Can’t Find a Rolex or Patek Philippe? Blame the Reddit Crowd

Author: pseudolus

Score: 10

Comments: 10

Date: 2021-12-03 14:13:57

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cjlars wrote at 2021-12-03 18:20:13:

Virtually everything besides Rolex, Patek, AP and Vacheron is in stock. For anyone on the wait-list or considering going grey market for a high demand model, I'd strongly recommend looking at comparable models from the wide variety of competing manufacturers. Not only will you get a lot more watch for your time and/or money, you'll support the breadth of artistry that makes the industry so vibrant.

mint2 wrote at 2021-12-03 16:43:52:

Can’t read the article, paywall. What’s the problem with the Reddit crowd?

I thought rolexes were 80’s & 90’s ways to brag about having the appearance of being wealthy. As a millennial I find them ostentatious and do not see the value they provide. Is this what the article is saying?

tluyben2 wrote at 2021-12-03 16:57:53:

As GenX I feel and always felt the same. But people still do it: $800k watches taken off in meetings (while rubbing the tired wrist) and put in a place on the table so that anyone who does not recognize them has enough time to Google etc.

kungito wrote at 2021-12-03 17:31:56:

Ahahhahaha is this really a thing?

tluyben2 wrote at 2021-12-03 18:54:42:

Before Covid it was, indeed often with car keys of something equally expensive (and impractical as this was always in busy cities).

blitzar wrote at 2021-12-03 17:46:54:

I put mine on the table next to the branded car keys that I take out of my bag when I get to the meeting.

paranorman wrote at 2021-12-03 17:58:10:

“See this smile? Ear to ear, baby!”

cjlars wrote at 2021-12-03 17:59:44:

The headline writer kinda went off the clickbait deep end. The article doesn't event mention Reddit or social media.

salamandersauce wrote at 2021-12-03 16:58:38:

They are buying too many rolexes apparently so they are hard to find.

kwertyoowiyop wrote at 2021-12-03 16:09:53:

So, another thing Millenials will be blamed for?

rosy10e wrote at 2021-12-03 15:17:20:

I cannot make sense of this...