Rolex...ah Beng or Uncle Watch.

[mtb]

not really with the recent line ups...

but i am sure you can still wear your Rolex when you become old old uncle

[pkc]

is rolex a 'uncle' brand

hence more and more people turning to AP, iwc, panerai and omega for a more youthful look?

[taxico]

Think I better cheap cheap sell my 'lo lek' and buy a IWC !

i buy from you...! *offers an ETA-based IWC*

[Flyfisherman]

Think I better cheap cheap sell my 'lo lek' and buy a IWC !

[taxico]

it is more likely that an uncle wear a gold rolex as it involved quite a substantial amount of money.. thus the tag of uncle watch.
in real life, the young ones also want to buy but cannot afford so the young one aka 'green eye' started to label it as uncle watch...

i believe it used to be marketed as a mark of success/towkay'dom, especially in asia, encouraging them to buy a rolex once they can afford one.

i think it has been referred to as: lo-lek kia, lo-lek star, lo-lek ong by the older generations...

plus, rolex sports watches did not take off until the 80s/90s, but by then most of our old folks already own a prestigious rolex and cannot appreciate sports watches - they were busy earning a living on land!

so we all grew up seeing our elders wearing their lo-leks, and it's possible most of us attached the 'ah pek watch' label to it.

but these days, most people wear sports rolex watches, so will they become the 'uncle watch' of tomorrow...?!

on another note, most ah peks/lao uncles have had their rolexes for quite some time... when they were more affordable!

i'm not sure if they would have been able to afford it if the RRP and gold prices of today were applied to the past!

[golfball123]

it is more likely that an uncle wear a gold rolex as it involved quite a substantial amount of money.. thus the tag of uncle watch.
in real life, the young ones also want to buy but cannot afford so the young one aka 'green eye' started to label it as uncle watch...

[exxondus]

I have to have the 233, though it means flipping my watches

If there is a chance I will buy back the GMTIIc cos I still love that watch.... Only that I have a lesser chance to wear it due to my work as I'm afraid of scratching the PCLs. Now the watch is going to its new owner tmrw, I actually feel sad to part with it....

its like that one. when i flip my watches to get gmtiic is oso very sad to see people agree at my selling price haha

[rotan]

I have to have the 233, though it means flipping my watches

If there is a chance I will buy back the GMTIIc cos I still love that watch.... Only that I have a lesser chance to wear it due to my work as I'm afraid of scratching the PCLs. Now the watch is going to its new owner tmrw, I actually feel sad to part with it....

[Oceanklassik]

My higher calling

Cos I have been thinking about 233 for long time liao lah.... Don't think too much about it bro...

ok

[rotan]

My higher calling

Cos I have been thinking about 233 for long time liao lah.... Don't think too much about it bro...

[Oceanklassik]

No choice leh, have higher calling hehe... Pam233!

And may I know why is pam233 deemed a "higher calling", than a ROLEX watch?

[rotan]

aiyoh rotan, u just got the gmtiic and u wanna sell off liaoz. tht u say its a dream come true

No choice leh, have higher calling hehe... Pam233!

[johnfish]

uncles do wear rolex... but wearing rolex doesnt make one an uncle...

Rolex make me feel good like a Styleo_milo uncle "Retro Hype live on"

[Darkangel]

uncles do wear rolex... but wearing rolex doesnt make one an uncle...

The wise 1 has spoken

[ohlins]

uncles do wear rolex... but wearing rolex doesnt make one an uncle...