Has your Rolex helped to make connections in life?

[guydebordgame]

Just out of curiosity,
Has wearing a Rolex ever helped facilitate any connections you have made in life? Maybe you got a job with one, maybe you met a good friend with one (on the forums doesnt count), maybe you got a girlfriend with one :)...or boyfriend. I just wonder sometimes when I wear mine if someone will ever inquire about it and it'll directly help me in life... not that thats its purpose but I wonder.. I would love to hear some stories!

[archie42]

My boss had a Rolex..... and I worn a 16234 to the interview.....

Probably best not to be too showy in this economic climate......

ON OTHER WORKPLACE STORY.... HOWEVER.....
Very embarassing talking to a person who is actually wearing a fake...... I hate fakes.....

[Rockrolex]

Nope. My relationships have all come from who I am and who the other person is, not because of what watch we wear.

[KJacques]

No. A watch is only a watch and a poor basis for any relationship, business or personal.

[chenx15]

nope... i think the rolex is really impressing yourself and what you've achieved. ( a crown for every achievement)

[Felly Jr.]

All my friends are here. TRF folks are the only one's that give a rip about my watches.

[chenx15]

Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

All my friends are here. TRF folks are the only one's that give a rip about my watches.

i think that's applicable to everyone here. that's why we spend hours in a computer.

[Felly Jr.]

It's a good thing I have a deep love for my watches. That's why I keep buying them. It feels good to know that it doesn't REALLY matter what others think about your watches, that you have that inner feeling of love that feels so good, warm and all fuzzy inside.

I'm going to strap on a Daytona right now.

[herfdude]

Prior to joining TRF the only ones who gave a rip about my Rolexes was me, my wife (who loves hers as well) and my AD's I buy them from...........

It's been my experience that the vast majority of non-Rolex owners just don't get the whole Rolex "thing" period.

[oldrolex]

"non-Rolex owners just don't get the whole Rolex "thing" period"

Agreed.

[Felly Jr.]

Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

I'm going to strap on a Daytona right now.

[ArizonaHD]

I've found a DD in YG gets you more attention in the VIP rooms at the strip club and gold diggers at the bar/club... Other than that no one really cares.

[eric23]

No, but it helps me be on time for meetings.

[tphan]

Nope. But wearing Rolex sure got us good services.

Strapping on the Milgauss GV at the moment.

[Felly Jr.]

Originally Posted by tphan

Nope. But wearing Rolex sure got us good services.

Strapping on the Milgauss GV at the moment.

[Beecher]

not yet. some of you guys are reading too far into it. You saying a watch is a bad reason for a friendship. Well yeah, but I think what the OP means is "did your watch kick it off" I have a large number of friends because they drove the same type of car as me, and id talk to them inthe parking lot. Been best friends for years now. Never would have met them if it wasnt for my car, but im sure i will meet people that will comment on my watch, and it will turn into a bigger conversation.


just chill out....

[guydebordgame]

Originally Posted by Beecher

not yet. some of you guys are reading too far into it. You saying a watch is a bad reason for a friendship. Well yeah, but I think what the OP means is "did your watch kick it off" I have a large number of friends because they drove the same type of car as me, and id talk to them inthe parking lot. Been best friends for years now. Never would have met them if it wasnt for my car, but im sure i will meet people that will comment on my watch, and it will turn into a bigger conversation.


just chill out....

thank you.
i agree with people that say a watch has nothing to do with a good relationship. that is true to an extent. yet, i have met many people because they like something i am wearing, i met my girlfriend at a bar because told her i liked her boots. boots have nothing to do with our relationship now. lol. but on a more philosophical note, i believe that all luxury items people wear because they want to feel more confident and/or project something about themselves to the world. someone earlier said a watch is a watch...if this is true why not wear a timex? the truth is certain products threw history and branding make us feel certain ways, and members of certain groups or a certain echelon of society. products do stratify the social order of things. this is neither bad nor good, its just the way it is. thats my 2 cents.

[chenx15]

Originally Posted by Felly Jr.

dang it! you're driving me nuts!

[GeoGio Greece]

You wait for a flight, and the guy next to you wears an old GMT with scratched acrylic. You ask and you find that its' his fathers and he knowns "nothing" about Rolex. Waiting and a 3 hours flight goes by easy, by talking about them, explaining.

A watch is not the "passport" for life, but gives the chance sometimes to talk to somebody that you wouldn't in the first place.

It attracts attention of the poeple in "the know", so you may learn a thing you didn't or extend to someting else of common interest, job, etc.

[GeoGio Greece]

Originally Posted by guydebordgame

I would love to hear some stories!

Is that a Budweller ? Capable of surviving in deep beer ?

I want to convert mine in a HeinekenGMT-drinking around the clock !

[ohsixx]

I have made many contacts because of my cars; but none because of my watches.

[DC watchman]

Originally Posted by guydebordgame

Just out of curiosity,
Has wearing a Rolex ever helped facilitate any connections you have made in life? Maybe you got a job with one, maybe you met a good friend with one (on the forums doesnt count), maybe you got a girlfriend with one :)...or boyfriend. I just wonder sometimes when I wear mine if someone will ever inquire about it and it'll directly help me in life... not that thats its purpose but I wonder.. I would love to hear some stories!

Nope. Dumb post. It's not the watch. It's the person wearing the watch who determines their own success.

[guydebordgame]

dc watchman, read my previous post.

i never stated the watch makes the man.

why do you wear a rolex?

[golfball123]

it helped in some way. ie: if u walked in an new establishment, the sales or waiting person will gauge you by your external appearances and if you sport a good watch, that is something for them to see if you are a potential buyer or someone to be reckon with, apart from your clothes, etc..

[Blown Wide Open]

I can honestly say it has allowed me to strike up at least 20 conversations over the years. Beyond that, I don't think it would get me a job, besides behind the counter of an AD.

PAtrick

[RoLade]

Hey guys! I've browsed this forum for quite some time and finally decided to join the other day. I've only been a Rolex owner for a few months. A few months ago I walked into an AD just out of curiosity sake and stumbled upon a SS Black Daytona. To make a long story short, I ended up purchasing the watch for MSRP. The lady that sold me the watch asked all the typical questions such as what my occupation was, etc. etc. I jokingly threw in the conversation that I was also single and looking. She laughed and said she'd be on the lookout for me. I left the store and thought nothing else about it. A few days later I got an email from the girl that waited on me. In the email she told me that she found a girl that I should meet. Well I ended up meeting her and now we're dating! I guess in this case my Rolex made a connection. :-)

[KJacques]

Originally Posted by guydebordgame

i believe that all luxury items people wear because they want to feel more confident and/or project something about themselves to the world. someone earlier said a watch is a watch...if this is true why not wear a timex? the truth is certain products threw history and branding make us feel certain ways, and members of certain groups or a certain echelon of society. products do stratify the social order of things. this is neither bad nor good, its just the way it is. thats my 2 cents.

If you wear a luxury item like a Rolex to boost your self confidence, that's fine. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's all in your mind. Most people couldn't care less what watch you wear and don't even notice it unless you make a display of it. There are so many reasons to enjoy a watch like this that have nothing to do with any self-serving attempt at purchasing an elevated social status. Maybe I've worn Rolex watches too long, but I just don't buy into that philosophy. And yes, I also wear a Timex and a Casio and sometimes I prefer the way I look without anything at all.

[Blown Wide Open]

Originally Posted by RoLade

Hey guys! I've browsed this forum for quite some time and finally decided to join the other day. I've only been a Rolex owner for a few months. A few months ago I walked into an AD just out of curiosity sake and stumbled upon a SS Black Daytona. To make a long story short, I ended up purchasing the watch for MSRP. The lady that sold me the watch asked all the typical questions such as what my occupation was, etc. etc. I jokingly threw in the conversation that I was also single and looking. She laughed and said she'd be on the lookout for me. I left the store and thought nothing else about it. A few days later I got an email from the girl that waited on me. In the email she told me that she found a girl that I should meet. Well I ended up meeting her and now we're dating! I guess in this case my Rolex made a connection. :-)

You play the lottery much?

PAtrick

[chenx15]

Originally Posted by RoLade

Hey guys! I've browsed this forum for quite some time and finally decided to join the other day. I've only been a Rolex owner for a few months. A few months ago I walked into an AD just out of curiosity sake and stumbled upon a SS Black Daytona. To make a long story short, I ended up purchasing the watch for MSRP. The lady that sold me the watch asked all the typical questions such as what my occupation was, etc. etc. I jokingly threw in the conversation that I was also single and looking. She laughed and said she'd be on the lookout for me. I left the store and thought nothing else about it. A few days later I got an email from the girl that waited on me. In the email she told me that she found a girl that I should meet. Well I ended up meeting her and now we're dating! I guess in this case my Rolex made a connection. :-)

sorry to hijack this post... you just stumbled on a ss daytona on a AD? and you got for MSRP? WOW!!!

[HoustonRider]

I wore a SS Sub to an interview about 12 years ago. The guy asked if I dived. I said no, I just like the watch. He said he thought I had good character because I told the truth and I wasn't "pretending" to be a diver.. lol

After the interview he told me he asked that question because if I told him I dived, then couldn't answer a diving question, he may have passed me up (simply because he thought I would have been trying to "appease him" by telling him I was a diver.

How crazy is that?

I wear a Rolex everywhere I go, and most people don't notice (or know) either way. The only time I've ever seen someone notice is at an AD.