Would you hide you Rolex from your Boss if he doesnt have one ?

[Art161]

I don't know how anyone can answer the question for you except you. It depends on the personality of the boss, the type of company, the culture of the company, and on and on.

[Rolexitis]

NO that's Ridiculous!

[vjb.knife]

Would I wear my Rolex in front of my Boss???

What's a Boss?

[scottschoe]

Originally Posted by rolexitis

no that's ridiculous!

+1

[Mwing]

When I got my SD, Fedex delivered it to my office, when I opened it, my boss saw that and praised it so much that she wanted to wear her yg datejust again

[hsung]

Originally Posted by SKSeoul81

Yup just wear it front of my boss. Work for a $18 billion USD company, my boss makes a high 6 figure salary, incl bonuses most likely to be in the 7 figure bracket. I wore my Tag Heuer, Sub and Date during my meetings with him, he did notice and mentioned that i wear nice watches. However. although he can afford it, he only wears a rugged Tissot watch. I guess he is not into watches, owns a couple of BMW motors tho'.

Why would your boss or you, for that matter, feel uncomfortable, because you wear a slightly more expensive watch? To each their own right, he might spend a lot of money you don't really care about.

Well said. Bosses generally earn significantly more than the average worker like myself ... so, they know they are doing much better. Moreover, different people spend their money differently to others based on what they value - e.g., luxury cars, diamonds and luxury fashion goods (for females), holidays, etc. Some who like sport cars which cost at least 5 times more than an average Rolex will change their cars every 3 years at the expense of owning a home.

In fact, I believe you should be watching out for your peers who may be envious of your Rolex because they are the ones who believe they are underpaid than you, except this may not be necessarily true - see above.

On a different point, I used to wear a vintage SS Sub which not many paid attention towards ... some even thought it was a fake because of the scratches on the plastic crystal. A consultant said mine is a fake because the second hand was not ticking every second like a quartz When I bought a TT, just about everyone noticed it on the first day despite wearing a long sleeve shirt, and I detect some jealousy from peers, but not my female boss.

[Singslinger]

Absolutely not! I think we should be all proud of the watches we wear, whether it's a Rolex or a Casio. Nothing to hide there. Also, when filling out the self-appraisal section of my annual performance review at work, I always write under "Weaknesses'' that "I have a soft spot for nice watches, especially Rolexes''!! So my bosses know what watches I wear, even if they haven't seen them!

[Jimbits76]

No.

J

[East Bay Rider]

My boss drives a Chrysler Sebring with close to 200,000 miles on it and wears a watch with Disney ears on the face. The only thing he spends money on are his kids and grandkids. He's one of those guys that won't spend the $10.00 per month for his own cell phone on a family plan. He and his wife are extremely thrifty and he would never understand a $5,000+ wristwatch.

[Mike B]

In answer to the question, heck NO. My boss makes MUCH more then I do anyway. If he wanted a Rolex, he could very easily just drive to the nearest AD and buy any model in the display case. Besides, where I work, most of my bosses/employees have no idea what a Rolex even looks like anyway.
Oh, and I noticed he (the main boss of the company) wears a gold Timex, and the next boss below him wears a Movado.

[jdpny]

My boss wears a 16 year old Datejust that his father received when he retired from IBM, the dad wore it for about a month and gave it to my boss who was a young man in the Air Force at the time. My boss wore it during the Panama Invasion (I wore my Seiko during that) and then wore it during Operation Desert Storm. It's pretty beat up looking but he loves it, and he enjoys looking at mine as well.

[FLAJIM]

NO WAY !!!! I love wearing it in front of him. He chooses to buy 1600 to 2500 dollars suits and 500 dollars shoes.......I buy mine at the mall and wear my money on my arm. He breaks my stones about my suits, however I just smile and know his suit will wear out in a year or two, my Rolex will be around forever. Whos smarter ????

[Oscar]

I wouldn't hide my new SS GMTIIc from upper management.............

I couldn't give a rats what they thought................

[GinGinD]

No need to. My boss loves me to dress nice, down to the Rolex. He figures if his assistant looks successful, that makes him look successful. He's probably right.

Besides, he can appreciate a fine watch. He wears an Omega.

Jeannie

[mpkRolex]

Originally Posted by Green Arrow

You need to rely on your observational skills. Get to know your boss and his/her preferences.

If he says: " in these troubled economic times I really appreciate people who still give to charity and don't blow their money on luxuries" might be a good idea to hide the watch.....

If he/she has a hundred million dollars or so, and wears a Rolex G-Shock to work (my boss/partner of course has the deluxe solar powered G-Shock) and likes to make fun of your solid gold Rolex while driving down to his mansion at the ocean, go ahead and wear it, and tell him a joke or two about guys with oversized mansions..... as long as you are really, really good at your job.

But by and large, no one, including your boss will ever notice what watch you wear. They'll notice your shoes, color of your shirt, or if you wear a suit the cut of your suit, and even your home address far before they will notice a watch. I've been wearing the "giant" Deepsea this week, and not a single person around me among our crews, partners, etc have noticed that I'm not wearing my gold Rolex, or that I'm wearing the "huge" watch that is making such a stir around here. No one cares.

Thank you Green Arrow and all others for your opinion! I appreciate your advice.

Some people on this thread get it and some people just don't. And I don't mind their replies because i understand the meaning of public forums. Let me tell you why I opened this thread. - I am 30 and bought my second Rolex. (did not inherit). Although I know i spend too much on watches (at my age), I do what pleases me. At the same time I like to get opinion from others regarding what is appropriate and what is not in the corporate culture. My boss is AVP, owns a merc and a big house in a posh locality but wears Invicta. He has three kids in college and always cribs about his expenses. I am a Sr PM and have lived up to his expectations (till now). But I think twice before wearing my rolex in meetings with him. That is the reason I opened this post. I am not looking for "What pants should I wear" kind of opinion but a genuine opinion. Hope that helps.

Again I appreciate everyones replies on this thread.

[mpkRolex]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

My boss drives a Chrysler Sebring with close to 200,000 miles on it and wears a watch with Disney ears on the face. The only thing he spends money on are his kids and grandkids. He's one of those guys that won't spend the $10.00 per month for his own cell phone on a family plan. He and his wife are extremely thrifty and he would never understand a $5,000+ wristwatch.

This is exactly what I am talking about. Wouldnt you hide your Rolex from him?

[SLS]

No!

[Quicksilver]

Again, no I would not. I worked for it and its down to me how I spend my money and its his problem if he's a cheapskate or lacking in imagination or passion. If he did not like it I would look for another job.

[jaeger]

Originally Posted by mpkRolex

Thank you Green Arrow and all others for your opinion! I appreciate your advice.

Some people on this thread get it and some people just don't.

People will do what's appropriate for them in their particular circumstances. There's no real right or wrong, and people who do something different to you shouldn't automatically be deemed not to get it.

I do what pleases me. At the same time I like to get opinion from others regarding what is appropriate and what is not in the corporate culture.

There is no one uniform "corporate culture". It depends on organisation, industry, city, region and country. What works for me might not work for you.

That is the reason I opened this post. I am not looking for "What pants should I wear" kind of opinion but a genuine opinion. Hope that helps.

See above.

[Green Arrow]

Originally Posted by Singslinger

Absolutely not! I think we should be all proud of the watches we wear, whether it's a Rolex or a Casio. Nothing to hide there. Also, when filling out the self-appraisal section of my annual performance review at work, I always write under "Weaknesses'' that "I have a soft spot for nice watches, especially Rolexes''!! So my bosses know what watches I wear, even if they haven't seen them!

From my "boss" days, I think had I seen that under "weaknesses" I would have thought less of the employee. I prefer weaknesses such as "still working on efficiency in time usage" or "need to get my cold calls up and follow them up better" or " need a better understanding of the macro-economics affecting our field" or something that shows upward mobility, a passion for the work, and a recognition of a direction of effort that will gain greater results.

Watches wouldn't have figured into job analysis.

[Incurable]

I came into my current job already owning a Rolex. It did generate some comments (for those who noticed) at first and now... 2 out of 3 of my bosses own them also. There's about 4 of us here who own Rolex but I have rights to being the one who broke the ice.

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

My boss drives a Chrysler Sebring with close to 200,000 miles on it and wears a watch with Disney ears on the face. The only thing he spends money on are his kids and grandkids. He's one of those guys that won't spend the $10.00 per month for his own cell phone on a family plan. He and his wife are extremely thrifty and he would never understand a $5,000+ wristwatch.

Originally Posted by mpkRolex

This is exactly what I am talking about. Wouldnt you hide your Rolex from him?

I am torn. Torn between my own enthusiasm and my very subdued work environment. For example, my co-workers get excited about how old their BBQ grill is compared to my new Weber and my boss was upset that when he paid off his mortgage early the bank charged him a $75.00 fee for the paperwork. Poor Bastard, my heart bleeds.
I have been there for since I was 23 (41 now) and in all that time I have wanted a Rolex. My boss and senior co-workers shot the notion to pieces and stated that even if they hit the lottery they would never spend that much $$ on a watch. I love my GMT and wear it everyday but I have not shown off my watch to anyone at the office because I simply don't want to hear the BS. They all live in nice but modest homes and drive their cars into the ground.

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

Again, no I would not. I worked for it and its down to me how I spend my money and its his problem if he's a cheapskate or lacking in imagination or passion. If he did not like it I would look for another job.

And yes, I am keeping my eye out for employment opportunities.

[Dan Pierce]

It hasn't stopped me yet.
dP

[Art161]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

It hasn't stopped me yet.
dP

But, Dan, NOTHING stops you!

[Sparky CRNA]

Hey, I am a nurse. I never hid mine from the Docs I work with...even though they are not my "bosses". However, one thing I did notice...I was taken more seriously after I noticed that a few of them saw that I was wearing one!

No offense to the Docs out there...this was just in my setting!

Sparky

[BMI]

I wear a 14060M and would not have a problem with wearing it in front of my boss, the wife that is.

[BMI]

Seriously,there have been times when I have made more money that my boss, so I would not flaunt the watch, but also would not hide it.

[Lol-x]

If your boss wears an Invicta, he probably couldn't care too much about watches and is likely to have little regard for whatever watch you choose to put on your wrist.

On that basis, I would wear what ever watch I wanted and if the topic came up, I would play down the significance of what brand anyone chose to wear on their wrist. For all he knows you could have got it as a graduation present or something. On the other hand, you could just tell him the truth that you are a watch freak and then he would totally understand it isn't about status or appearance, it's just about the watch.

Whatever way you go, it's how you handle yourself that matters, not what you have on your wrist.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Art161

But, Dan, NOTHING stops you!

You got that right, Art!!! Except for a watch store or TRF.
dP

[superdelsol]

I just started a new job, and although I wore my Rolex GMT-Master II to the interview, I won't wear it to work. I had to field too many questions at my last job from coworkers who either recognized the watch or heard about it from someone who did. I'm a hard worker and I am good at what I do, and sometimes that alone is enough to generate enemies. I don't need to give these types of negative people any other reason to dislike me, and to gossip about me. Although I only own one Rolex, I own a dozen other decent watches which I used to rotate during the week. After the Rolex was noticed, I had coworkers question the brand of the other watches as well: "Is that another Rolex?" I work in aerospace manufacturing, and encounter people from a diverse spectrum of cultures, educations, and incomes. Most of the people who would think that a Rolex is ostentatious and a waste of money drive expensive SUVs with 23" chrome wheels and live in a rented little house.

I recently bought a Victorinox Swiss Army Summit XLT Titanium to use exclusively at work. It is an affordable quality timepiece that is understated, and although it resembles some more expensive watches, the red Victorinox emblem at 12 O'clock is easily recognized. It's unfortunate that I feel compelled to act this way, and suppress my watch hobby, but I just came from a snake pit where everything one did or said would somehow turn into a subject of gossip, so I now feel as though the less my coworkers know about me, my hobbies, my personal life etc. the better.