Are you more excited to wear your watch where you know it will be noticed?

[bewithabob]

The question is "Are you more excited to wear your watch where you know it will be noticed?" and so breaking this down, it can be answered and considered in several ways-

1) are you "more excited" vs. "less excited" to wear your watch , would assume that my base-line of excitement is acceptable for my own well being. so the answer is plus or minus, and there is no accounting for maintaining the status quo, or my own self reported ambiguity. I would need to be hooked up to some neurological measuring device to know for sure. (Also, I might add, a great deal of this depends on which of my watches I am wearing)

2) "where" could be defined as any number of possible situations, and locations- I will leave it up to the reader to compare the most positive to the most negative (in a dark alley during a murder, with an imminent threat of bodily harm, vs. in bed with Giselle)

3) "you know" requires 100% certainty which would make you believe that you would have some feedback confirmation, with all assumptions to the contrary being eliminated, and finally- again there is a lot of possible degrees here- from receiving an approving glance, and a verbal compliment to receiving a verbal requirement to "take that off"

and 4) "it will be noticed", is in defined as by whom? Again I will leave that up to the reader, but this would again depend again on the situation. I have heard people talk about going to an AD, vs. being in court….

With too many things needing clarity to pin this question down, one answer is inadequate to cover all known possibilities, and thus, that is why I answered that I prefer to go under the radar on this one.

P.S. Are my pants too tight?

[janagler]

When it's a Panerai or a IWC yes. Not many people know about these, so if people do know what they are asking about, it means they are probably into watches too. If it's a Rolex, it doesn't really matter to me, because I don't have it to be flashy.

[dcash0615]

Too many nice watches where I live. Rolex watches are very common in my neck of the woods.

[gslaskin]

Originally Posted by gwalker

HAHA. Hey from some of these AD stories popping up of late I bet a few of the salespeople would say the Rolex is the bottom one.

Or else the AD salesperson would say that the top one is a fake.

[CLRBLULITE]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am going to have to call BS on some of this.

I agree that many of us here wear it simply for themselves, because they like it.

However, if people are being honest with themselves, wearing a big green or blue or super shiny watch, is not simply for themselves. Lets be real here fellas.

Fellow members would not be asking on a daily basis "which one should I get" if they were wearing it for themselves.

I will go out on a limb and say that some of the older more mature members are most probably wearing watches for themselves. However, on the flip side, I believe that many younger members are wearing them as a status symbol.

For me, I think I am probably in the middle. I love my Explorer I because it truly is an "under the radar" watch. However, I will be honest with you all, when I am going to a nice event, or I want people to notice me and impress for whatever reason, I will be strapping on the WG Daytona. But even then, I got the WG so that I will fly under the radar.

I think a good analogy is when women say, "I dress like this for myself". We all know that this is not the fact and that they wear certain items to be noticed. And while people do notice them, they do not always say something. Is part of it for themselves/ourselves? For sure, but a large part is also to be noticed.

If anyone says otherwise, I respect their voice. But I am not 100% sure I believe all the comments here.

Agreed.

[le_baroudeur]

Agreed too.

[Andad]

I have lived in South Oz for 40 years and apart from a few non WIS friends only John and Martin have ever commented on my Rolex watches.

Just as I like it.

Ummm.....John and Martin aren't old enough to remember 40 years ago but you know what I mean.

[jamesbondOO7]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am going to have to call BS on some of this.

I agree that many of us here wear it simply for themselves, because they like it.

However, if people are being honest with themselves, wearing a big green or blue or super shiny watch, is not simply for themselves. Lets be real here fellas.

Fellow members would not be asking on a daily basis "which one should I get" if they were wearing it for themselves.

I will go out on a limb and say that some of the older more mature members are most probably wearing watches for themselves. However, on the flip side, I believe that many younger members are wearing them as a status symbol.

For me, I think I am probably in the middle. I love my Explorer I because it truly is an "under the radar" watch. However, I will be honest with you all, when I am going to a nice event, or I want people to notice me and impress for whatever reason, I will be strapping on the WG Daytona. But even then, I got the WG so that I will fly under the radar.

I think a good analogy is when women say, "I dress like this for myself". We all know that this is not the fact and that they wear certain items to be noticed. And while people do notice them, they do not always say something. Is part of it for themselves/ourselves? For sure, but a large part is also to be noticed.

If anyone says otherwise, I respect their voice. But I am not 100% sure I believe all the comments here.

Of course.

[bigbear]

guys who wear watches are as aware of their watches and of others' watches as women are about their hand bags and sunglasses. Yes, I agree with the notion that we buy the watch we like and we wear the watch we feel like on a particular day but anyone who buys a ROLEX, doesn't just accidentally buys a Rolex. It takes big bucks to buy a Rolex and a special effort made to buy a Rolex since the last time I checked, the liquor stores, Walmart and Target, kiosks at the mall, SEARS, NORDSTROMS, MACYS, do not carry Rolex

So even though the wearer doesn't want to flaunt it in people's faces, there is a satisfaction derived when we catch other people staring at it that no wearer can deny.

[newrolexman]

IMO a Rollie is a confidence builder. It lets me know I have done well in life and have something that many do not have or appreciate.

If it is noticed, GREAT

If not I still notice it.

Nothing spells success like a Rolex.

[DG123]

I think the trend of larger watches, 40mm, 42mm, 44mm etc... is born from consumers desire to have their watch noticed.

Originally Posted by bigbear

We all love our watches but I am just curious if members lok forward to wearing their watches where there is a great likelihood of their watch being noticed -- likecoktail parties, dinners or anywhere where large numbers of people are present in close proximity --- like anight club?

thanks,

[Keeperoftime]

Originally Posted by rosspanics

No, unless its a watch GTG and we're sharing our pieces. The few times I've had someone randomly comment on my Rolex it goes really ackward really fast.

+1



Unless.......


They say: Hey Bud, nice "1680" or "16610LV"

[Johny]

even less noticeable when you replace the bracelet with a nato imho.

[bigbear]

Originally Posted by DG123

I think the trend of larger watches, 40mm, 42mm, 44mm etc... is born from consumers desire to have their watch noticed.

Absolutely correct .... unless it is a diver that can descend to 14K ft or 20K feet ---- unless the design requires it to have such a large case, most watches are big because "hey you...look at me" factor, like you said.