Do Dr.’s where Rolex?

[Endoscopist]

Originally Posted by Saint-Tropez

Chocolate dial for you none-the-less!

You, sir, win at poop jokes today!




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[Jamesw20]

I am an internist and wear a few different Rolex watches as do 2 of my partners. 5 don’t. GI uncle wears timex. My best buds include an anesthesiologists, orthopedic surgeon, neuro-radiologist, and urologist all of which don’t wear Rolex. Go figure.

[RC999]

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

[rlx123]

I used to wear a Datejust but got enough negative comments from patients so I went back to my omega. “Doc this procedure will net you a new Rolex”.

[Kiddodoc]

Everyday!

[LazySumday]

Originally Posted by antbkny

Syed, that’s just being prejudice. And as you said, a lot of people are that way, but that’s not what this is. When you’re hiring a doctor, it’s important to understand who they are. The quickest way is to look at their decisions. I dont want a doctor taking care of me with a frugality (shitty watch) mindset. And that’s what that invicta screamed out! Being cheap is different however.

If a doctor has tattoos I’m ok with it. If they’re shitty tattoos however.....

You are joking right? Watches, whether “shitty” or otherwise are in no way a reflection of a persons decision making ability. You don’t know the circumstances behind what someone is wearing and why. You are not in healthcare are you?


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[Meechi]

Something nice to look at while they're giving the rubber glove exam.

[Zakalwe]

Originally Posted by RC999

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

Interesting generalisation that is neither my experience nor that of one of my partners, who wears a Sub every day to work. Have you ever experienced complaints or are you guessing? Referencing headlines in the Daily HateMail doesn’t count.

I conduct circa 5000 patient consultations per year and have been wearing pricey/flashy watches including Rolex for 10 years. My watch has been commented on 2-3 times in all that time (none were negative) and the idea that anybody would complain is laughable. If anybody did complain, highly unlikely though it is, I wouldn’t give a toss and it wouldn’t amount to anything.

It is of course possible that the odd person might quietly seethe about what I’m spending “taxpayers money” on but life’s too short to worry about what people think of you when you’re minding your own. The honest truth is though that people really just don’t notice, they’re more interested in sorting out their own problems than minding what’s on my wrist.

[antbkny]

Originally Posted by Meechi

Something nice to look at while they're giving the rubber glove exam.

Goes in an LN, comes out a rootbeer

[RC999]

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

Interesting generalisation that is neither my experience nor that of one of my partners, who wears a Sub every day to work. Have you ever experienced complaints or are you guessing? Referencing headlines in the Daily HateMail doesn’t count.

I conduct circa 5000 patient consultations per year and have been wearing pricey/flashy watches including Rolex for 10 years. My watch has been commented on 2-3 times in all that time (none were negative) and the idea that anybody would complain is laughable. If anybody did complain, highly unlikely though it is, I wouldn’t give a toss and it wouldn’t amount to anything.

It is of course possible that the odd person might quietly seethe about what I’m spending “taxpayers money” on but life’s too short to worry about what people think of you when you’re minding your own. The honest truth is though that people really just don’t notice, they’re more interested in sorting out their own problems than minding what’s on my wrist.

I would surmise your patient demographic is very different to mine. I also conduct a great number of consultations a year, in excess of 8000 including ED/OOH work. I wore my GMT2 for just over a week, 2 nurses and a receptionist commented upon it in a negative fashion immediately. 2 patients in the hospital ED/UCC setting complained verbally that they were waiting over 2 hours to see a GP (unscheduled care=4 hour wait time) & that GPs we’re overpaid and underworked ‘wearing a rolex’ while patients were unable to get an appointment. We were working flat out all night in an under resourced department. It’s general frustration at the system and inner city overcrowding/poor planning, but the focus (unjustifiably) was firmly shifted on to ‘the rolex’. I was politely asked by the manager not to bring any ‘luxury goods to work’ for fear of provoking patient complaints.

[Zakalwe]

Originally Posted by RC999

I would surmise your patient demographic is very different to mine. I also conduct a great number of consultations a year, in excess of 8000 including ED/OOH work. I wore my GMT2 for just over a week, 2 nurses and a receptionist commented upon it in a negative fashion immediately. 2 patients in the hospital ED/UCC setting complained verbally that they were waiting over 2 hours to see a GP (unscheduled care=4 hour wait time) & that GPs we’re overpaid and underworked ‘wearing a rolex’ while patients were unable to get an appointment. We were working flat out all night in an under resourced department. It’s general frustration at the system and inner city overcrowding/poor planning, but the focus (unjustifiably) was firmly shifted on to ‘the rolex’. I was politely asked by the manager not to bring any ‘luxury goods to work’ for fear of provoking patient complaints.

TTFO

[RC999]

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

TTFO

Haha... I would sincerely love to have entered that into the notes my friend!

[filsgreen]

Yeah, the GMC would have a field day. :-)

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by RC999

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

Unbelievable. Luckily I am in private practice in another part of the world.

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by RC999

I would surmise your patient demographic is very different to mine. I also conduct a great number of consultations a year, in excess of 8000 including ED/OOH work. I wore my GMT2 for just over a week, 2 nurses and a receptionist commented upon it in a negative fashion immediately. 2 patients in the hospital ED/UCC setting complained verbally that they were waiting over 2 hours to see a GP (unscheduled care=4 hour wait time) & that GPs we’re overpaid and underworked ‘wearing a rolex’ while patients were unable to get an appointment. We were working flat out all night in an under resourced department. It’s general frustration at the system and inner city overcrowding/poor planning, but the focus (unjustifiably) was firmly shifted on to ‘the rolex’. I was politely asked by the manager not to bring any ‘luxury goods to work’ for fear of provoking patient complaints.

I have been wearing my collection for the past 19 years as a specialist anaesthesiologist .
I have never received a negative remark from a patient,colleague,nurse etc. Some compliments with the Blue TT Sub getting the most.
Anyway,I dont give my patients much time to talk anyway ...

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by RC999

We were working flat out all night in an under resourced department.

Yip,I know that, MANY "all nights,flat outs" for many many years.

You earned your stripes son,wear your Rolex .

[jimcameron]

Originally Posted by antbkny

Once I got a better look, he was actually wearing an Invicta!

Anthony, do you realize that many Invicta's utilize Seiko movements? Which you seem to be fond of.

[calh22a]

I see more Rolex watches being worn by my patients than I see on physicians I know/work with.

[filsgreen]

Originally Posted by calh22a

I see more Rolex watches being worn by my patients than I see on physicians I know/work with.

Yes, but are they genuine?

[calh22a]

Originally Posted by filsgreen

Yes, but are they genuine?

Good question. I’ve seen many real DJ or at least from what I could tell. Mostly TT. The vast majority I see are DJ. A few subs. I’ve definitely spotted invictas and watches that look like subs. My favorite has been a 16750. Patient told me the history behind it and how it’s very special to him.

[Dyim]

Originally Posted by RC999

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

Originally Posted by RC999

I would surmise your patient demographic is very different to mine. I also conduct a great number of consultations a year, in excess of 8000 including ED/OOH work. I wore my GMT2 for just over a week, 2 nurses and a receptionist commented upon it in a negative fashion immediately. 2 patients in the hospital ED/UCC setting complained verbally that they were waiting over 2 hours to see a GP (unscheduled care=4 hour wait time) & that GPs we’re overpaid and underworked ‘wearing a rolex’ while patients were unable to get an appointment. We were working flat out all night in an under resourced department. It’s general frustration at the system and inner city overcrowding/poor planning, but the focus (unjustifiably) was firmly shifted on to ‘the rolex’. I was politely asked by the manager not to bring any ‘luxury goods to work’ for fear of provoking patient complaints.

That’s terrible.

Do you have to watch what you drive to work also?

[reddog4063]

My cardologist rocks a 116618 and drives a porsche turbo, awesome guy enjoying life the way its meant to be enjoyed.

[Junior_]

Originally Posted by SeaAndSky

Man, some of you guys have really lost your way in life. You never judge another person. And much less so for what they’re wearing. Might be time for me to check out of this forum.

People judge other people on appearance. They always have and always will.

That does not mean someone wearing a Seiko is less worthy than someone wearing a Rolex. It’s more about taking pride in yourself and your appearance.

But people judge other people. It’s human nature.

[Junior_]

Originally Posted by RC999

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

I feel sorry for our cousins across the Atlantic. How far you’ve fallen.

[tomf1994]

I am a PhD doctor and have a polar. Professionally, I work with neurologists (MD or MD/PhD) and a substantial number of them wear apple watches. I interact with these folks primarily outside of their office, such as at conferences/congresses if that matters.

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[hoot504]

I'm an ER doc. I wear an explorer II black dial to work every day. Lost of cheap watches look far more blingy than my 16570, so it just blends in. Total thrill when a patient recognizes it though.

The comments from the UK docs above are astounding...

[jctrolex]

Originally Posted by RC999

In the UK any display of wealth or success among doctors is not tolerated by society, due to the socialist health economy. It would lead to patient complaints and be frowned upon by all professionals allied to us. A few of us dare to enjoy our watches when off duty & away from work!

I hope you’re joking. That is crazy. You know Fidel Castro wore 2 Rolex one on each wrist right?

[TswaneNguni]

Originally Posted by Junior_

I feel sorry for our cousins across the Atlantic. How far you’ve fallen.

The comments from the UK docs above are astounding...

Agreed .

[strafer_kid]

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

Interesting generalisation that is neither my experience nor that of one of my partners, who wears a Sub every day to work. Have you ever experienced complaints or are you guessing? Referencing headlines in the Daily HateMail doesn’t count.

I conduct circa 5000 patient consultations per year and have been wearing pricey/flashy watches including Rolex for 10 years. My watch has been commented on 2-3 times in all that time (none were negative) and the idea that anybody would complain is laughable. If anybody did complain, highly unlikely though it is, I wouldn’t give a toss and it wouldn’t amount to anything.

It is of course possible that the odd person might quietly seethe about what I’m spending “taxpayers money” on but life’s too short to worry about what people think of you when you’re minding your own. The honest truth is though that people really just don’t notice, they’re more interested in sorting out their own problems than minding what’s on my wrist.

Totally- this thing about people noticing a Rolex on someone's wrist seems way over stated. Yes, us WIS might pick up on it but the vast majority of people either would not notice or would not care. There are any amount of watches out there today that look close enough to Rolex as to make little or no difference to most casual observers.

[filsgreen]

I would contend the theory, that the National Health Service, generates the animosity towards the health professional who chooses to wear an expensive watch at work. If anything it's more likely to be jealousy or they're feeling really crappy and directing their anger of the situation at the health professional who is treating them.

Physical and mental health doctors, on the whole, are well respected by the NHS patients they treat and realise they are professional people who are salaried accordingly. What they choose to spend that salary on does not interest them. When they go to the Doctor's, they are probably too unwell to notice what is on their wrist.

Having worked in the NHS. For the past 15 years, patients do not ask what their tax dollars (pounds) are being spent on, they dont have that mentality. Our patients appreciate they don't have to have the price of a Rolex in their back pocket to pay for their treatment.