Daytona C White

[MTdweller]

Originally Posted by Token74

I think this and other forums present a rather skewed view of the world. I work, and have worked with, many people who wear a Rolex, and the massive majority are largely unaware of the hype. For most people, a Rolex is a chunky purchase and it is likely to have been made without knowing anything about watches. And for this reason, most won’t look at flipping their Rolex or worrying about whether they can get the next hot thing, they will just enjoy what they have. This forum, with members with a genuine interest and personal collections, is not a true representation of the masses, so generalising a population by saying they are little more that £££££$$$$$ is unfair.

Before i found this forum, I knew very little about watches and had grown up believing that Rolex was the most expensive and very best watch you could buy. I was brought up poor and Rolex was hugely aspirational.

I bought my son a Speedmaster Reduced for his 18th and a Tudor Black Bay 58 for his 21st. He considers Rolex to be aspirational (as I used to) which is why despite my wife encouraging me to, I didn’t buy him a Rolex for his 21st. When he’s earned it, he can buy his own.

Worth remembering, that Rolex has always been a luxury item, and anyone who thinks otherwise has never had to buy their clothes at jumble sales or ration electricity until pay day! Things may have got a little lost along the way and headed in a direction that some don’t like, but some folk would do well to remember, that the basics haven’t really changed.

As for the OP - you may have bought some jewellery, but others will have bought more. There are watches that I want and will try to get, but in reality it is unlikely I will be able to make a couple of them happen, so I will move on. Don’t sweat over one watch, if that’s a major worry or complaint in your life, things are going pretty good



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Well said.

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My AD has clients that will get the store shut down for a whole day for their family to shop jewelry. That’s who gets Daytona’s. Not someone buying some earnings.