# What's the point of owning a Rolex?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 20, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153 "2001-02-20T01:42:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/1 "2001-02-20T01:42:38Z")

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_Originally posted by javaman_  
I mean, apart from models that are 18kt solid gold, or festooned with diamonds, what is the advantage of owning a Rolex? Presumably there was a time when the accuracy of your watch was directly proportional to the amount of money you spent, but with the advent of the ubiquitous quartz movements this doesn’t seem to be true anymore. On the contrary there are scores of attractive, equally accurate alternatives at a fraction of the price.

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I hear you brother! Somebody is scamming the rich, all right, and that _ain’t_ right!

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/2 "2001-02-20T01:44:19Z")

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So, did you run out of interesting goat material?

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**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/3 "2001-02-20T01:45:56Z")

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Please stick to the OP.

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**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/4 "2001-02-20T01:49:21Z")

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Please stick to starting threads in the proper forum. Alternately, please stick to letting **javaman** fight his own battles.

:wally

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**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/5 "2001-02-20T01:49:43Z")

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You’re covered in so much of your own jizz it’s damn hard not to stick to you.

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**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/6 "2001-02-20T01:51:57Z")

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Please stick to the OP.

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**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/7 "2001-02-20T01:54:13Z")

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You know, doing the same thing over and over didn’t work for Puffy, and it don’t work for you.

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**Author:** ![Pit\_Meister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Pit\_Meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pit_Meister)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/8 "2001-02-20T01:57:16Z")

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Please stick to the OP, Dumbo.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2001, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-owning-a-rolex/55153/9 "2001-02-20T01:57:46Z")

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**Pit Meister** , Official Warning. Don’t do this again. You were well aware of the original problem (of which there is a completely legit Pit Thread right now - to which you posted), and are just spoiling for a fight. If you even _think_ about starting another Pit Thread on the Rolex matter, you’re outta here.

This thread, obviously, is closed.