would you buy you 13 year old boy a rolex

[Maxtor]

Lots of cool Seiko and Orient divers. Start there and see how he does.

Save the Rolex for when he graduates University. Very age appropriate and he will always feel it is truly special as he will feel he actually earned it.

[Andrés G]

NO and I have a 13 year old son.

[threemonkeys]

Originally Posted by spuds

I give up........

X2.

Reminds of the post about buying a Rolex for one's doggie. That post was fun. Kids (any kids) with a Rolex? Not my values and certainly none that I will pass on to my three kids. Colors of the rainbow I suppose...colors of the rainbow.

[ATH]

Originally Posted by 77T

IDOTS - It Depends On The Situation. 2 Examples for your consideration.

One Size Does Not Fit All...

Example 1, our son did get a watch at that age - within a month he had disassembled it

Example 2, on the other hand, I steward open wheel race groups where 15 year olds are beating other talented 20 and 30 something's at speeds up to 180mph. Yes their parents have resources - not a sin last time I looked - but these guys have been mature since their early years in carts.

So the real question would be whether he'd be responsible, cherish it, and whether you could accept the outcome of example #1

I see- so the litmus test for age appropriate levels of maturity is whether the little tike handles a Cart responsibly while driving at incredibly dangerous speeds- that makes sense. Any parent who would allow their child to participate in such an event should have their parental rights terminated. Unbelievable.

[Speed]

Only as an investment.

[ATH]

If you want to give your son something special for his 13th birthday, as a father I can certainly understand the sentimentality. My son has enjoyed watches along with me for many years. I did the same with my father. I kept everything he gave me for those various landmarks in time- and when I turned 40, he presented me with an A Lange & Sohne Walter Lange limited in red gold. I wear it to the office each day and when I look at the watch I immediately think of my dad.

At 13 I wanted to give my son a nice watch and I discovered a "junior" line from Frederique Constant called "the Junior Chronograph". Very nice piece that is all stainless steel on bracelet with a quartz movement. It was not very expensive at all. He wears it everyday and loves it!

[oboshoe]

No.

IMO, buying your children luxury items robs them of the joy that they could later experience by earning it themselves.

[Speed]

Seriously NO!

[scl6118]

Umm.....NO!

[mjm800]

Is it just me or do other people wonder if questions like this are even real? I hang out on IMDB and a running joke there is posting a thread asking if an obviously inappropriate film is suitable for a child. I guess I am just jaded.

[Speed]

I'm with you Michael.

Some fishy threads of late...

[Speed]

I'm with you Michael.

Some fishy threads of late...

[threemonkeys]

It is a pretty non-sensical question, isn't it. Luxury watches for kids. Hardy-har-har. Watches for good grades? How about good grades because they're expected without a reward.

[Zed Homme]

Depends on the kid, but probably no. If so, it would be an old used dj that could be obtained cheaply. When I was 13 I bought a watch from a soviet sailer (the wall had just come down) for 60 marks. I treasured it and moved on to a skagen. I guess you have to crawl before you can walk.... Jmo

[bodybump]

Nope...but i saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico

[ATH]

[Watch Professor]

Swatch or Timex auto. He can learn about a mechanical movememnt from that.

[Aeternitas]

No way. And no, it doesn't "depend on the kid". Let him earn it with his own money if he wants it so bad. Believe me, if he works like a dog in order to scrap together 2 grand to buy the watch himself, you can bet he'll appreciate and take care of it more than he would if it were just handed to him because he pointed and said "I want that". Perhaps I take a hard line on this since I'm originally from a very poor country, but seeing parents buy their kids luxury/status items pretty much lets me know why so many people end up having a massive sense of entitlement. Like others have said, what's next? What kind of car are you going to buy him? Are you going to buy a house for him when the time comes, too? Getting a kid an expensive status item like a Rolex won't teach them to appreciate the finer things, it will most likely teach them to expect the finer things to be given to them. I guess if you want to finance the kid's lifestyle from cradle to grave, that's fine.

And as a side note, you state that he has lost one watch, and his current watch is banged up. I think that answers your question better than anyone in this thread could.

[skyedog]

Originally Posted by davida

If you have to ask the advise of strangers over a purchase for your own son then maybe not.

+1 please read the parent menu

[dnagwhogas]

I would wait until he turns 14. But that's just me.

[Newportkrieger]

Get him a Rolex and it will probably be stolen from him.... probably by an adult

[gold canyon]

At that age, money should be put away for college. He can get a Rolex when it's time.

[travisb]

Until at least High School or College graduation.
If they want one before that they can save their $$..

[dsio]

My 8 year old nephew is about to get my old TAG Heuer F1 chrono, and there are kids in his class with better watches than that. The rule he will follow is that it never comes off unless it's at home. Don't really care if he loses a TAG though, I was about to throw it in the trash before this.

[997Opus]

Another no vote.....

[Aspirin]

Casio plastic much practical for teenager, the most important thing u should concern his safety.

[bugsychiou]

NO WAY ..... if he wants a swiss watch, get him a Swatch !!

[tattooedfagin]

sorry for the pun but, this has gotta be a wind up....

by all means buy him one, but please keep us posted on how long it took him to swap it for Pokemon cards or other kids stuff....

to some, it's just a watch but, a watch that should be respected & earnt all the same & i fail to see how a 12/13 year old boy can appreciate such an item..

probably better off getting him the latest copy of Playboy instead, he'll love that far more

[RollieKid]

Sorry...but this thread is almost as silly as the one about buying a rolex for a 7 year old.

[93 Turbo]

Yeah mate, get him a new Rolex. Just make sure it's one you want, and tell him you'll look after it until he's old enough to appreciate the watch and not loose it.

Problemo solved. And you get a new watch. Pictures ASAP.

Cheers