Oh of course we all can live without ROlexes although i would prefer not to live without mine but not because it makes me look wealthy. I wear my 22 year old black enamel & gold "starter" Rolex because my dearest friend and mentor Julie Schwartz of DC Comics gave it to me when he saw I hadn't a watch. He took my up to the Top of the 6's restaurant at 666 5th Avenue, ordered me a dry manhattan and handed me the box for my 22nd birthday. He told me one day when I could afford my own ROlex, I could buy a fully gold one but even though there was such a day for a bunch of years, I never did nor did I ever have the desire to. I bought a fake copy of my enameled Rolex once to wear while I wasd having my original restored but somehow I don't think that counts. Bless Julie's heart, he thought a gal working her way up thru publishing should have a nice Louis Vuitton briefcase and a Rolex watch. A few years later he gave me the briefcase as another birthday gift and when he did, I asked him what else a girl needed and he told me "a good husband and no i can't buy that for you!" He did get me a Panasonic Easaphone (sp?)though - amost as good as a husband. Oh how I miss Julie. I'd trade my Rolex, my briefcase and a hundred answering machines for one more day with Julie.
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