Rolex...ah Beng or Uncle Watch.

[Trinidad]

Its a traditionalist brand simply put

[llyyhh]

I dont think Rolex is an uncle brand , as there are many fashionable models like GMT master and Submariner.

Agree.

[enchilata]

can't join the poll, but I don't think it is uncle....or maybe I have became more uncle

[adelbin]

I dont think Rolex is an uncle brand , as there are many fashionable models like GMT master and Submariner.

[zidaneong]

In addition, it is also how the person can carry off the look. It seems that TT Datejust is perceived to be more uncle than YG Datejust and Day Date.

[zidaneong]

Don't think Rolex is a Uncle Brand. It depends on the model that you buy or wear. I been wearing Rolex since I was 16 years old and is now 11 years down the road. When I wear TT Datejust, it seems more uncle, but not so when I am wearing TT Blue Sub or other SS models. The model does play a part.

[Derick]

I wear my Explorer II / 16570 bk.

Small kids call me "Uncle".
My father call me "Son".
My brothers and sisters call me "Brother".
My friends call me "Friend".

Who am I ??? It depands on who addressed who. ,,,,,,,,, .

I think the person who think is an "Uncle Brand" is refering to the fake Rolex.

Any one have accross the brand name call "PxxKing" ??
The parsa malam brand or market corridor brand.
They "almost" copy all the Rolex models design.
If you say that brand is an "Uncle Brand", maybe I agree.
But I will still respect those "Uncle" who acknowledged the "Rolex" brand. They just want to fufill their dream.
Just let them wear happily. Maybe is the way to enjoy their life.
Is OK.


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[cy777]

if rolex is uncle brand means mercedes is too

[minimerc]

There are probably a thousand such articles and bloggers out there blogging their personal opinions to gain attentions. Its like blogging why Coke is not the best drink or berkins shd not be priced so expensively etc. Of every 100 fans, theres always a hater.

see this article by dwayne smith


The Argument Against Rolex Watches
Dwayne Smith

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/trends...x-watches.html

Let’s get one thing straight: Rolexes are for people that know names but don’t know watches. For the price Rolex charges, you can buy dozens of other watches that are better looking, more accurate, much less common, and don’t make you look like you're an overweight white man coming off the golf course. Consider this: When former model Carla Bruni hooked up with newly minted French president Nicolas Sarkozy, the very first thing she did was make him swap out his gold Rolex for a much more refined Patek Philippe. Rolexes reek of desperation.

No one in their right mind should spend their hard earned money on a new Rolex. Here's why.

Rolex movements are over-hyped
First, the movement quality of your run-of-the-mill Rolex is nothing special. In fact, many much more affordable Swiss watches use movements that keep time just as well. To add insult to injury, there are even some Chinese, Japanese and Russian movements that are just as -- if not more -- accurate as a standard Rolex movement.

Rolex watches look stale
Rolex’s designs are stale. This brand hasn’t released a truly new model in over a decade, and the majority of the watches it makes today are exact duplicates of the watches it made half a century ago. In fact, the biggest innovation it has made in recent years is a new metal called “Rolesor,” which is heavily advertised as a great new substance for watchmaking. Guess what; it’s just steel and gold.

Rolex stories are nothing but a myth
All those stories you hear about Rolexes being chosen as the watch for great adventures are only half true. For example, Rolex claims Sir Edmund Hillary wore an Explorer when he scaled the summit of Mount Everest for the first time. This is not the case. In fact, he only carried the Explorer until he reached the summit and then put on a watch from a small British company called Smiths. Hillary even wrote a signed letter endorsement to Smiths stating: “I carried your watch to the summit and it worked perfectly.” Rolex also submitted a watch to NASA in the early ‘60s to be considered for use in the moon missions. We all know how that turned out.

Rolex watches are for seniors or rappers
It is rare for a brand to be considered both stodgy and lame and ghetto fabulous at the very same time, yet Rolex has done it. If you ask one person on the street what they think of Rolex, they’ll tell you their elderly grandfather wears one in between rounds of golf and his daily 2 p.m. nap. If you ask another, they’ll tell you the only people that wear Rolexes are athletes and rappers. So which are you, a sleepy 85-year-old bald man or an 18-year-old athlete from the hood trying to prove his worth to the world?

[Shanghaied]

Here is my $0.02:

I am an uncle, and I wear Rolex. So Rolex is an 'Uncle' brand.

[minimerc]

when does one buy a DJ, followed by a sports, then a DD, each purchase probably 5 to 10 years apart?? true to certain extend, but Rolex is a brand which symbolises (or aims to) epic achievement and success and milestones in one's life, explorers by sports men, subs and DS by pro divers, DD by CEOs, successful businessmen and craftmen etc. how many youngsters have achived these when young?

[kk83]

I dun think Rolex is an uncle brand , it's a classic and re-known brand ...

[remus383]

If anyone is so bothered about whether Rolex is an uncle brand, buy other brands!

I love my all my watches, Rolex or Seiko or Casio or 3-for-$10 cheap watches. Stereotyped me by the watch I'm wearing, as if I care!

[Derick]

If you think is yes, than you must be outdated.

Majority of the Rolex lover bought it because of the reputations and qualities.

Commonly I can see "Uncle" wearing G-Shock. (They call it "G-Siok.)

Some still have not reach the level to owned one.

100s aplogize, I`m not against any watch lovers in this forum.

I just love what I likes and respect what other watch lover likes.

That is me.

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[deepdive]

Tawfiq, I know you are not an Uncle

Fantastic Point...