Comments on: Rolex Versus Timex

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:06:02 +0000

Brilliantly said!

By: Sam S

Sam S — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:19:45 +0000

Also I would donate the remaining 16K to Charity and maybe renovate my house and such

By: Sam S

Sam S — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:13:32 +0000

Yeah, I have to agree with Paul, I think 30k for a watch is obstentatious, I am not one to talk as I wear a Cartier Tank Francaise 18k Gold (give or take 8k)

By: JACK

JACK — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:33:42 +0000

DUDE, GET A REPLICA

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:45:52 +0000

Maurice, the rolex pictured is a day-date in all white gold. They actually do retail in the $25,000 range. It is a classic timepiece. I too own a rolex datejust and love it! Even if nobody else notices, I notice and can appreciate it’s sentimental and aesthetic value to me. I’m not saying that owning a high-end timepiece is for everyone, but it is quite satisfying to me.

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!