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If watches are a fading custom I'll gladly hang on to that custom since those who have no appreciation for nice timepieces are the same ones who treasure our throw away society of replacing gadgets every year (phone, ipod, laptop etc) for something faster and "better". They're more at home with a Kindle than an actual book, a new Toyota Prius vs. a classic car, texting rather than actually talking, etc.
This is all good, because if everyone was the same the world would be a boring place and I'd have no one to laugh at.
I'm 19 and I wear watches. I have a Rolex and a leather watch from the 1950s.
A 19 year old doesn't need a Rolex, how exactly do you acquire a Rolex at that age? A watch of that magnitude should be a sign of accomplishment and success...you aren't even in college yet.
A 19 year old doesn't need a Rolex, how exactly do you acquire a Rolex at that age? A watch of that magnitude should be a sign of accomplishment and success...you aren't even in college yet.
This is kind of personal.
My uncle got it for me last year as a graduation gift when I graduated high school. But why is it any of your business anyway?
Who are you to say "a 19 year doesn't need a Rolex" anyway? It's a nice watch and I take care of it.
My uncle got it for me last year as a graduation gift when I graduated high school. But why is it any of your business anyway?
Who are you to say "a 19 year doesn't need a Rolex" anyway? It's a nice watch and I take care of it.
Is this a problem to you?
Please tell. It's imperative.
I guess I was raised to work for what I have and not expect it to be given to me. When I received my first big promotion, I bought myself a Rolex Sub as a sign of my accomplishment. I bought my second after climbing the next step up the corporate latter.
Being GIVEN something at that age without truly earning it is...well in my book, not respectable. I'm glad your uncle can give you a nice watch but I question his judgement as to why he believes a 19 year old kid entering colleges needs to wear something of that type of value around...sounds like trouble waiting to happen.
I guess our society breeds a certain type of entitlement mentality among teenagers nowadays, I'm not even sure who is to blame anymore whether it be the parents, the government, or the school systems. I guess I remember getting up at 5 a.m. to do chores on our farm with dad before I even went to school, nowadays teenagers are getting luxury watches/cars/what have you. I guess working for what you have is out of style today.
I guess I was raised to work for what I have and not expect it to be given to me. When I received my first big promotion, I bought myself a Rolex Sub as a sign of my accomplishment. I bought my second after climbing the next step up the corporate latter.
Being GIVEN something at that age without truly earning it is...well in my book, not respectable. I'm glad your uncle can give you a nice watch but I question his judgement as to why he believes a 19 year old kid entering colleges needs to wear something of that type of value around...sounds like trouble waiting to happen.
I guess our society breeds a certain type of entitlement mentality among teenagers nowadays, I'm not even sure who is to blame anymore whether it be the parents, the government, or the school systems. I guess I remember getting up at 5 a.m. to do chores on our farm with dad before I even went to school, nowadays teenagers are getting luxury watches/cars/what have you. I guess working for what you have is out of style today.
I don't know you and you sure as heck don't know me. I don't appreciate you judging my family and I from a single post. What we do is none of your business.
But how do you know I don't work for what I have? I got a Rolex from my uncle but that doesn't mean I feel entitled or that I'm given everything. Because I do work and I pay for my clothes, groceries, phone, etc. I also help pay for the electric and water at my house and some other things. I'm also saving up money for my future (house, retirement, emergencies etc)
If you want to get down to brass tacks, you shouldn't wear ANY watch with formal attire. I know James Bond did it, but that doesn't make it right.
Thank you. I was waiting for someone to say that.
A visible watch with formal attire is not proper etiquette. You aren't supposed to look as if you're watching the time in a social setting. Wristwatches convey a businesslike attention to time. Gentlemen used to wear pocket watches for formal occasions, so they could check the time without being obvious.
Miss Manners wrote about this ages ago. She said that so called "dress watches" (especially those with diamonds), actually have no purpose because watches are not worn with formal clothes.
Of course, she also said that aside from engagement and wedding rings, diamonds are not properly worn in the daytime, but it's pretty obvious that standard has been long forgotten.
BTW, what a pissing contest this thread is.
Last edited by Shooting Stars; 03-01-2012 at 11:13 PM..
SpeedyAZ - Cmon, you are just grasping for straws. In no way did i read that he felt "entitled" to a rolex and demanded one. To assume there is "trouble waiting to happen" because he has a rolex, and to assume that he never has worked for what he has is very narrow minded and takes a very condescending tone. We're not all "The Waltons" here.
I purchased an early sixties men's Rolex Air King a couple of years ago.
I paid 2200.00 for it from a authorized Rolex dealer.
It was serviced so I wasn't worried.
It's highly understated.
It's silver with a very plain face.
If you saw it on my wrist you wouldn't know it was a Rolex and I like it like that.
It's heavy and precision built.
I love it. I wear it daily.
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