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Anyone here have a Rolex ? What made you want one ? I've been looking for a while, they seem to be a good investment.

More of a status symbol than anything else. In 1984 I received a small inheritance after my Dad died ... about $800.00. I wanted to buy something that would always remind me of him. So, I bought a new stainless steel Rolex Submariner. I looked long and hard to find it .... but it was a new watch from a jeweler with papers/warranty, etc. I have worn it everyday since I bought it. If I had to replace it today, I couldn't afford it. Is it an accurate watch? Not particularly. It runs several minutes slow each week. That's just the way it is. A cleaning at an authorized Rolex jeweler costs nearly what I paid for the watch. However, it is still waterproof, looks good, and just like the old Timex watches, " ... it takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' ... "

My cell phone has a clock on it.

I don't give a damn about impressing anyone.

The only reason to buy a Rolex is if you like wearing jewelry.

RS

Same here dude, I drive an old 2010 Ford truck that's paid for, I'm sure your on the same page

LOL! That's a late model next to everything in my garage. The last vehicle I drove that wasn't paid for was in 1993. It only took once for me to learn that lesson. I don't have anything that isn't paid for anymore.

There's so many fakes out there, nobody would believe mine was real anyway, if I did have one.

Not trying to impress anyone or leave a valuable legacy with a wristwatch either.

I don't know about being an investment, but I have always wanted a Rolex. It would be a neat gift to pass along to a son I guess. Gold is gold.

Submariner. Wanted it because it was a dive watch. As far as jewelry goes they have been a pretty good investment. Rolex limits the output so price is always rising. Keeps lousy time. A $20.00 Timex would keep better time.

For the most part, an 'investment' watch is a tourbillon, minute-repeater, or a desirable limited edition from a Swiss mfg ($$). Your run-of-the-mill Rolex is mass-produced (for a Swiss watch, anyway) and if it is gold then that will be it's value down the road. An example of a collectible Rolex is a 'Paul Newman' Cosmograph Daytona (out of production, now). Buy it because you like it, not for an investment.

I would be looking at a rifle or pistol, not jewelry.

I like Rolex and Patek Phillip watches but can only afford to wear a Pulsar my wife bought me some 30 years ago. If I had the bucks I would buy one.

Gold and stainless Datejust. Bought it when I was in the Navy, a gift to myself for my 21st birthday. I guess as much as anything because my dad did the same thing during WWII.

It's been one of three constants in my life for the past 48 years. It's been through hell and high water with me and still works. The only things I've had longer are my Anschutz 141 .22 WRM and the Bible my grandmother gave me when I was 6.

I don't especially like wearing "jewelry" and don't, other than my watch and wedding band. I wouldn't wear a wedding band, but it means a lot to my wife.

My grandfather always said, "A man should never leave the house without his belt, his pocket knife and his watch." Gramps would sure be shaking his head at all the little fa99ots running around these days.

FIXT.

2010 is old?

They need tune up's - many of the older ones don't keep time well.

Not cheap getting them regulated buy a qualified person.

They can get you killed in Mexico.

I have a SS one given to me years ago by an employer. A sharp edge where the band connects to the case is abrasive to the left pocket edge.

At over $500 for cleaning it sits in a drawer.

You may not care that you look like a 12 year old when you have to dig your phone out to check the time.....but others do.

One of the most lasting lessons my father, and my grandfather, taught me is that a man wears a watch, a belt, and a pocket knife every day....

I could say we realize that about folks from Tennessee but I aint going to, Greg.

I been known to be likewise.