12 Things you might not know about Rolex

[yld2rob]

Interesting read. Some things I knew and others I did not.

http://hiconsumption.com/2014/06/cro...zergnet_585315

[hn99ab]

Thank you for post this. Glad to know the story behind the watch!

[whysleep]

Great read

[liuk3]

Nice article. Thanks.

[HogwldFLTR]

Very nice article; one I'd not read before. Thanks a lot for the link.

[Jef_]

Fun read, thanks for the link!

[cop414]

Nice article, some of the stuff I knew, some I didn't. Love the story of replacing the watches for the POW's just on their word, class act!

[SemperFi]

Enjoyable read. Thanks for posting.

[tkerrmd]

thanks! and yes they are still made by hand!!

[minute_man]

Interesting read; thanks for posting.

[Phil t 32]

I really enjoyed that, thank you 👏


After 30 years in the waiting.......GMT IIc

[eltonbalch]

Interesting read and definitely enjoyed it! Thanks!

[AS1]

cool, thanks for posting

[johneh]

Pretty cool for the most part.

Number 6 is a bit off. Firstly, the guy's middle and last name are reversed, and secondly his watch was most definitely not "still ticking". They were able to narrow down the time of death based on the rundown of the power reserve. Number 7 is dumb too.

[Johnb1]

Entertaining but I'm sure there is a lot of made up facts.

It didn't make sense that a Rolex will still run for 2 weeks on a wrist of a corpse.

A quick Google of the murder did reveal the fact that the Rolex did in fact help solve the murder by stopping 2 days after the murder by having a date function. The serial number did trace the ownership of the watch, at least that much is true.

No wonder I get ignored at the strippers, I'll make sure to leave my Rolex Oysterquartz at home! Lol

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!

[Sandee11]

Thanks for posting!


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[RazorD]

Thanks for sharing!

[Storm Central]

Thank you for the link. Good read

[stockae92]

This proves Canadian stripper knows nothing about Rolex :)

[KBM]

Nice read, thanks!

[sickened1]

I definitely didn't know about the murder-solving story. Thanks for posting.

[cdmorenot]

As a total newbie I really appreciate these sort of articles. Thank You.

[Chrispare]

Very interesting
Thanks for sharing

[joe100]

Oh god, they mentioned 904L steel. I'm gonna duck for cover

[Old Expat Beast]

Not exactly cutting edge journalism. Most of that stuff (murder solving and great escape included) is already on the Rolex Wikipedia page, and has been for years.

[AK797]

Good fun stuff, except the crazy fiction that Chef! was a great sitcom.

[SpunkyQ8]

Great post

thanks for sharing

[GradyPhilpott]

You've got to be kidding.

7. Your Fake Rolex Isn’t Fooling Anyone

We once interviewed a Canadian stripper for another (very different) story, and she told us that she and all of her colleagues had been trained to recognize a fake Rolex in the crowd from the stage. “It’s easy,” she told us. The first thing they spot is the second hand. Rolexes, which are mechanical, have second hands that gracefully sweep the dial, while fakes, which are electronic, have second hands that that tick every second individually. Other cues, she told us, involve quality of materials, machining and design. Perhaps more obvious, she pointed out, is who’s wearing it. If you’re wearing Keds and an I’m-with-stupid T-shirt, that’s probably not a real Rolex on your wrist.

I wear a Rolex, Keds, and an "I'm with Stupid..." t-shirt every time I visit a strip joint--oh, and an afro wig, too.

Those strippers must have good eyes.

[tfduff723]

Good stuff - thank you for sharing.

[MichaelFlash]

Nice read. Thanks.