Bored/fed up with Rolex? What's next?
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You could argue that it's still a shiny doodah* that you're wearing on your wrist. As enjoyable as the Rolex bubble thread has been, it convinced me that:
- There's a considerable element of Rolex ownership who I don't relate to at all (as well as a lot of normal people, the ratio though is not the same as the rest of the population - you know the self-deploying cuppers with big bits)
- I don't really have the money to be dropping that much on a watch ("I thought as much as" the considerably-richer-than-yews will howl)
- If I was rich enough to spend that much normally (as opposed to aspirationally trying to be part of a club that I'm not) then I'd get the glashutte, moser's etc.
And although it will come across as sour grapes, I actually think I've moved on. I really don't think I'm interested in buying a rolex anymore.
*Don King Robbed in Mexico
- There's a considerable element of Rolex ownership who I don't relate to at all (as well as a lot of normal people, the ratio though is not the same as the rest of the population - you know the self-deploying cuppers with big bits)
- I don't really have the money to be dropping that much on a watch ("I thought as much as" the considerably-richer-than-yews will howl)
- If I was rich enough to spend that much normally (as opposed to aspirationally trying to be part of a club that I'm not) then I'd get the glashutte, moser's etc.
And although it will come across as sour grapes, I actually think I've moved on. I really don't think I'm interested in buying a rolex anymore.
*Don King Robbed in Mexico
I moved to Apple Watch when I noticed the industry was behaving oddly. I mean how many manufacture movements can one really make and ride. The history stories also were becoming maximum cringe. No one in my industry would be caught dead wearing a luxury watch. I'm so glad I dropped them before the hype beasts and hoarders took over. Owners are also very lame trying to show off to people they think care online - they don't even share their beat up kneepads.
Been wearing Apple Watch ever since. I do know some people who wore simple Swatch watches, but they were disgusted with the whole Omega collaboration and hype that followed. They have since seen the light and have moved to Apple Watch. A smaller number use Garmin and an even smaller use Polar, but most use Apple since we use the chest strap if we need to track our training.
Out with the old and in with the new.
Been wearing Apple Watch ever since. I do know some people who wore simple Swatch watches, but they were disgusted with the whole Omega collaboration and hype that followed. They have since seen the light and have moved to Apple Watch. A smaller number use Garmin and an even smaller use Polar, but most use Apple since we use the chest strap if we need to track our training.
Out with the old and in with the new.
GilletteFan said:
I moved to Apple Watch when I noticed the industry was behaving oddly. I mean how many manufacture movements can one really make and ride. The history stories also were becoming maximum cringe. No one in my industry would be caught dead wearing a luxury watch. I'm so glad I dropped them before the hype beasts and hoarders took over. Owners are also very lame trying to show off to people they think care online - they don't even share their beat up kneepads.
Been wearing Apple Watch ever since. I do know some people who wore simple Swatch watches, but they were disgusted with the whole Omega collaboration and hype that followed. They have since seen the light and have moved to Apple Watch. A smaller number use Garmin and an even smaller use Polar, but most use Apple since we use the chest strap if we need to track our training.
Out with the old and in with the new.
You've missed out the bit where you insult member's children for enjoying wearing their dad's old watch.Been wearing Apple Watch ever since. I do know some people who wore simple Swatch watches, but they were disgusted with the whole Omega collaboration and hype that followed. They have since seen the light and have moved to Apple Watch. A smaller number use Garmin and an even smaller use Polar, but most use Apple since we use the chest strap if we need to track our training.
Out with the old and in with the new.
Deep said:
You've missed out the bit where you insult member's children for enjoying wearing their dad's old watch.
Excuse me. Are you ok? Not sure when this occurred, but you may be overly sensitive due to some reason that I don't have any knowledge og. I do suggest you talk to someone about being too sensitive on an online forum 
Lightningt said:
Patek. I saw a 40k rrp Nautilus sold today on watch collecting for double that.
Wondering if they will be so desirable that Patek owners are unable to wear them out of fear of being robbed. Have there been any recent headlines of this? And will they follow AP in insuring their sold watches? BTW, this is strategy just stinks of strong commercial acumen and is not lame at all.Out with the old and in with the new.
Lightningt said:
Patek. I saw a 40k rrp Nautilus sold today on watch collecting for double that.
Ha! I bought mine from a Canary Wharf financial dude in 2012 for £15k and thought I'd done well selling it for £20k when I dumped my collection in 2016. 
Saw this one - albeit with a green face - on Subdial yesterday for just under £300k!!
https://subdial.co/products/patek-philippe-nautilu...
(the impossible clasp on the bracelet used to piss me off more than it should have)
Portia5 said:
Ha! I bought mine from a Canary Wharf financial dude in 2012 for £15k and thought I'd done well selling it for £20k when I dumped my collection in 2016.
Saw this one - albeit with a green face - on Subdial yesterday for just under £300k!!
https://subdial.co/products/patek-philippe-nautilu...
(the impossible clasp on the bracelet used to piss me off more than it should have)
Yeah, it's funny how no one really talks about just how bad Patek's clasps are! Saw this one - albeit with a green face - on Subdial yesterday for just under £300k!!
https://subdial.co/products/patek-philippe-nautilu...
(the impossible clasp on the bracelet used to piss me off more than it should have)
What models of GO are you interested in? And what makes you interested in them? I remember they were trying to tag along with Lange with the Swan Neck Regulator and exceptional German finishing story line.
Initially moved on to AP and Patek but got rid when the “hype train” rolled into town.
Since then have dipped in and out of Hublot, Girard Perregaux and Parmigiani Fleurier. Have had 3 lovely watches from those brands, all bought without needing to be cuckolded by a sales assistant.
Whilst none lasted that long for me, I’ve had a JLC Master Control Calendar Chronograph for a while which is here to stay.
Lovely piece, far more interesting to me than the *insert embarrassing nickname of Rolex watch*, and it’s very under the radar in so much as you can wear it anywhere without it being looked at twice.
I know this makes it pointless for some whose sole reason for interest in a watch is to show their wealth off to others in a bid for approval, but we are all wired differently
When the last of the flippers has been seen off then will probably have another Rolex, prices are certainly heading the right direction!
Since then have dipped in and out of Hublot, Girard Perregaux and Parmigiani Fleurier. Have had 3 lovely watches from those brands, all bought without needing to be cuckolded by a sales assistant.
Whilst none lasted that long for me, I’ve had a JLC Master Control Calendar Chronograph for a while which is here to stay.
Lovely piece, far more interesting to me than the *insert embarrassing nickname of Rolex watch*, and it’s very under the radar in so much as you can wear it anywhere without it being looked at twice.
I know this makes it pointless for some whose sole reason for interest in a watch is to show their wealth off to others in a bid for approval, but we are all wired differently
When the last of the flippers has been seen off then will probably have another Rolex, prices are certainly heading the right direction!
GilletteFan said:
Yeah, it's funny how no one really talks about just how bad Patek's clasps are!
What models of GO are you interested in? And what makes you interested in them? I remember they were trying to tag along with Lange with the Swan Neck Regulator and exceptional German finishing story line.
I changed my daily from ND sub to a GO perpetual calendar. The 100-02-13-02-04 movement and 59 jewel version. Got it on as I type. Mine used to be owned by Jeffrey Hess who co-wrote a Rolex book with James Dowling so presumably it's what he moved on to post-Rolex.What models of GO are you interested in? And what makes you interested in them? I remember they were trying to tag along with Lange with the Swan Neck Regulator and exceptional German finishing story line.
One thing I've done is add the steel bracelet to replace the alligator straps. Leather straps seemed to make watches feel too dressy to me, and the GO was bought to be my daily. This was a good decision.
Edited by Portia5 on Sunday 9th April 00:23
I bought a Rolex Milgauss gv a dozen years because I really liked the look of it.
It’s my only watch and I never take it off, including today when I spent a couple of hours tackling unruly bushes and trees in the far corner of my back garden.
The watch still looks fine, unlike my forearms that look like they’ve been mauled by an angry ocelot.
I feel sorry for those who chase their 'grail' of a Rolex and then think they have the dogs danglies on their wrist when the succeed in getting one.
A watch is ultimately for telling the time, which as most of us know, is a now redundant from the proliferation of the mobile phone in daily life. Even without the phone, a £5 quartz watch is just as accurate as any premium brand watch. When it comes to watches, cost doesn't make the watch more accurate for telling if its time to get back to the desk after lunch or whether its time to go home from the pub before the mrs bolts the door...
Watches are nothing more than a collection hobby or a piece of jewellery that is easily recognisable for flexing purposes, (the later usually being the Rolex chaser who moans about not being able to get one)
For me personally, Rolex has never been the target, just one of the many brands I have in my collection of watches. I don't care if people don't recognise what I have on my wrist, that's fine by me, I buy what I like the look of, whether its the price of a McD extra value meal (ok, a large one) or the price of a family hatchback, there are so many designs out there for everyones tastes and budgets.
A watch is ultimately for telling the time, which as most of us know, is a now redundant from the proliferation of the mobile phone in daily life. Even without the phone, a £5 quartz watch is just as accurate as any premium brand watch. When it comes to watches, cost doesn't make the watch more accurate for telling if its time to get back to the desk after lunch or whether its time to go home from the pub before the mrs bolts the door...
Watches are nothing more than a collection hobby or a piece of jewellery that is easily recognisable for flexing purposes, (the later usually being the Rolex chaser who moans about not being able to get one)
For me personally, Rolex has never been the target, just one of the many brands I have in my collection of watches. I don't care if people don't recognise what I have on my wrist, that's fine by me, I buy what I like the look of, whether its the price of a McD extra value meal (ok, a large one) or the price of a family hatchback, there are so many designs out there for everyones tastes and budgets.
Mick Dastardly said:
I bought a Rolex Milgauss gv a dozen years because I really liked the look of it.
It’s my only watch and I never take it off, including today when I spent a couple of hours tackling unruly bushes and trees in the far corner of my back garden.
The watch still looks fine, unlike my forearms that look like they’ve been mauled by an angry ocelot.
And that is how a Rolex used to be... A one watch owner, who wanted something that would last an eternity.It’s my only watch and I never take it off, including today when I spent a couple of hours tackling unruly bushes and trees in the far corner of my back garden.
The watch still looks fine, unlike my forearms that look like they’ve been mauled by an angry ocelot.
Hats off to you sir!
In the old days, if you wanted detail you wouldn't be buying a Rolex, it would be Patek Phillipe, Piaget, Vacheron, or one of the many other makers I have yet to discover. Rolex sold itself as being tough, like a 80s Volvo. Not the prettiest thing around but can take a battering and still deliver its purpose.
Edited by Ninjin on Sunday 9th April 04:28
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