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29 September 2020, 11:41 PM | #31 |
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I think that many buy for others, the image, the so-called status !
Personally, they pity me more than envy. We can be extremely rich with any clothes and a watch costing only 1000$ ... nothing apparent can make the man.
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29 September 2020, 11:47 PM | #32 |
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29 September 2020, 11:54 PM | #34 |
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I totally agree and so bespoke all the way for me.
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29 September 2020, 11:57 PM | #35 | |
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29 September 2020, 11:58 PM | #36 |
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29 September 2020, 11:59 PM | #37 |
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Haha when you think you've seen it all... the OP on an attractive lady was more appealing than a Daytona on a short man... wtf? I guess I cant eat donuts in my 5711 anymore either for fear of someone seeing me. Odd thread to say the least. Like saying a supermodel in a BMW 3 series convertible looked better than a middle aged bald man in a Ferrari 488 Spyder....
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30 September 2020, 12:01 AM | #38 |
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30 September 2020, 12:03 AM | #39 | |
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A watch can indeed make the man... at least that's what Vincero asserts! |
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30 September 2020, 12:16 AM | #40 |
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meh, let these people live. if they want to wear 1 PM watch on each wrist who cares as long as it makes them happy and they're not doing harm to anybody.
Can't even innocently wear a specialty watch these days without getting judged for "trying too hard/showing off" |
30 September 2020, 12:22 AM | #41 |
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30 September 2020, 12:25 AM | #42 |
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30 September 2020, 12:41 AM | #43 |
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30 September 2020, 01:43 AM | #44 |
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If you need some cool to rub off on you
you must not be very cool to begin with.
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30 September 2020, 01:47 AM | #45 |
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It seems like other men wearing nice watches makes the OP feel insecure.
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30 September 2020, 01:52 AM | #46 |
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I hate to say it but where I live, way up in the north woods...nobody would even notice if you wore twin presidents for the most part. Some clown did say nice submariner though when I was out last week at the gun club in my sd43
In life though I’ve found that two types people generally notice your watch. The first are watch guys...which are rare. The second are egotistical a holes wanting to judge you. Q1 is that a Rolex? Q2 is it real? Q3 how much did it cost? I notice everybody’s watch...because I like watches. I never comment on them though to the owners unless it’s something crazy like a old snowflake Tudor or the like |
30 September 2020, 02:03 AM | #47 |
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I hear what the OP is saying, but I am of the belief that you should wear whatever makes you happy. It's your funeral, so to speak.
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30 September 2020, 02:18 AM | #48 |
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So in this story the watch made...the woman?
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30 September 2020, 02:42 AM | #49 | |
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For me, it took developing the ability to honestly assess myself and what was best for me. I believe everyone is on some part of that very personal journey. (Just read Jorge’s legendary thread.) It’s not for me or anyone else to judge. I still love to see a Rolex on someone’s wrist, or a Speedmaster, or whatever. I never make assumptions other than the fact that they’re a fellow watch lover, something that I celebrate. Nowadays I wear mostly very discreet watches that go unnoticed. But they’re watches that give me immense pleasure to wear. I’ve found I much prefer to have a little secret under my cuff rather than the instantly recognizable cyclops eye, innumerated bezel, or jubilee bracelet. But that’s just me and my journey. To each his own. |
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30 September 2020, 02:46 AM | #50 |
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If we’re talking aesthetics and not hype or “brand” ... I think watches are a lot like clothing. A well-tailored/fitted garment at any price point will always look better than a very expensive maison-branded piece of clothing that doesn’t fit.
The OP on the woman probably fit well. I’ll cast no aspersions with respect to the other gents. |
30 September 2020, 03:32 AM | #51 |
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Hemorrhoids are flaring up again around here it seems. Lots of defensive, angry replies back to the OP.
I read the OP’s post as substance over style wins at the end of the day. When everyone has a hot model they aren’t really hot anymore. Op it reminds me when I visit the floor where the junior investment bankers sit, everyone one of them has a Sub and rolled up sleeves every day. But the most senior guy on the floor wears a humble Milgauss |
30 September 2020, 03:37 AM | #52 |
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LOL.
Man some people buy the facade. Shame! Rolex makes good watches however. |
30 September 2020, 03:38 AM | #53 |
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In MY experience, the majority (not all) of the people that notice Rolex are not what I would call "watch" people. I don't mean that in a negative way, but when we start to talk most of the time it is obvious they know the Rolex brand and little else (by else I'm not talking about how to make a watch, just some other common brands, trends etc).
In my experience when someone notices I'm wearing my Speedmaster, they are usually what I would call "watch" people and I've had some great conversations/friendships talking with these folks. |
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I couldn't agree with you more. Many believe that the watch has to be a particular brand and a particular model but there are so many interesting pieces out there.
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30 September 2020, 04:06 AM | #55 |
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Thank you for bringing that up.
Although I try hard (honestly, I try, try, try) to be non-judgmental, I am continually unprepared for anything to which I have become unaccustomed--especially within specialist enclaves of interest to me (such as WIS, food, equity, climate, pollution, wildlife, plants, fossils, paintings, sculpture, cars, design, history, fiction...) in which I assume everyone has cast aside shibboleths (dang, I can't get that term out of my head ever since I read it in a Hodinkee article) to concentrate on the topic of mutual interest. Often, my own inability for self reflection and humility embarrasses and annoys me. I am grateful that gender bias was thoroughly wrung out of me by women students and colleagues who demonstrated how much bias there was (and remains) against them in college and profession. Being very dense, it took me over ten years to acknowledge that cruel bias as fact and practice. Unlike climate, enlightenment did not seep in slowly, but in a series of jolts that floored me. In this instance, from the OP's own account, it seems that the woman who was observed "made the watch". Don't you think that "clothing makes the man" is as axiomatic as "a diamond is forever"--commercial mottos that have been absorbed by a society longing to conform and "succeed"? I recall the big fuss in a TZ forum the day of GHW Bush's inauguration. He wore a Patek. The forum was ecstatic, but everyone understood that even if it had been his only watch that it, his outfit, his car, his meal (no broccoli), etc., were not what defined or "made him". Who remembers what brand of watch Winston Churchill wore? We know that our watches do not define (make) us--and that is an essence of our shared WISdom. PS: Because this is an enclave of WISs (or is it WISses) I expect to see on Breguet Forum: "Hah! Those folks on Rolex Forums don't even know Winston Churchill's watch!" |
30 September 2020, 04:12 AM | #56 |
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I love 34/36mm's. I wish they weren't gaining as much traction as they are
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30 September 2020, 04:16 AM | #57 |
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I always like it when I dress like a hobo and wear a luxury watch.
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30 September 2020, 05:41 AM | #58 |
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POP!
Oh, my popcorn is popping!
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