Watches=Status?

[weisoon]

We have a topic on clothes being a status symbol....how about watches??

[weileong]

Very soon you'll have shoes, belts, hair style, cars, wallets, handphone etc etc as status symbol lol.

[flubberina13]

I know of some women who consider that the more expensive ones mean that their husbands 'sayang' them more...

that is when the watches are gifts...

Bags = Status, this is also prevalent. Prada...Gucci...Christian Dior...Louis Vitton lah...blah...blah...blah...

Shoes? Not many as the label is usually not visible but some women buy them because of the comfort and make.

[Justiana Er]

I only hve a pair of hands, but my hubby gave me quite a few watches till i can't remember how many of them....

Not bad lah....

[weisoon]

But at many times, when speaking to someone I hardly know, be them some sales person from boutique shops, new acquaintance etc, can see that they take a glance at your watch at some point or another during a conversation.

Is it because they are curious to know the brand ones wearing or look upon it as a guide as to how well off the person is?

For bag, I do agree can be a status symbol but it can be seen at a distance, whereas watches can only be determined at close distance and personally I do not like the way the other person 'steal' a look at your watch and yet still talking to you at the same time.

BTW, I only wear a casio watch that keeps atomic time......poor man

[flubberina13]

Justiana, that's okay.

It is when they showed the watches around at practically every occasion. That's a bit too 'erh'....

My hubby even went to hunt for those that have changeable straps when I was involved in converting them to swaroski straps. This is practical and not indulging...

[flubberina13]

weisoon...dun bother...

Casio Atomic not cheap also hor...

As long as you can walk into property launches and car sales with wads of notes in your pocket, it matters more...

[minsmarine]

Ah yea, Weisoon still can afford Casino watch.

Me no watch, everytime look @ MRT clock or Bus clock or ask ppl time .

So Watch != Status

[lizard44]

hi bro weisoon,

i used to own a damned gold rolex with almost full diamonds with my wife a matching pair.

guess what happened: all your friends became false ... collectively they borrowed 350k and never return a single cent. when i was made almost a bankrupt, i tried to retrieve 500 bucks from each. they slammed down my calls.

don't even dare to sit in hawker centre to eat. life was damning ...

not good at all, not good at all ...

now i drive a van to meet clients. bestest ...

hint: i have more than !@#$%^ cars ...

lizard

[Justiana Er]

Watever brand of watches u wear is okay lah as long the watch can tell u d correct time & dun let u late 4 work tat's gd enough!? Hee

[minsmarine]

Welcome to the CLUB of REALITY

[weisoon]

I am nuts about accuracy, thats why atomic watch. I find rolex will loose upto 4 seconds every 24 hrs......quite sianz of re-tuning it.

[minsmarine]

Mime are all the brand, Seiko, Omega, Rolex, whoever wear, so more accurate. if I think not right ask another person lar

[lizard44]

dear pilot,

me wore rolex not for time lah ... sigh ... how misguided

lizard

[weisoon]

dear pilot,

me wore rolex not for time lah ... sigh ... how misguided

lizard

Ha ha......i know.

[minsmarine]

sure u know ?

[Justiana Er]

Can tell me Y u all like ROLEX so much?

My FIL also leh....

[minsmarine]

I don't like Rolex, Mercedez, BMW.

[lizard44]

hi bro MIN,

you don't like rolex, merc, bmw ... that's your problem ... not mine

all my land fishes love them ...

only way to start the training routine ... then later veer them off the branded stuffs and become a yellow-face fishy.

lizard

[weisoon]

Frankly speaking...rolex is not a bad watch. The parts are cheap if replacement needed and servicing is cheap compared to other high end watches. Normal service is about $300 excluding parts. A patek will cost close to $900 for a service.

The bearings inside a rolex are quite well built and last a long time and only service needed are lubricating service once it starts to loose time.

However, if one is talking about value over time, the sports range of rolex will only appreciate in value over time whereas most pateks for examplethe complications will sure appreciate over time. Can take it as an investment.

[minsmarine]

I though we buy a watch to wear rather than investment ?

[weisoon]

Rolex price increases about 6 to 8% every year. The Pateks increases even more....example an World Time yellow gold cost about $15,000 in year 2000 and now that same watch will set you back $23,000 in year 2005. The appreciation will be even more if the model is stopped production and some shops even ask you to name a price for those out of production model.

[minsmarine]

Didn't know watch can be investment.

How about wife ( or CENSOREDxxxx ), can be consider as a investment ?

[lizard44]

hi bro PILOT,

trust MIN ... watches are not meant as investment. they are meant for wearing ...

when you resell them in a hurry, they kill by naming you fire sale prices.

lizard

[weisoon]

How about wife ( or CENSOREDxxxx ), can be consider as a investment ?

Ha Ha......this you have to enlighten me.