Rolex...ah Beng or Uncle Watch.

[taxico]

it is more likely that an uncle wear a gold rolex as it involved quite a substantial amount of money.. thus the tag of uncle watch.
in real life, the young ones also want to buy but cannot afford so the young one aka 'green eye' started to label it as uncle watch...

i believe it used to be marketed as a mark of success/towkay'dom, especially in asia, encouraging them to buy a rolex once they can afford one.

i think it has been referred to as: lo-lek kia, lo-lek star, lo-lek ong by the older generations...

plus, rolex sports watches did not take off until the 80s/90s, but by then most of our old folks already own a prestigious rolex and cannot appreciate sports watches - they were busy earning a living on land!

so we all grew up seeing our elders wearing their lo-leks, and it's possible most of us attached the 'ah pek watch' label to it.

but these days, most people wear sports rolex watches, so will they become the 'uncle watch' of tomorrow...?!

on another note, most ah peks/lao uncles have had their rolexes for quite some time... when they were more affordable!

i'm not sure if they would have been able to afford it if the RRP and gold prices of today were applied to the past!

[Flyfisherman]

Think I better cheap cheap sell my 'lo lek' and buy a IWC !

[taxico]

Think I better cheap cheap sell my 'lo lek' and buy a IWC !

i buy from you...! *offers an ETA-based IWC*

[pkc]

is rolex a 'uncle' brand

hence more and more people turning to AP, iwc, panerai and omega for a more youthful look?

[mtb]

not really with the recent line ups...

but i am sure you can still wear your Rolex when you become old old uncle

[Pumper]

Hmmm...I got my first Rolex at 34...consider uncle?
Bought my pam and omega when younger so this is kinda true for me. Seems more drawn to Rolex as I aged..LOL!

[Cuaba]

Yes.

Now get over it.

[Zzq]

Hi All,

I wore a tudor sub at age 18 and proceed on to Rolex till now.Don't think it Uncle.

[maxxam]

No.

[taylormade]

there is only so much rolex u can buy, all will look kinda of similar after a few models, hence ppl will go for other brands for diff sizes and colors (ap/RM/pp/PAMs)..i have a yachtmaster/daytona/ap and i recently bought the new gmtII blue/black, but sold it the next day and targetting DSSD now.

[MaddyWii]

it seems that the name of "Rolex" seems louder than alot brands

[jojosnr]

Older folks not enough strength to carry the DSSD.

[pkc]

that's the strange thing about rolex - the most popular need not be the best

it seems that the name of "Rolex" seems louder than alot brands

[jjazz]

TT jubilee datejust, yes looks uncle.

Sport model, v young looks.
Nv tire looking at rolly.

[kelvin_koh]

I used to have that thinking too until I saw the Sports model.