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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by biztos on Monday January 23, 2017 @04:29AM (#13460958)
Interestingly enough there's a scene in a famous German novel, IIRC Homo Faber[0] by Max Frisch, in which the protagonist, in desperate circumstances, trades his watch for a ride. (I think it's for a ride -- it's been probably 15 years since I last read it.)

At the time it struck me as really odd, but now that I know some people who own expensive watches I sort-of get it.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_Faber_(novel)

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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by coldtea on Monday January 23, 2017 @04:50AM (#13461036)
You don't need to go as back or as obscure as Homo Faber.

Selling your watch for quick money (usually in a foreign country or after being robbed, crashed etc) is a common film staple in tons of adventure/noir etc movies.

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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by zazpowered on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:39PM (#13468627)
The scene of putting your watch on the table during a poker game is pretty common too
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