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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Rolex
I've not been a member here very long but, I guess, long enough to see a serious mental disorder-- OCD. People worrying about lint on the lens of their watch, etc.. People even have the problem of hoarding. It is all very telling.
I would love to see the results of a study on the ratio of Rolex owners with OCD to those who do not. It would probably show that people with OCD are trying to find the perfection that is missing from their life. Funny thing though... I have been treated for OCD for years. It took all that time to quit worrying about a particle of dust on my Rolex. No hating now. I just call them as I see them. |
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I agree. I'm OCD to a certain degree but really only with my watches. Is it OCD then or just passion about my hobby?
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Not ODC, it's CDO. You know, alphabetical order and all.
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I agree, definately some eliment of OCD involved.
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Hi. My name is Gerardo and I used to be OCD on my watches. As I posted some time ago, I had a beater watch that I cared for but wore it everywhere, and then it was 'all the other ones'. All these had to be worn with short sleeves only, not touched by any other human/animal/thing -I was the only one allowed to do so-; they had to be washed and rinsed with lab grade distilled water after using and prior to storage, which had to be in a humidity and temperature controlled environment. I am not kidding; if I wore my 2T sub everything was ok; but if I was wearing any other watch; you'd better not even come within 3 ft of my left arm.
Then something happened: I became a father. The most gorgeous and beautiful girl that has ever existed came to this world; and it shook my life pretty hard. I realized that all these toys are just that, expensive toys. Yes, I care for them, I hate scratches and do pamper them; but hey, what is the point of owning a killer DD in YG with your favorite dial if you can't wear it with a black 2 button Armani suit on your daughter's baptism? From that day on; watches are meant to be worn. Yes, they still get rinsed with clean water after I wear them, but now they go with me on trips, vacations, lunch, good and bad times. One day, I will be gone. These toys will be in my kids hands; I think they would rather have a near mint timepiece with lots of good memories of daddy and them together; than a pristine watch and little memories as daddy had to take his watch off every time he played with them. Take care of your toys, you spend a lot of hard earned money to purchase them; but in the end, LIFE is much more precious (and has no price!). L I V E. Today. Always as if it was your last day on earth; we do not know what will happen tomorrow. ...just my 2 cents here. |
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I was horribly O.C.D. until I realize I could use my Rolex for popping caps off of beer bottles (hate cans!).
Now I know I have a true TOOL watch, and I'm at peace with the universe! ![]() |
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FWIW I'm only OCD with my Rolexes. With my other watches, I couldn't give a sh@#!
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I smellsa "Poll" coming !
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Definitely OCD here. My wife studied Phsychology and broke it down to me. It pretty much opened up my eyes. I work in IT so OCD is pretty much here to stay!
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Yes, Rolex is only a watch, but it is an expensive watch and I think it is as much responsible people taking care of their items that they have worked hard to get as much as anything else. If I am guilty of wanting my nice timepiece to stay nice, then sue me. BTW, I swim in a watch, I cook, I hunt, I play with my kids all while wearing a watch...BUT I still take very good care of them and want them to look nice.
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can't say have have an OCD on my watches. I buy to wear and understand nothing is perfect. However a small problem I have is the position of the rolex logo on the crown....
funny thing I found out last weekend is that the same thing happened to my omega PO...... I'm abit disappointed but not overly upset and had to bring it to a watchmaker for rectification.... :-) |
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Ok...time for a reality dose...Just so that we don't offend anyone unfortunate enough to actually HAVE OCD.
-I apologize in advance, but one of my pet peeves is the perpetuation of medical ignorance...and the Internet is the biggest culprit..However I expected better from the Rolex Forum.. OCD - Obsessive Compulsive disorder is a DISORDER...The Hallmark of any Disorder is that it impairs the ability to function in any one of three spheres of being - social, professional, personal. People with OCD are tortured by their obsessive compulsions...they are Egodystonic, (incongruent with what would be good for the ego) - they wish they didn't have them...and often require medication for control. Someone with OCD might be late for work frquently because they must circle the house checking each locked door seven times before leaving the house - or else their day is overwhelmed by fear that something catastophic will happen (one example) OCD is nothing to joke about. However what most of us have is features of an Obsessive compulsive personality disorder...again, only a disorder if it impairs function. Often people with features of OCPD will have compulsions and obsessions that are egosyntonic...we are perfectionistic, and fastidious. Most of the time these personality traits help us succeed in school, work, life...interestingly enough one marker of success for many people is a rolex watch...go figure. So it' sno surprise that many successful people have features of OCPD, and that those who have used those personality traits to be successful would buy rolexes that they can further obsess about...again egosyntonic...we enjoy the obsession... Ok, I'll step off my soap box now...it's just that OCD is nothing to make light of. |
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I use them, but don't abuse them, I could care less... If that's OCD then kiss my A$$.
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when my watch is new of course i like to take care of it, but after a few weeks not so much - it's like getting a new cellphone, then afterwards if you drop or dent it, it's just part of life. no big deal.
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Yes....I do admit that I suffer from OCD.......
Sad but true....I am obsessive about keeping my Rolex as perfect as possible. But its nice when ADs see my watch about 2-3 years later and say "so you never wear it?" despite wearing it every day.. Nairn |
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Perhaps by my tone you will understand that I do not make a big deal about my timepieces... There are other, more important, matters in life to care about...
Put me in the Rolex owner camp that could care less about how they look but are concerned about how they perform. Get it? Have a nice day
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Thanks!
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Nope Blaine,
You are defo not alone. My Daytona is 3 months old and immaculate. I clean it in the morning, and sometimes run a cleaning cloth over it as i wear it during the day. At night it is wrapped in a clean cleaning cloth and put in a jewellery box. Then in the morning it is re-cleaned and worn again. now surely THAT is ocd? |
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