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Is wearing a Rolex striver-y?

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Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency
  02/17/18
prole AF
magical abode
  02/17/18
aka "Prolex"
magical abode
  02/17/18
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  10/27/20
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fantasy-prone locale
  02/17/18
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Unhinged queen of the night
  10/29/20
No, but bashing Rolexes just to appear above it has become a...
Unholy appetizing crackhouse foreskin
  02/17/18
Isn't the Rolex the Cadillac of watches? There are infinitel...
multi-colored zippy indian lodge
  02/17/18
this line of thinking is even more strivery than buying a ro...
Gaped thriller address
  02/17/18
They are the BMW M3 of watches There are plenty of better w...
Garnet adventurous step-uncle's house
  02/17/18
This sounds right.
Misunderstood windowlicker
  12/01/18
320i on the other hand...is just pathetic.
orange razzle useless brakes theater
  12/01/18
I appreciate your logic. But as an aesthetic matter, Rolex ...
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  10/30/20
I alternates between an Apple watch and Shinola and I get a ...
Vermilion vibrant tanning salon hominid
  02/17/18
Lol at Shinola. There's a guy at my company that rocks one o...
internet-worthy stead
  02/17/18
I dunno, but I don't find them particularly attractive and t...
fantasy-prone locale
  02/17/18
Lol at watchmos
coiffed arousing psychic
  02/17/18
besides patek, rolex is practically the only family-run biz ...
Brilliant learning disabled people who are hurt parlor
  12/01/18
what does it mean
big keepsake machete
  12/01/18
something
boyish brass kitchen
  12/01/18
one of the biggest prestige tells. great brand. VERY classy.
effete reading party
  10/27/20
Shut up
Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency
  10/27/20
u mad i copped DAT ROLEX, you jealous jew fuck?
effete reading party
  10/27/20
Nyuug, lol, Jesus Christ
Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency
  10/27/20
titcnljc
Sadistic Nursing Home Rigpig
  10/29/20
(cslg)
ultramarine curious market
  10/27/20
caring about what watch you ought to wear is strivery
ultramarine curious market
  10/27/20
One of the reasons I’m a big Rolex fan is that despite...
Flushed stock car
  10/27/20
wydm agents designed
Abnormal Cerebral Headpube Azn
  10/29/20
Sorry, meant Genta designed. Gerald Genta designed the Patek...
Flushed stock car
  10/29/20
and the IWC Ingenieur. Thoughts on the Octo Finissimo? Bulga...
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/29/20
I like the Octo, i'm trying to find one for a good price. I...
Flushed stock car
  10/29/20
MSRP is 12, I think can prob cop for 9-10 from an AD. I don'...
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/29/20
The RO market is utter retardation right now. Grey market is...
Flushed stock car
  10/30/20
The watch community is mostly dickriders who pretend to be i...
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/30/20
Yes. Almost no one with real money wears one unless they&rsq...
Cordovan electric furnace
  10/29/20
totally depends how rich you are. when i wear mine, yes. ...
dun box office dingle berry
  10/29/20
I have Rolex in my fairly extensive collection. They get alm...
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/29/20
The Tudor GMT is a great watch. I prefer it strongly over my...
Flushed stock car
  10/29/20
I don't think it's objectively too small of a watch but when...
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/29/20
i rock my IWCs. proles don't know the brand so it's any othe...
Stirring laser beams library
  10/29/20
now THIS is a watch: https://www.phillips.com/detail/pate...
dun box office dingle berry
  10/29/20
I like the HBS pretty much wherever we want party timezone f...
insane hall dog poop
  10/29/20
only for legit jet setters.
dun box office dingle berry
  10/29/20
libs MAF about "Peiping"
Overrated principal's office skinny woman
  10/29/20
only if the person wearing it doesn't actually like nice wat...
Coral pervert
  10/29/20
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Stirring laser beams library
  10/29/20
depends
Provocative Sepia Toaster
  10/29/20


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Date: February 17th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35424790)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 2:31 PM
Author: magical abode

prole AF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425420)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: magical abode

aka "Prolex"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425760)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:53 AM
Author: galvanic goal in life heaven



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195334)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:59 PM
Author: fantasy-prone locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425930)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 4:26 PM
Author: Unhinged queen of the night



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:23 PM
Author: Unholy appetizing crackhouse foreskin

No, but bashing Rolexes just to appear above it has become an obvious, insecure striver tell. Get a steel Submariner and enjoy it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425740)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:31 PM
Author: multi-colored zippy indian lodge

Isn't the Rolex the Cadillac of watches? There are infinitely more better-priced, better-designed watches out there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425794)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: Gaped thriller address

this line of thinking is even more strivery than buying a rolex though.

"ohh, that's a nice 15k starter watch!" (GC)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425800)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:34 PM
Author: Garnet adventurous step-uncle's house

They are the BMW M3 of watches

There are plenty of better watches

There are plenty of worse watches

Just like everyone respects the M3 as a good all around car. There are certainly much better cars, but there are definitely a lot worse cars and the popularity isn't without reason



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425807)



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Date: December 1st, 2018 6:25 PM
Author: Misunderstood windowlicker

This sounds right.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#37333428)



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Date: December 1st, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: orange razzle useless brakes theater

320i on the other hand...is just pathetic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#37333514)



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Date: October 30th, 2020 12:08 AM
Author: exhilarant blood rage casino

I appreciate your logic. But as an aesthetic matter, Rolex is ugly and over-the-top in the same way as a Cadillac CTS-V with a 6.2L V8 and 640 hp, magnetic ride control, and high quality seats. Many generations of M3 were elegant and tasteful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41218966)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:37 PM
Author: Vermilion vibrant tanning salon hominid

I alternates between an Apple watch and Shinola and I get a ton of comments

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425819)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 4:01 PM
Author: internet-worthy stead

Lol at Shinola. There's a guy at my company that rocks one of these and I am always loling on the inside.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425947)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:59 PM
Author: fantasy-prone locale

I dunno, but I don't find them particularly attractive and they seem expensive for what they are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35425928)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 4:56 PM
Author: coiffed arousing psychic

Lol at watchmos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#35426336)



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Date: December 1st, 2018 6:21 PM
Author: Brilliant learning disabled people who are hurt parlor

besides patek, rolex is practically the only family-run biz in the watch game. that means something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#37333402)



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Date: December 1st, 2018 6:22 PM
Author: big keepsake machete

what does it mean

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#37333410)



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Date: December 1st, 2018 6:23 PM
Author: boyish brass kitchen

something

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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:39 AM
Author: effete reading party

one of the biggest prestige tells. great brand. VERY classy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195270)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:41 AM
Author: Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency

Shut up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195279)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:42 AM
Author: effete reading party

u mad i copped DAT ROLEX, you jealous jew fuck?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195282)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:43 AM
Author: Sooty Shaky Brunch International Law Enforcement Agency

Nyuug, lol, Jesus Christ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195290)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 4:36 PM
Author: Sadistic Nursing Home Rigpig

titcnljc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41215498)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:43 AM
Author: ultramarine curious market

(cslg)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195291)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:44 AM
Author: ultramarine curious market

caring about what watch you ought to wear is strivery



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195298)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:52 AM
Author: Flushed stock car

One of the reasons I’m a big Rolex fan is that despite being great watches and super accurate, they are so durable and versatile. Most nice watches aren’t durable and most durable watches you’d wear can’t be worn in nearly any situation. Rolex made it socially acceptable to wear a dive watch with a suit.

My Tudor GMT gets consistent -1s a day and my vintage datejust survives lots of rough daily wear/water exposure yet I can wear it with anything. My omegas have been much more finicky, and I don’t have and AP/Patel yet, but the Genta-designed watches I want from their lineups are famous for being very fragile.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41195330)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 10:38 AM
Author: Abnormal Cerebral Headpube Azn

wydm agents designed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212209)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 10:42 AM
Author: Flushed stock car

Sorry, meant Genta designed. Gerald Genta designed the Patek Nautilus and AP Royal Oak.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212231)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:15 AM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

and the IWC Ingenieur. Thoughts on the Octo Finissimo? Bulgari bought Genta's label and the Octo is clearly Genta inspired. Also DAT 100m water resistance and extreme thinness.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212494)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 2:20 PM
Author: Flushed stock car

I like the Octo, i'm trying to find one for a good price. It's going to be a future classic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41214315)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 4:27 PM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

MSRP is 12, I think can prob cop for 9-10 from an AD. I don't see how the 5711 or the RO are "better." The RO only has 5bar water resistance and the 5711 doesn't even hack seconds (LJL). It seems those two at double+ the price are only "better" at signaling to people that you paid 20+k for the watch. Give me the 10bar water resistance and ultra slim case of the Octo any day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41215432)



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Date: October 30th, 2020 12:06 AM
Author: Flushed stock car

The RO market is utter retardation right now. Grey market is +50% of MSRP. AP also has a ton of gates to prevent you from buying at retail.

The Octo is shamefully being ignored by a bunch of dickriders in the watch community. They are shunning great watches to slob on AP/PP/VC/Rolexes knob.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41218957)



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Date: October 30th, 2020 1:37 PM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

The watch community is mostly dickriders who pretend to be into watches but really just want to wealth signal. There is no other explanation for the insanity around Prolex. I hope they keep shunning the Octo. I want to pick one up in the next 6 months or so and would love to be able to get it under MSRP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41222210)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 10:56 AM
Author: Cordovan electric furnace

Yes. Almost no one with real money wears one unless they’re hood rich.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212333)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 10:59 AM
Author: dun box office dingle berry

totally depends how rich you are.

when i wear mine, yes. when the people i work for wear them, no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212354)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:09 AM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

I have Rolex in my fairly extensive collection. They get almost no wrist time. It's the one "luxury" watch brand proles know, so it sends a message and makes it more likely to be stolen. A lot of their models either don't look great or aren't very interesting from a technical perspective. The "classic" 36mm datejust looks clownishly small on my BUFF as FUCK wrists. It's a pretty good watch maker with superlative marketing that strivers and followers have driven to a level well above where it should be. The even poorer strivers who want Prolex but can't afford it are now chimping out over Tudors and driving those TTTs through the roof as well. Most of these watch people are NPC with shitty taste.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212433)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 1:59 PM
Author: Flushed stock car

The Tudor GMT is a great watch. I prefer it strongly over my submariner.

Also if you think 36mm is too small of a watch, that's a big time prole tell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41214068)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 4:25 PM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

I don't think it's objectively too small of a watch but when you have 7.5+ inch wrists it looks like a woman's watch. I still have watches as small as 32mm, but at a certain point they look weird. Still would never cop a DJ 41 as that's LJL. Tudors and Subs are both lame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41215412)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:10 AM
Author: Stirring laser beams library

i rock my IWCs. proles don't know the brand so it's any other watch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212444)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:11 AM
Author: dun box office dingle berry

now THIS is a watch:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/CH080220/39?utm_source=p-social&utm_medium=carousel_bottom_retargeting&utm_campaign=CH080220&fbclid=IwAR03xdL5Ez9OWo-cTgWWdNzLf7qLNZQ8EsrgeQADvWFSAJtL4VHMpy8GDC8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212452)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:13 AM
Author: insane hall dog poop

I like the HBS pretty much wherever we want party timezone function

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212482)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:16 AM
Author: dun box office dingle berry

only for legit jet setters.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212501)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:17 AM
Author: Overrated principal's office skinny woman

libs MAF about "Peiping"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212505)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:12 AM
Author: Coral pervert

only if the person wearing it doesn't actually like nice watches.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212461)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 11:14 AM
Author: Stirring laser beams library



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Date: October 29th, 2020 2:21 PM
Author: Provocative Sepia Toaster

depends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41214326)