My neighbor’s kid, he got himself one of them fancy watches. He said it’s a High imitation Rolex, looks just like the real deal, he said. I don’t know much about these things, but it sure looked shiny. He said it’s a No-Date Black Submariner. What does that even mean? No date? How you gonna know what day it is?
This Rolex Submariner, he called it. Big, black, and round, just like the big clock in the town square, only smaller, ya know? He said it is very Classic Style. I guess that means it’s been around for a while, like them old songs my old man used to sing. These young folks, they always chasin’ somethin’ new, but sometimes the old stuff is the best, ain’t it? Like my grandma’s stew recipe, been in the family for years, and it’s still the best darn stew you ever tasted.
He was goin’ on and on about how it’s a “high imitation.” Said it means it looks just like a real Rolex, but it ain’t. Says it’s a copy, but a real good one. I guess it’s like them fake flowers my sister puts in her house. They look real purty, but they ain’t got no smell. I asked him, why not just get a real one? He said they cost more than that old beat-up truck my husband drives! Can you believe that? A watch costin’ more than a truck? This world’s gone crazy, I tell ya.
He was showing me all the little bits and bobs on it. Said something about a “rotor” that makes it work. Don’t know what a rotor is, sounds like somethin’ you’d find in a tractor engine. He said it spins around when he moves his arm. I reckon it’s like one of them old-timey windmills, catchin’ the wind to make it work. This Rolex No-Date thing, it’s got all these fancy parts, but I still don’t see why it costs so much. You could buy a whole herd of chickens for that kinda money!
I asked him if it tells time good. He said, “Course it does, it’s a Rolex!” Even if it ain’t a real one. So, I guess these High imitation Rolex watches, they’re like the real thing, just cheaper. Like buyin’ clothes from the market instead of the fancy store in the city. It’s the same shirt, just ain’t got that fancy label on it. But who needs a fancy label anyway? It’s the shirt that keeps ya warm, not the label, right?
He was also sayin’ somethin’ about a “serial number.” Said the real ones have it in a special place. Don’t know why that matters, but I guess it’s how you tell the real from the fake. Like how you can tell a real cow from a fake one, I reckon. One gives ya milk, the other just sits there lookin’ pretty.
He said there are other kinds too, like “Daytona” and “Datejust.” Sounds like them fancy places you see on the TV. I ain’t never been to no place called Daytona. I reckon these watches are for folks who go to them kinda places. Me, I’m happy with my little town. Don’t need no fancy watch to tell me where I am.
- This Rolex No-Date Black Submariner, it’s got no date on it.
- It’s a Classic Style, whatever that means.
- It’s a High imitation Rolex, so it looks real, but it ain’t.
- It’s got somethin’ called a “rotor” that makes it work.
- Real ones got a “serial number” in a special place.
- There’s other kinds, like “Daytona” and “Datejust.”
- He also mention “Oysterquartz”, “Rolex 5100” and “Cellini” but I don’t know what they are.
This whole watch thing, it’s a mystery to me. But I guess the young folks like ’em. They like that shiny stuff, makes ’em feel good, I suppose. Like how I feel when I put on my best Sunday dress. It ain’t about the dress, really, it’s about how it makes ya feel. So, maybe that’s what it is with these High imitation Rolex watches. They make ya feel fancy, even if you ain’t got a pot to you know what in.
I still think it’s a lot of money for a watch, though. But hey, what do I know? I’m just an old lady, I don’t know about this Classic Style and all this “high imitation” business. I just know that time keeps tickin’, whether you got a fancy watch or not. And time, as my old man used to say, is the one thing you can’t buy more of, no matter how much money you got.
But I will say one thing. These new things, these High imitation Rolex, they make the old things look good, the Classic Style. I saw my neighbor’s kid wear his fake Rolex with his grandpa’s old suit. They look good together. Maybe the old and new, they can go together. Like me and my old man, we have been through a lot together. Maybe these old and new things, they are like us, they have a story to tell.
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