Does a precious metal Rolex ruin your appreciation of SS Rolex?

[Stan Cooper]

No; I'd look silly wearing anything that's colored gold. White gold or platinum, maybe, but SS is a harder material that won't ding as easily as PMs. I retired in 2003 after wearing suits and ties for most of my career, and now stick to t-shirts, Levis, and sandals or topsiders. I have one remaining navy blue suit for wearing at weddings and funerals.

[Law52]

For me no. Each has there place when I want to wear them. I enjoy wearing my BLNR just as much as wearing my DD YG.

[Ferrari-F430]

How about a SS Sport model Rolex ruined my appreciation for the precious metal Rolexes!

[capecodmike]

Nah...variety...it's the spice of life.

I rotate them and enjoy each one for it's differences.

[kip595]

Not for me, I just don't care for PM in watches. Titanium, okay that makes sense sometimes.

Gold and platinum are (strictly for my tastes) incidental at best and a complete deal-breaker at worst (I DEEPLY angered an AD years ago when they tried to sell me a tu-tone GMT by laughing and saying 'Oh come on, I thought you guys knew me.' and that was before the 'craze') - PM just isn't for me on watches, and usually actively bothers me.

[Xyza0722]

Originally Posted by omar-rye

does wearing a tom ford suit ruin the experience of wearing levi jeans and a $30 shirt?

+1

[Robf52]

Originally Posted by 123Blueface

I own SS, TT and PM and enjoy all equally.

Ditto.

[Dave O]

I was always after a SS Panda Daytona. Then I purchased a RG Sundust dial Daytona on OF from my AD and my desire for the SS Daytona disappeared. I no longer feel the need for a SS Daytona.

I still like my TT and SS watches. There are times when they are much more appropriate to wear. But my next two purchases I am looking at will be PM watches. As others have said, there is just something about them that tickles my fancy more now than SS does.

[Oxfordian]

No, I enjoy the watch irrespective of what it is made from, I'll wear SS or TT with jeans and a T, I'll wear SS/TT or PM with a suit and tie, just depends on what I fancy wearing that day.

[Mr. Superlative]

No. I recently got my first PM watch, and I love it. It certainly has not diluted my taste for my other S/S pieces. They're all my children. ;-)

[Stan Cooper]

Originally Posted by Ferrari-F430

How about a SS Sport model Rolex ruined my appreciation for the precious metal Rolexes!

[0nly5iv3Digits]

No reason why you can't have both in a collection. I do.

[worldfamoussam]

Honestly, yes, I would have a very hard time going back to SS or TT. But I do appreciate them on other people.

[ratty]

No, each has it's own attractions.

[nyc2la]

Nope, I like having both.

[Hodog16]

Originally Posted by NYG1121

I go back and forth on this. When you first get a PM piece that is usually the thought. But over time, you learn to appreciate both.

Agree with this! I started out with only stainless as it was all that I could afford at the time. then I upgraded to a PM watch, and I wanted nothing to do with stainless.

Over time I still prefer PM, but I have a newfound appreciation of stainless when I got a Skydweller recently. I guess that's sort of cheating since it's a heavier stainless model but still love it all the same.

[77T]

Having a collection mixed with SS, TT, PM, and have no problem wearing any and all of them.

So my answer is no.


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[kritameth]

If not for sentimental reasons to all my SS pieces I’d say, BEGONE, VILE MAN! BEGONE FROM ME!

[MK25toLife]

In a way yes, for me there is nothing like full gold.

[Bro Watch]

I have a preference for my gold watch over my stainless steel ones, although I do wear the latter as well. There is a certain allure and distinctiveness associated with a rare and valuable metal watch that captivates my attention.

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[JacksonRain]

Gold subs and all TT watches irk me, and I've owned both.
I only wear SS now.

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[OG1982]

Originally Posted by Bro Watch

I have a preference for my gold watch over my stainless steel ones, although I do wear the latter as well. There is a certain allure and distinctiveness associated with a rare and valuable metal watch that captivates my attention.

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Yes it seems to, even when you should be concentrating on the road ahead...

[RAS888]

Yes it does a bit.... for me.

[RAS888]

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Originally Posted by omar-rye

does wearing a tom ford suit ruin the experience of wearing levi jeans and a $30 shirt?

[Djoker48]

Thanks a lot all.

[travisb]

Not at all.
PM watches do have a special feel but I don't appreciate them any more than SS and still wear SS far more often.

[4 Aussies]

No!

[1William]

I like them all and have found over time and ownership, have owned all types of metal from Rolex, I prefer white metals and my SS collection touches all the right bases for me. I could not make that statement 10 years ago but times and tastes change.

[horseco]

Yellow gold is king, after you wear a PM YG watch, steel feels like tin.

[Dave O]

Originally Posted by OG1982

Yes it seems to, even when you should be concentrating on the road ahead...

Did you not notice he's stopped at a stoplight.