Question for the ladies and also the gentlemen.  

nd now I have to go look up "ostentatious.

Rolex is a swiss watch and famous for his reputation. And perhaps you know that all the famous expensive watches are coming from Switzerland, that we are famous of.
And lots of tourists spend money buying a Rolex. My friend works in a shop in Zurich and he tells me, that there are clients who buy 10 Rolex at a time for the hole family.  

...BTW, you can buy a Rolex Oyster Perpetual in Tijuana for $25. and it's just as ostentatious as the real thing.

ridiculous material possessions feed nothing but the void in someone's soul if you ask me.

to unburden yourself of such a cumbersome object, by forwarding it to me.  Happy to put your millstone to good use, as I need an anchor for my yacht. Alright, it's just a dinghy, but still...  Rather magnanimous of me, wouldn't you agree?

I was given one by a client and it's really not me, and I have never worn it.   It sits in a drawer.   Of course maybe I should sell it on ebay and up my hobby budget lol.

that don't make a lot of sense and - on this board - we really don't have grounds to criticize.  I could feed an entire third world village on what I have spent on hookers so far this year.  

First of all, I have a problem wearing anything containing gold, silver, or some other metals against my skin, and for years I worked in a trade where we all had pocket watches because we couldn't wear wristwatches or rings or anything like that for safety reasons. So consider the source.

Well, not really.

Other than something unique like a Super Bowl or Final Four ring, it is the only really classy form of Jewelry for men.

However using the word "ostentatious" is most definitely ostentatious.

Timex keeps better time.
 You can't buy a Timex in front of the Smithsonian for twenty bucks.

Yes, great moniker he chose for himself.

I've heard many hot American women claim they would never date a  Corvette owner .
    They expressed a variety of reasons I feel no need to divulge.
 
  On the other side of the coin I know from experience, in parts of America, Ferrari's  are Babe magnets, not L.A, where  there are  Ferrari's on every corner .
   
   I rented a Ferrari for a few hours in NY  to experience the drive ,  before my time was up I was turning down women for lack of room.
  If only  Ferrari had  a mini van  model.  

I'd rather drive a Lexus LFA, over those other exotics which you mentioned. True it's not as sexy as a Ferrari, or an AM or a Bugatti not that either of those are all that appealing as the Ferrari, Astons have very plain lines, and the Bugatti looks like an art deco steam locomotive. I'd rather drive the LFA because you never see as many on the road, unlike the Ferrari, AM, or Bugatti.

Fake rolexs these days are almost indistinguishable from real ones. I personally just saved up some more for a plain reverso. I live how it flips and jcl is holy trinity.

I imagine most guys here have an interest in horology.

I believe they are also Swiss made, they are not as expensive as a Rolex, or as economical as a Timex. I don't personally need to wear a watch any more so I don't purchase them any longer.

I could have said it hurts my balls when trying to climb into a Corvette, but back to your comment of "Who gives a fuck" I could say that about 99.99% of what is posted on this board.

I bought it in 1975 for $300, actual retail was $400 (my dad worked in the store so I got his employee discount).  It's all stainless, and only shows the date.  Had it worked on a few years back and that cost me almost twice what I paid for it.  I asked the salesperson what it would cost me to replace it today, and was told around $5000.  Some inflation, huh?

boy, that just went over the heads of many of the dumbasses on these boards . . . .  
a good one nonetheless!

Nor is my other Rolex, or my 2 Omega's, 2 Breitlings, or my Patek.  Anyone here who can afford to buy high quality trim has no place criticizing those who buy other luxuries as well.

In the company of various clients over the past couple of years.  The wealthiest men who I've met (no I don't look at their tax returns but sometimes I just know), are some of the most casual dressers, drive modest cars, etc.  I used to see a tech mogul from the west coast and he always met me in the plainest, blue business shirt and tan slacks.  He told me that when he does business, he dresses the same way.  And never cufflinks or jewelry.  Apparently dressing up is seen as a negative in his line of work.  

And I have more than one.  But right now I'm wearing something called a Bertucci that I saw in an airline catalog.  It's perfect for where I am, which is a 3rd World country where a Rolex just screams "steal me." Plus, I was swimming in the Pacific with it just yesterday.  It's waterproof to 100 meters, its titanium case is light as a feather and it has a nice, rugged look.  But it only cost $180 so if someone with a knife wants it he can have it.

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Wouldn't want a thief coming along and charming your watch right off your wrist.

No.  As others have pointed out we all can spend our money where and how we want, but I think that is a little beside the point.  Ostentation is the display of wealth for the sole purpose of advertising the fact that you have wealth, particularly if it also exhibits a crass or vulgar lack of class.

That's true. There are fake Rolex even a clockmaker need a closer look to if its real or not.

I purchased my 18 karat Presidents Rolex several years ago;  this was a present to myself for achieving a significant income benchmark.  Since it has no diamonds, no one has ever suggested it is ostentatious.  I believe the fake Rolex watches have sweep movements, where the real ones have continuos movements.

No one "just knows" without proof.  I agree that wearing a nice watch or other shows of wealth don't necessarily mean a high net worth, often it shows those who spend beyond their means.  The book "The Millionaire Next Door" about self-made millionaires (90% of millionaires did it themselves) bears out your observation about their modesty.

It's not the thing, it's the who wearing the thing.
Xo

It will likely be set to the time displayed on one's computer/smartphone.  

although I will concede a Timex does tell better time. but in this era of smart phones, who actually wears a watch simply to know what time it is?

I wear a Rolex, but I put it in my pocket, or leave it in my room safe when I know I will be in a particularly dicey area. No one has chopped my arm off yet, but even drunk I do try to stay aware of my surroundings.

Personally I find the modern Rolexes too large -- unless my car needs a new rim.  Their movements are not particularly great, but their cases are good because they are waterproof -- if you can stomach their design.  I'd suggest buying a 1950s-60s Rolex Bubbleback or a 1960s-70s Omega Speedmaster.  Either are about 1/2 the price (or less) of a modern Rolex... with much more style, similarly good movements, and are smaller than a tire rim.  (I happen to own both of these terrific vintage watches... and they are terrific.)  You can own both of these better watches for less money if you look around.  A nice old Patek is also terrific.

Your mistake is paying $500 for service!  I BET that the jewelry store you take it to hands it off to a 65 year old jeweler who get paid less than $100 for his work.  Find the SAME 65 year old jeweler and save yourself $400 every 5 years.

It's a OMG "Battery operated" Rolex, and as such is MUCH slimmer than a normal Rolex.

The guy who has already "made it" doesn't have to impress other people, they need to impress him.

the study of hors.

. . . but not always.  The jealous would like to think that if you wear a nice watch then you are a poser - it rationalizes them being losers.  In business, it doesn't take long to separate the MAN from the boys.

walk past Parque Morazon drunk late at night the muggers can't miss it. And, yes, you're fucking nuts.

not for all vintage Rolexes. I own a mid 70s Rolex Daytona stopwatch. It's fairly large, quite rare, and worth quite a sum. And the Paul Newman model is even rarer and more valuable.

To clarify my post, buying or wearing "nice stuff" is much different than "dressing for success" I haven't worn a suit, or even a tie for several years now, but I do wear a Rolex. I wear it because I like it, and quite frankly I am at a point in my life where I really don't give a fuck what other people think.

Plus, as I said earlier, if I ever need a quick ten or twenty grand, I can always hock my watch. lol

Yes, actually I do agree with you, "if you got it, spend it" as long as it makes you happy, and not as a way to impress others, unless of course that is important to you, in which case I would have to still say "go for it"

Once you find a nondenominational pawn shop willing to do business with your heathen ass.

... if your kids are ungrateful, that's because they were raised that way.

from one of the boards most prominent, borderline illiterate, assholes.  You take a joke comment, turn it serious and take a public shot at someone you don't know - nice.  I just love being judged by this type.

There is nothing "borderline" about his illiteracy or his stupidity.

and calling him an asshole is an insult to all of us other assholes, I don't recall inviting him to our little club. Take it back, take it back right fucking now Joe!!! lol

my sincerest apologies - I myself am a recovering asshole with some doubting the recovering part!  lol

I was given a beautiful watch collection by my Dad and was very grateful. My kids were grateful, too, when I gave one a Patek and the other an Audemars.

and just what is there to recover from? I might (ok, no "might" about it) be an asshole, but I am a happy fucking asshole without a reason in the world to change

While I am not a big Cellini fan, I don't disagree with your premise -- there are PLENTY of vintage options.  The 1960s mechanical Cellinis are not bad... and are also generally only $2K or so, sometime less.  If you like the REALLY thin quartz Cellini, I'd suggest a classic Patek Phillippe Calatrava -- the watch that the Cellini originally tried to copy.  Cheap quartz Calatravas are also available  -- but I will always prefer the mechanical.

I am very correct on the watches I mentioned.  I happen to own quite a few old vintage watches, including one of the watches you cited, but, in general, I prefer smaller and older watches -- both American and Swiss.  Another vintage watch he might want to consider is a Breitling Navitimer.  It has the wrist "presence" of a Rolex without the tacky "bling".

If you think a vintage Rolex bubbleback is too small, how about a Breitling Navitimer?  They have they same wrist "presence" of a Rolex but without the tacky "bling" effect -- and a good pre-owned example is much cheaper than the prices you mentioned.  (I have one that I seldom wear, but it is a nice watch.)

whoreology.  (She implied it first... I am just politely agreeing.)  

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"Relatively speaking; a multi-thousand dollar wrist watch although beautiful is akin to a solid gold buggy-whip holder for the dashboard of a 2015 Mercedes Benz."
 
Hmm.  Why does this put me in mind of "FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY or is it GREY"?  Whatev! A distasteful literary read, to say the least.