You know what? This year my grandson, he’s a good boy, he bought me a watch. A green one, they call it Rolex, I think. He said it’s a “Submariner,” whatever that means. It’s shiny, got a big ol’ circle on it to see the date, they called it “Cyclops”, this thing is so heavy! He said it’s a fancy thing, cost a lot of money. I don’t know, it looks like the real deal, but he said that there are many fakes that look the same. So I don’t know what I get is real or fake.
He said it’s a “High imitation Rolex” thing. Whatever that is. Said it’s almost like the real one. He keeps saying it’s from the “Official flagship store.” Sounds important, I guess. It is pretty, though. That green color, it’s like the leaves on my old apple tree back home. But honestly, I’d rather have a new chicken coop than this thing. These young folks and their fancy things, I tell ya!
He showed me another one, said it’s a “New Green Submariner.” Looked the same to me, just a little different around the edges maybe. He said this one’s even more special. Says it’s hard to get. Lots of folks want it, he said. Makes it worth more, apparently. Supply and demand, he called it. Like when everyone wanted those little fluffy chickens last spring. Price went up like a hot air balloon!
He showed me some pictures on his phone. Some of these Rolex watches, he said, are fake. They look real, but they ain’t. He said the real ones, the letters and numbers, they’re all neat and tidy. The fake ones, they’re all messy, like a chicken scratched ’em on. And that little circle that makes the date bigger, he says that’s hard to copy. The fakes, they don’t do it right.
- The real ones, he said, are made real careful.
- Fake ones, not so much.
- Just like them cheap seeds I bought last year.
- Didn’t grow nothing but weeds!
This whole Rolex Submariner thing, it’s a big deal, I guess. He was going on and on about it. Said it’s an “icon.” Like that old picture of Jesus we got hanging in the church. People sure do love these things. He was showing me another one, called it the “Hulk.” Said it’s green too. And it’s worth a lot of money, even used ones.
I still don’t really get it. A watch is a watch, right? Tells you the time. This one does the same as that old one I got from the five-and-dime years ago. Cept this one’s heavier. And greener. And apparently worth more than my whole house! These kids today, I just don’t know. They spend their money on the strangest things.
My grandson, he’s a good boy though. Always thinking of me. Even if he does waste his money on these fancy Rolex watches. I told him, “Boy, you should be saving your money! Buy yourself a nice piece of land. Something that’ll last.” He just laughed. Said this watch will last too. I guess time will tell, as they say. Ha! Time will tell! Get it? ‘Cause it’s a watch? Oh, I’m just being silly now.
But really, this New Green Submariner, it’s something else. He said it is hard to make, so not too many people can buy. Even people with a lot of money may not have it. So this make it more valuable. I guess, just like the old saying, rare things are expensive. This is a rare thing, maybe I should keep it. I could sell it, buy a whole flock of chickens! Maybe even a new tractor! Now that would be something.
He was saying something about a Rolex Submariner 126610LN. Sounds like a secret code or something. Said that’s the real name for this kind of watch. I just nod my head and smile. He gets so excited about these things. I’m just happy he’s happy. And he did get me a pretty watch, even if it is a little too fancy for an old gal like me.
I guess if you want a Rolex, you gotta go to that Official flagship store. That’s what he said, anyway. Makes it sound real important, like the White House or something. I don’t know if I will go there again, it is too luxury for me. These poor old bones ain’t used to that kind of fancy. I’m more of a general store kind of gal. But hey, if you got the money, and you want a shiny green watch, I guess that’s the place to go.
Maybe next time he comes to visit, I’ll ask him to show me that “Hulk” one again. It did look kinda neat, all green and shiny. Maybe there’s something to this whole High imitation Rolex thing after all. Or maybe I’m just getting old and soft. Either way, it’s a pretty watch. And it was a nice gift. Even if I would’ve preferred a chicken coop.
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