Is it necessary to include my Rolex in gun pics?

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A Rolex watch (at least one made in the last 40 years) is gauche. It is a sign of "new" money. People who wear these watches are just showing off, conspicuous consumption.

Thw well-to-do (unless newly wealthy) do not own Rolex watches, much less wear them in public. They prefer handmade quality over ostentation. Rolex watches impress rappers, the hip-hop crowd and the lower & middle class, but none above such station. If one wants to convey signs of wealth, a Patek Phillipe would be a better "brand" to wear. Low-key is prefered, others with money know what they are looking at. (Armani suits are gauche too, try Brooks Bros.)

Sorry, but you asked. And if you have to ask...
 
Well, nothing personal but I think you are full of crap with your sweeping condemnation of all Rolex owners.

Maybe its simply a nice watch?
 
A Rolex watch (at least one made in the last 40 years) is gauche. It is a sign of "new" money. People who wear these watches are just showing off, conspicuous consumption.

Thw well-to-do (unless newly wealthy) do not own Rolex watches, much less wear them in public. They prefer handmade quality over ostentation. Rolex watches impress rappers, the hip-hop crowd and the lower & middle class, but none above such station. If one wants to convey signs of wealth, a Patek Phillipe would be a better "brand" to wear. Low-key is prefered, others with money know what they are looking at. (Armani suits are gauche too, try Brooks Bros.)

Sorry, but you asked. And if you have to ask...
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Contrary to what you believe, not everyone buys a watch as a "sign of wealth". Some people buy them for functional reasons. Take the Submariner as an example. It's a popular diving watch or a watch for those who spend a lot of time in the water. It's not all that expensive and certainly not a "sign of wealth". It's a very high quality watch designed to withstand abnormal conditions.

Many people like automatics because they don't need batteries to run. Simple, reliable, and traditional. Rolex and Omega make some of the more accessible automatics. Sure, some can be diamond encrusted and cost $30k+ but you rarely see people wearing such watches. I don't care who makes a watch, if it's got that much bling on it I don't care for it... it's not my style.

If I see someone wearing a $2500 Omega, I don't think "wealth". I think "educated watch buyer". If I see someone wearing a Submariner or a GMTII I think the same thing.

Why you would look at them and think "new money" is beyond me. I see regular Joe's wearing them quite often and they're not trying to convey "wealth". They simply like a nice watch.

Do you have a nice watch? If so, how often does someone say "hey, beautiful XXX"? Probably once a year or so if that? If you're buying a watch to convey wealth, you're barking up the wrong tree as few people notice them and even fewer know the difference between a Rolex and a Tag, or even a Citizen.
 
Rolexes are nice watches, but are gaudy. They are also ostentatious displays of wealth. People who have money, and not new-found wealth, somehow don't see a need to display their fortune, they don't feel a need to impress others. Rolexes are made simply to impress, and those with wealth know that.

Rolex watches, as they are "flashy" appeal to those on the bottom of the economic scale and parrots, but they distinguish the wealthy from those with new-found wealth real quick. (My mother tried to give me one a couple years back and I told her to keep it or give it to my brother, as I surely wouldn't wear it. It was about a $10,000 watch, but too gaudy for my taste. And it was platinum, not my color.)

Think that Warren Buffet would be caught dead wearing one? A Rolex does not impress the wealthy, but if one wants to make an impression on someone making 50K/yr, it would. A general rule is; if you see it in a pawn-shop, the wealthy would not have it. They might give one to a trusted servant, but they really wouldn't wear one.
 
Well, my good man for that amount of money.... maybe you should look at this Hi-Point with plastic grips and zinc frame. It is a perfect match with this Casio Calculator model with Twist-o-Flex Band.....
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Good chance he will show up on time, and beat you in a match too :)
 
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I've got a Rolex Sub, I don't think it's gaudy........ It's been in multiple countries, evironments, diving, at work. It has scratches, a welding pop hit the crystal. I've used it to time the sag on power lines, and generator start times. I wore the stainless bracelet slap out, had to bend it a bit here and there to keep it working. Upgraded to leather several years ago.......

It's nothing more than a well made tool, much like many of the pistols I see them displayed with. And, eventually, they become safe queens or Sunday drivers. Mine has.

I just can't figure out why no one has displayed their pistols with sewing machines, after all, a good pistol runs like one. Right?
 
It's may not be a rolex but it's Swiss made and still works perfectly after 90+ years:

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Brooks Brothers and not Armani. Wrong they wear neither. They go to London and have their suits custom made to order. There are several shops and you pick the one you like best. Some address that end in maybe Row?

While in the UK you also go see your gun maker and discuss a new shotgun or three. While you deciding on guns, shoes, and suits your wife or girlfriend is in Paris deciding on clothes, shoes and lingerie. London does have some very nice shop for her too but my girlfriend looks the sexiest barefoot and wearing nothing but pair of overalls from Tractor Supply.

A shopping trip to Milan may also be part of the plan along with a stop at the AM or RR factory in the UK so the lady can choose her steed. A side trip to Modena if she finds nothing that appeals to her in the UK might be required.

BTW the correct way to obtain a Rolex is earn it the hard way by winning your class or the race overall at the 24hrs of Daytona.

Timex, your handgun on the seat of your John Deer or Case works for me for pixs along with a Mason jar filled with fine untaxed VA corn liquor.


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B- I posted this photo earlier in the thread. That is my watch. I have worn it daily since 1985. How is it gaudy? The top end Rolexes with diamonds and such are beyond my pocketbook and a bit too much for me aesthetically, but taste is a personal thing and I would not make such blanket statements as you have.

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One of my all time favorites is when some one takes a firearm picture and you can see their feet. No foot fetishes here; just makes me laugh from a photography point of view.
 
Some folks use props in their pics to create a theme.....some just wanna show off.


Funny, when I look at a picture of a good lookin' gun, I don't even notice the props......much less the brand of said props. Kinda like when I see a good lookin' woman, I never notice the color or brand of shoes she's wearin'.
 
We preach "buying quality" quite often in this forum. When it comes to glass, buy Zeiss quality. When it comes to RDS, buy Swiss Aimpoint quality. Why do we then criticize for following that montra with regard to watches? I wear an Omega because I have managed to break nearly every other lower quality watch I've owned. I have had very few people even notice it.

As far as "showing off", it really is impossible to know the means of the individual to whom you would attach this label. Is someone living in a $700k house showing off? It depends. Sometimes it is a sign of extreme humility. Warren Buffett lives in a 40 year old house that is worth $650k. He is worth $40,000,000,000.

Wealth demographics are an interesting thing. It is a fact that Chevy suburban owners have a higher average net worth than escalade owners. The highest land value area in my city does not even rate in the top 10 in the area for highest family average net worth. That title belongs to a much older, established area of town, so there is something in some of us that sees perceived status as important.

Allow me to opine that simply posting NICE GUNS, Rolex excluded, very often is done for that exact reason. No need to single out the Rolex crowd for that critique. Let me also opine that there is nothing wrong with it. We are all blessed.
 
Take the Submariner as an example. It's a popular diving watch or a watch for those who spend a lot of time in the water. It's not all that expensive and certainly not a "sign of wealth". It's a very high quality watch designed to withstand abnormal conditions.
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Exactly. Mine is over 30 yrs. old and came to me through the px for around $420. Twenty years ago I gave my son an Omega Dive Master after he managed to work his way through college. He's still wearing it and I'm still eating Abalone on a regular basis.
Even with the Rolex and Omega it's tough to "reek" of wealth when you're in an old pick-up with the bed full of fishing gear. Especially wearing a tee shirt, tennis shoes, and levis...............

There's other ways to attempt to impress with alleged wealth. It's happened twice on this thread alone, even without a Rolex.
 
A watch is man jewery as opposed to earings and nipple piercings.
In Obamas new nation we shall all be equal comrad.
 
I posted my "expensive" watch, a $215 5.11 that my wife bought me some years ago. I wouldn't have bought it for myself, as I usually use the $6 WalMart watches that last about 2-3 years, and then buy another, but my wife wanted me to have something nice for once. Work tends to be hard on good watches, and I remember ther story of an officer who wore a nice Rolex to work, and an inmate snatched it and flushed it. It was recovered, but the smell...egad.
Yes, $200 is very expnsive to me, but I wouldn't own a Rolex for a reason that has zip to do with style, wealth, etc. I like digital readouts, not dials. I don't care what anyone thinks of my choice of watch, as I dress plainly but neatly.Watch? Does it tell time? if so, I'm good with it...as long as it isn't pink and say Hello Kitty...:)
 
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