Rolex, Wilsdorf and the big horological issues

[InitialAndPitch]

We need to have that conversation about luxury, prestige and recognisability.

Hans Wilsdorf - the secret files

I read thread after thread on TRF on a number of predictable and repetitive subjects. Some induce a mild sigh, while others cause a fairly solid dose of lung exploding disbelief. Of course there are the “VERY SPECIAL” threads that may make Hans Wilsdorf urinate from beyond the grave with his eyes and pants gushing water and laughter!

Can I wear my Rolex to Detroit? Does TRF still issue new members Disneyland TeeShirts saying “yes, it’s safe?” Can I wear my SeaDweller to the beach? Not in the water though right? Can I get my James Cameron SD wet? What if I go deeper than the markings on the case while in the pool in Vegas - say 21052 metres. Will the Vegas lifeguard confiscate my two man Submarine? Should I insure it (the watch not the submarine)? Is my Chinese watch winder ok on a Swiss Watch? Will girls think I’m Bill Gates or Magnum PI coz my Grand Pappy left me a 1675 with ALL mint inserts and hang tags? Where have all the stainless steel blue Rolex Sky Dweller watches gone? - I need one by next Tuesday at MRSP for my birthday??



If I find a tarnished Rolex PAN-AM with Bakelite bezel, all papers and a letter from the CEO of PAN-AM dated 1954 to the Rolex CEO of the day but the watch won’t keep time, what should I do? Throw it out? The letter is just some Rolex/Pan-Am collaboration. Nothing important.

Then there are the mysterious posts and I quote: “I bought a watch at retail - that’s it. Just checking in on my ticker-tape parade? Waiting to be told to wear it in good health...very mysterious. Photographers are here now to photograph my hairy arm and watch. All I did is post “Incoming”. So does almost everybody else who buys a Rolex - they make a million a year you know. And surprise, surprise these watches all look the same and involve some kind usurious sales relationship. Or a quickie out the back with a grey.



Then there’s the guy who has followed the playbook and bought what he was told to buy. When his imagination finally dies completely, he is mobilised to emergency measures by posting “I have a Submariner, Hulk, Batman, Pepsi’s including Tudor, Explorer, Sky Dweller White (“I wanted a blue but i do as I’m told”). I don’t know what to buy next..... tell me please, I have no decision making powers....help....

The wisdom of Wilsdorf



And when I wear my Rolex out, some people might recognise it...... help...what should I do....??? Especially the rainbow Daytona. But I’ve solved that with the help of my doctor.



My design geniuses at my retirement. Oh god, we’re doomed.

[CharlesN]

Are you trying to say we should all get rid of our Rolex watches ?

We just seem to create problems for ourselves.

[alphasports]

Yes.

[THC]

not getting this

[Jostack]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

Are you trying to say we should all get rid of our Rolex watches ?

We just seem to create problems for ourselves.

I think it is an elaborate way of saying this place can come off as a big Rolex circle-jerk.

I don’t disagree.

Just seeing the same threads over and over with a new title gets tiresome.


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[Brny11]

You clearly took a few hours out of your life to make a thread summarizing all of the threads you apperently hate. Seems like time well spent to me.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by Brny11

Seems like time well spent to me.

ONLY well spent if it was timed exactly on a Daytona.

Which brings us to a possible new topic ....

Can I use a Daytona to time my mis-spent hours on this forum.

[vinteloz]

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for the laughs.


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[gleiden]

Will the mods stand for this sort of subversion? Unless of course you're joking and you plan a big reveal of a 'Your Rolex and your floor tiles' thread.

[gleiden]

btw, this thread needs a mention of David SW:

'Just call David SW'.

There.

[badass09]

This thread totally cracked me up.. thanks.. especially the well laid meme.. ROFL..

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[Brny11]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

ONLY well spent if it was timed exactly on a Daytona.



Which brings us to a possible new topic ....



Can I use a Daytona to time my mis-spent hours on this forum.

Haha well played sir!

[Justingtr]

Incoming!

Took my watch to get a link added

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[blufinz52]

Got a good laugh out of those memes. Thanks

[InitialAndPitch]

Originally Posted by Brny11

You clearly took a few hours out of your life to make a thread summarizing all of the threads you apperently hate. Seems like time well spent to me.

1. If you thought that my little bit of satire took a “few hours”, I can recommend an adult learning specialist for your difficulties. In no time, we’ll have you writing 300 words in no time at all. Probably not though. .
2. Satire requires emotional intelligence. In case Satire is not covered til middle school, here’s a definition: noun: the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
3. You had a little try at satire which was sad but as expected it failed. In a single sentence, that’s actually quite a feat.

If you get part way through something that is not to your taste, you do know you can stop. You do know that right?

And yet you posted twice.

To give you the benefit of the doubt though, show me a thread you authored - an opinion piece you wrote. Think we’ll all be waiting a while. What’s the old saying “a man rises to the level of his incompetence”. And there you were just waiting to illustrate my point.