Has the Rolex bubble finally burst? Perhaps it has
Discussion
Maxus said:
I don't get posts like this. You've come onto a Rolex thread to say you have a Rolex, wanted to buy another Rolex (and tell us price isn't an issue), but instead bought a Tudor because you don't want others to think you care what they think about you.
So actually you ended up without the watch you really wanted because you do care what others think??
No - a better summary would be I went to buy another Sub because it’s been a faithful servant to me, realised that since I bought mine they’ve been hijacked as a must have trinket by try hards and bought a watch which stands for what Rolex stood for 20 years ago So actually you ended up without the watch you really wanted because you do care what others think??
Maxus said:
I don't get posts like this. You've come onto a Rolex thread to say you have a Rolex, wanted to buy another Rolex (and tell us price isn't an issue), but instead bought a Tudor because you don't want others to think you care what they think about you.
So actually you ended up without the watch you really wanted because you do care what others think??
tbh his post was far more interesting than yours ,so i dont get yours either .So actually you ended up without the watch you really wanted because you do care what others think??
ddom said:
911Thrasher said:
funny how in the UK people worry so much about the imagine associated to wearing a Rolex...eveywhere else it's just a nice watch, and who cares about a couple posers. Cracks me up reading about the UK Rolex bubble, shows how shallow few people are and somehow the vast majority of people seems to think it's the new rule (in the UK).
Also everywhere else other than here in the UK people talk about Tudor/Rolex cheap cousin...anywhere on the mainland no one knows what a Tudor is.
If you like a Rolex, just buy it and enjoy it...who cares about what others think, and to buy a Tudor because one doesn't want to be associated to a couple loosers posting their GMT/Sub/Daytonas on IG is simply ridiculous...or maybe you cant really afford it, and that's a different topic.
It’s that last sentence, that as long as you have means it doesn’t matter if you’re getting rinsed, which you are with daft values of what is effectively a 3-4K watch. This inert snobbery really turns me off to Rolex. Always has. Also everywhere else other than here in the UK people talk about Tudor/Rolex cheap cousin...anywhere on the mainland no one knows what a Tudor is.
If you like a Rolex, just buy it and enjoy it...who cares about what others think, and to buy a Tudor because one doesn't want to be associated to a couple loosers posting their GMT/Sub/Daytonas on IG is simply ridiculous...or maybe you cant really afford it, and that's a different topic.
Edited by 911Thrasher on Friday 4th June 13:37
People who are so self centred that they automatically assume that anyone who doesn’t wear a Rolex “can’t afford one”.
It tends to be the attitude of those who are very pleased with themselves, are fairly self regarding and want others to know about it. Ergo they strap on one of the worlds most common watches in the belief that they have more money that those than don’t - it’s hilarious.
To claim that everywhere in the world but the UK a Rolex is “just a nice watch” is complete arse biscuits too.
Well, I certainly can't afford one and cannot for the life of me imagine paying over list for one. None of this would surely have occurred before the internet existed. A Rolex used to be worn as a tool of the trade and commanded respect but now has become a flashy status symbol. I was a member of the club to get Goodwood racing back - the GSA before the GRRC - and was most annoyed in 1998 to see that the pit clock was suddenly sponsored by Rolex. And they have insidiously wormed their way in everywhere now. If it is an upmarket event you are sure to see a Rolex advertisement somewhere. OK, clever advertising, but if you are already selling all you can make why bother? Here at Le Mans there has never been an AD and for the life of me I cannot think of one person I know that owns one, even at the golf club. Even a Prospex is hard to find (one dealer) and a Montblanc chrono is being advertised at 2/3rds off. The nearest AD is, it seems, 125 miles away. We obviously need educating.
Edited by lowdrag on Saturday 5th June 03:36
JEA1K said:
Its certainly not just a UK thing ... try buying one anywhere else in the world right now, the bubble is global.
Also, go have a read up of the US Rolex forums ... customers buying their AD's b'day and Xmas presents.
It's sad to read those posts - "what present to buy my sales person?" Is fairly typical.Also, go have a read up of the US Rolex forums ... customers buying their AD's b'day and Xmas presents.
Sales people are just moving glasses of water around in the desert and buyers are fawning all over them, it's ridiculous.
lowdrag said:
Well, I certainly can't afford one and cannot for the life of me imagine paying over list for one. None of this would surely have occurred before the internet existed. A Rolex used to be worn as a tool of the trade and commanded respect but now has become a flashy status symbol. I was a member of the club to get Goodwood racing back - the GSA before the GRRC - and was most annoyed in 1998 to see that the pit clock was suddenly sponsored by Rolex. And they have insidiously wormed their way in everywhere now. If it is an upmarket event you are sure to see a Rolex advertisement somewhere. OK, clever advertising, but if you are already selling all you can make why bother? Here at Le Mans there has never been an AD and for the life of me I cannot think of one person I know that owns one, even at the golf club. Even a Prospex is hard to find (one dealer) and a Montblanc chrono is being advertised at 2/3rds off. The nearest AD is, it seems, 125 miles away. We obviously need educating.
Rolex advertising and sponsorship is all about the glamour of the brand and not much at all about the engineering of the watch. Edited by lowdrag on Saturday 5th June 03:36
But ask the Rolex owners and they all bought their watch because of the engineering and they don't care at all about the glamour.
Rolex marketing are just wasting hundreds of millions of pounds a year. Or are they...?
Rolex hasn't really changed, they have always promoted and sponsored sport and all kinds of human endeavour with well known names just the same as you were a flash Harry in the 80's if you sported a gold DJ so nothing has changed, people either have short memories or are new to watches/too young to remember.
The one thing that has changed is the professional line has been superseded by technology so things like the Comex tie up aren't the marketing opportunity they once were so it's more of a heritage play/lets strap a Deep sea to James Camerons sub etc....
Loads of people posing on Instagram and/or complaining watch forums isn't Rolex's doing
The one thing that has changed is the professional line has been superseded by technology so things like the Comex tie up aren't the marketing opportunity they once were so it's more of a heritage play/lets strap a Deep sea to James Camerons sub etc....
Loads of people posing on Instagram and/or complaining watch forums isn't Rolex's doing
Wills2 said:
Rolex hasn't really changed, they have always promoted and sponsored sport and all kinds of human endeavour with well known names just the same as you were a flash Harry in the 80's if you sported a gold DJ so nothing has changed, people either have short memories or are new to watches/too young to remember.
The one thing that has changed is the professional line has been superseded by technology so things like the Comex tie up aren't the marketing opportunity they once were so it's more of a heritage play/lets strap a Deep sea to James Camerons sub etc....
Loads of people posing on Instagram and/or complaining watch forums isn't Rolex's doing
I did think of this thread (and agreeing with your point) when yesterday a 1991 Will Smith song come on in my car and he sang about his Rolex (as well as putting Luther in the tape deck The one thing that has changed is the professional line has been superseded by technology so things like the Comex tie up aren't the marketing opportunity they once were so it's more of a heritage play/lets strap a Deep sea to James Camerons sub etc....
Loads of people posing on Instagram and/or complaining watch forums isn't Rolex's doing
).I also don't see Rolex having changed their brand management, although ADs may act differently in the new market. The whole instagram/flexing thing is just how it is today with expensive brands.
Maxus said:
I did think of this thread (and agreeing with your point) when yesterday a 1991 Will Smith song come on in my car and he sang about his Rolex (as well as putting Luther in the tape deck ).
I also don't see Rolex having changed their brand management, although ADs may act differently in the new market. The whole instagram/flexing thing is just how it is today with expensive brands.
First mention on a song was in 1976 on a google I just did, one of 2 mentions that decade. If we look at the last decade '10-'20 ... 633 mentions. ).I also don't see Rolex having changed their brand management, although ADs may act differently in the new market. The whole instagram/flexing thing is just how it is today with expensive brands.
https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/31648638/Jimmy+Reed/M...
"He gon' want him some strippers
And I'm a big tipper I don't need to be trippin'
This my first Rolex it don't even be tickin'
This my first pair of earrings I can wear in the shower"
Patek went from 1 mention 2000-2010, to 320 in that same 2010-2020 period, amusing.
I’ve just been offered (and said I’ll take) a 126600 Sea Dweller but have never seen one in the flesh. How do they sit? I had a 16600 and found the depth a bit…..annoying.
As this thread is about the Rolex bubble, am I likely to take a hit on this if it isn’t for me or are they fairly strong on the second hand market? I’m not a flipper, but if I don’t get on with it it would be nice to know it’s not going to cost me!
As this thread is about the Rolex bubble, am I likely to take a hit on this if it isn’t for me or are they fairly strong on the second hand market? I’m not a flipper, but if I don’t get on with it it would be nice to know it’s not going to cost me!
If you found the 16600 wears big the 126600 is only going to wear bigger.
You will get your money back, no problem at all. A dealer will probably give you £10k for it, what is retail on it now? £9300 or something?
Can be bought mint with box and papers for around £12k without too much hassle. Not sure on the wait time on new for them though.
You will get your money back, no problem at all. A dealer will probably give you £10k for it, what is retail on it now? £9300 or something?
Can be bought mint with box and papers for around £12k without too much hassle. Not sure on the wait time on new for them though.
Yes it’s £9300. Been waiting 18 months but was actually after an Explorer 1.
I suppose I just wondered if the extra width at 43mm sort of stabilised it a bit. We’ll see!
It’ll be replacing a rather battered Hulk from 2011! I only found out how much they’re selling for earlier this year and have since stopped wearing it for DIY!
I suppose I just wondered if the extra width at 43mm sort of stabilised it a bit. We’ll see!
It’ll be replacing a rather battered Hulk from 2011! I only found out how much they’re selling for earlier this year and have since stopped wearing it for DIY!
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