"Men who buy expensive watches are stupid"

[H22observer]

Great article. Spot on.

[H22observer]

NDA said:

lamboman100 said:

Better title: "Poor man gets jealous at rich man"

it's art that you can wear and appreciate.

A bit like a tattoo then?

[poocherama]

Thought I recognised the turgid prose of a man who's life hasn't quite turned out how he thought it might. His writing reeks of a nauseating, grasping, envy. Successful people are stupid, tasteless and unimaginative. Can you imagine this tool after university.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/107449...

[TKF]

Cotty said:

I can see how people into watches would go that extra step for something special, unique or rare.

I completely agree. I have my Nicorette patches custom laser printed with ancient Mandarin scripture.

People see them and wonder how I can afford to be so extravagant but it's something which gives me pleasure and I'm willing to spend up to 7GBP on each and every packet.

[Sterillium]

TKF said:

I completely agree. I have my Nicorette patches custom laser printed with ancient Mandarin scripture.

People see them and wonder how I can afford to be so extravagant but it's something which gives me pleasure and I'm willing to spend up to 7GBP on each and every packet.

[AlexC1981]

Fotic said:

Exactly the same as a 20k watch.

The principle is the same and cost is relative.

[audidoody]

bp1000 said:

just more terrible journalism, a justification article for their monthly pay check.

Alex Proud isn't a journalist. He doesn't need a monthly pay check from the Telegraph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Proud

[alfaman]

lamboman100 said:

Better title: "Poor man gets jealous at rich man"

Didn't come across like that to me - more that some very high end luxury products don't really deliver any more style / function/ benefit than reasonably expensive ( but good quality) products.

Hence the F type comparison which costs more than a Mondeo - and delivers more ...

I tend to agree with some of the sentiment in the article.

Some hugely expensive watches are like $10,000 bottles of wine sold in Cypriot hotels to rich Russians... Bought to show off that you can afford it.

[Fotic]

Cotty said:

Fotic said:

Exactly the same as a 20k watch.

You say that but add some precious metals and a few diamonds???

I have dealt with a couple of claims for mobile phones. £15,000 a pop, this is a phone, you make and receive call on it. People buy these things.

I can see someone making a solid gold version, Gold conducts electricity very well. The button to activate it can quite easily take a 10ct diamond (USD100,000+) You don't think there are people in this world that would not purchase one?

Edited by Cotty on Monday 21st July 22:19

What's any of that got to do with your £100 fake cigarette?

[NDA]

H22observer said:

NDA said:

lamboman100 said:

Better title: "Poor man gets jealous at rich man"

it's art that you can wear and appreciate.

A bit like a tattoo then?

And change at will.....

[anonymous-user]

poocherama said:

Thought I recognised the turgid prose of a man who's life hasn't quite turned out how he thought it might. His writing reeks of a nauseating, grasping, envy. Successful people are stupid, tasteless and unimaginative. Can you imagine this tool after university.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/107449...

Doesn't sound that way to me. I love watches but I think he's right in many ways.

Just because people don't agree with you, don't assume they're somehow jealous of you. That sounds a bit arrogant really.

[yeti]

H22observer said:

Great article. Spot on.

Elaborate, if you're not trolling.

[H22observer]

poocherama said:

His writing reeks of a nauseating, grasping, envy. Successful people are stupid, tasteless and unimaginative.

It looks like the writing of a very normal person that isn't obsessed with acquiring status symbols to me.

It doesn't look like he's saying that successful people are stupid at all. It looks like he's saying that successful people who buy £10000 watches are stupid.

You could certainly accuse people of being philistines for not liking "Art", that's probably a fair criticism actually, but accusing them of envy is haughty.

[H22observer]

alfaman said:

Didn't come across like that to me - more that some very high end luxury products don't really deliver any more style / function/ benefit than reasonably expensive ( but good quality) products.

Hence the F type comparison which costs more than a Mondeo - and delivers more ...

I tend to agree with some of the sentiment in the article.

• Gasp* Philistine! *points* Burn him.

[Cotty]

Fotic said:

What's any of that got to do with your £100 fake cigarette?

If you don't understand I don't have the time to explain it to you. Good day.

[anonymous-user]

H22observer said:

It looks like the writing of a very normal person that isn't obsessed with acquiring status symbols to me.

If you have the world view of someone who wants an obviously expensive watch to impress others but they are unimpressed or worse, think you're a bit of a dick, you can only really rationalise it by imagining they're jealous of you. I know it's a hard concept for some people to accept but not everyone thinks buying expensive stuff to impress others makes them "a success in life".

[Hard-Drive]

It's all about law of diminishing returns IMHO. Whilst wearing a £2500 SMP will be a nicer thing to do than wearing a £250 Seiko or a £25 digital, there's no way that a £25000 watch is going to deliver that much more of an experience over the SMP. And because of that, I think the article is pretty much spot on.

[Fotic]

Cotty said:

Fotic said:

What's any of that got to do with your £100 fake cigarette?

If you don't understand I don't have the time to explain it to you. Good day.

Ok, bye! Thanks for showing us your fake cigarette.

[Duke Thrust]

Cotty said:

If you don't understand I don't have the time to explain it to you. Good day.

What if I did understand it, would you then have time to explain it?

[Colonial]

Of course they are.

By which I mean I can't afford one.

When I can different story.