People Who Wear Rolex And Only Use Montblanc

[RNHC]

Both brands are now iconic in their respective fields and this is part of the attraction for image concious people.

 

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MB and Rolex are most copied, pioneering design, iconic luxury symbols in their fields. Whether you approve or denigrate their marketing or people who fall for their marketing, one has to give credit to the effectiveness of their marketing.

 

Pick a fairly "typical" individual and do a name association between a thing and a brand, one would get for pen, Montblanc; for watch, Rolex; for car, Mercedes Benz; etc. etc. I am not sure about a typical individual would be able to answer specific model in the brand but the brand will be no problem.

 

Rolex: Montblanc = Omega: Pelikan

[alvarez57]

Someone yesterday was surprised at the Newspaper Stand (next to Morning Call in Metairie) that there was even a magazine dedicated to Fountain Pens; I told him two (they were out of Stylus Magazine...was that you Jeffery??? ).

Sorry for the spin-off.

[eds]

Tha's what my dad does :blink: but he is a non-FP user though.

 

I guess their similarity is in their marketing. Both brands are well known even outside enthusiasts. Both brands have an iconic logo. These are the results of years of tireless marketing, and it shouldn't be weird that they have a high correlation.

 

As for me, I'm not a watch guy, but would probably end up owning the Rolex my dad has; simply because most of the things I use are passed down from him he gets new stuff, I get the old! :roflmho: , saves money, and I don't really care anyway.

 

But as for pens I'm more of a Pelikan guy

[nxn96]

I don't think anyone should be surprised that there's a lot of commonality here- if you like both pens and watches, and can afford both, chances are pretty good you'll eventually get both at some point.

 

I've owned only a handful of MB's over the years (presently only a 144 that I bought used). Nice enough pens, but quite frankly I never saw what all the to-do is about. For my own purposes, a Parker 51 Aero with an F to F/M nib is about as close to perfect as one can get in a pen. On the other hand, I don't take it personally when others here gripe about how the 51 is too plain and understated for their taste.

 

Never owned a Rolex; a couple of Longines watches are about as high up the foodchain as I've gotten, and since neither of our sons wears any watch with any regularity (they live off their cellphones), I can't even use the "well, I can always pass it on" excuse to get additional watches at this point in my life. A good friend of mine is a big Rolex person. Never understood it; in the 35 or so years I have known him he has never been on time for any appointment or occasion. Handsome watches, however.

 

I know there are those who look at the Parker "51" I always carry (there are three that are in a regular rotation, not to mention the others that get pulled out every now and then) and see it as something of an affectation. I don't see it that way, as a "51" or a cap actuated 45 are what I write with. If someone's MB is loaded with ink and sees regular use, that's their pen and it doesn't bother me.

[eds]

 

Personal choice is good, but no one brand of pen is associated with a brand of watch, other than MB who sell both. I like how retailers love to pair one thing against another for sales purposes. And I love people who succumb to the brilliant idea that expensive means the best.

 

Personal choice is one of the reasons why we have different brands of everything - some people love some brands more than the others. It is therefore a necessity in a capitalistic society to prevent monopoly.

 

Most of the people I know, only knows and buys the most expensive things. I have literally seen my father being sneered at (quietly) by another customer in a watch gallery, for looking at another brand besides Rolex. Makes me actually wonder whether these people see the beauty in things or just numbers (i.e. prices).

[mer6]

Not once did anyone yet mention one word: "value".

 

It should be noted that more than pretty much any other brand in their respective fields, Rolex and Montblanc hold value better. I don't see myself ever really wanting to own one (they're lightning rods because of their popularity), but I can see why non-collectors would want to own one (aside from the image).

[rockspyder]

One of these image-conscious people was in a horrible crash with his Porsche. When the ambulance arrived, they found him severely injured, whimpering: "my Porsche.....my Porsche...."

The emergency crew then had the difficult task to inform him that his left arm was totally ripped off. To this, he replied in agony: "Oh no!! My Rolex! My Rolex!"

[monochromejournal]

I'm willing to bet that both Rolex and MB spend the most money on advertising and marketing in their respective markets.

[Pepin]

Mall luxuries. Both brands are all over the place. Same with beamers and Mcbenz.

[kaisede]

Humm... I am a mb user and about to get my first Rolex but I never think about the correlation between the two. They are just really good pens and watches that fits my needs maybe for those who NEEDS to find a link between the two are just thinking too much.

[JonSzanto]

Some day I'd love to borrow a Rolex for my wrist and a Montblanc for my shirt pocked and drive around in my 1974 ugly bright yellow Ford Econoline van with the rusted hood and show off.

 

That van is indispensable when I have to occasionally haul a lot of musical equipment. The other two items, not so much.

[Hangglidernerd]

Some day I'd love to borrow a Rolex for my wrist and a Montblanc for my shirt pocked and drive around in my 1974 ugly bright yellow Ford Econoline van with the rusted hood and show off.

 

That van is indispensable when I have to occasionally haul a lot of musical equipment. The other two items, not so much.

 

 

I like it...don't forget to do a couple posed pictures writing something on the hood.A whole new kind of add campaign for MB and Rolex :ltcapd:

[JonSzanto]

I like it...don't forget to do a couple posed pictures writing something on the hood.A whole new kind of add campaign for MB and Rolex :ltcapd:

My work here is done...

[JonSzanto]

99% of the people at work don't know what a Mont Blanc is. When they see me pull out a fountain pen, they generally say something like "Do they even make those any more?", or "Did you inherit that from your grandfather?", or "You're into antiques?"

At times like that, and at this point in my life, I just look at them, wait a couple of beats, and reply "But I am an antique!"

[Hangglidernerd]

I'm younger than my pen...that way I can never be old.

[Koyote]

The head dude around here drives a Cadillac Sedan de Ville, wears a Rolex, and writes with a MB ballpoint pen.

 

I just wish he actually did something to earn all of it.

[Guest Subvet642]

It's funny, in a way, how people will extrapolate a person's entire personality, complete with moral estimations and IQs, from something as meaningless as their accessories; and hate them for it.

[JonSzanto]

It's funny, in a way, how people will extrapolate a person's entire personality, complete with moral estimations and IQs, from something as meaningless as their lack of accessories; and look down on them for it.

/fixed

[JefferyS]

Someone yesterday was surprised at the Newspaper Stand (next to Morning Call in Metairie) that there was even a magazine dedicated to Fountain Pens; I told him two (they were out of Stylus Magazine...was that you Jeffery??? ).

Sorry for the spin-off.

 

Not it, but I have wrestled with the idea of subscribing to one of the magazines. FP porn I guess.

 

 

 

[cubic archon]

I've had conversations with more than one friend about pens where they've - entirely unprompted - said "oh god I wouldn't want a Montblanc", because they associate them with unthinking consumerist show-offs who buy high priced status symbols.

 

It's not like Montblanc don't encourage this; I don't feel sorry for them at all. I don't let it affect my view of the actual pens in any case, or I try not to.