you mentioned

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You can age and mature and still stay with the times. its ok to still have your youthfulness every once in a while, growing old does not mean that you need to be boring in every aspect of your life because you feel the need to be mature all of the time. let loose now and then, wear the tt and enjoy life, its not always so serious. 3 October 2015 08:22 PM
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and that is not only a little bit on the hostile side but down right insulting from my perspective.

He got the meaning from what I wrote I'm pretty confident.

[elcompa]

Originally Posted by Sublover2166

Are you serious ? If you like it buy it. I bought this 18 years ago when I was 30 and still wear it regularly.

God, that's gorgeous! BTW, that is the only model I like that has TT. It was also my first one 15 yrs ago.

[swully]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Actually there was no hostility however you mentioned

"
You can age and mature and still stay with the times. its ok to still have your youthfulness every once in a while, growing old does not mean that you need to be boring in every aspect of your life because you feel the need to be mature all of the time. let loose now and then, wear the tt and enjoy life, its not always so serious. 3 October 2015 08:22 PM
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and that is not only a little bit on the hostile side but down right insulting from my perspective.

He got the meaning from what I wrote I'm pretty confident.

The second part of my comment was not directed to your "addiction" comment but it pertained to the threads topic of is the tt an old mans watch. Sorry if this offended you but however back to the addiction comment for the meaning of the word dope....are you serious? in no way does the word dope mean addiction nor does it have any relation to the tense in which it was used. You're grasping for straws. And to say "let me try this politely as hell" is hostile bud

[swully]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Let's try this politely as hell; if you check the origins of the phrase I'm pretty confident it will tie to drugs and the high one gets. Hence the new term use, cool, but likely deriving from something that is really enjoyable. I'm talking about origins of idioms and not the precise meaning. But you did understand that right? No one said it meant addiction. Did you think that it just magically occurred and wasn't related to the old standard use of the word dope. As if no-one had ever used that word in it's old form?

Please provide me with these supposed origins of idioms you claim that the new meaning of dope is derived from? None exist, you made it up, I've tried to find anything in comparison to no availability. Yes it had a meaning tied to categorizing drugs as dope but had no correlation to "the high one gets" as you stated. This is why you say "but LIKELY deriving from something that is really enjoyable" come with facts when you want to insult my intelligence. please stop going around spreading false information to these foreigners that ask for meanings to the way we Americans use a term. I'll wait for the url that defends your statements

[kirksingleton]

Dope,
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dope

[swully]

Originally Posted by kirksingleton

Dope,
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dope

Thank you for proving my point with that url. No where does it refer to the "high one gets" to which he says it is likely derived from something enjoyable.

Here is a url to the origins of the word.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2...ology-history/


This thread is about tt watches. not the word dope. I was just clarifying that it has nothing to do with the word addiction.period.

[Orange123]

I'm 29 and just got this so id say no it's not an old mans watch.

[SUB14]

Congrats! In my opinion the best looking modern TT watch! Well balanced because of the bezel.

[WIS]

I just turned 32 a couple weeks ago and gifted myself with this. I've heard the argument that two tone is old fashioned or even indicates you can't afford all gold but when done right I love the blend of steel and gold. The tt date just is just beautiful imo. Also in the "real world" non-wis would never consider this. Could be wrong though


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[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by swully

Thank you for proving my point with that url. No where does it refer to the "high one gets" to which he says it is likely derived from something enjoyable.

Here is a url to the origins of the word.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2...ology-history/


This thread is about tt watches. not the word dope. I was just clarifying that it has nothing to do with the word addiction.period.

And of those origins only one makes sense as it's used as a ghetto slang term that's been adopted into the current culture and that is the drug reference. I read the same thing well before it was posted here. Dope is Heroin by current standards. That is a highly addictive drug.

If your earlier paragraph wasn't intended to be insulting you should learn how to write as well as learn how to extrapolate meanings and origins in language.

Since you seem intent on criticizing and started this discussion by attacking my input to someone else it seem bizarre that you'd try to distract from the discussion you created.

[Oyster1982]

Originally Posted by WIS

I just turned 32 a couple weeks ago and gifted myself with this. I've heard the argument that two tone is old fashioned or even indicates you can't afford all gold but when done right I love the blend of steel and gold. The tt date just is just beautiful imo. Also in the "real world" non-wis would never consider this. Could be wrong though


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That is a very nice Datejust. Love the champagne roman dial. Mine says hello.



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