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14 October 2021, 04:46 AM | #61 | |
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Also, Rolexes are everywhere. My waiter a few weeks ago was wearing a sub, nbd. |
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14 October 2021, 06:07 AM | #62 | |
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14 October 2021, 08:55 AM | #63 | |
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"The crew tools around in Mercedes-Benzes and BMWs to pull off its heists…" They don't seem unemployed and poor to me. That said, I haven't worn my YG DD outside either. |
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14 October 2021, 01:09 PM | #64 |
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There's certainly a change in the air. While not an open threat, one has to pay a bit more attention to where and who's around. It's not as bad as the south of France or Europe yet, one notices the increase in homeless and desperate people, which makes one a little uneasy wearing watches that increased in value exponentially then what they should...
Had dinner last night at Sant Ambroeus in the West Village with my GMT dangling on the sidewalk, zero issues or fears, didn't even cross my mind (same anywhere in Berlin and Frankfurt in May/June, btw.). |
14 October 2021, 01:29 PM | #65 |
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Loosing a human life for a watch or jewlery is not an inconvenience as someone mention here.
I will not sit in an outdoor cafe with my watch /jewlery, depending on city and neighborhood. In the Washington DC area one has to be careful as in any major city. My approach is hide watch/jewlery under sleeve to/from uber and while inside uber too. Don’t leave house/building/restaurant etc until uber has arrived…after sunset only black service uber. No seating at outdoor cafe seating in any area of city as equals easy target. Keep an eye of your surroundings always… with or without my watches… We can be targets at anytime. Stay safe and enjoy your accomplishments.
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14 October 2021, 04:23 PM | #66 |
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NYC will get a new mayor soon. And New Yorkers can’t wait.
There was a arrest made this week, and police think this was the group going around, robbing people for their watches, and jewelry. |
14 October 2021, 10:19 PM | #67 |
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14 October 2021, 10:25 PM | #68 | |
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And the problem now is "copycat crimes". After seeing how lucrative this crime is, many criminals will broaden their horizons and attempt the same. Just be cautious and aware of your surroundings at all time. |
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14 October 2021, 10:50 PM | #69 | |
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Not quite. Kinda like there’s a bunch of people fear mongering on this thread, when in reality , you’ll be ok wearing a Rolex in NYC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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14 October 2021, 11:16 PM | #70 |
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glad you came to that conclusion as a tourist here. in reality though, yes you are fine wearing a rolex here and it's still one of the safest big cities, but also it's still a fact that it's a lot worse than it used to be pre pandemic
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14 October 2021, 11:28 PM | #71 | |
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My daughter lives in NYC. I visit frequently and know all about the good and bad, actually since the 1970’s. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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15 October 2021, 01:40 AM | #72 |
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I think it's clear that "Don't wear a Rolex in NYC" is an overstatement. But there's been some change, and Manhattan was closer to a risk-free playground for the rich in 2019 than it is today.
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15 October 2021, 01:53 AM | #73 |
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Lots of nonsense in here from people who do not live in NYC. The issue is not just random crime and quality of life issues, which have honestly been getting worse over the last 5+ years. The real issue surrounding watches is not the decrease of quality of life/increased crime, but that social media has made it common knowledge what these watches are worth (the fresh direct delivery guy commented on my watch!). 5 Years ago I wore APs, Patek anywhere and never gave it a second thought. Now, no chance would I do that without long sleeves. The reality is when people know you are wearing 50K+ on your wrist, you are going to be more of a target irrespective of whether the general crime rate for the city is higher or lower than what it has been historically.
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15 October 2021, 02:34 AM | #74 | |
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In any case ones personal anecdote doesn’t override trends and statistics on crime. |
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18 October 2021, 01:40 AM | #75 |
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It’s impossible to argue against the numbers and the statistics indicate violent crime is way up in most larger cities. At minimum by a factor of 7% this year vs the start of Covid. This is tru for most larger cities and some of those saw double the increase in that time frame. I love Los Angeles and would wander almost anywhere with a nice watch. Out here I’m almost always in short sleeves so not much hiding going on. I find myself leaning towards my g-shock more often than I used to.
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Perhaps the problem also is, you have no real emotional connection to your wallet and cash but your beautiful watch you may have the urge to fight back, which is generally a bad idea except for the Rambos here. Too much information has always been an issue of safety. I think helicopter parenting came as a result of missing kids on milk cartons. Even though the vast vast majority were disputes involving divorcing parents. People keep hearing safety issues in one place and start to fear it everywhere.
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18 October 2021, 01:30 PM | #77 |
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Not condoning any of this, but wearing $100,000 worth of jewelry out to dinner? Be real people, you're just asking for trouble.
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18 October 2021, 03:07 PM | #78 |
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And just imagine getting rolled for your Rolex that you bought in Canal Street.
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If you think NY is bad check out some European cities.
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18 October 2021, 04:27 PM | #80 |
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Is this that "energy" that people who live in NYC are always talking about?
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18 October 2021, 06:30 PM | #81 |
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Move to Australia, wear what you want only 26m same size nearly as US, in control at the moment.
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From an operational perspective, the city lost a lot of sales and tax revenue, but it didn't change much on how thing are run. Everything from the Transit Authority, to the Taxi and Limo commission to the Board of Education was mismanaged by corrupt nitwits pre-Covid. Today, it is neither better nor worse. When more people get back to the office, sales and tax revenues will increase the cities coffers and more bribe money will be available for the corrupt politician's, unions and failed projects. The new mayor will have his hands tied behind his back the day he takes office and if tries to actually do his job and make things better they will set him up with a scandal and get him out. So, will NYC recover? It doesn't need to, everything was already broken. |
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18 October 2021, 11:23 PM | #84 |
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well with watches going in the direction they are 100k isn't anything crazy. a 5711 is 150k and 15202st is 100k now...years ago 100k of jewelry would mean you'd be wearing a bunch of diamond necklaces or a RM, basically what celebrities go out in but now it could be just a plain steel watch. not like you're wearing anything overly flashy in this case but it's still in the 6 figure range
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19 October 2021, 12:28 AM | #85 |
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Anecdotally it does seem that many wealthy fled NYC during pandemic, and with less tourist one could stick out in a crowd a little easier. still it does seem mindset of Rolex wearers in European cities is more cautious than NYC.
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