Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015)

Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by qwrusz on Monday January 23, 2017 @07:51PM (#13467870)

Hey, sorry if my writing wasn't clear: The post above mine said they thought Rolex screams "expensive" and my response was it's "not screaming expensive" these days and that really most people wont even recognize it or care, so I'm not sure how that came across as agreeing.

Anyway this is just my experience. Rolex don't "scream expensive", but maybe to a few folks they burp that message. Not a perfect comparison but my old well-worn running shoes cost like $200 (fancy I know ;) few people recognize them, from the ppl who do some think that's expensive ($5 of leather for $200 ZOMG!), some people don't think that's expensive. Just because something is expensive doesn't mean that product "screams" expensive. Just shoes. Just a watch. YMMV

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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by anjc on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @07:01AM (#13470664)

I get what you're saying. But I'd argue that it isn't the watches themselves which scream wealth, but rather the brand. Well perhaps being able to say that your watch is made from solid gold would signify a level of wealth too :)

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