Wednesdays child is full of tea...

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According to my old next door neighbour. You can’t just rock up to jewellers and say I will have that Rolex please. There is a waiting list for certain models and only preferred customers get hold of them. These he informs are worth more secondhand than new.

 

[Stevo 666]

According to my old next door neighbour. You can’t just rock up to jewellers and say I will have that Rolex please. There is a waiting list for certain models and only preferred customers get hold of them. These he informs are worth more secondhand than new.

Rolex are the exception that prove the rule (well maybe with a handful of real top end brands like Patek, Vacheron, Audemars) as there is an excess of demand over supply and a burgeoning grey market where they get flipped at a premium. It's still the case to a large extent, but apparently not as much as it was a couple of years ago. Watches are still in general a good way of losing money for the average retail punter.

 

[sungod]

as steveo says, there's the male jewellery aspect, i've refused things like rings and bracelets all my life, a nice watch is fine though

i can tell myself it's functional, and there's the enjoyment of the skills, technology and artistry involved

i'll run out of time before i run out of money, may as well indulge myself, you're a long time dead

 

[sungod]

According to my old next door neighbour. You can’t just rock up to jewellers and say I will have that Rolex please. There is a waiting list for certain models and only preferred customers get hold of them. These he informs are worth more secondhand than new.

rolex are masters of marketing, producing over a million watches a year, yet persuading people that there's exclusivity, it really is a remarkable feat, they've even started opening second-hand pre-owned rolex shops, there's one in harrods