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25 May 2015, 11:52 PM
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Rolex Myths Thread
Padi just inspired this. was wondering what Rolex myth you heard/believed in until you came to TRF and got educated.
I used to think Rolexes were all hand made and took a year to produce a single watch. Now I know better. what Rolex myth did you believe until you found the truth? |
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25 May 2015, 11:56 PM
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That I do better with the ladies.
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26 May 2015, 12:09 AM
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that only one rolex piece would suffice
 
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26 May 2015, 12:21 AM
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26 May 2015, 12:24 AM
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That if the second hand ticked then it was definitely a fake watch.
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26 May 2015, 01:02 AM
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A poor cyclops magnification is a sign of a fake Rolex
A Rolex is for people who do not know about wristwatches
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Current: NOS 14060m , 216570 Polar Previous: 116710BLNR, 114060, 2x NOS 14060m |
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26 May 2015, 01:02 AM
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That gold Rolexes were for old guys... granted I'm an old guy now.
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26 May 2015, 01:04 AM
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That cleaning a watch, outside of taking a shower, wasn't necessary. Now it gets a once a week scrubbing with a baby toothbrush finished with Veraet!
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26 May 2015, 01:11 AM
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That squeaking from the bracelet is good.
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26 May 2015, 01:15 AM
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That everyone would notice
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26 May 2015, 01:17 AM
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26 May 2015, 01:27 AM
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26 May 2015, 01:31 AM
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Mine isn't a myth but I used to think all rolex wearers were snobs. The bad part is I waited to buy a rolex because I didn't want people to see me that way.
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26 May 2015, 02:02 AM
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That I can use it to pay for a taxi...
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26 May 2015, 02:15 AM
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I thought they were very expensive and completely out of reach for ordinary hard working people
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26 May 2015, 02:19 AM
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26 May 2015, 02:26 AM
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That you can calculate the Average Discount you should expect on a Rolex for any AD in the world.
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26 May 2015, 02:35 AM
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26 May 2015, 02:40 AM
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1. That only Rolexes have a smooth second hand. 2. All Rolexes have a smooth second hand. 3. The movement of the second hand is actually smooth. |
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26 May 2015, 03:00 AM
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Afraid today after reading the hundreds of thousands posts on TRF over the past almost 11 years some of those quite funny myths above are becoming a reality by many.
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 ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder 
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26 May 2015, 03:02 AM
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You would get your hand chopped off in Asia.
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26 May 2015, 03:03 AM
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26 May 2015, 03:04 AM
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That ss daytonas are on a 3 year waiting list still
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26 May 2015, 03:14 AM
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I did start this thread because of you, so please elaborate! 
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26 May 2015, 03:22 AM
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That a price increase is happening next week, so buy now.
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26 May 2015, 03:25 AM
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26 May 2015, 03:56 AM
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The stick dial GMT II font (error dial) on a 16710 makes is a very, very rare and desirable watch.
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26 May 2015, 04:07 AM
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That my wife would understand it was an essential purchase.
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26 May 2015, 04:09 AM
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26 May 2015, 04:24 AM
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That all Rolex owners were better looking than others!
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