"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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"David Looser" wrote in message
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My understanding of the "Rolex thing" is that it's about status and
wealth.

Others might say it is an interest in quality, an appreciation
of the finer things in life:-)

At what point does "an appreciation of the finer things in life" roll over
into a desire to show off your "appreciation of the finer things in life";
to show that you own objects with the 'right' brand names on them. A watch
is something that you carry about with you, that is visible to those who you
come into contact with, so it looks to me to be well onto the show-off side
of that equation. Where there is a qualitative difference between a
"quality" item and a cheaper one then maybe there is something in the
argument you put forward. But as I've said before a Rolex is just a watch,
it works no better and looks no better than one at a fraction of the price.


David.