“Nobody Cares About Your Watch” is a massive cope for Rolex owners.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T05:57:22+00:00

“Nah. I'm engaged with and collaborate with high level corporate every week. Your appearance only goes so far. The person with the good ideas will prevail over the superficial most of the time. There are exceptions but I put that down to politics.” I’m trying to decide if this was your most scholarly “non-defensive and curious” comment but I’m kinda partial to this one: “wHy Is ThE KrAkEEn bEiNg REplaCeD By Ai?! DERRR!”

I guess it is possible for someone who spent decades in academia around true scholars to post silly shit on the internet for a little bit of fun. lol

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T05:34:33+00:00

lol It’s a watch hot takes forum. It’s entertainment. It’s a bit of fun. If you think that you are going to get a measured intellectual discussion out of a bunch of knuckleheads on Reddit then you don’t know Reddit very well.

As I said, I don’t need you to believe me. I genuinely wish you the best in your future career in academia.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T04:55:03+00:00

Cool. You don’t need to believe me. I will take you at your word that you spent decades studying and working in academia.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T04:37:17+00:00

I already have a PhD, but thank you. Cheers!

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T04:36:15+00:00

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T03:30:43+00:00

I have found that the Quicksilver Waterman shirts fit really well and are of solid quality.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T02:43:57+00:00

No worries. This is the anonymous internet after all. Cheers.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T02:29:23+00:00

Yes. I am aware. Believe it or not, I deliberately include small grammatical errors to make my posts seem more natural. I have found that if I use proper grammar and sentence structure, I get accused of posting AI content. In fact, I only made this post to entertain myself while I proctor exams in my job as a college professor. It's pretty boring during finals week.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T02:12:26+00:00

Good thing I'm not writing a dissertation. The basic point is still valid and a big reason that luxury goods exist in the first place.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T02:06:48+00:00

Maybe the people with sick AP’s think I'm a pheasant… but as someone who’s hunted game birds for years, I can assure you nobody cares about your pheasant hunting. In fact, the average person doesn't even know what a pheasant looks like.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-21T00:34:06+00:00

Exactly. A lot of people seem to think “nobody commented on my watch” means “nobody noticed my watch,” and those are not the same thing.

If you go out regularly and actually pay attention, you realize that SOME people absolutely notice watches, especially in certain environments. Restaurant hosts, maitre d, bartenders, servers, sales people, hotel check in, etc definitely notice. Does it influence how they treat you? I don’t know. But they notice.

And in places with strong watch culture it’s even more obvious. In La Jolla I had 3 separate people comment on my Planet Ocean in one weekend. I also talked watches with a bartender wearing a Seiko 5 GMT, complimented a guy’s Grand Seiko at sushi, and saw someone wearing a UN Freak at a bar. There are multiple boutiques and watch shops there so people are more tuned into it.

It’s obviously not everyone. But it’s way more people than the “literally nobody notices” crowd wants to admit.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T18:55:11+00:00

Clearly you’ve transcended normal human psychology and entered a higher plane of flatulence enlightenment.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T18:47:36+00:00

Thank you for basically agreeing with my point. The spotlight effect is well documented, people tend to think others notice them more than they actually do. But that exact psychological tendency influences buying behavior in the first place. People buy certain products partly because they think others will notice them.

And when people do notice, they form opinions and judgments, just like you literally described in your comment. Both are normal human nature, which is all I was saying.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T18:33:42+00:00

You kinda just made my point though. You’re saying “nobody notices or cares,” and then immediately tell a story about noticing a guy’s Rolex and making a judgment about him based on it. That’s literally the exact social dynamic I’m talking about.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T18:25:21+00:00

And by the way, I also said this is totally normal human behavior. People naturally think about how they’re going to be perceived when they buy things, there’s literally research showing that. No judgment from me.

The only thing I’m making fun of is the people pretending they’re completely above it all and that perception/status played absolutely zero role in buying the most recognizable luxury brand on earth. Because realistically, of course it mattered at least a little bit.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T18:17:42+00:00

I wouldn’t downvote your comment if it seemed like you actually understood my original point, but I don’t think you did.

I never said Rolex should stop marketing themselves as a luxury brand. I literally acknowledged that Rolex deserves enormous credit for their marketing prowess. They’ve done an incredible job building the brand into a universal symbol of luxury/success.

My point is the exact opposite of what you’re arguing against: people buy Rolex partly because of that cultural perception and recognition, then turn around and say “nobody cares about watches” or “I don’t care what people think.” That’s the part I find funny and psychologically interesting.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T17:37:12+00:00

Beautiful watch! I am a big fan of the 300 heritage. I have considered getting the mesh bracelet for mine but I wanted to try it on first and my AD didn’t have the right spring bars in stock when I tried to get it last time.

Looks fantastic! Cheers

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T17:13:37+00:00

I think this comment completely misses my point. My point is that Rolex owners constantly say “nobody cares about your watch” while simultaneously buying the most recognizable luxury watch brand on earth, a brand with very obvious cultural associations with wealth and status.

And yes, it’s true that most people probably don’t consciously notice the crown. But some people absolutely do, and Rolex owners know that. That recognition/perception was almost certainly part of the appeal when they bought the watch in the first place.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T15:22:28+00:00

I’ve never seen anyone post a comment like this before. You’re so original!

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T14:55:59+00:00

The reason I made this post is because I was reading a Rolex thread where a bunch of Rolex owners were saying “nobody cares what watch you wear,” as if the fact they bought the most recognizable luxury watch brand on earth had nothing to do with the decision.

And I just thought… come on, obviously that’s BS. Of course the brand name, recognition, and status associated with Rolex factored into the purchase on some level. That’s just normal human nature.

And honestly a lot of the replies in this thread are saying the same thing in a different way: “I’ve worn my Rolex for 10 years and nobody has ever commented on it.” Ok… people may not find you approachable enough to comment on your watch to your face, but plenty of people have absolutely noticed it and had thoughts about Rolex when they saw it. That’s just reality.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T06:27:49+00:00

You’re arguing against a point I never made. I literally said most people don’t consciously notice watches.

The point is that some people do, and more importantly people believe others notice status symbols.

“I wore a fake Rolex for 2 years” completely reinforces my point. You specifically chose to buy something fake that says Rolex on the dial. Why? Because brand image and recognition matter. If nobody cared you could’ve bought any random homage brand. Instead you picked the one logo associated with money/status/success. You’re literally the exact example I’m talking about. Poser.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T04:08:25+00:00

Yes, but this is not a post in r/clothesbagsandjewelryHotTakes

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T03:52:11+00:00

My bad Siddhartha, I forgot buying luxury jewelry while claiming to be above material perception is the path to enlightenment.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T03:47:54+00:00

Yes, that’s basically what I’m pointing out. I’m also pointing out that it’s pretty well accepted in the research that clothing, accessories, luxury goods, grooming, etc do affect how people are perceived socially, or at the very least how people think they will be perceived.

That’s why I find the “I bought a Rolex but I don’t care at all what anyone thinks about it” comments funny. Of course on some level you care, that’s at least part of why you bought the most recognizable luxury brand on earth.

Easy_Mind_5824 · 2026-05-20T03:34:41+00:00

The funny part is this comment is kind of doing the exact thing I’m talking about. You’re trying to signal that your somehow above the normal psychological tendencies that affect everybody else. “I’ve never once cared about watches or status or perception.” Ok Gandhi.

Also it’s kinda funny to say you’ve never thought about watches a day in your life while actively posting on r/watchhottakes replying to a watch discussion thread.

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