Why I Won’t Buy A Rolex
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- This video explains some of the reasons why buying a high end watch isn’t the right decision for the average person.
It’s not just the cost of the watch which needs to be considered but also the associated costs; insurance and servicing as well as the initial purchase price which if left in a high interest savings account, or potentially invested into a stock or fund could earn you several hundred of pounds per year (based on an amount of £10,000). I show a watch that I enjoy which resembles that of a Rolex submariner for a fraction of the cost.
I have owned five Rolex watches…have worn them for years and have never lost a penny on them. Made a nice profit on four, of the five Rolex. If you can not afford to wear and enjoy the watch, than i recommend not buying that watch. Watches are meant to be enjoyed.
Exactly - Rolex have in a weird way been the cheapest watches I have owned. You put your name on the list, you get the call, you wear and enjoy the watch, but when you lose interest you get your money back.
I totally agree with your investment advice - 10k in stocks is far better than 10k in a watch - I've collected watches for 25+yrs or so and lost money - I did need to scratch the Rolex itch and still own 2 - but also have others from Zenith/IWC/Omega - it's a long journey - still looking for my next one 😆
I wouldn't buy a super yacht for the same reason not being a billionaire and all. And tune in next week to learn why I won't buy a Ferrari.
Seriously all I hear was you can't afford a Rolex. So what?
And buy the way wearing a cheap watch that looks like sub from a distance still gets you attacked in certain areas.
Yeah I agree, I don’t ever wear a watch in areas which are built up. Usually wear watches when walking along a beach or areas where it’s unlikely that people are on the prowl to rob
we are related 🤣
Thanks you have made me feel rich I wear my new Rolex for work as a joiner doing maintenance nobody has noticed it 😂 it’s no a sub though a 36mm explorer but my Tudor pelagos 42 blue is my go to work watch got that on today
Nice
So you wear something which you think looks like a Rolex while at the same time saying you won’t buy a genuine Rolex for fear of getting mugged. How do the potential muggers know that you aren’t wearing a Rolex? Do you honestly think they come up to you, brandishing a knife and ask you what your watch is, and then why you tell them it’s not what they want they just walk away? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@IrishScribbler I’d be able to tell if someone was wearing a look alike watch. It’s a big risk to try and rob someone so surely they’re not stupid enough to rob someone who has a watch with no value. I’d imagine people who are serious about that type of life know exactly what they are looking for before taking the risk and actually robbing someone.
@@owengriffiths9144 🤣 You’re seriously funny. Have you ever been to London? Do you honestly think that the people who commit watch robberies just cruise up and down Oxford Street on their mopeds, hoping that someone coming out of Selfridges is wearing a Rolex that they can nick? They don’t. Robberies take literally seconds and these people have spotters, be it the guy standing behind you in the bakery or the guy serving you in Nando’s. Regardless of whether it’s an IPhone or a watch that looks like a Rolex, if they want it, they’ll do anything to get it. That’s why most guys in the City wear Smart watches and leave their Rolex at home to wear on the weekends. If you like the brand and have the financial resources, why not get one? It’s like anything else, just be careful of where you wear it and who can see you. You’ll always get your money back when you sell it too.
Dude, there are watches and there are watches.
I am lucky enough to own several luxury watches, I have never purchased a watch as an investment. They need to be worn and if I’m somewhere it’s likely to be damaged/stolen, I’ll wear my Casio.
For me each time I have purchased a luxury watch, it was to remember a life event/achievement.
If you find yourself in a position where you are able to purchase a £10k watch, I think you’ll feel differently by then.
Reasons why I would not buy a Rolex
1/ Common
2/ Overpriced
3/ Unimaginative
4/ Fear/Safety
5/ Clones/Fakes
6/ What is says about your character !!
Enjoy your watch.
Put it on your house insurance, much cheaper.
A modern Rolex Sub, servicing every 10 years
As you already own a mechanical watch, forget about the 4 or 5-year maintenance issue. It's watch culture hype. It will literally run unhindered for decades.
What I typically tend to do is wear the watch for a week or two everyday and then put it down and not wear it for a couple of weeks. As it only runs for this short period after I reset it I don’t see great inaccuracy’s in timekeeping.
Not a Rolex though. Every 5 years as Rolex has developed some special oils to extend life before a service. It was even less previously. Agree, most mechanicals will run decades. Way to tell is if timekeeping is becoming slow proving oils are drying/ sticky.
@@a0r0a7 It looks like Rolex are using Moebius Brand lubricates. Different oils are used for specific parts of the movement. But to put things in context, all horology oils are special because they are industry-specific and expensive. Again, there's nothing special in a Rolex movement that makes them require additional maintenance above other brands. And that includes the oils needing replacement every 5 years.
Great looking watch. Smart man!
Appreciate it!
Hi Owen liked your video you seen new to watch collecting (higher end maybe?) Rolex can be very frustrating as buying one from a ad is a long process .I have collected watches for a long time and like you are not super wealthy but have saved up and own a Rolex. watch owning and collecting is a journey and it's fun going through all the makes and models along the way. owning a Rolex doesn't mean you can't where it out just be sensible and don't take it out to nigh club's etc most of the time it's not a problem.if you want to buy a great affordable watch that is not that far behind Rolex for a lot less money buy a c60 Christopher ward best watch for the money out there (£600 used) thanks John 👍.
I purchased an Explorer in Jan 2018 after only 1 visit to the AD. This was before the hype reached its peak. Its a fantastic watch that is a total package. I own Grand Seikos, Omega, JLC, Seiko but Rolex is the best. The one watch I’d keep if I ever need to sell my watches. Its doubled in value in 6 years.
Couldn't agree more. Their service center inside their headquarter in NYC is top notch. They have always been courteous and professional. How all top-notch customer service should be.
Buy what you can afford and enjoy it. I daily a Rolex Sub, because I like it. No one notices or cares, its not a status symbol, and I've never felt at risk from anyone because I'm wearing it. I tend to wear my Omega Speedmaster to the office, because it looks smart. Don't baby them, and for heavens sake they are not for special occasions. I like them because I like mechanical watches. As for investments, its a different topic. I like cars too, but they are not investments. Neither are holidays. If you weigh every expense versus its Return on investment, life isn't gonna be fun. You could spend the next 30 years with one Rolex on your wrist, then pass it onto your son. I'd say that's an investment.
I agree with your comments. My son even said I should pay for his college tuition instead of buying a high end watch. And he is correct. I still think owning a Rolex is the pinnacle of serious watch collecting. I actually think Omega, Tudor, Longines and yes even Tag Heuer make more aesthetically pleasing watches. Those are the watches in my wish list. The Omega SMP on my list is more than halfway the road to a basic no-date Sub but still hefty money which is why I don’t have one and can’t have one yet. But watches have to me are my men’s jewelry and some have a special meaning. My first watch, a quartz Longines Oposition now belongs to my oldest son as he wanted to borrow it for prom. I bought a quartz Tag Heuer Aquaracer afterwards. So those mark big achievements for me. The Tag I tried it on dozens of times and I wanted it so bad. My mom gifted me a Longines Hydroconquest, my first automatic, so that is also another big memory for me.
College over a high end watch is the way to go. I have just finished my studies and now starting the see the rewards.
Some great stories you have, the watch that featured in the video was a gift to myself after starting my first ‘proper job’ although cheap it has sentimental value and has been with me everywhere.
Now do a video on why you would buy a Honda Civic over a Porsche 911.
@@BrianCassidy-hb9pg I can’t, would be lying. A 992 turbo s would be my choice!
I bought a pair of skates instead of a Learjet.
Im 56 and buying a Rolex when I was your age was one of the best things I ever did (I was lucky enough to get IFC on a Rolex at that point in history).
My other advice to someone your age is to self insure (please ask me if you do not know what I mean) You seem a nice kid that would benefit from this advice.
I own 3 rolex watches and 2 Tudor watches. I bought them because I like them. I did not go into debt to buy them. I actually have an account that is just for buying watches. All i can say is if you like it and you can afford it, then buy it. Dont think about if I buy this watch will I get robbed. You can get robbed wearing a Casio. Life is meant to be enjoyed.
Change the title of this video to "Why I Can't Buy A Rolex"
You’re wise and mature in that you admit the Submariner is out of your income bracket. That’s commendable, because many have purchased and sold their Submariners when times get tough, because in reality, they couldn’t really afford to keep it to begin with. Although I was still a child at the time, I miss the days when the average middle class gentleman or lady could obtain a Rolex.
Rolex was a luxury brand the middle class could get into, and to some degree, that’s still true today. But the waiting lists and inflation have made that aspiration more difficult. I owned a 5 digit 16610 submariner. Great little watch. At the time of purchase, however, I couldn’t really afford to keep it. I knew due to my finances at the time would force me to part with it when times get rough. I was forced to part with it, too 😂
Today, I have the means to get a Submariner. But my love for the submariner over the years has dwindled. I like the design of the Tudor Pelagos 39 and Black Bay 54 more, which is why I own both. When you add up those two divers, I could have just got one Sub. But that’s not as interesting to me as having a 54 and P39. I much prefer the controversial, divisive snowflake markers and handset over the submariners hands and markers.
Modern Rolex only need servicing every 10 years. It can run longer without Service but I’d prefer to have new gaskets, oils etc. Even if costs $1500 over 10 years thats $150 a year. Much cheaper than servicing a car!!
Good thing you can drive your Rolex around town.
@@ProtomanZ of course you can! People spend way way more servicing their cars and cars stay still 90% of the time. The watch runs 24/7/365 and still costs way way less. Maintenance costs on luxury watches is a non-issue unless we are talking about some really complicated watches like Patek Grand Master Chime 😂😂😂
if you live in a country where you can't wear a Rolex out, you should move somewhere else. 100%
But you don't usually buy a Rolex because of an investment. You buy a Rolex to remember important moments in your life. You buy a Rolex so that one day you can pass it on to your children or grandchildren so that they have a precious memory of their ancestor, who achieved something in life.
My Rolex Explorer purchased in January 2018 with discount and taxes off has doubled in price in 6 years.
I totally agree with you. My Rolex will go down to my children. It’s a life goal to buy one and the first one is the most special one.
Dude, that was a good looking watch and I own both Omega and Rolex. Good on ya!!
If Rolex sold their watches with the same margins as they used 40 years ago, they'd be a couple grand. People buy Rolex watches for status. I also agree, that the Rolex brand name can get you killed.
I think you make some good and fair points. I think you might be missing out on quartz watches. Look at G Shock, Seiko Astron for example - some outstanding tech can go into quartz and it's often only the watch snobs who say that quartz is bad (I know you didn't say that). Your NH35A movement in that watch will last for 20 years without a service. There's absolutely no point taking it off. Just let it run and run and run. When it eventually breaks you can replace the entire movement or service it (probably cheaper to replace the movement). I've owned a couple of Rolex watches. Outstanding quality and craftsmanship - but the AD's are disgusting, horrid places
The Depth Charge has a Seiko NH35 movement. Nothing wrong with that. It is the Kalashnikov of wristwatch movements.
Yes, you know your stuff!
There's plenty of watches that are great other than Rolex ! My favourite one is my Sub from 1967. It will never go in the water though.
There is many issue with Rolex, they don't want to sell you the watch if you are new costumer. The quality product is beyond others brands. The automatic movement is stolen from Seiko in the 70's. You can get killed for wearing it in any countries. Everybody got one, and especially people who don't know shit about watches.
Still a great brand, but the statut behind it doesn't please me.
😂😂 bro are you new to watches 😂
Wow - that’s an ugly sub homage.
Keeping/Flipping is all over the place.
Rolex service is 10 years +
Have only serviced one after 20+ years.
If you can tell 9 times out of 10 what someone is wearing you are a better man than me, and I have a lot of watches and worked in a high end watch shop.
TAG Heuer is not pronounced like that.
A Rolex Submariner is not 'date or no date whatever'.
Submariner does not have a date. Submariner Date does.
Nobody has tens of thousands of pounds sitting in an account lol.
Anyone sensible would make that money work for them.
Scuffing a Rolex has no real issues.
I mean this really kindly......... Grow up!
Out of interest, if you only keep low amounts of cash in your bank accounts, what do you invest the majority of your money into?
@@owengriffiths9144 Bricks and Mortar First (no rent/mortgage) Next £50k = Premium Bonds, then
Gold/Platinum/Silver and Rolex's lol.
I'm no financial advisor lol, but trust me on the self insurance ; )
An emergency fund is essential. Tens of thousands of pounds in the bank is perfectly justified.
@@lamentate07 Premium Bonds?
@@wristopia4101 Sure, but my point is that having decent cash reserves is fine. You just shouldn't keep all your 'excess' money there.
I also have gold and silver, although silver is a very poor investment for me. I would have been better off just keeping that money in a high interest savings account than buying it.
If you have to think about what you might make in saving's interest, or what they may or may not be worth in period X time....then no offense but you really can't afford one and shouldn't even consider the idea. Absolutely nothing wrong with that mind. However... I do agree that they are simply overpriced for what they are. I bought a model 16610 in 2003 for £2,800, which I thought was a fair shout and insofar as it may be said, roughly worth what I was buying. Today, at a list of 9 grand? Do I think they are worth that? No. I absolutely do not. As for your point about security? Again, you are not wrong. Years ago, I never even thought about it. But now, I feel (rightly or wrongly) that I have to be 'aware'. Increasingly I have started to ask myself what is the point.... P.S. You'd have been far better off buying a Seiko. Great company. 1881 (some 24 years before Rolex were even established) and with many, many original innovations. Don't half-ass something that looks vaguely like a Sub. Buy something that is an original whatever rather than a second hand clone ;)
Well thought-through, sir.
personally cuz I don't have the money 😆
Next video ...... I won't buy 5 Guys
If you are talking about investment i do think now is actually a good time, there's been a huge correction over the past year or so, and it seems to have bottomed out. I agree about the crime aspect though, i have a sub and just don't wear it any more.
I really don't care for any modern Rolex. I find them chunky and difficult to read. I do own two vintage Rolex including the 5513 and 1675. If Rolex returned to the slimmer cases of the 60's and 70's, I might have a look. However they're current crop of cases are horrid.
Life is too short. I buy whatever I like to enjoy it. Video is pretty pointless when you keep comparing "Oh I'm going to put my money in the stock market and earn gazillion dollars. Are you planning to bring your money to your grave in your 60s, 70s, 80s?"
Try buying a new sub, he might be in his 60s, 70s and 80s before a AD allows him to have one 😂
@@a0r0a7 only if you are stupid enough to let them fool you. Find a correct AD, show them, that you are really interested in watches (not a flipper + no clue about the watch you wanna purchase) and tell them, that you will only buy what you are interested in. If they respect you (what is the purpose of finding a correct AD), they will sell you, what you desire, pretty fast, because they get many Subs every 3-6 weeks. If they tell you, you have to wait some years and need to purchase some less interesting watches to get on the "waiting list" (which does not exist), just move on.
@@strikezone3498what ADs do you suggest then UK? I could easily buy a sub but placed on waiting list and they tried to steer me to buy other watches of which I don't want quite frankly. Rolex business model is crap quite frankly, mass produced watches, limit supply, push prices up and release only if the AD chooses too. I have lost interest in even having a new Rolex. There are so many other great watches out there.
@@strikezone3498 don't think I am stupid but rather bored sat on a waiting list. Mass produced watches, Rolex limit supply and push prices up. ADs deciding who will own one. I am done with Rolex, many other great watches out there.
@@a0r0a7 best decision you could have made. I am also a big hater of Rolex, would always buy Omega over them. Was just telling, how the AD Game goes, if you would want to play it. Never meant to call you stupid by the way, if that is what you got from my first sentence. Sorry for that
I cant wait to buy my DJ41. I love me some Rolex and I love my Omega. Rolex is King though. There are better watches, pricier watches, etc but Rolex is still king.
The DJ has too many polished parts.
@@georgetown8986 I just love the fluted bezel. I really want a Daydate but not quite there yet financially.
I have a black and a blue sub and like your watch, but the rectangle on the dial makes me aggressive 😂
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Those DC are cracking watches with great specs. Enjoy
They are!
Lol... 10K is chump change...😂
Babycry
Try San Martin watches
Reasons people won't buy a Role:
1) they cannot afford one.
2) they have too much money and they would rather buy a Patek Philippe, or a Richard Mille
Lame video
Winging Pom.
I know why you made this video , because IM BLACK thats why. Just admit it.
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