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Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Rolex screams parvenu, my dear, but you are free to do whatever you want. Your son probably relies on his phone, but if HE wants a watch, and of the Rolex type, why not? Maybe you should ask him first.

I’m certainly not buying him a Nautilus or Royal Oak. His group of friends have all developed an interest in mechanical watches suddenly.

His friends have the interest but does he have an interest? I’ll play along, on the chance this post is real. My kids wouldn’t want this so I say no. They would want a car.

I’m not opposed to expensive gifts if you can afford them. We bought our oldest a car and will buy our second kid one at 16. We would never spend thousands on a watch.

He’ll get a car when he gets his license. I’m talking about a birthday gift specifically.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Rolex screams parvenu, my dear, but you are free to do whatever you want. Your son probably relies on his phone, but if HE wants a watch, and of the Rolex type, why not? Maybe you should ask him first.

I’m certainly not buying him a Nautilus or Royal Oak. His group of friends have all developed an interest in mechanical watches suddenly.

Watch person here. Rolex is like the McDonald's of decent watches. They sell 1.1 million watches a year and pretend to be "exclusive". People buy Rolex because it's the only brand they know.

Get him an IWC, Grand Seiko, or even a Blancpain for 1/3 of the price of the Rolex.

IWC invited us to their F.A. Jones Portugieser release years ago. They make excellent watches. If he wanted a pilot’s watch they’d be our choice. He wants a diver and the Aquatimer isn’t exciting.

Grand Seiko is meh. I know, hi-beat movements and their Spring Drive are popular with the watch nerds. I appreciate the discipline of Zaratsu polishing more than their designs. Their divers are pedestrian.

Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms is just ugly.

I’d prefer to buy him a Sinn diver for a third of the price but he expressed an interest in a Sub.

Anonymous wrote:My parents gave me a fake Rolex from Tijuana at that age. Girl. This was in the early 90s. I loved it.

I got a fake Rolex in an auction lot. It's hilarious.

I can't even sell it. Apparently it's illegal to even list it on Ebay or Marketplace because it's counterfeit. (I'd point out that it's counterfeit in the listing -- not looking to scam anyone. But surely someone might pay $25 or $30 for it lol)

My kids attend a private school with billionaire families. Many kids have pricey cars but none wear Rolexes. Most don’t wear watches at all- some wear Apple watches. Anyway, I think this is crazy given the carelessness in how kids generally treat their possessions.

When I was 16, I wanted diamond studs. They were on my Christmas and birthday lists every year. My parents could have bought them easily but they waited until my 21st birthday. There is a lot to be learned in having to wait for something you want. I also feel certain the earrings would have been lost at some point between 16 and 21.

Anonymous wrote:What? No way, not ever. This shouldn’t be a gift at all. This is a something he should buy for himself, with his own earned money, when he finds enough success to afford something so frivolous. No man (or teen) with any self respect wants a $10k + watch gifted from mommy while he is broke and jobless

He’s most assuredly not broke, and school is currently his job. What an odd perspective you have about gifts.

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Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Yes. First, what has he done to earn or deserve this extravagant gift? Second, it can easily be stolen at school.

People aren’t stealing watches at his school. The case back will be engraved with his initials anyway.

What a clown . We would laugh at this joker

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Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Yes. First, what has he done to earn or deserve this extravagant gift? Second, it can easily be stolen at school.

I don’t think you know what a gift is. It isn’t earned at all.

- Got my kid a new hoodie for his sweet 16 and he loved it

My DS would lose it. You can always buy it and give it to him when he's a little older.

Troll. No kid wants such a watch.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Rolex screams parvenu, my dear, but you are free to do whatever you want. Your son probably relies on his phone, but if HE wants a watch, and of the Rolex type, why not? Maybe you should ask him first.

I’m certainly not buying him a Nautilus or Royal Oak. His group of friends have all developed an interest in mechanical watches suddenly.

His friends have the interest but does he have an interest? I’ll play along, on the chance this post is real. My kids wouldn’t want this so I say no. They would want a car.

I’m not opposed to expensive gifts if you can afford them. We bought our oldest a car and will buy our second kid one at 16. We would never spend thousands on a watch.

Anonymous wrote:You had a plan. Stick to the plan.

I didn't think boys had sweet 16s.

If you really have Rolex money, the traditional present around that age would be a car, not a watch.

This

Nope. He is already embarrassed by his “rich kid” travel and hobbies. He would never ever wear a Rolex now. I’m not sure he’ll grow out of it tbh.

Rolex lol
As a watchmaker’s granddaughter fourth generation hell no to a Rolex . Also as a 1 precenter hell no
OP has to be a troll

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:About a month ago I stopped into the jeweler our family does business with to put my name on a list for a Rolex. The plan was to give it to my son on his 16th birthday in March of 2027. Friends told me it can take a while to get one. Out of the blue I got a call this weekend. The watch arrived Friday afternoon. Am I crazy to give it to him for his 15th birthday?

Rolex screams parvenu, my dear, but you are free to do whatever you want. Your son probably relies on his phone, but if HE wants a watch, and of the Rolex type, why not? Maybe you should ask him first.

I’m certainly not buying him a Nautilus or Royal Oak. His group of friends have all developed an interest in mechanical watches suddenly.

Watch person here. Rolex is like the McDonald's of decent watches. They sell 1.1 million watches a year and pretend to be "exclusive". People buy Rolex because it's the only brand they know.

Get him an IWC, Grand Seiko, or even a Blancpain for 1/3 of the price of the Rolex.