Curious, any members get ridiculed by family members for their Rolexes?

[Headshrinker]

I dread my wife's family get-together every summer. The trouble begins when we sit down for dinner and my two brothers-in-law begin broadcasting to all in attendance how much they thought I paid for my Rolex watch. It only goes downhill from there. (I never drive my Porsche there anymore after my brother-in-law thought it was funny to fart in my new car; he is 45 years old) anyway, I wondered if I was the only one to endure such beaver poo?

[locutus49]

My brothers know Rolexes but never mention them. They are too busy trying to get at the family money.

[tkerrmd]

Not from my wife and kids!!

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by Headshrinker

I never drive my Porsche there anymore after my brother-in-law thought it was funny to fart in my new car; he is 45 years old

Awesome

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Headshrinker

Curious, any members get ridiculed by family members for their Rolexes?

No, never, that is why I wear this instead

[Kyu]

I just tell them its a fake

Otherwise they literally start to give me sad stories of how difficult their life is hoping I'd help them financially

All my 8 uncles and aunts

My cousins leave me alone

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

Not from my wife and kids!!

JUST my wife and kids!

[Mikey C]

F that... My response... I wear them because I can, and I enjoy them. If they give you shit and can't appreciate that, I'd do a burnout with my Porsche in the driveway

[Nareco]

Originally Posted by Mikey C

F that... My response... I wear them because I can, and I enjoy them. If they give you shit and can't appreciate that, I'd do a burnout with my Porsche in the driveway

Great !

[louis redfoot]

my dad also has a datejust, he's fine with it. my mom doesn't like rolexes. as far as relatives, well they all hate me anyway ;p

[DJ TT 2002]

The difference between outlaws and in laws is that outlaws are wanted

[Andad]

Don't sweat the small stuff you'd be punching too far below your weight.

[Onikage]

Originally Posted by Headshrinker

I never drive my Porsche there anymore after my brother-in-law thought it was funny to fart in my new car

I bet your face was a picture. Waft goodbye to that new car smell.

[RC2]

He was probably a bully in school or picked on the playground. Agree. Do the burn out and ask him for a ride!


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[VICI]

I'd get a bag of dog poop and out it in his car!

Had a idiot friend do that in a car I had. He never rode in it again

[Muzz]

My family is just happy to see me, they couldnt care less about a watch.

[Knappo 1307]

No, never....

[Headshrinker]

Great posts, I have not laughed this hard in a long time! You guys are great...

[iWally]

I get a lot of stick for 'wasting money' in watches but i guess some people just don't understand!

Watches especially Rolex are:

1) Fantastic at keeping their prices (re-sale value)
2) Aesthetically pleasing to any eye
3) A story...a milestone in ones life.
4) An excellent heirloom.
5) Innovative

[Knappo 1307]

Originally Posted by beshannon

No, never, that is why I wear this instead

I love that watch!

[14060m]

I don't wear a Rolex for anyone but myself

So I really don't care, life's to short to worry about the small
Stuff, and I belive this qualifies

[sco]

My family gives me more of a hard time about being a watch geek. They are happy I'm happy though.

As for them broadcasting how much they think you paid, keep repeating " way more than that"

[louis redfoot]

Originally Posted by 14060m

I don't wear a Rolex for anyone but myself

So I really don't care, life's to short to worry about the small
Stuff, and I belive this qualifies

i wear it for my grandparents, who never made it far enough to see me really break out. though i'd like to think they saw it coming.

[AAP8]

Happens to me all the time, it happened at my wedding reception ... I just have learned to ignore it ... for some it's a joke so I join it, but for some of my family its a "hey you are wasting money" type thing so I just ignore them. I just find it entertaining that the family members who make the largest fuss are the ones who spend just as much as I do on watches on shoes/clothes etc. They feel I should be helping them with their finances instead of buying these watches, I offer to help them as soon as they sell their Louis V. bags, 10 pair's of sneakers, and down grade their BMW/Benz to something simpler, until then, its not my problem.

[Keith1]

Tell your two brothers-in-law you had a great year, and are going to buy them each a new one. That may shut them up!

[jot_]

Originally Posted by Headshrinker

I never drive my Porsche there anymore after my brother-in-law thought it was funny to fart in my new car; he is 45 years old)

Testament to the fact that no matter how old or accomplished one becomes, there's always still a laugh to be had in ripping one.

[Brucie D]

Mother in law gives me grief so being so "spendy" but then again she gives me grief about everything else too. I think next time she comes to visit I will have these two on display right in the middle of the dinner table...




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[MP5]

What good are friends and family if you can't fart in their car?

[louis redfoot]

Originally Posted by Brucie D

Mother in law gives me grief so being so "spendy" but then again she gives me grief about everything else too. I think next time she comes to visit I will have these two on display right in the middle of the dinner table...

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i suppose if they're just out to nitpick, let the watch take the hit... better than complaining about your hair or job

[T. Ferguson]

It's jealousy, pure and simple.

My family doesn't give me a ration about anything, I'm fortunate in that way. The last Rolex I bought myself, my friends - every single one of them - said "Good for you, you haven't done anything for yourself in a while."

I got good people around me.