Is a Rolex diamond bezel too flashy?

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#31
I have a TT with fluted bezel and try to keep it hidden a lot of the time. Like what was said earlier, worries about security and opinions of others is what I want to avoid. As for the watch you have shown--I like the idea of the diamond markers but with a diamond bezel--too much, IMO. Diamond markers only get my vote.

I do like the diamond "six" Roman numeral Rolex watch faces; I would get that if I could but I don't think one of those can just be just plopped on the face and I do like my watch's face (pyramid) and don't want to replace it.

Be sure to model here whatever you get though--we all like to look!
 
#32
pinkmilq said:
I’m asking specifically for myself as a woman in her early 20’s. I’m not sure if I should wait until I’m older to have it as an aspirational piece. I’ve recently requested this exact watch without the diamond bezel (fluted instead) from my local AD. Some time ago one with the diamond bezel came in and I went in to see it. It was SO beautiful, but it was also a lot flashier than I had initially expected it to be. Ultimately I had decided to pass on the diamonds. Now I’m wondering if I should consider the diamonds? I like this configuration both ways (I really do like the fluted bezel too!)… I also don’t want to change my mind too many times with the AD. There are just so many choices. The picture is from the time I tried on the one with the diamonds. It’s beautiful, but I think I hesitate 1) because I want to be able to wear it everyday and 2) because in a way it feels like something someone who is more established/successful should be wearing, rather than a student like me. I’d appreciate all advice and thoughts!

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I personally think it is yes, and I saw a popular high end re-sale website (Sellier) say that watches without diamonds have a higher resale value. I prefer watches with no diamonds, look more sleek. However ultimately you are the one wearing it so you have to like it and for every person that says x more people will say y. Also...I wouldn't feel safe wearing an expensive watch AND with diamonds personally.
 
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GraffS said:
But again I live in a very safe place and problems with safety never troubles me.
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Comments like this seem a bit tone deaf. Generally most of us aren’t concerned about our items where we live. But some people travel around for many purposes including work, and that could take them in areas where expensive jewelry could be a concern.
 
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pinkmilq said:
I’m asking specifically for myself as a woman in her early 20’s. I’m not sure if I should wait until I’m older to have it as an aspirational piece. I’ve recently requested this exact watch without the diamond bezel (fluted instead) from my local AD. Some time ago one with the diamond bezel came in and I went in to see it. It was SO beautiful, but it was also a lot flashier than I had initially expected it to be. Ultimately I had decided to pass on the diamonds. Now I’m wondering if I should consider the diamonds? I like this configuration both ways (I really do like the fluted bezel too!)… I also don’t want to change my mind too many times with the AD. There are just so many choices. The picture is from the time I tried on the one with the diamonds. It’s beautiful, but I think I hesitate 1) because I want to be able to wear it everyday and 2) because in a way it feels like something someone who is more established/successful should be wearing, rather than a student like me. I’d appreciate all advice and thoughts!

View attachment 5828444Get it!!If this is the 31mm I have this exact configuration and I’m in my late twenties. Inserting a pic of it on me. Right now, you’ll wear it for special occasions and later when you are my age, I am planning to wear mine almost daily (dinners, date night, the Office etc)
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#37
I think diamonds look great, particularly on @Tempo :biggrin: OP is a student in her twenties who thinks a girl who wears a classic flap to class is socially inconsiderate, so I posted above that I would wait on this purchase. If OP goes into certain professions, it used to be common wisdom, especially for someone starting out, not to wear flashy things or outdress one’s boss. Perhaps that’s too old fashioned these days :lol:

There are many other watches, such as a Rolex tool watch, that might be a bit more under the radar. I have owed a variety of Rolexes (most gifts from family, that I have in turn passed down to cousins etc — as per family practice). I preferred to wear Cartier as more understated when I was in my twenties, but that was decades ago. Post covid, I rarely wear Rolex at all, but I now prefer to wear gold bracelets with relatively fewer diamonds rather than a watch. If I do wear one, I prefer Cartier, IWC, JLC, and Breguet (i also have the benefit of raiding DHs watch collection; these days he only wears Alange watches or an H08 for travel). I have a patek with diamond bezel from my family that Ive started to wear casually, but mainly bc it’s from family. I’m also 55 and retired, and don’t have to worry about a conservative office culture.

ETA: I might feel differently if this were a piece that was older and had some sentimental value. IMO a new piece of bling on someone very young has a different, flashier connotation. But, context and circumstance would be factors too, and OP is the best judge of that.
 
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#39
Yes it’s flashy but sometimes you need a bit of flash! When I wear my 36mm DJ diamond dial and dress casually, it just lifts the whole outfit. It’s fun to have the diamond option if you have regular SS as well.
 
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Here’s mine. I love it! Perfect for everyday wear. I will bling it up with a tennis bracelet. This was a gift from my parents in 2007 when I got my phD so it is very precious to me. Yes it is scratched and the date is off but it is on me 24/7. That said, I would get the mop diamond watch and keep it in the bank for now. Wear it on graduation day. Hopefully, once you begin your career, you will have plenty of opportunities to wear it. You know it is only going to increase in price and by the time you can afford to buy it, your priorities might be elsewhere. I say go for it! YOLO!!

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Da Nads said:
Here’s mine. I love it! Perfect for everyday wear. I will bling it up with a tennis bracelet. This was a gift from my parents in 2007 when I got my phD so it is very precious to me. Yes it is scratched and the date is off but it is on me 24/7. That said, I would get the mop diamond watch and keep it in the bank for now. Wear it on graduation day. Hopefully, once you begin your career, you will have plenty of opportunities to wear it. You know it is only going to increase in price and by the time you can afford to buy it, your priorities might be elsewhere. I say go for it! YOLO!!

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I personally prefer this to a diamond bezel as more youthful and, I agree 100% with @jellyv , that this is also more in keeping with the tool watch aesthetic. Metal preference also changes over the years. I wore white gold and platinum for decades until my fifties, when DH and my independent jeweler commented that yg was nicer in my skintone. (I was like, why didn’t some9ne menti9n this sooner lol) But, everyone’s taste is different. In the end, buy what you can afford that makes you happy
 
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