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re: Whats the point of buying a Rolex?
Posted on 5/9/19 at 9:09 pm to elprez00
Posted on 5/9/19 at 9:09 pm to elprez00
quote:tags
Seems like most sensible people looking for premium brands but Omega, Breitling, or Tags.
those are the most hey look I am pretending to be in the game watch brand there is And you’d be wrong...
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Posted on 5/9/19 at 9:12 pm to tiger114
My old man bought one in Vienna in the early ‘80’s for around 5k. Had it appraised 5 years ago for insurance purposes. Came back at over $25000. He wore it every day until they told him that. Now it’s in a safe lol not getting robbed over it
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:27 pm to elprez00
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n my experience, new Rolexes are part of the new money starter kit. They scream “look at me”. Seems like most sensible people looking for premium brands but Omega, Breitling, or Tags. Or really classy people buy vintage Rolex.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:46 pm to Three-n-Snout
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Because I can, and because I like them. What’s the point of asking?
This. Have three. Great watches and I really like the way they look. Simple as that.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:48 pm to DallasTiger
This thread made me want to buy a Rolex but apparently Target doesn’t carry them 
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:53 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
I’d rather the cash.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:18 am to WaydownSouth
I have a friend who has 2 $25k Rolex’s and just bought a Richard Mille McClaren for $190k. He is a sucker for watches, old cars(he has over 30), and guns. He is wealthy enough to buy that kind of stuff when he wants and claims the watches are investments. He gave me a nice Citizen Blue Angels watch and it’s the nicest one I own because he felt sorry for me wearing my Jack Mason $300 watch, LOL. I took it without batting an eye and wear that sucker almost everyday. Not sure about a guy who barely makes 6 figures buying one but the ultra wealthy buy stuff like that like I would buy a $250 pair of Johnston & Murphy’s.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:35 am to Dick Leverage
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I have a friend who has 2 $25k Rolex’s and just bought a Richard Mille McClaren for $190k
Reminds me of my buddy who has 2 Honda Accords and a Lamborghini Huracan
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:38 am to Dick Leverage
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just bought a Richard Mille McClaren for $190k
That is actually a good price for an RM11-03 but he will have to watch the market closely if he doesn't want to get burned, assuming he doesn't want to keep it forever. The issue with the RMs is that the demand is a result of it being one of the current "it" watches for celebrities, particularly rappers and pro athletes and just like the many themed Audemars Piguet ROO Chronos when they are no longer the watch du jour the market will evaporate. It isn't like they are what most people see as a generational watch. The bi-color forged carbon on this particular watch is very interesting but I think the quality and pattern on my AP Carbon Diver is done better.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 12:45 am to Obtuse1
That looks like a comic book
Posted on 5/10/19 at 1:01 am to Sun God
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That looks like a comic book
I agree. Just the fact it is a skeleton is enough to turn me off, I don't even like the classic open work watches from Vacheron Constantine and they are the king of openwork. That said they are a niche watch that some people like them (De gustibus non est disputandum) but I would much rather have a Patek grand complication for the money.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 3:40 am to WaydownSouth
quote:If you have to ask why certain luxury items are appealing, then those items are simply not for you.
My $300-$400 tissot or sieko will look the same from a far. Seems like a waste to drop more than $500 on watch, especially in today’s age of cellphones and smart watches
The finer things in life aren't mean't to be understood or appreciated by the unwashed masses. There's an ocean of sophistication between you and the people who recognize the beauty and craftsmanship of these timepieces.
This post was edited on 5/10/19 at 3:42 am
Posted on 5/10/19 at 5:04 pm to Jake_LaMotta
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bought a 18038 Day Date at Mayor’s in Miami in 1979. They gave me a Daytona for free with that purchase and said nobody wanted them and it had been in the case forever.
A 1979 Daytona with red writing will bring $75-80 thousand today.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 5:07 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
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Pops got it for 20 years at his company.
I’ve seen the 20-year award at my company. It’s a piece of clear acrylic with some nice words etched in it.
We call it an “acrylic bludgeoning device”.
This post was edited on 5/10/19 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 5/10/19 at 5:10 pm to WaydownSouth
When there’s patek philippe? I know what you mean
Posted on 5/10/19 at 5:32 pm to TastyJibblets
Man I like nice watches. But by nice, it’s usually based on how I think it look and if I recognize the brand.
I really like Citizen watches. I’ve owned 2 or 3 and they are my favorite. I know they aren’t “expensive” but they look nice. Got my eye on this one, right now, for an everyday watch.
I really like Citizen watches. I’ve owned 2 or 3 and they are my favorite. I know they aren’t “expensive” but they look nice. Got my eye on this one, right now, for an everyday watch.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 5:45 pm to BugAC
I currently rock a Timex Weekender and have a microbrand watch on the way. The brand won't be recognizable to almost anyone but I love the features it offered at the particular pricepoint vs some larger names.
I saw this the other day. You have to appreciate the mechanics.
Zenith chrono
I saw this the other day. You have to appreciate the mechanics.
Zenith chrono
Posted on 5/10/19 at 6:06 pm to Obtuse1
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. I am 50 now and most of my contemporaries have never worn a mechanical watch,
Well, your friends are of poor taste.
I'm 47, and this is my beater.
Vintage watches rule. This Z is a '96.
Posted on 5/10/19 at 6:20 pm to Obtuse1
First box, second row, second from the right.
Mine gets zero wrist time.
Band is too tight or too loose.
Mine gets zero wrist time.
Band is too tight or too loose.
This post was edited on 5/10/19 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 5/10/19 at 6:25 pm to 19
huh?
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