gareth123

It was you that sent that lawyer's letter about my lawn being the wrong shade of green and lowering the tone of the neighbourhood, wasn't it. Get a life sonny.

Is this where I say you eat dog doo and steal your lunch money?

Exactly. Not been caught out myself but I live in one of the wealthiest parts of the planet and have seen the effects of so-called wealthy people losing their jobs. So-called wealthy. They certainly look the part - lots of expensive stuff, including fancy watches - but it was all a facade, these people were living paycheck to paycheck and servicing the debt all their stuff was keeping them in.

All hat, no cattle.

Putting aside both the taste question of gaudy watches, and the fact that Rolex watches don't actually keep time very well, if you spend $5K on a watch and you're are servicing debt you are nuts. Utterly stupid. "But they keep their value!" - a $5K Rolex will be worth $5K in 20 years time (assuming you don't mash it). Woo hoo, party on. Same $5K in an index tracker will be $30Kish. Scale that up.

If you're financially independent and you buy expensive, poorly performing watches then more power to you. If you're not then I've got a lovely watch for you, case and docs included, Puff Daddy has one just like it... limited edition. <gasps from the council estate. respect>

ProperCharlie

and the watch is...?

gareth123

It's a Rolex Wankstar Oyster Geezer Edition, diamond bezel, blinged to the max, so shiny you can see it from space.

I just heard Puff Daddy has bought two more - one for his pet pitbull, one as a hood ornament for his 'Sclade, so hurry, this limited edition is selling fast! Never to be repeated, easy credit terms available...

NACRO

PMSL@gareth

TaviaRS

Good for you Gareth

RESSE

iTrader: (1)

Style and prices:

Oyster Perpetual Air-King 1,680
Oyster Perpetual Date 1,900
Oyster Perpetual 2,770
Oyster Perpetual Date 18 ct gold 7,590
Oyster Perpetual Datejust 3,350
Oyster Perpetual Datejust stainless steel 2,010
Oyster Perpetual Datejust Rolesor 2,350
Oyster Perpetual Datejust yellow Rolesor 3,150
Oyster Perpetual Datejust white Rolesor 2,610
Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18 ct gold 10,910
Oyster Perpetual Day-Date platinum 23,550
Oyster Perpetual Day-Date white gold 11,540
Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18 ct pink gold 10,240
Oyster Perpetual Datejust 18 ct gold 10,110
Oyster Perpetual Datejust stainless steel 3,120
Oyster Perpetual Datejust white gold 10,010
Oyster Perpetual steel 1,630
Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner stainless 2,350
Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner 18 ct gold 12,100
Oyster Perpetual Date Sunmariner yelloow Rolesor 3,690
Oyster Perpetual Date Yacht-Master stainless 3,860
Oyster Perpetual Date Yacht-Master yellow Roselor 4,060
Oyster Perpetual Date Yacht-Master 18 ct gold 9,270
Oyster Perpetual Date Explorer II stainless 2,300
Oyster Perpetual GMT Date Master II yellow Roselor 3,730
Oyster Perpetual GMT Date Mater II stainless 2,350
Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona 18 ct gold 13,370
Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona leather 9,650
Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona yellow Roselor 5,960

Those are the retail prices for Gentlemen's watches.

I have one - but which is my business

Richard - he who appreciates the finer things in life.

sebastian

Clearly Gareth spends all his money on psychiatrist's fees, with none left over for a decent watch! With such depths of anger, bitterness, and narcissistic contempt, he'll need untold years of analysis to deal with his primitive ego defence mechanisms. Still, it looks like he lives in the right place to find a shrink. Which SSRI are you on these days?

gareth123

LOL.

Which model did they take you for then?

(You're right about California, it's main exports are fruits and nuts. I'm an import though).

Cue Hyacinth Bucket to defend her choice of limited edition Wedgewood plates, one of life's finer things.

NACRO

priceless..........

gareth123

By the way, if anyone's still in the market for one of the Wankstar Oyster Geezer Edition's you could be in luck! Puff Daddy's returned one of his - the one he mounted on the hood of his Escalade. He tells me that the price tag flapping in the wind as he cruised was "wicked distracting", so he's gone off the idea.

It's still fully documented, fully serviced, with just one clueless owner - you could be the second!

salsa-king

I love Rolex...
I like to be flash.. in ya face and to show off...

thats why i have seadweller and one of these.....

http://salsa-king.fotopic.net/photo.php?id=2172549
worth the two year waiting list.. (now i've been told its 5yrs!)
very much sort after in stainless steel... you see plenty of bi metal and golds in the Daytona.. but SS is the one to have...
good investment too


Phil

Spoon

Rofl, could that be Because it's cheaper?!!!!

salsa-king

maybe at only £3500 but thats the one theres the waiting list for... that says it all

salsa-king

sorry.. £3650

btw
the Daytona now has ROLEX movement and not Zenith
Zenith movement is now more sort after than the Rolex movment in second hand 'sales'

hmm. glad mine in pre Rolex movement lol

Phil

Freak

Pah everyone knows puff daddy et al. dont wear rolex...

sooooo 80s....

You need some proper bling.....

Www.jacobandco.com

And the price tags make rolexs look like Poundstretcher specials.....

Spoon

It says that's all those particular people can or will pay.

ProperCharlie

are those jacob and co in a competition to make the ugliest motorforking watch or something?

that's too bling bling for me, man.

paulr

And the Jacob is only a quartz.
Awful things.....

Diablo

Bollox, bollox, bollox...

Here was me going to further my point (and, yes, aplogise to gareth for the ***** comment although I do still believe he has an unhealthy obsession with the whole rolex/mortgage/debt thing )

Anyway, I was going to run with some fantastic debate about the whole Rolex thing, and then Scoobynet's own king of bling and all things neon posts about being flash....

Bugger...

I give in...

D

289

So why not just buy a Zenith in the first place - classy, discreet, and only you know just how good it is.

NACRO

I agree at least Salsa King admits he likes to be in your face and show off. I repsect that. What I have some difficulty accepting are people who claim to be buying a Rolex watch for it's time keeping abilities.

Old_Fart

Nacro, I also buy real diamond set jewellry for my wife because diamonds are harder than cubic zirconia so resist wear.
Cman

TelBoy

NACRO, who precisely has claimed on here that Rolexes are good timekeepers? I think anyone who owns one, as demonstrated on this thread, would be the first to admit that this is not their forte.

Old_Fart

We run our scooby for the exceptionally good fuel economy.
C

Old_Fart

I write with a Cross because the ink is inkier than the bic I used to use.
C

Old_Fart

I contribute to this board because it has less muppets than bbs.jimhenson.com

mkyboy

Nine pages and still going around in circles!

I bought one because i happen to like them (shock horror!) and thats all! The fact it cost me £3.5k (which i can afford!!!) does not matter. I bought it for me and not to show off (which a lot of people on Scoobynet can't understand!!!) plus mine seems to keep good time (shock horror!!!) bar the odd second here and there.

Now thats all im going to say on the matter until i get called a mug again or someone starts going on my house or how they will support (via there taxes) me when im on the dole.

Old_Fart

I contribute to this thread because I want to be admired/envied by Nacro.
Cman

NACRO

quote: "you can't deny that there a top quality watch"

quote: "Oh and by the way it keeps very good time"

That good enough for you tel?

It's a watch that doesn't keep time? Hardly top quality is it, a car that doesn't drive properly but lets people know you are a moron would be equally pointless (and they exist).

If it's bought to show off or for decoration purposes then at least I can see some point to that, personally I don't go in for those type of crass displays, I prefer the understated when I'm out and about.

NACRO

I do admire you old fart, well your stubborn ability to ignore reality anyway