I forgot to include a gift from my wife It is a Gucci, similar to the one below but even more spartan. The entire face is black, without any design as shown here and without the gold fly (who ever thought that up?) It has a small diamond (?) inset at 12 o'clock. I only wear it when I have to dress up and try to be nice
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
^^^
I think I still have one of those I bought in NYC outside Grand Central. I think I paid around $18 for it. Needs some work like your Rolex.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Gucci, not unlike Rolex, has been dogged by counterfeits---some of which are quiet respectable. I can't tell you that my wife didn't stop at the same corner---but since she didn't tell me that, I am not one to bring it up! Real or counterfeit, it is a handsome watch in it's very spartan elegance.
Every counterfeit Rolex I have seen, no matter how perfect they look, give themselves away as soon as I pick them up, the finish is not even close. Pleasantly rounded edges are left too sharp on the counterfeits.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Rolexes are way too clunky on my delicate arm.
No one very used “elegant” and Rolex in the same sentence, and you are perhaps a first to use it even in the same paragraph.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
"...you probably also forgot to put on your pants..."
Guilty as charged. I was about 4 and woke up, got dressed, and went outside in Cameron Park California. At some point, one of my friends pointed out that I had no pants on. I had a shirt on and "tight whiteys" - but nothing else. I also rarely wore shoes as a kid. I have no problem with all of this - it's one of the funnier things from my youth I remember.
Hunter..
I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
My neighbors have asked me to never take Ambien again.......
My dad loved a good watch and passed that on to me he liked the ponies more though. He had a couple of nice watches here and there but never anything like a rolex. Bulova was more his speed I haven't wore a watch in ten years but I still look at my wrist some times. I'm working on getting another but I don't want it to be a Casio So it will be a little while.
This is your mind on drugs!
I have my dads Bulova. I drug it out a few years back and wore it to one of our meetings in the Bulova building in Queens where we moved our new HQ.
My generation is big watch people. A Rolex to them is a slim profile. They wouldn't look twice at a Patek Philippe.
My favorite watch is one my dad had that I think my mom still has. Its a Spiro Agnew watch that looks like a mickey mouse watch. Thats fashion.
"Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.
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Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Used to wear a fake Rolex (like Dave’s but with a black betzel ).. bought on Canal Street in New York.. worked like a real one.. except.. the black paint scratched off of the betzel and the crown wore down to brass .. and took a while to keep the band fastened.. pins were not strong enough..
When I retired I was given a beautiful high $$$ Sieko .. stopped wearing it..
Went “nature boy” (like Bo)..
Bought a $9.00 pocket watch to take on a cruise ship (no phone)..
Bulova Building is so cool... thanks for the tip... love Art Deco
On edit.. sold the fake Rolex at a yard sale.. for what I paid fore it.. also.. compared a real Rolex and my fake using a jeweller eyepiece.. the real Rolex face looked like Numbers/letters were cut out with a razor.. the fake looked like they were applied with a paint roller.. was pretty funny thinking how someone could be fooled by my fake.. but it kept excellent time and had the little Rolex shake on the second hand..
The elegant adjective was for the Gucci---certainly not the Rolex----the Rolex is a male statement
BTW---while my Rolex is "cluncky" to the extreme, they do make less "expressive" models.
Curt mentioned Patek Philippe. They are ongoing customers of ours. We recently finished their new show room/office in mid-town and while I probably should be wearing one of their watches I have no driving need to return that much profit!
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis