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First we were supposed to feel "white guilt" now I am supposed to feel "Rolex guilt" for my Explorer II I got on the submarine tender in 1975... I wouldn't feel any guilt wearing a Rolex. I'am partial to Omegas and my next fine time piece is going to be a Speedmaster.
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I bought an Omega Seamaster back in 1998 and am in the process of upgrading to a "pepsi" Rolex GMT Master II. I don't believe it's for ego, status or to make up for dick length: it's the watch I've wanted since I was a kid and I've worked/saved to the point that I'm financially able to buy it without my kids going barefoot.
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![[Linked Image]](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/kiddglock/1917001.jpg) 1943 Rolex
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First we were supposed to feel "white guilt" now I am supposed to feel "Rolex guilt" for my Explorer II I got on the submarine tender in 1975... I wouldn't feel any guilt wearing a Rolex. I'am partial to Omegas and my next fine time piece is going to be a Speedmaster. LOL, this is a funny thread, I've had similar inquiries about a building full of cars I may drive once a year, it's all good. Have never understood the concern some have on what another man does with his OWN hard earned money. 
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First we were supposed to feel "white guilt" now I am supposed to feel "Rolex guilt" for my Explorer II I got on the submarine tender in 1975... I wouldn't feel any guilt wearing a Rolex. I'am partial to Omegas and my next fine time piece is going to be a Speedmaster. LOL, this is a funny thread, I've had similar inquiries about a building full of cars I may drive once a year, it's all good. Have never understood the concern some have on what another man does with his OWN hard earned money. It's called envy.
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First we were supposed to feel "white guilt" now I am supposed to feel "Rolex guilt" for my Explorer II I got on the submarine tender in 1975... I wouldn't feel any guilt wearing a Rolex. I'am partial to Omegas and my next fine time piece is going to be a Speedmaster. LOL, this is a funny thread, I've had similar inquiries about a building full of cars I may drive once a year, it's all good. Have never understood the concern some have on what another man does with his OWN hard earned money. Any criticism I've made of Rolex's isn't of the fact that some like them and choose to spend their money on them. It's more of the fact that they are overpriced for what they are. They are a good watch, not a great one. I've got two Tag's that are better watches than a Rolex.
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And envy has to be the end result of laziness and complacency.
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I'm too rough on equipment to wear a Rolex EE, farming and quarry/mine dust would surely chitcan any good watch in short order, I wear a 45 buck Timex from wally world.  It fails, I trash it and have Wifey pick me up another one.
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I'm too rough on equipment to wear a Rolex EE, farming and quarry/mine dust would surely chitcan any good watch in short order, I wear a 45 buck Timex from wally world. It fails, I trash it and have Wifey pick me up another one. I farm also. I don't wear any watch whilst doing rough work. Too easy to get it caught in machinery. I don't want to get baled up or combined.
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The problem with a Rolex is that about half the people you see will think it is fake and judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to care enough about that stuff to get a fake and being too cheap to get a real one, and the other half will assume it is real but judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to spend that much money on a watch.
I like Omegas. There is some brand recognition there, but mostly only from other watch guys and they on par in quality with a Rolex.
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I've got enough safe queen rifles to buy two or three Rolex watches if I sold them. And I would expect most on this board are the same.
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I'm too rough on equipment to wear a Rolex EE, farming and quarry/mine dust would surely chitcan any good watch in short order, I wear a 45 buck Timex from wally world. It fails, I trash it and have Wifey pick me up another one. I farm also. I don't wear any watch whilst doing rough work. Too easy to get it caught in machinery. I don't want to get baled up or combined. Good points, but I most always have a watch on and a damn pen in my shirt pocket ;]
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The problem with a Rolex is that about half the people you see will think it is fake and judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to care enough about that stuff to get a fake and being too cheap to get a real one, and the other half will assume it is real but judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to spend that much money on a watch.
I like Omegas. There is some brand recognition there, but mostly only from other watch guys and they on par in quality with a Rolex. I just don't like the look of most Rolex's. The ones I do are priced out of my budget since they're "vintage" and command the top prices that they are actually worth. Some of the old Rolex chrono's from the 50's are beautiful. To each their own but to me, lots of the "new" Rolex's are gaudy. They need to come out with some retro stuff or a new look.
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I've got enough safe queen rifles to buy two or three Rolex watches if I sold them. And I would expect most on this board are the same. I've got several safe queen watches, though I did put some wear on my Omega over the last year.
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The problem with a Rolex is that about half the people you see will think it is fake and judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to care enough about that stuff to get a fake and being too cheap to get a real one, and the other half will assume it is real but judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to spend that much money on a watch.
I like Omegas. There is some brand recognition there, but mostly only from other watch guys and they on par in quality with a Rolex. Maybe those folks are just JERKS Been wearing one for 30 years Enjoyed it never thought anyone thought that if they did I dint care anyway Hank
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The problem with a Rolex is that about half the people you see will think it is fake and judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to care enough about that stuff to get a fake and being too cheap to get a real one, and the other half will assume it is real but judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to spend that much money on a watch.
I like Omegas. There is some brand recognition there, but mostly only from other watch guys and they on par in quality with a Rolex. I just don't like the look of most Rolex's. The ones I do are priced out of my budget since they're "vintage" and command the top prices that they are actually worth. Some of the old Rolex chrono's from the 50's are beautiful. To each their own but to me, lots of the "new" Rolex's are gaudy. They need to come out with some retro stuff or a new look. Tudor is what you seek. Rolex seems to take pride in being stuffy and unresponsive to market forces. Their R&D department for new designs seems to be a 80 year old frog who thinks 24k gold is all any watch needs to be on the cutting edge. But Rolex seems to blow off steam and channel their creative juices into the Tudor brand where they have all sorts of cool designs and are now even putting in their own in house movements. In short, they are Rolexes for people under 60.
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For me the ideal is the Rolex Explorer...preferably in 36mm with sapphire crystal. And should I ever be in a position to avail myself of same I fully intend to purchase and wear. ![[Linked Image]](https://d23x6d9cx8qezf.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Rolex-Explorer-214270-Baselworld-2016-Long-hands-6.jpg) History of Rolex Explorer.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Joe bob, well stated!
Omega's tissot line is similiar
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The problem with a Rolex is that about half the people you see will think it is fake and judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to care enough about that stuff to get a fake and being too cheap to get a real one, and the other half will assume it is real but judge you for being vain/pretentious/silly enough to spend that much money on a watch.
I like Omegas. There is some brand recognition there, but mostly only from other watch guys and they on par in quality with a Rolex. I just don't like the look of most Rolex's. The ones I do are priced out of my budget since they're "vintage" and command the top prices that they are actually worth. Some of the old Rolex chrono's from the 50's are beautiful. To each their own but to me, lots of the "new" Rolex's are gaudy. They need to come out with some retro stuff or a new look. Tudor is what you seek. Rolex seems to take pride in being stuffy and unresponsive to market forces. Their R&D department for new designs seems to be a 80 year old frog who thinks 24k gold is all any watch needs to be on the cutting edge. But Rolex seems to blow off steam and channel their creative juices into the Tudor brand where they have all sorts of cool designs and are now even putting in their own in house movements. In short, they are Rolex's for people under 60. In short, no. I've never seen a Tudor that turned me on. To me, they are just a less expensive Rolex. I did look at their current website. A bunch of two-dial chrono's that look like cheapened up Rolex's. ![[Linked Image]](http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/kiddglock/Rolex_zps7jrytotg.jpg) The above is what I'm talking about. The Japanese decimated the used wristwatch market in the '90s.
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For me the ideal is the Rolex Explorer...preferably in 36mm with sapphire crystal. And should I ever be in a position to avail myself of same I fully intend to purchase and wear. History of Rolex Explorer. Mine is the '72 version of that one. Little different numbers and hour marks. Been wearing it ever since.
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