Comments on: Rolex Versus Timex

By: All is Vanity

All is Vanity — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:18:04 +0000

I’ve read most of the comments and I think it has been mentioned but I’ll echo it anyways that owning a Rolex is basically just a status symbol or in other words a symbol of the owner’s very own success. For example an insecure big swinging d… may say: “hey there poindexter, nice prius… did you know my Rolex cost more. etc..?” Or a person of refinement, class, and prestige may want to wear a work of art that has a practical function as well as the constant reminder that they are a success and that they have made it. Another point I’d like to make is that gangsters or people who frequent the underground economy use these watches to launder money or transport wealth easily since it is easily worn and concealed from non watch aficiandos or the average citizen who is happy with their infinitly cheap quartz and liquid crystal digital read outs. My final point is a permutation of the above in that most gangsters who are made guys wear the Rolex timepiece and the ones who aren’t wear the Citizen watch. It’s just a way to check someone out without having to ask embarassing questions in public. So the timepiece is not just for keeping time but in essence is a form of communication of certain ideas of one’s identity. But this is just an echo.

By: Muscle Builder

Muscle Builder — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:15:11 +0000

I do own a Rolex and it’s really nice. It’s just a matter of opinion and choice in which you spend your money.

We can’t always judge whether an item is desirable or not based on the methods which we make our money. if it’s not practical, don’t buy it. Life’s worth living when we enjoy the good things life has to offer.

By: Oleg

Oleg — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:34:37 +0000

Correction:
Timex is 10 times more accurate then Rolex
(quartz error is -0.5s/day, mechanical -5s/day at best)

Mechanical aficionados on the budget can try generic Chinese. Same mechanical movements, sapphire, titanium, good accuracy. under $100

Also, check out the $500,000,000 boat one Russian owns. A few there overnight own the whole country when democracy came.
The time that effectively was slaved for their luxury is estimated not in hours but in millions of lives!

It is so nice to see so many people here that would rather give 27K to charity than waste on vanity. God bless this country!

By: poormanjones

poormanjones — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:46:45 +0000

the man who buys a rolex doesn’t have financial worries – he doesn’t care if the man serving him super size fries at the drive thru notices – he buys it to show off to his bentley-driving mates – because he likes expensive things – or because he genuinely like the look and feel of a rolex

isn’t is possible that someone would buy a watch because they like it?

what’s to say that because that man is rich – he is necessarily unhappy?

contentment is not derived from wealth or lack of

people can spend their money (hard earned or otherwise) on what they want

By: katy

katy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:38:30 +0000

not to be negative, but rolexs’ are notoriously bad at keeping time!

yay timex!

By: zack

zack — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:05:04 +0000

I think that a lot of good has come from people who have the drive and money to craft and purchase frivolous items. While it is wrong to idolize people based upon the amount of money they make and show, if the whole world ran on “good enough” then we’d never make progress… although not all “progress” is moving forward.

Too much value has been placed upon finding the cheapest item that can fill a desire.

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Frugal Babe » Archive » When Did Watches Get This Complicated? — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:29:56 +0000

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By: Strabo

Strabo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:49:05 +0000

You still can get a Rolex for less than 10 000 $ – the list price for a simple Submariner is around 5000 €.

While I personally wouldn’t buy a Rolex because I don’t like the look nor do I have the money freely available I wouldn’t say a Rolex is ridiculous. A well-maintained Rolex is something that will last more than a lifetime – a Timex won’t (on the other hand even 10 Timex are only a faction of the costs of a Rolex).

I use mechanical watches myself and wouldn’t want to go back using something with batteries – buying batteries every few months/years doesn’t seem very ecological to me, not to mention the hassle of changing it.

By: Paul Singh

Paul Singh — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:00:26 +0000

Spending nearly $30K on a timepiece is a little excessive (at least IMHO) but I can’t really talk because I wear an Omega Seamaster (~$4K) that my wife bought me as a wedding present.

I find it especially interesting that no one has commented on the engineering skills required to design something entirely mechanical to keep time.

Frankly, I think it adds a bit of old world class and I’ve enjoyed looking at all the details on the watch — it’s on my wrist every day, regardless of what I’m wearing.

In any case, I’m not proposing that people go out and buy these things. Or that they avoid them all together. The point is that we all find different things important — it’s about finding balance in what you enjoy: some people spend $30K/year in school tuition, others spend that much on purses, coffee, traveling or other stuff. As long as you’re living within your means, what’s the big deal?

Anyways, I’m hoping I haven’t opened myself up to getting flamed in the comments here!