Discussion:
What is Bling?
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Bubba DeBub
2005-04-22 22:51:58 UTC
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Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?

Thanks,

Bubba
John Miller
2005-04-22 23:10:02 UTC
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Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Flash, sparkle, gaudiness. Usually doubled: "bling bling."
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John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)
Surplus (For sale or trade):
Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet
Bubba DeBub
2005-04-22 23:11:33 UTC
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John,

Thanks for the definition.

Regards,

Bubba
Post by John Miller
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Flash, sparkle, gaudiness. Usually doubled: "bling bling."
--
John Miller
Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet
Jack Denver
2005-04-22 23:23:54 UTC
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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471629/20030430/bg.jhtml?headlines=true

Originally a hip hop term, meaning the kind of jewelry a rapper would wear -
heavy gold chains, big diamonds, etc. popularized by Baby Gangsta in his
unforgettable song Bling Bling:

"Everytime I come around yo city/ Bling-bling/ Pinky ring worth about fifty/
Bling-bling."

I'm not making this up.


No one knows for sure, but "bling, bling" may refer to the sound of a cash
register, replacing the older "ka-ching".
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Thanks,
Bubba
Bubba DeBub
2005-04-22 23:30:43 UTC
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Makes al lotta sense. Thanks for the enhance explanation. I gotta get me
some bling-bling gold chains for when I am ridin bulls. Naw, I am only
kidding. Hank Williams Jr is more my speed.

Bubba
Post by Jack Denver
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471629/20030430/bg.jhtml?headlines=true
Originally a hip hop term, meaning the kind of jewelry a rapper would
wear - heavy gold chains, big diamonds, etc. popularized by Baby Gangsta
"Everytime I come around yo city/ Bling-bling/ Pinky ring worth about
fifty/ Bling-bling."
I'm not making this up.
No one knows for sure, but "bling, bling" may refer to the sound of a cash
register, replacing the older "ka-ching".
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Thanks,
Bubba
JaY
2005-04-23 10:00:47 UTC
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Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
A fake Daytona.
John Miller
2005-04-23 11:20:02 UTC
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Post by JaY
A fake Daytona.
Shouldn't that be a fake Daytona encrusted with rhinestones?
--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)
Surplus (For sale or trade):
Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet
JaY
2005-04-23 14:38:04 UTC
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Post by John Miller
Post by JaY
A fake Daytona.
Shouldn't that be a fake Daytona encrusted with rhinestones?
--
John Miller
Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet
With yellow dial and pink leather strap.
Eric Jorgensen
2005-04-23 15:38:18 UTC
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On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:00:47 +0200
Post by JaY
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
A fake Daytona.
Real Daytonas, too.
t***@visto.com
2005-04-23 17:44:05 UTC
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Bling is a statement, a lifestyle choice and certain impact one's
possessions have.

I personally don't find the more understated Daytonas too distasteful.
Gold Daytonas, mother of pearl faces and diamonds is a but much.

A stainless or two tone black faced Daytona I don't mind.

I find Rolex Presidents horribly distastely as do some Breitlings.

You know Bling when you see it.

Black Escalades rolling on 24" chrome rims and scissor doors.

'64 Impalas with chandeliers, Cragar 4-4 wire rims and hydraulics and a
$5,000 paintjob.

Large Mercedes sedans with 18" chrome Hammer wheels.

I also personally find some of the more ornate dress watches quite
'blingy' like Omega De-Villes and Constellations.

But then I'm a very function over form guy.

T.
Jim Bianchi
2005-04-23 19:57:20 UTC
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Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Mr. Closby's first name. :)
--
***@sonic.net

"There are only 10 kinds of people in the world;
those who understand binary, and those who don't."
Honest John
2005-04-23 19:59:11 UTC
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"Jim Bianchi" <***@sonic.net> wrote in message news:***@bolt.sonic.net...

"Mr. Closby's first name"

Only in Hlong Klong.
John S.
2005-04-24 02:02:10 UTC
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I've seen several Rolex watches that just drip with bling. One had a
custom leopard skin dial with jewel markers on presumably 18 k case.
The 18K Rolex President encrusted with your choice of stones seems to
ooze bling at least in part because cheap copies are so widely
available that the real thing gets mistaken for a canal street special.
Bubba DeBub
2005-04-24 02:59:24 UTC
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Does a solid gold watch (including a solid gold band) like an Omega
Seamaster GMT in 18K yellow gold have too much bling? I see that the trend
now-a-days on very high end watches (Patek, JLC, etc) is a gold watch on
strap rather than a gold watch on a gold bracelet. Is the watch on a gold
bracelet just to blingy?

Bubba
Post by John S.
I've seen several Rolex watches that just drip with bling. One had a
custom leopard skin dial with jewel markers on presumably 18 k case.
The 18K Rolex President encrusted with your choice of stones seems to
ooze bling at least in part because cheap copies are so widely
available that the real thing gets mistaken for a canal street special.
John S.
2005-04-24 03:24:04 UTC
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I think that bling comes from a combination of the name, reputation and
watch style. Unfortunately for Rolex owners, the name and logo have
become symbols of pretensions to success at least in part because their
more expensive and sometimes gaudy watches are widely copied and
available for a song. It's impossible to tell the real from the fake
and because the Rolex copies are so widely available what was once a
status symbol has become an object with a lot of bling that attracts
more than it's share of derision.
Bubba DeBub
2005-04-24 03:33:08 UTC
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I couldn't have said it better!!!
Bubba
Post by John S.
I think that bling comes from a combination of the name, reputation and
watch style. Unfortunately for Rolex owners, the name and logo have
become symbols of pretensions to success at least in part because their
more expensive and sometimes gaudy watches are widely copied and
available for a song. It's impossible to tell the real from the fake
and because the Rolex copies are so widely available what was once a
status symbol has become an object with a lot of bling that attracts
more than it's share of derision.
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-24 16:59:09 UTC
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Post by John S.
I think that bling comes from a combination of the name, reputation and
watch style. Unfortunately for Rolex owners, the name and logo have
become symbols of pretensions to success at least in part because their
more expensive and sometimes gaudy watches are widely copied and
available for a song. It's impossible to tell the real from the fake
and because the Rolex copies are so widely available what was once a
status symbol has become an object with a lot of bling that attracts
more than it's share of derision.
This is true in the most advanced countries of the world. In Germany
any Gold Rolex is now the "pimp's" watch. A good reason for Rolex to
venture into "new" models in stainless steel like the Daytona.

In less developed countries, Rolex is stil the reference for the elite
and the first bigger investment in a watch.
JC
2005-04-27 00:03:16 UTC
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Post by John S.
I think that bling comes from a combination of the name, reputation and
watch style. Unfortunately for Rolex owners, the name and logo have
become symbols of pretensions to success at least in part because their
more expensive and sometimes gaudy watches are widely copied and
available for a song. It's impossible to tell the real from the fake
and because the Rolex copies are so widely available what was once a
status symbol has become an object with a lot of bling that attracts
more than it's share of derision.
Why do say "unfortunately" ? That is what - and nothing else - they
have been buying ever since quartx watches (or even Seiko mechnnical
divers) arrived. If you want to know the time, buy a cheap quartz. If
you have to do it accurately, in rough conditions, buy a g-shock.

The only "unfortunate" is that the sort of status image they were
buying it for (Ivy league adventurer) is being mixed up with another
(boy from da hood made good - word!).

What bling means is spending money to show you can - not because
something does the job better, or because you want to and don't care
that no one else will relaize why or that you have (like when you buy
an obscure painting or antique). *Nothing* could possibly be more
bling than any sort of Rolex... Except another blinger one with the
added gold and jewels option.
Mij Adyaw
2005-04-27 00:23:44 UTC
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If you watch American Idol check out Randy Jackson's watch. Major bling and
about 55 mm in size. At first I thought it was a small wall clock.
Post by JC
Post by John S.
I think that bling comes from a combination of the name, reputation and
watch style. Unfortunately for Rolex owners, the name and logo have
become symbols of pretensions to success at least in part because their
more expensive and sometimes gaudy watches are widely copied and
available for a song. It's impossible to tell the real from the fake
and because the Rolex copies are so widely available what was once a
status symbol has become an object with a lot of bling that attracts
more than it's share of derision.
Why do say "unfortunately" ? That is what - and nothing else - they
have been buying ever since quartx watches (or even Seiko mechnnical
divers) arrived. If you want to know the time, buy a cheap quartz. If
you have to do it accurately, in rough conditions, buy a g-shock.
The only "unfortunate" is that the sort of status image they were
buying it for (Ivy league adventurer) is being mixed up with another
(boy from da hood made good - word!).
What bling means is spending money to show you can - not because
something does the job better, or because you want to and don't care
that no one else will relaize why or that you have (like when you buy
an obscure painting or antique). *Nothing* could possibly be more
bling than any sort of Rolex... Except another blinger one with the
added gold and jewels option.
Fraser Johnston
2005-04-27 05:35:07 UTC
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Post by Mij Adyaw
If you watch American Idol check out Randy Jackson's watch. Major bling
and about 55 mm in size. At first I thought it was a small wall clock.
Jacobs and Co. Should be in the dictionary under "Bling".

Fraser
Mij Adyaw
2005-04-27 06:49:29 UTC
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Yup, that is the brand. I just could not think of it. Hopefully I will
forget it very quickly so that I do not have nightmares! <shudder>
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Mij Adyaw
If you watch American Idol check out Randy Jackson's watch. Major bling
and about 55 mm in size. At first I thought it was a small wall clock.
Jacobs and Co. Should be in the dictionary under "Bling".
Fraser
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-27 14:16:32 UTC
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Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Mij Adyaw
If you watch American Idol check out Randy Jackson's watch. Major bling
and about 55 mm in size. At first I thought it was a small wall clock.
Jacobs and Co. Should be in the dictionary under "Bling".
Fraser
It amused me to check at the pictures of the watches displayed in the
official BaselWorld 2005 exhibitors catalog and list all those
displaying a somewhat "bling" model across the various price categories
and values. The listing is of course not exhaustive, and I have
restricted my research to the Exhibitors of Halls 1 to 4, excluding all
Far Eastern exhibitors gathered at Hall 6.

More infos on BaselWorld 2005 and the complete catalogue are available
at:
http://www.baselworld.com/li/cc/ss/lang/eng/

Here the bling bling brands' websites or email:

http://www.chatila.com
http://www.sarcar.com
http://www.chaumet.com
http://www.dolcegabbana.it
http://www.faconnable.fr
http://www.fossil.com
http://www.leandrini.com
http://www.giovine.net
http://www.harrywinston.com
J.LO by Jennifer Lopez: ***@egluck.com
http://www.kolber.ch
http://www.alvea.it
http://www.leonardwatches.com
http://www.locman.it
http://www.michelewatches.com
http://www.milleret.ch
http://www.saint-honore-paris.com
http://www.technomarine.com
http://www.versachepreciousitems.com
http://www.romanson.com
http://www.sirs.it
http://www.raynaud-geneve.com
http://www.alainphilippe.com
http://www.dodici.ch
http://www.elini.com
http://www.mariamirelli.com
http://www.KERN-watches.ch
http://www.meyers.fr
http://www.roberge.ch
http://www.mouawad.com
http://www.philippesteinteslar.com
http://www.jacobandco.com

You are welcome to share your feelings with the NG, comment on any of
the above brands, and add any further candidate.

Enjoy!
Jack Denver
2005-04-27 14:57:45 UTC
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A lot of brands have "bling" watches in their lineup, especially in the
women's lines (as you know, women tend to see watches as jewelry first and
"diamonds are a girl's best friend"). But this doesn't make them "bling"
brands in my view.

Fossil for example is all over the place, though their predominant style is
a 60s/70s retro look with TV screen watches, watches on wide straps with
snaps, etc. They also have some unusual items such as this one:

http://www.fossil.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=18229&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=961&iSubCat=981&iProductID=18229

" This Gehry Writes Time Digital watch has an innovative time read out
display in [famous architect] Frank Gehry's own script. If the time is
11:30, the display reads in script, "half past 11" and if the time is 12:54,
it reads as "6 til 1". "

Also this Phillipe Starck model

http://www.fossil.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=18238&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=961&iSubCat=980&iProductID=18238

with "analog" hands implemented as lines on an LCD face.

This one gives you wireless data (news, sports scores, stock prices,
weather, etc.):


http://www.fossil.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&itemID=21845&keyword=fx3005


With their severely plain faces and straps these t models are the 100%
opposite of bling - a rapper would toss them aside in an instant.

In addition they have literally hundreds of very forgettable retro quartz
analogs they make in China according to designs from their US studio - their
design philosophy is to produce a bunch of stuff and see what sells - those
that don't are rapidly discontinued in favor of new designs. In addition,
Fossil has been buying brands at the higher end - Zodiac, Burberry,
Michelle.
Post by Mij Adyaw
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Mij Adyaw
If you watch American Idol check out Randy Jackson's watch. Major
bling
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Mij Adyaw
and about 55 mm in size. At first I thought it was a small wall
clock.
Post by Fraser Johnston
Jacobs and Co. Should be in the dictionary under "Bling".
Fraser
It amused me to check at the pictures of the watches displayed in the
official BaselWorld 2005 exhibitors catalog and list all those
displaying a somewhat "bling" model across the various price categories
and values. The listing is of course not exhaustive, and I have
restricted my research to the Exhibitors of Halls 1 to 4, excluding all
Far Eastern exhibitors gathered at Hall 6.
More infos on BaselWorld 2005 and the complete catalogue are available
http://www.baselworld.com/li/cc/ss/lang/eng/
http://www.chatila.com
http://www.sarcar.com
http://www.chaumet.com
http://www.dolcegabbana.it
http://www.faconnable.fr
http://www.fossil.com
http://www.leandrini.com
http://www.giovine.net
http://www.harrywinston.com
http://www.kolber.ch
http://www.alvea.it
http://www.leonardwatches.com
http://www.locman.it
http://www.michelewatches.com
http://www.milleret.ch
http://www.saint-honore-paris.com
http://www.technomarine.com
http://www.versachepreciousitems.com
http://www.romanson.com
http://www.sirs.it
http://www.raynaud-geneve.com
http://www.alainphilippe.com
http://www.dodici.ch
http://www.elini.com
http://www.mariamirelli.com
http://www.KERN-watches.ch
http://www.meyers.fr
http://www.roberge.ch
http://www.mouawad.com
http://www.philippesteinteslar.com
http://www.jacobandco.com
You are welcome to share your feelings with the NG, comment on any of
the above brands, and add any further candidate.
Enjoy!
Honest John
2005-04-27 17:59:09 UTC
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"Jack Denver" <***@netscape.net> wrote in message news:kZKdnSLHa6D5NfLfRVn-***@comcast.com...

"They also have some unusual items such as this one:"

I'm sure the "alt.people" love them. Further, since the slogan now is:
There are no wrong answers, It's just another step to: No wrong watches.
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-27 18:18:07 UTC
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Post by Honest John
"They also have some unusual items such as this one:"
There are no wrong answers, It's just another step to: No wrong watches.
Similar to their are no wrong weapons, only wrong people?
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-27 18:21:46 UTC
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Post by the swisswatchguy
Post by Honest John
"They also have some unusual items such as this one:"
I'm sure the "alt.people" love them. Further, since the slogan now
There are no wrong answers, It's just another step to: No wrong
watches.
Similar to there are no wrong weapons, only wrong people?
Honest John
2005-04-27 18:26:02 UTC
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"the swisswatchguy" <***@hotmail.com> wrote in message

"Similar to their are no wrong weapons, only wrong people?"

That's the last projection, just before the "7-year tribulation"

the swisswatchguy
2005-04-27 09:00:07 UTC
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Post by JC
What bling means is spending money to show you can - not because
something does the job better, or because you want to and don't care
that no one else will relaize why or that you have (like when you buy
an obscure painting or antique).
I agree with your definition.

*Nothing* could possibly be more
Post by JC
bling than any sort of Rolex...
I do not agree with your conclusion: Rolex offers a good ratio of value
& quality for money and a sure investment. It is usually the first
watch people buy as soon as they barely can afford it and / or have
saved money for some time.

Except another blinger one with the
Post by JC
added gold and jewels option.
For real blinger watch please look e.g. at Technomarine, and most of
the "Italian" watch brands, which have spruced out onto the market in
the past 5 years!
Jack Denver
2005-04-24 16:08:08 UTC
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It depends on your crowd. I'd say for the average American corporate type
(lawyer, banker, etc.) the answer is yes - a gold bracelet is seen as too
flashy and I rarely see such types wearing them nowadays. If you are some
kind of entrepreneur and have a flashier image to begin with, you could get
away with this but most American men outside the hip-hop community tend to
be very restrained in their jewelry and obvious displays of wealth carried
on the body (rather than say in the form of real estate) tend to be greeted
more with behind-the-back snickers than respect. At one time a man like
Bill Gates would have been clothed in ermine robes and festooned with heavy
gold chains and diamonds, but nowadays he wears khaki pants and an oxford
shirt.


This was not always so. My late father, who was not at all a flashy guy, had
a gold expansion bracelet (like a Spiedel) on his gold watch from the early
'50s when such bracelets were mainstream fashion. When I inherited it, it
went on a black lizard strap.
Post by Bubba DeBub
Does a solid gold watch (including a solid gold band) like an Omega
Seamaster GMT in 18K yellow gold have too much bling? I see that the trend
now-a-days on very high end watches (Patek, JLC, etc) is a gold watch on
strap rather than a gold watch on a gold bracelet. Is the watch on a gold
bracelet just to blingy?
Bubba
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-24 17:48:52 UTC
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Post by Jack Denver
It depends on your crowd. I'd say for the average American
corporate type
Post by Jack Denver
(lawyer, banker, etc.) the answer is yes - a gold bracelet is seen as too
flashy and I rarely see such types wearing them nowadays. If you are some
kind of entrepreneur and have a flashier image to begin with, you could get
away with this but most American men outside the hip-hop community tend to
be very restrained in their jewelry and obvious displays of wealth carried
on the body (rather than say in the form of real estate) tend to be greeted
more with behind-the-back snickers than respect. At one time a man like
Bill Gates would have been clothed in ermine robes and festooned with heavy
gold chains and diamonds, but nowadays he wears khaki pants and an oxford
shirt.
This was not always so. My late father, who was not at all a flashy guy, had
a gold expansion bracelet (like a Spiedel) on his gold watch from the early
'50s when such bracelets were mainstream fashion. When I inherited it, it
went on a black lizard strap.
Same with the colour of dials, then mostly guilt, now mostly white or
grey / black. "Quaker / Protestant / Zen" areas favour white gold and
platinum to yellow gold, respectively now only tolerate pink gold has
become fashion for expensive watches, and reject the more flashy yellow
gold.

However, I feel that on the West Coast, like in some "catholic /
bouddhist" countries, yellow gold and gold bands are still quite well
appreciated. Any comments from those areas?
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
Does a solid gold watch (including a solid gold band) like an Omega
Seamaster GMT in 18K yellow gold have too much bling? I see that the trend
now-a-days on very high end watches (Patek, JLC, etc) is a gold watch on
strap rather than a gold watch on a gold bracelet. Is the watch on a gold
bracelet just to blingy?
Bubba
Bubba DeBub
2005-04-24 17:57:45 UTC
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What about ceramic like the new Rado watch that I got recently on a watch
trade? What do the Swiss think about those?

Bubba
(Yeeeee Haaaw!)
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Jack Denver
It depends on your crowd. I'd say for the average American
corporate type
Post by Jack Denver
(lawyer, banker, etc.) the answer is yes - a gold bracelet is seen as
too
Post by Jack Denver
flashy and I rarely see such types wearing them nowadays. If you
are some
Post by Jack Denver
kind of entrepreneur and have a flashier image to begin with, you
could get
Post by Jack Denver
away with this but most American men outside the hip-hop community
tend to
Post by Jack Denver
be very restrained in their jewelry and obvious displays of wealth
carried
Post by Jack Denver
on the body (rather than say in the form of real estate) tend to be
greeted
Post by Jack Denver
more with behind-the-back snickers than respect. At one time a man
like
Post by Jack Denver
Bill Gates would have been clothed in ermine robes and festooned with
heavy
Post by Jack Denver
gold chains and diamonds, but nowadays he wears khaki pants and an
oxford
Post by Jack Denver
shirt.
This was not always so. My late father, who was not at all a flashy
guy, had
Post by Jack Denver
a gold expansion bracelet (like a Spiedel) on his gold watch from the
early
Post by Jack Denver
'50s when such bracelets were mainstream fashion. When I inherited
it, it
Post by Jack Denver
went on a black lizard strap.
Same with the colour of dials, then mostly guilt, now mostly white or
grey / black. "Quaker / Protestant / Zen" areas favour white gold and
platinum to yellow gold, respectively now only tolerate pink gold has
become fashion for expensive watches, and reject the more flashy yellow
gold.
However, I feel that on the West Coast, like in some "catholic /
bouddhist" countries, yellow gold and gold bands are still quite well
appreciated. Any comments from those areas?
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
Does a solid gold watch (including a solid gold band) like an Omega
Seamaster GMT in 18K yellow gold have too much bling? I see that
the trend
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
now-a-days on very high end watches (Patek, JLC, etc) is a gold
watch on
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
strap rather than a gold watch on a gold bracelet. Is the watch on
a gold
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
bracelet just to blingy?
Bubba
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-24 18:06:37 UTC
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We are basically a "Quaker" country. Rado has been for the past two
decades one of the best established brands in our country, across the
whole population segments. Rado's long time slogan is (was?) "Years
ahead", meaning that they manufacture the watches of the future.
Actually many Swiss people favour "scratch resistant" "advance styling"
Rado's, now mostly in an all black or all grey attire.
Post by Bubba DeBub
What about ceramic like the new Rado watch that I got recently on a watch
trade? What do the Swiss think about those?
Bubba
(Yeeeee Haaaw!)
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Jack Denver
It depends on your crowd. I'd say for the average American
corporate type
Post by Jack Denver
(lawyer, banker, etc.) the answer is yes - a gold bracelet is seen as
too
Post by Jack Denver
flashy and I rarely see such types wearing them nowadays. If you
are some
Post by Jack Denver
kind of entrepreneur and have a flashier image to begin with, you
could get
Post by Jack Denver
away with this but most American men outside the hip-hop
community
Post by Bubba DeBub
Post by Jack Denver
tend to
Post by Jack Denver
be very restrained in their jewelry and obvious displays of wealth
carried
Post by Jack Denver
on the body (rather than say in the form of real estate) tend to be
greeted
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more with behind-the-back snickers than respect. At one time a man
like
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Bill Gates would have been clothed in ermine robes and festooned with
heavy
Post by Jack Denver
gold chains and diamonds, but nowadays he wears khaki pants and an
oxford
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shirt.
This was not always so. My late father, who was not at all a flashy
guy, had
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a gold expansion bracelet (like a Spiedel) on his gold watch from the
early
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'50s when such bracelets were mainstream fashion. When I inherited
it, it
Post by Jack Denver
went on a black lizard strap.
Same with the colour of dials, then mostly guilt, now mostly white or
grey / black. "Quaker / Protestant / Zen" areas favour white gold and
platinum to yellow gold, respectively now only tolerate pink gold has
become fashion for expensive watches, and reject the more flashy yellow
gold.
However, I feel that on the West Coast, like in some "catholic /
bouddhist" countries, yellow gold and gold bands are still quite well
appreciated. Any comments from those areas?
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
Does a solid gold watch (including a solid gold band) like an Omega
Seamaster GMT in 18K yellow gold have too much bling? I see that
the trend
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
now-a-days on very high end watches (Patek, JLC, etc) is a gold
watch on
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
strap rather than a gold watch on a gold bracelet. Is the watch on
a gold
Post by Jack Denver
Post by Bubba DeBub
bracelet just to blingy?
Bubba
Noah Little
2005-04-24 18:00:01 UTC
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Post by the swisswatchguy
Same with the colour of dials, then mostly guilt, now mostly white or
grey / black. "Quaker / Protestant / Zen" areas favour white gold and
platinum to yellow gold, respectively now only tolerate pink gold has
become fashion for expensive watches, and reject the more flashy yellow
gold.
However, I feel that on the West Coast, like in some "catholic /
bouddhist" countries, yellow gold and gold bands are still quite well
appreciated. Any comments from those areas?
I would expect the "guilt" dials to go with the Catholic areas...(while
gilt dials could work almost anywhere. :-)
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Noah
the swisswatchguy
2005-04-24 18:18:57 UTC
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Post by Noah Little
I would expect the "guilt" dials to go with the Catholic
areas...(while
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gilt dials could work almost anywhere. :-)
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Noah
I confess guilty of mischievous misdemeanour in spelling gilt.;-) and
as a penance shall repeat that sentence 10 binary times.
:-)
Norman M. Schwartz
2005-04-25 01:32:33 UTC
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Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/images.php?imageid=12415

See images 4 & 6.
John Miller
2005-04-25 12:20:07 UTC
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As this discussion was going on, I saw for the first time a TV
commercial for a product named "Bling it on," I think, which consists
mainly of hundreds of adhesive-backed rhinestones between backing and
fronting strips that hold them in place for application (some of them
are in patterns, e.g., hearts, etc.)

Now you can bring true elegance to your briefcase, laptop computer, cell
phone, eyeglasses, yacht instrument panel, front teetch, etc.
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John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)
Surplus (For sale or trade):
Besson (Kanstul) International Trumpet
Fraser Johnston
2005-04-25 13:43:10 UTC
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Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Mr. T is lord of the bling.

Fraser
Frank Adam
2005-04-25 22:54:41 UTC
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:43:10 +0800, "Fraser Johnston"
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Mr. T is lord of the bling.
<fx: Tries to picture QEII putting the blade on Mr T's shoulder>
Rise Sir T.
<shudder> :)
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Regards, Frank
Mij Adyaw
2005-04-25 23:07:35 UTC
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What kind of watch would Mr T wear?
Post by Frank Adam
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:43:10 +0800, "Fraser Johnston"
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Mr. T is lord of the bling.
<fx: Tries to picture QEII putting the blade on Mr T's shoulder>
Rise Sir T.
<shudder> :)
--
Regards, Frank
Frank Adam
2005-04-26 00:31:33 UTC
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:07:35 -0700, "Mij Adyaw" <***@nospam.com>
wrote:

Gucci ?
Post by Mij Adyaw
What kind of watch would Mr T wear?
Post by Frank Adam
On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:43:10 +0800, "Fraser Johnston"
Post by Fraser Johnston
Post by Bubba DeBub
Sorry for the stoopid question guys. I have been collecting watches for
years and have recently heard this term used by several members of this
forum.
What is Bling?
Mr. T is lord of the bling.
<fx: Tries to picture QEII putting the blade on Mr T's shoulder>
Rise Sir T.
<shudder> :)
--
Regards, Frank
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Regards, Frank
Honest John
2005-04-26 12:27:21 UTC
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"Mij Adyaw" <***@nospam.com> wrote in message news:XKebe.82116$***@fed1read03...

"What kind of watch would Mr T wear?"

Any kind he wants to!!!!!
t***@visto.com
2005-04-27 16:11:12 UTC
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I just had a look at the Jacob and Co. site - the designs are way too
art deco and florid for my liking,

I do not have the 'personality' to pull off wearing one of these.

Are they $5,000 USD+?

I am reminded of Alain Silberstein. Not exactly textbook bling but the
long list of celebrities who endorse them is slightly disturbing.

T.
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