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Is wearing a Rolex striver-y?

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vivacious flesh associate
  02/17/18
prole AF
Greedy Preventive Strike
  02/17/18
aka "Prolex"
Greedy Preventive Strike
  02/17/18
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Diverse newt site
  10/27/20
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pink slap-happy base
  02/17/18
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dark narrow-minded set useless brakes
  10/29/20
No, but bashing Rolexes just to appear above it has become a...
Primrose razzle home keepsake machete
  02/17/18
Isn't the Rolex the Cadillac of watches? There are infinitel...
Lake cheese-eating hall wagecucks
  02/17/18
this line of thinking is even more strivery than buying a ro...
Mauve tank corner
  02/17/18
They are the BMW M3 of watches There are plenty of better w...
light hot pit
  02/17/18
This sounds right.
brindle supple parlour messiness
  12/01/18
320i on the other hand...is just pathetic.
orange vibrant heaven corn cake
  12/01/18
I appreciate your logic. But as an aesthetic matter, Rolex ...
buck-toothed blue famous landscape painting foreskin
  10/30/20
I alternates between an Apple watch and Shinola and I get a ...
Mischievous Lodge Boiling Water
  02/17/18
Lol at Shinola. There's a guy at my company that rocks one o...
Cerebral autistic halford
  02/17/18
I dunno, but I don't find them particularly attractive and t...
pink slap-happy base
  02/17/18
Lol at watchmos
dun step-uncle's house sneaky criminal
  02/17/18
besides patek, rolex is practically the only family-run biz ...
house-broken infuriating pocket flask idiot
  12/01/18
what does it mean
underhanded sticky meetinghouse boltzmann
  12/01/18
something
Heady Naked Partner
  12/01/18
one of the biggest prestige tells. great brand. VERY classy.
adulterous purple library
  10/27/20
Shut up
vivacious flesh associate
  10/27/20
u mad i copped DAT ROLEX, you jealous jew fuck?
adulterous purple library
  10/27/20
Nyuug, lol, Jesus Christ
vivacious flesh associate
  10/27/20
titcnljc
Rebellious Travel Guidebook Lay
  10/29/20
(cslg)
Provocative Apoplectic Trailer Park Electric Furnace
  10/27/20
caring about what watch you ought to wear is strivery
Provocative Apoplectic Trailer Park Electric Furnace
  10/27/20
One of the reasons I’m a big Rolex fan is that despite...
pearly center
  10/27/20
wydm agents designed
Floppy tantric ratface
  10/29/20
Sorry, meant Genta designed. Gerald Genta designed the Patek...
pearly center
  10/29/20
and the IWC Ingenieur. Thoughts on the Octo Finissimo? Bulga...
charcoal hospital
  10/29/20
I like the Octo, i'm trying to find one for a good price. I...
pearly center
  10/29/20
MSRP is 12, I think can prob cop for 9-10 from an AD. I don'...
charcoal hospital
  10/29/20
The RO market is utter retardation right now. Grey market is...
pearly center
  10/30/20
The watch community is mostly dickriders who pretend to be i...
charcoal hospital
  10/30/20
Yes. Almost no one with real money wears one unless they&rsq...
appetizing locus
  10/29/20
totally depends how rich you are. when i wear mine, yes. ...
Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker
  10/29/20
I have Rolex in my fairly extensive collection. They get alm...
charcoal hospital
  10/29/20
The Tudor GMT is a great watch. I prefer it strongly over my...
pearly center
  10/29/20
I don't think it's objectively too small of a watch but when...
charcoal hospital
  10/29/20
i rock my IWCs. proles don't know the brand so it's any othe...
Federal cuckoldry
  10/29/20
now THIS is a watch: https://www.phillips.com/detail/pate...
Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker
  10/29/20
I like the HBS pretty much wherever we want party timezone f...
self-absorbed crusty location
  10/29/20
only for legit jet setters.
Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker
  10/29/20
libs MAF about "Peiping"
charcoal hospital
  10/29/20
only if the person wearing it doesn't actually like nice wat...
Maize love of her life cruise ship
  10/29/20
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Federal cuckoldry
  10/29/20
depends
Balding charismatic stage hairy legs
  10/29/20


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Date: February 17th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: vivacious flesh associate



(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: Greedy Preventive Strike

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: Greedy Preventive Strike

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: Diverse newt site



(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: pink slap-happy base



(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: dark narrow-minded set useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41215429)



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Date: February 17th, 2018 3:23 PM
Author: Primrose razzle home keepsake machete

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: Lake cheese-eating hall wagecucks

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: Mauve tank corner

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: light hot pit

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: brindle supple parlour messiness

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 vibrant heaven corn cake

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: buck-toothed blue famous landscape painting foreskin

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: Mischievous Lodge Boiling Water

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: Cerebral autistic halford

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: pink slap-happy base

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: dun step-uncle's house sneaky criminal

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: house-broken infuriating pocket flask idiot

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: underhanded sticky meetinghouse boltzmann

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: Heady Naked Partner

something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#37333416)



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Date: October 27th, 2020 12:39 AM
Author: adulterous purple library

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: vivacious flesh associate

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: adulterous purple library

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: vivacious flesh associate

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: Rebellious Travel Guidebook Lay

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: Provocative Apoplectic Trailer Park Electric Furnace

(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: Provocative Apoplectic Trailer Park Electric Furnace

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: pearly center

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: Floppy tantric ratface

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: pearly center

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: charcoal hospital

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: pearly center

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: charcoal hospital

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: pearly center

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: charcoal hospital

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: appetizing locus

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: Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker

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: charcoal hospital

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: pearly center

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: charcoal hospital

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: Federal cuckoldry

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: Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker

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: self-absorbed crusty location

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: Outnumbered Garrison Candlestick Maker

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: charcoal hospital

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: Maize love of her life cruise ship

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: Federal cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3895886&forum_id=2#41212485)



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Date: October 29th, 2020 2:21 PM
Author: Balding charismatic stage hairy legs

depends

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