Reply With QuoteWhere do you live? It's probably the only watch brand MOST people know and the majority think that it is probably the best and most expensive watch ever!Originally Posted by henk
I agree but I think people are ultimately influenced by what others think ..so sheep mentality takes over ! A friend of mine recently changed his car he had being talking about getting a Maserati GT , however when it came to the crunch he purchased yet another M3 his reasoning was that the Maserati gave the wrong impression to his clients .. Whereas a good old safe BMW made him look mainstream and conservative ! .
Sad that Sheep mentality and public perception ended up shaping his choice ! .
I suspect a lot of this applies to watch purchases too....
Personally I would not be seen dead in an M3 because of the impression it conveys......
Where do you live? It's probably the only watch brand MOST people know and the majority think that it is probably the best and most expensive watch ever!
Fair enough. I'd rather judge on the basis of all the evidence. Suggest you look at what he said 1st August at 6.36am. If you have any sympathy left for him after that, we clearly have very different criteria.
He's clearly a most unpleasant character. Racer-X on Watchlords summarised his abusive posts shortly afterwards and commented:
The later responses from the OP were equally appalling, and unrepeatable in a public forum - check out 12:34pm.You've been foul and disrespectful here and on TZ while claiming you were the abused party. These are real people you are talking to whom you are asking advice from. Think about that for a second.
Blimey.
OK. I may be thick, but two of us failed to spot your irony, though I hoped you were being. Tricky thing the internet - very easy to lose context.
Like wot it says - they don't make the rules - you do! Not quite the same but an a whole other corner of the internet, only idiots buy M4 and only discerning, refined WIS drivers buy the almost identical but four-door M3 or maybe the M235i if they must have two doors.Personally I would not be seen dead in an M3 because of the impression it conveys......
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...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
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Corrected that for you
I stayed away from Rolex for a while due to the negative stigma so when I finally bought one I didn't have that feeling but was very impressed with the quality an feel of it. I didn't really get that feeling when I next bought an AP either, just a bit of wonderment that I had actually bought one, plus I think the fact that no one really notices helps keep your feet on the ground.
You are quite right: and it actually gets worse after that!! It seems dyslexia is the least of Den's problems as far as forum usage is concerned.
And apologies to Chris for suggesting posting the threads was a bit sad - I see the point now!!
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No need to mate - I was genuinely shocked when I read it all.
Hee Hee !,.".^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Corrected that for you
I hope you don't do it in a public place...
Very true. I've missed the point of a few posts and got the wrong end of the stick myself plenty of times. No harm no foul.
Supplementary question: Does Wearing Your Rolex Make You Feel Differently About Other People?
And he went to all that trouble too - must be serious.
;)
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Let me put an end to your wondering. They do.
Well yes left the door open there, and it's a risk I'm willing to take ;-) But I'm only half joking. Most other brands don't do this.
was in goldsmiths last weekend looking at breitling, asked to try a few on, salesman started into his quality watch sales patter, then saw I took off a rolex to try his on and decided to stop speaking, then said ah nice watch. I did feel pretty good for awhile
No, but my Marcello C. does.........................
Oh I do hate that name, and I don't know why
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
But, the real question is, do your friends think you're a knob with or without wearing a Rolex?
I also find most friends couldn't care less about watches, and even if they did, wouldn't be that simplistic. Although I understand that some tragics WIS believe that everyone shares their exact obsession - and prejudices - to exactly the same degree, and assume that everyone thinks like they do.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Ahh, goldsmiths, the birds are pretty in there, pretty stupid.
Went it once, many years ago, to try a Tag Senna, as I took off my Sub-Date to try it on, she asked "buying a nice watch for the weekends?" I replied "no, just something cheap for work"
Should have seen her face, childish I know, but made me smile at the time
Ha good point, might as well just wear it then!
That's mostly true, but a Jeremy Corbyn leaning friend recently noticed the logo on my Explorer II and visibly recoiled in shock - I might as well have turned up wearing an SS uniform. I've also heard no less than three other friends declare that they don't like Rolex, without having noticed me wearing one - and yes, I'm quite sure about that! They didn't recognise a vintage Rolex, an Oysterquartz, or anything without a cyclops before getting close enough to see the writing, which is one reason I like them. Actually looking at one properly for the first time caused such a re-calibration that one of them now wears a brand new BLNR and their partner is looking for a vintage Datejust!
Yes, I find it helps to keep the movement wound.
Visibly recoiled in shock? At something you bought with your own money? That he can't tell from the signature of mass genocide? I would be very quickly unfriending him as he sounds like a bit of a c
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
I've worn one for a long time so it feels normal.
Not wearing one makes me feel a bit like something's missing.
I have jewellery that I always wear, and I'd feel the same way if I didn't have that on too.
People form seemingly emotive bonds to the mug that they drink tea out of, it's not such a stretch for people to feel the same about their watch.
Perhaps Rolex need to release a "world's best Dad" model, so that non-WIS can understand the attraction?!! ;)
Hit the nail on the head. Rolex is the public face of expensive watches - everyone knows about Rolex! The subconscious, or perhaps not so subconscious desire to feel good about oneself by every so slightly flaunting the nice thing you have is perhaps at the core as to why some feel different when wearing a Rolex to say, an Omega?
I own a motley selection of vintage and modern Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Seiko, and from my birthday 3 days ago, now a PRS-39. I knew nothing whatsoever about Time Factors until introduced a few days ago by my family, who are clearly a lot more discerning than me! I love all of the different watches I have had over the years, but Rolex does attract attention unlike most others. I don't think personally that there is any shame in this.
Haha
The thing about friends, unless you just throw that word around indiscriminately, is that they tend to be people who have known you intimately, and for some time.
So really, none of mine can be in any doubt at this point that I am an absolute arse.
Still, I don't think it would do anything to improve matters if I started wearing a Rolex now.
My two oldest and best friends absolutely rip the sh*t out of me when I wear my rolex - I thoroughly enjoy the banter.
A friend of mine went to a long speech about how he hates the image Rolex portrays, would never buy one. They're technologically no superior to any cheaper watch and it purely just marketing and only philistines fall for it, who have no idea about watches- he's buying a black bay Tudor.
Agree with this. Trying the BNLR today so will put this to the test!
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
As is typical in these cases, the median time span before he gets the Rolex that he really wanted in the first place will be about two years. Please let us know when he drops the façade! :)
you lot just get older and sadder with very post you make, iv been chuckling to myself for days over this witch hunt.
im a crim because iv have a box that gives me free sky, your searching xbox forums years old to try and discover what sort of person i am, do me a favor
its your wife's if most of you still have them i feel sorry for, well iv done what i needed to do you wont be hearing from me again watchtalk
if youv gone that much out you way to find one or two posts when iv been a bit over the top out of 1000's iv left then you really don't wont me in watchtalk
If that's what you think of this community why don't you just F..... leave like you've been saying you will since July
the big-man is back, wounder how long it would take 10ton rob to come out, or maybe you already have maybe that's why your the way you are
no that's what you and a few others have gone out your way to make the community think about me
Believe me there was no conspiracy to make anyone think in any particular way. Most think what they think of you because of your comments, personal attacks and general crappy behaviour.
You really have no one to blame, as you have done this to yourself.
Actually, just reading your posts on this forum and others lets anyone and everyone see who you really are.
And what would be wrong about being an overweight gay?
I guess we can add homophobia to your list of 'attributes' then
you keep telling yourself that mate you mite just start believe it,
the personal attacks only came after being abused, no one just starts attacking someone for nothing, crappy behavior on one or two threads where iv been attacked for the state of my posting
when attacked for no reason my back goes up the same as anyone's does dont try and make out im something im not,
just because you take something from a comment that's not there, dont start calling people homophobic
i have no problem with gay people in the slightest, well i dont really wont to see two men kissing but it means nothing to rob
bandwagon
Jesus wept.
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
so a fairy tail would have you believe, everything is beginning to fall into place now
I don't need to tell myself a single thing pally.
It's all there for the reading, in this thread alone, nevermind others where you have spat bile.
And I certainly do not need to try and make out anything regarding your manner towards other members, that again is plain for anyone to read
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