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18 March 2024, 05:00 AM | #61 |
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Stealth wealth is wearing $9000 Loro Piana sweaters, not wearing a WG Rolex!
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18 March 2024, 05:11 AM | #62 |
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18 March 2024, 05:19 AM | #63 |
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White gold, yellow gold, I'd have either.
This would be the one for me if I could have one right now.. |
18 March 2024, 05:26 AM | #64 |
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"Stealth-wealth" has always been desirable - often synonymous with "old money", I find. These days, however, you have tons of younger people (that borrow money) just to appear wealthy - the so called "flex" culture. These are the types that want "perceived" wealth to be in your face so they "feel" better about themselves.
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18 March 2024, 05:50 AM | #65 |
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18 March 2024, 05:56 AM | #66 |
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Agree with those saying wearing a gold Rolex is not stealth wealth, even if it is white gold.
Here is the deal, gold Rolex sports watches were selling for $25,000 before covid. Some correction is due. |
18 March 2024, 08:29 AM | #67 |
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IMO “stealth wealth” was a sales tactic.
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18 March 2024, 09:15 AM | #68 |
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18 March 2024, 09:17 AM | #69 | |
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18 March 2024, 09:23 AM | #70 |
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There's nothing "stealthy" about any Rolex watch, it's the most recognizable luxury watch in the world.
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18 March 2024, 09:41 AM | #71 |
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This is an amusing thread haha.
I like white gold for a daily watch because yellow/rose gold is too blingy for me to wear to work. |
18 March 2024, 10:12 AM | #72 | |
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18 March 2024, 07:49 PM | #73 |
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Although I agree that “stealth wealth” doesn’t really exist with a Rolex. The reason some people want WG is to not be as in your face about your watch. I have no problem wearing my full WG Daytona to work because the watch isn’t screaming “look at me”. As a matter of fact I don’t think most even notice my watch. By contrast, as much as I love it, I would never wear my YG Sub to work. With 2000+ employees the YG is to blingy for work.
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18 March 2024, 08:04 PM | #74 |
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Not for me, I'm not at all interested in a Pink or Yellow gold watch. If and when the time comes I am in the market for a PM piece, White Gold and Platinum will be where I start and finish looking.
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18 March 2024, 08:41 PM | #75 | |
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Not correct, sorry. Smurf looks as good ss ever after several years. WG jewelery is a different story, ofter rhodium plated which does wear out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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18 March 2024, 09:50 PM | #76 | |
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I agree. I love the look of yellow and rose gold, but I don’t think I’ll buy one until after I retire. If I wear a white gold or platinum watch at work, no one will notice it. But people will definitely notice if I wore yellow or rose gold. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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18 March 2024, 10:28 PM | #77 | |
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If you can spend $40k on a watch and you get presented with either a Starbucks or a Smurf / Cookie Monster, most would go for the former for 1/4 of the price. The problem is, that it has been near impossible to get a stainless sub. I have seen multiple WG Subs at ADs available for sale. Those who want full yellow gold already know they have to pay the premium for that look and are willing to pay it. Many want everyone to see they have a full PM watch - the opposite of stealth. Maybe some generalization there, but just my opinion. Now if its a Pepsi SS at current market rate of $24k Vs WG Pepsi brand new on Chrono for $37k, then that is a different value proposition where white gold may be the better investment. |
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18 March 2024, 10:38 PM | #78 | |
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Totally agree with you though. The Apple watch is just as much a "stealth wealth" watch as anything. I have top MDs at my company who wear them. Maybe that is more down to them not being interested in watches though. |
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18 March 2024, 10:50 PM | #79 |
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WG & Pt
I know there are plenty of fans of precious metals out there and sometimes I like the look of yellow gold but white gold and platinum on a watch don't make sense to me. They are heavy, they are soft and worst of all they look like stainless steel but don't hold up as well. If you want heavy why not use Tungsten and get really heavy, if you want precious metal than use Rhodium and really spend some money. I have owned a two tone Rolex GMT but it just did not make it for me, so it is long gone.
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18 March 2024, 11:41 PM | #82 |
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Cousin Greg was trying to buy a SD? I always thought it was a Sub.
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Is the era of stealth wealth over?
My wife and I sometimes go into “stealth wealth” mode: Subaru Outback Wilderness and Apple Watches. Other times we take our 540 and are both wearing a Rolex. It depends where we’re going and what we’re doing.
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The thing is that once you’re spending 30k on a watch, you can get on that’s so much more exciting than a Rolex, and I say that as someone who wears a Rolex on most days and loves Rolex every day. But I would have to have assembled a good many more Vacherons, APs, Pateks, Langes, Journes or even Chopard LUCs before I spent 30-40k on a full gold Rolex. That price range just gets you into reach of a whole different world.
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19 March 2024, 05:17 AM | #88 |
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Gold was $1400 in 2019
Gold was much lower in 2019
No major social media influence Inflation was running quiet Social unrest was less Gold is real money Even though a gold watch has only $10,000 ( approximately) in gold value , it represents and is HARD money , real money White gold or platinum keeps it between you and God |
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19 March 2024, 06:44 AM | #90 |
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If so, good. Let the "normies" have their YG & RG. Keep the WG & PT for the intelligensia.
I'm an unabashed WG elitist.
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