Is it safe to wear a Rolex around Bangkok??

[Mekmong MICK]

Per the title, I need to make a trip to Bangkok later in the week for an appointment and sort a few matters out. Will I be safe wearing my Rolex? I plan to stay the night and will probably end up at a couple of bars? Should I wear my Rolex and will I be safe from pickpocketers / gangs or should I leave it in my hotel safe?

 

And a note; can I ask posters please keep responses civil and informative? 

Edited July 1 by cdnvic
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[marin]

No dont wear it you will be in great danger. Also dont wear any brand name clothes or running shoes. Right now people are having Nike, Adidas, and Hoka  shoes ripped off their feet by shoe muggers. The most dangerous areas are Sukhumvit soi's 1-101 and the Silom area near a street called Patpong. I am not sure its even safe to travel to Bangkok. Just one heck of a crime wave going on now. 

[Mekmong MICK]

1 minute ago, marin said:

No dont wear it you will be in great danger. Also dont wear any brand name clothes or running shoes. Right now people are having Nike, Adidas, and Hoka  shoes ripped off their feet by shoe muggers. The most dangerous areas are Sukhumvit soi's 1-101 and the Silom area near a street called Patpong. I am not sure its even safe to travel to Bangkok. Just one heck of a crime wave going on now. 

Thanks Marin, sounds a bit hairy!! I'll put tape over the label brands on my clothes to keep extra protected and will use my phone to keep track of time

 

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12 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Per the title, I need to make a trip to Bangkok later in the week for an appointment and sort a few matters out. Will I be safe wearing my Rolex? I plan to stay the night and will probably end up at a couple of bars? Should I wear my Rolex and will I be safe from pickpocketers / gangs or should I leave it in my hotel safe?

 

And a note; can I ask posters please keep responses civil and informative? I already have a Admin flog sending me warning notices

I always wear one Rolex on each wrist cause that's how I roll. Just find yourself a good ladyboy to help protect your watches while you're in Bangers. You'll be good to go @Yellow Fever  

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1 minute ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Thanks Marin, sounds a bit hairy!! I'll put tape over the label brands on my clothes to keep extra protected and will use my phone to keep track of time

 

Hire a security detail while you're in Bangkok. It's what every other sensible tourist does. 

[JustAnotherHun]

Bangkok is the safest place on earth to wear a Rolex because every thief thinks it's a fake 🙂

[Mekmong MICK]

2 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

Bangkok is the safest place on earth to wear a Rolex because every thief thinks it's a fake 🙂

Mine certainly isn't a fake, I could buy a house in Thailand with the price of mine 🙂

[2baht]

24 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Should I wear my Rolex and will I be safe from pickpocketers

Don't worry about the pick pockets, look out for the guys with machete's who will cut your arm off for your Rolex! But it is a chick magnet, right?

[Mekmong MICK]

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Don't worry about the pick pockets, look out for the guys with machete's who will cut your arm off for your Rolex! But it is a chick magnet, right?

The machete part doesn't bother me much mate, I spent time in South Australia.

 

No need for the rolex to be a chick magnet; I have a girlfriend now 😄

[mokwit]

30 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Per the title, I need to make a trip to Bangkok later in the week for an appointment and sort a few matters out. Will I be safe wearing my Rolex? I plan to stay the night and will probably end up at a couple of bars? Should I wear my Rolex and will I be safe from pickpocketers / gangs or should I leave it in my hotel safe?

 

And a note; can I ask posters please keep responses civil and informative? I already have a Admin flog sending me warning notices

It might make you safe from Indian Rolex sellers as they will see you already have one.

[2baht]

Just now, Mekmong MICK said:

The machete part doesn't bother me much mate, I spent time in South Australia.

 

No need for the rolex to be a chick magnet; I have a girlfriend now 😄

I have no doubt you will be blessing the wife with a Lady Rolex Datejust too???

[Ohyesuare]

40 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Per the title, I need to make a trip to Bangkok later in the week for an appointment and sort a few matters out. Will I be safe wearing my Rolex? I plan to stay the night and will probably end up at a couple of bars? Should I wear my Rolex and will I be safe from pickpocketers / gangs or should I leave it in my hotel safe?

 

And a note; can I ask posters please keep responses civil and informative? I already have a Admin flog sending me warning notices

 

You'll be safe but there are thieves who can slip it off your wrist without you even noticing. Hopefully most will just think it's a fake/replica.

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[simon43]

Last time I went to Patpong, I was wearing brand new Calvin Klein undies, and they were ripped right off me!

[tomazbodner]

Most people in Bangkok would think your Rolex is fake so nobody would bother stealing it.

[Mekmong MICK]

21 minutes ago, 2baht said:

I have no doubt you will be blessing the wife with a Lady Rolex Datejust too???

Not the wife yet mate. I'll see if I can pick one up for her at the markets 😄

[Moonlover]

Hey look folks. I've got a ROLEX!

[Mekmong MICK]

11 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Last time I went to Patpong, I was wearing brand new Calvin Klein undies, and they were ripped right off me!

Crikey mate condolences, I hope your pencil didn't get injured

[Mekmong MICK]

6 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Most people in Bangkok would think your Rolex is fake so nobody would bother stealing it.

Really??

 

Mine looks 100% legit, you can tell its real from 15m away

[OneMoreFarang]

No problem, nobody will believe it is real. 

[Mekmong MICK]

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

No problem, nobody will believe it is real. 

Nah when they see me they'll know; I'm well groomed and look successful unlike a lot of the Westerners / sex tourists. The way I carry myself they'll know it's a genuine 

[OneMoreFarang]

Just now, Mekmong MICK said:

Nah when they see me they'll know; I'm well groomed and look successful unlike a lot of the Westerners / sex tourists. The way I carry myself they'll know it's a genuine 

Sure

 

 

 

 

[Ralf001]

11 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Hey look folks. I've got a ROLEX!

 

you too... very common time pieces these days.

Nothing to brag about.

[expat_4_life]

3 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Nah when they see me they'll know; I'm well groomed and look successful unlike a lot of the Westerners / sex tourists. The way I carry myself they'll know it's a genuine 

 

I'd swipe your rolex real or fake on the off chance it is genuine.  Everyone deserves to win the lottery once

[Mekmong MICK]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

you too... very common time pieces these days.

Nothing to brag about.

Rubbish, this is a one of a kind time piece, no one I know has one.

[steven100]

I've often gone out wearing my Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime,  and never been robbed.

Your Rolex is chump change compared to my Patek Philippe.    I doubt anyone would steal it from you. 

[Mekmong MICK]

1 minute ago, expat_4_life said:

 

I'd swipe your rolex real or fake on the off chance it is genuine.  Everyone deserves to win the lottery once

Hahaha all good friend. Sometimes I let my friends wear it so they can feel wealthy 

[Mekmong MICK]

Just now, steven100 said:

I've often gone out wearing my Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime,  and never been robbed.

Your Rolex is chump change compared to my Patek Philippe.    I doubt anyone would steal it from you. 

PP's just look plain ugly. They look like they've been driven over by a tractor.

 

I'm sure if you and I stood next to each other down Khao San Rd I'd have a crowd around my wrist and tourists would throw loose change your way

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Rubbish, this is a one of a kind time piece, no one I know has one.

A Datejust??? One of a kind??? Where's the Daytona???

[Mekmong MICK]

Just now, 2baht said:

A Datejust??? One of a kind??? Where's the Daytona???

All the date and time wheels give me an aneurysm. The Datejust is clean and elegant. 

 

It's a Wimbledon version so a unique piece

[Celsius]

just put a condom over it