Is it safe to wear a Rolex around Bangkok??

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Mekmong MICK said:

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

If it really was a unique, one of a kind, watch, you would have said, "No one else has one", not "No one I know has one".   Which model is it and what is unique about it?

Edited Monday at 08:09 AM by Liverpool Lou

[Walker88]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How?

Because he tells you.

[In Full Agreement]

4 hours 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? 

 

 

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Mekmong MICK said:

 

It's a Wimbledon version so a unique piece

Nonsense, Rolex made thousands of Datejust "Wimbledons"...there are over 1,100 of them available on Chrono24 right now.  Maybe you just don't know what the word "unique" means?

Edited Monday at 08:18 AM by Liverpool Lou

[In Full Agreement]

3 hours ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Just from what I observe, Robert.

 

Don't let my avatar fool you from how handsome I am 😉

 

 

Go ahead, MICK.    Post your image here and prove to all of us what a handsome man you really are.     No John Candy you..

 

 

 

[nikmar]

I bought a nice Seiko from an old junk shop near Liverpool, last time I was home. Cost me a tenner so about 460 bt.  Put a new leather strap on it and it does the job!  I’m really quite fond of it.

[In Full Agreement]

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

I have an antique half-hunter pocket watch. About $20,000 and wearing such a pocket watch states my character > titled ancestry, educated, well-spoken, quiet confidence 🙂

 

 

It says all that??

 

 

[Mekmong MICK]

10 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Nonsense, Rolex made thousands of Datejust "Wimbledons"...there are over 1,100 of them available on Chrono24 right now.  Maybe you just don't know what the word "unique" means?

A population of 8 billion and only 1,100?

 

Sounds unique to me, thanks for proving my point 

[Mekmong MICK]

9 minutes ago, In Full Agreement said:

 

 

Go ahead, MICK.    Post your image here and prove to all of us what a handsome man you really are.     No John Candy you..

 

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, Mekmong MICK said:

 

here's the old girl, boy is she glimmering today

Today?   The date is not exactly glimmering!

[Mekmong MICK]

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

Today?   The date is not exactly glimmering!

I don't bother adjusting the date; when you're retired like me all the days blend into one lol

[In Full Agreement]

Just now, Mekmong MICK said:

 

 

MICK,  Do you think you'll ever reach a reasonable level of maturity?       It's looking doubtful.

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Gormo_ said:

Rolexes are plastic and overrated 

Only by those who do not know what they're talking about...they are neither plastic, not over-rated, over-priced maybe.

[RSD1]

Such a silly windup. Why is everyone so obsessed with such a pedestrian attempt to trigger people? 

[Mekmong MICK]

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

Only by those who do not know what they're talking about...they are neither plastic, not over-rated, over-priced maybe.

Agreed overpriced although the craftsmanship is elite.

 

Their unaffordability is what makes them so desirable to the masses who can't afford 

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Thanks for the homology lesson friend. 

Horology.  Now you're giving yourself away - if you hadn't already.

Edited Monday at 08:42 AM by Liverpool Lou

[nikmar]

15 minutes ago, RSD1 said:

Such a silly windup. Why is everyone so obsessed with such a pedestrian attempt to trigger people? 

 

Seeing a lot of posts like this of late. Slow witted questions or comments designed to stir up.

[Liverpool Lou]

50 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

8 shirts, a Ford Raptor, 2 investment properties in Sydney, a $900 suit and first class flights to Bangkok. 

Flights?  Thought you posted that you came here on your own?

 

"...$900 suit".

USD, Guyanese dollar or Australian pesos?   You seem to be under the impression that a $900 suit is something to take notice of?

[novacova]

2 minutes ago, nikmar said:

 

Seeing a lot of posts like this of late. Slow witted questions or comments designed to stir up.

Possibly bot generated to increase traffic? Makes one wonder.

[Liverpool Lou]

35 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

A population of 8 billion and only 1,100?

 

Sounds unique to me, thanks for proving my point 

Only 1,100+ for sale on one site (not the total produced).   It has been estimated that Rolex produces in the region of 1m watches per year so that's around 16,000,000 pieces (30% of which are estimated to be Datejusts) since the Datejust with the Wimbledon dial was introduced in 2009, all of which were available with that dial.   I did not prove your point, at all, but thanks for proving that you have no idea of the actual meaning of "unique".

Edited Monday at 09:18 AM by Liverpool Lou

[RSD1]

5 minutes ago, nikmar said:

 

Seeing a lot of posts like this of late. Slow witted questions or comments designed to stir up.

Yeah, but this one is really just dumb. The toothpaste one is good too. I haven't clicked on that gem yet. I can only imagine the thrilling discourse about toothpaste caps. 

[richard_smith237]

11 minutes ago, novacova said:

14 minutes ago, nikmar said:

 

Seeing a lot of posts like this of late. Slow witted questions or comments designed to stir up.

Possibly bot generated to increase traffic? Makes one wonder.

 

A 100% Troll - almost every comment on every thread, this poster [Mekmong MICK] posts something deliberately inflammatory or triggering...    his posts are pure satire, designed for laughing at anyone taking his posts seriously.... 

 

I'm surprised people are giving his posts oxygen.

[novacova]

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

A 100% Troll - almost every comment on every thread, this poster [Mekmong MICK] posts something deliberately inflammatory or triggering...    his posts are pure satire, designed for laughing at anyone taking his posts seriously.... 

 

I'm surprised people are giving his posts oxygen.

Yet you come to post on the thread and pitch in some oxygen 

[Liverpool Lou]

10 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

A 100% Troll - almost every comment on every thread, this poster [Mekmong MICK] posts something deliberately inflammatory or triggering...    his posts are pure satire, designed for laughing at anyone taking his posts seriously.... 

 

I'm surprised people are giving his posts oxygen.

"I'm surprised people are giving his posts oxygen".

So you're surprised by yourself!?

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, novacova said:

Yet you come to post on the thread and pitch in some oxygen 

 

Guilty as charged..... I actually wrote that point in brackets, then deleted it with the expectation that some bright spark will point it out for me !!!!  

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 09:25 AM by richard_smith237

[novacova]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Guilty as charged..... I actually wrote that point in brackets, then deleted it with the expectation that some bright spark will point it out for me !!!!  

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, next time I’ll wait a little longer…

[Liverpool Lou]

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Guilty as charged..... I actually wrote that point in brackets, then deleted it with the expectation that some bright spark will point it out for me !!!!  

Seems that you're one of the "bright sparks" that you're trying to disparage.

[tomazbodner]

12 minutes ago, Mekmong MICK said:

Agreed overpriced although the craftsmanship is elite.

 

Their unaffordability is what makes them so desirable to the masses who can't afford 

Actually it isn't about craftsmanship. Rolexes are machine made, not hand made. But this is why quantities produced are higher and waiting times shorter than say Patek. The rest is all down to their marketing. Most Swiss automatic watches use ETA/ETERNA movement anyway, with Rolex having only minor modifications to original design, so internally they are basically identical to other Swiss Made brands. And who owns ETA? Well, Swatch. So basically by buying Rolex or Longines or Tag Heuer or Breitling or .... you're buying a Swatch in a nice case.

 

But yes, it feels nice (albeit heavy) on wrist. To me, Rolex 40mm cases look too small now, so I prefer Tag and Breitling at 44mm, or a Seiko (also based on ETA Calibre 5/Calibre 16) which is modified in a way that it doesn't snap the spring if manually wound too far, and can change day/date in any position of crown, very unlike original (or Rolex) movement, where it can only be changed in very specific positions.

 

Not a bad taste to have a Rolex. You can take MRT train in Hong Kong and vast majority wears genuine Submariners. They are HK's favourite graduation gift. You'll find something similar in Singapore.

[Mekmong MICK]

I want to clear a few things up;

 

A) it's not a troll post. Unlike a lot here, I've travelled extensively across the world and I wouldn't wear a rolex down the Ramblas in Barcelona, Champ D L'Eseey in Paris or times square in LA. It's well known these places are prime targets for pickpocketers 

 

B) many of you wished to engage me about my watch rather than my question around my safety. This attempt to derail my thread adds zero value and makes for a rather dull backwards and forwards retort fest. I also posted a photo of my watch which demonstrates this was not a troll but a well meaning thread which I am sure others lucky enough to own a rolex would ask themselves 

 

C) to those who did contribute, thank you.

 

I will take no further comments

[phetphet]

I still wear mine when I go to BKK, but I don't tend to hit the bars at night.

 

Though many years ago when visiting BKK (1994), my friend and I were wearing fake Rolexes we had bought. I had my real one in my pocket as had taken it off to wear the fake .

 

We stopped at a watch stall to look at some more copy watches.  The stallholder somehow managed to remove the one I was wearing from my wrist without me even noticing. He waved it in my face with a smile. After giving it back to me I went straight back to the hotel and put my one in the safe.