Would you give up your Rolex to indulge your partner?

[Hodog16]

Wife would never ask me of that and even when I've offered to buy her stuff she doesn't want it.

Offered a luxury SUV and she's happy with her minivan. Needless to say we make a good match so I can afford my toys haha.

[Chris_80]

I’d give up anything for my wife. She is the absolute best mother to our son and way better to me than I deserve! She does so much to keep our house humming along.


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[racerx]

Originally Posted by thegrandseirolexguy

Just a hypothetical question.

If you only had one Rolex, would you sell it so that the wife could indulge herself in other luxury goods (jewellery, purses etc)?

This assumes you don’t want to cough up more cash and that you could comfortably afford what she wanted anyway without selling the Rolex.


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I can never think of a time I would refer to my wife as “the wife”.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by thegrandseirolexguy

Just a hypothetical question.

If you only had one Rolex, would you sell it so that the wife could indulge herself in other luxury goods (jewellery, purses etc)?

This assumes you don’t want to cough up more cash and that you could comfortably afford what she wanted anyway without selling the Rolex.

no... Good grief, this would be a very toxic relationship.

[RRGHOST1]

I sold my Rolex to cover bills and food when my wife got cancer. She died in 2019.

[Al Roy]

Nope!!! I’m 71 and and at our age we have everything we need or want..our watches are just a nod to ourselves that we’ve been really lucky and successful in our life together..she’ll get my watch someday anyway

[MILGAUSS88]

Sounds like it is time to get a new wife.

[Krash]

My wife and I have been married for 31 years and we’ve never been happier. Both of us have everything we want. So it’s hard for me to relate to this scenario, but FWIW, I always thought my wife and kids come first. If all their needs and wants are satisfied, then I can treat myself to what I want.


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[Chapters]

Originally Posted by RRGHOST1

I sold my Rolex to cover bills and food when my wife got cancer. She died in 2019.

I’m so sorry to hear this.

[xrole]

Originally Posted by thegrandseirolexguy

If you only had one Rolex, would you sell it so that the wife could indulge herself in other luxury goods (jewellery, purses etc)?

This assumes you don’t want to cough up more cash and that you could comfortably afford what she wanted anyway without selling the Rolex.

This very illogical silly question (at least how you phrased it) and 100% does not assume 'that you can comfortably afford a Rolex and jewellery for your wife'. It assumes you either cannot afford both or that for some bizzarre reason you or her do not want to own a Rolex and your wifes jewellery, which would be super weird.


If you cannot afford owning both jewellery and a Rolex then fair enough, buy your wife some modest jewellery and a cheaper watch brand.

[Flypanam]

If your wife is asking you to sell a watch which you enjoy, particularly to buy her own luxury toys and knowing full well you can otherwise reasonably afford them without selling the watch, this is a power play. This is not a healthy relationship. I would never do this.

Selling a watch because we've fallen on hard times and need the money for something necessary? Yes, absolutely.

Sell a watch for no reason other than satisfying the whims of a significant other? If, like you said, you can otherwise afford to buy her her own luxury items... Red flag. If your situation is not hypothetical, run.

[Joearch]

I would…….At least that’s what I think

[1William]

No. Put the shoe on the other foot and ask your wife to sell some of her luxury goods so you can get another watch and see what kind of response you get. Just keep your watch and figure out how to make it work.

[wuyangkid]

I sold my explorer to buy my now wife a wedding ring, and then bought myself a lange and sohne as a wedding watch, win win

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[cdm765]

For family needs? Absolutely.

For wife’s luxuries? Absolutely not.

[espanol]

Originally Posted by thegrandseirolexguy

Just a hypothetical question.

If you only had one Rolex, would you sell it so that the wife could indulge herself in other luxury goods (jewellery, purses etc)?

This assumes you don’t want to cough up more cash and that you could comfortably afford what she wanted anyway without selling the Rolex.


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Without hesitation. My wife means the world to me, and I’d sacrifice everything for her.

[Mr Ben]

If I could comfortably afford it without selling the Rolex, then why would I sell it?

If she needed something important like medical care or desperately needed to give up work or something, of course I would sell it but wouldn’t be swapping it for purses or jewellery!

[Scottyboy]

All day and every day.

My wife is far more important than any material product. If she needs the money, then WE need the money, and I would sell everything I own in a heartbeat, if my family needed me to.

Edit. Sorry, should've read the whole question...

No, I wouldn't sell any of mine to indulge her with luxury goods. We purchased watches because we enjoy them, I own a few good ones and my wife has a 36mm Mint Green DJ she wears daily. So if she wanted to sell hers to fund other luxury items, it's hers to do whatever she wants with.

[Mystro]

Originally Posted by cdm765

For family needs? Absolutely.

For wife’s luxuries? Absolutely not.

^^^ This is where most of us stands.

On a side note: I could hardly wear an expensive luxury watch if I was struggling financially. It would feel very phony and hypocritical.

[agriculture&watches]

Originally Posted by RRGHOST1

I sold my Rolex to cover bills and food when my wife got cancer. She died in 2019.

Sorry for your loss

[travisb]

Nope. At one point yes, but I still have my watch but no longer have the wife.

[wyguy]

Which do you value more, the watch or the wife?

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Hell no … earn your s*** women this is the era of independence

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[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Tim Plains

Why would you when, per your words, you can comfortably afford her jewelry? Stop being stingy and treat her to something nice.

This ^^^

[GONZO2LR]

Originally Posted by RRGHOST1

I sold my Rolex to cover bills and food when my wife got cancer. She died in 2019.

So sorry for your loss...

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by wyguy

Which do you value more, the watch or the wife?

Is this a trick question?

(Looking over my shoulder to see if wife is watching)

(Nope, she's not looking)

Of course the timepiece wins. Like, ya know, duh!

[Hadiy]

Originally Posted by Drew.rob

If that came from my earned income / acts as a memento from an achievement, I wouldn’t sell unless I truly needed to.

Here’s some advice, if you need to sell luxury goods to buy luxury goods, maybe you shouldn’t be buying them. Buy when you can and no other time. If you can’t wear them and enjoy them without worrying about it, I’d hold off until you are ready


126040 & 136660

You gave the perfect advice, my wife will always say 'let it wait until we can afford it'

[Binky1]

Originally Posted by JSolution

Hell no … earn your s*** women this is the era of independence

Hahaha so with Jay on this!

[~Ocho1~]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

Thankfully my wife has no interest in luxury goods and views my interest in watches with bemusement. She will never put me in that position.

I am truly blessed.

I'm in the same boat as you. I'm lucky enough that my wife has no need or want for luxury products, and is very cost conscious of everything.

She will not spend more than $60 on a bag/purse (which she'll only buy from Marshall's or TJ Maxx). All the jewelry she has was gifted to her by me. Shoes, same thing as purses. I think her most expensive footwear are her Blundstone boots, which I also gave her, lol.....her Rolex, yeah that also came from me for our 25th.

So luckily she would never tell me to sell my watch so she can buy an expensive purse or something like that. And if she were that kind of woman, she wouldn't be my wife.

[Jmbarrack]

I'd give up my partner to indulge in Rolex