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Re: Rolex Vs Omega the eternal question

In Response To: Re: Rolex Vs Omega the eternal question ()

: Well it was necessary for me. and all of the
: feedback I got on this site was actually
: helpful for me to make a final decision

: This is a forum. I thought the whole idea was
: for people to get feedback from other people
: that might have face the same dilema as me
: in the past.

: WTF: is that how rolex lovers talk to other
: poeple?
: What I was trying to say maybe not in the most
: clear manner is that 95% of people buys
: rolex to show off 5% are real watch lovers
: that bother reasearching the internet to
: understand more watches

: Because a JLC is a real piece of horlogery,
: Because it is not flashy, because their
: movements are hand made etc...

: I never say I did not I just said I do not want
: to people to think that I am trying to show
: off. I do care about what people think. If
: they happen to see my watch I do not want to
: say another young prick showing off his
: roles.

: Anyway with a name like rolex luthor there is
: no much point discussing I gues you are
: always going to be partial.

>What I was trying to say maybe not in the most
clear manner is that 95% of people buys
rolex to show off 5% are real watch lovers
that bother reasearching the internet to
understand more watches

95% huh. I never knew it was so low. I always thought it was 99.999999%. For all intents and purposes virtually ALL Rolex owners buy Rolexes to show off. That same study showed that 88% of all people interested in Jaeger-LeCoultre couldn't even pronounce it. Of course only 1% of all of these were interested in "showing off."

How large was the sample size that you used in determining this? What was the age group, ethnic persuasion, sex, and religious background of the subjects?

WTF: is that how rolex lovers talk to other
: poeple?

Sometimes.

If
they happen to see my watch I do not want to
say another young prick showing off his
roles.

Is that how JLC lovers talk to other people?

>Because a JLC is a real piece of horlogery

Just about any quality watch out there is a piece of horological history.

>Anyway with a name like rolex luthor there is
no much point discussing I gues you are
always going to be partial

Partial, yes but not to the point of dismissing other fine brands. Buy what you like. But don't spread misinformation like "95% of all Rolex owners, yada, yada, yada....." Its drivel.