Relax.
People ask me the same about my Oris...

If it's a watch, it has to be a Rolex, since that's the brand most non watch people know.

 

If it's a watch, it has to be a Rolex, since that's the brand most non watch people know.

Yup. I've been asked if my Citizen chrono is a Rolex before...

 

To be fair Steinhart is pretty Rolex looking. It’s essentially an aesthetically identical case, bracelet and bezel as a Rolex. The differences are pretty subtle unless you’re an enthusiast. Different hands, chapter ring, date location? It’s clearly an homage that’s been adjusted a little to sorta be ‘it’s own thing’.

 

very "sorta."

 

 

You think they are asking because they don't know, but they know.

 

I would like to know the definition of "its own thing".

 

Let's be fair now - if you put OP's watch and the BLNR next to each other, no person would have any difficulty telling them apart. Not so with countless Rolex homages (except for the logo, well, sometimes). Ergo, it's own thing.

 

It’s a Rolex homage, so it’s natural that non WIS are gonna think it’s a Rolex 🤔

Never happened with my Panerai……yet 😂

 

Not just non WIS. From afar even WIS might mistake it for one. If am not mistaken, at some point that was the point.

 

I've never been asked if my watch was a Rolex. Even when I was wearing a Rolex.

 

Now you know you have to get a Steinhart for that privilege.

 

Never been asked if the watch I was wearing was a Rolex, or if I was wearing a Rolex, if it was real...

 

+1 for never experiencing this even while wearing a Sub.

Given Steinhart (nothing against 'em, BTW) is known for their Rolex homages, I don't think it's a stretch that a non-WIS would confuse the two.

 

I'm sure more Rolex watches are mistaken for Invicta's than Steinhart's are mistaken for Rolex.

 

Normal people think that anything with an elapsed time bezel and a black dial is a Rolex.

 

Yup. I’ve gotten “nice Rolex” type comments while wearing Seiko, Tudor, Omega, etc. If it’s a dive watch or looks like a dive watch, it’s a Rolex.

 

I am short and unattractive. Mrs. Packleader is a former model and still turns heads.

People often ask if whatever watch I happen to be wearing is a Rolex.
🤷‍♂️

 

Nope, mine is an Ocean 2.

 

Has this ever actually happened?

 

Another great thing about an Omega, especially the Speedmaster Pro, it will never be mistaken for a Rolex.
I promise.

 

That’s actual fake news. I got a “nice Rolex” comment while wearing an Omega SMP.

From 3’+ away, all anyone sees is “dive watch” which = Rolex.

 

has more to do with the people asking the questions - i agree with the observation below that people who don't know watches may recognize a watch as a 'luxury' brand and assume the watch is one of the few brands they know - Rolex, Tag, Omega usually, in my experience. friend's spouse looked at a Certina watch I was wearing and asked if it's a Tag....

 

Nope. If they do, that is fine, if not, I still know I am wearing a very nice watch regardless of the brand.

 

Happened to me once with a Seiko 5kx.
A lot of non WIS honestly don't know what a Rolex looks like. They just see a watch that catches their eye and associate the one brand they know that's supposed to make nice watches

 

even though it's completely its own thing...

Love it how the logo is hidden in your photo. We don't want people to notice the crown logo, do we?

 

I asked my wife "How come I never get asked?" She said: "You're from Brooklyn. They assume it is either phony or stolen."

 

I have worn a Rolex for most of the last fifteen years. Nobody has ever asked "is that a Rolex". And if it wasn't a Rolex, I sure as hell wouldn't lie about it.

 

happens to me all the time regardless what im wearing... with a caveat.. has to be on bracelet.
If its not on bracelet... seems to look less Rolex-y. if it has a bezel on it... darned near 100%.
Peoples like shiny things i guess... nice bracelets are more ubiquitous now more than ever.
Its ok...

funny thing a mate mentioned another mate bought a new electric Tesla.. when he actually bought a Rivian. lol.

 

I don't know why, but when I wear my San Martin watches people ask me why I'm wearing a fake rolex or a fake tudor. Tired of having to explain I dont wanna pay to play.

 

If someone mistakes that for a Rolex they're mistaking ANY divey style watch for one. I have serious doubts that it's happened so many times it's tiresome though.

Now some of the more fake rolexy models that Steinhart does I could see, but wouldn't someone with one of those WANT people to think it's a Rolex?

 

but wouldn't someone with one of those WANT people to think it's a Rolex?

I'd like to think of it as "design on a budget" for some of the watches that Steinhart offers.

The ocean 39 vintage GMT is obviously inspired by the 1957 6542 GMT master, which is available, but not at a price that's even remotely realistic (chrono24 lists prices between 26k and 78k) and it's also practically unwearable due to the fragility of the bakelite bezel that has aged a lot.

It's also so dated in design that people will see it and think "that's an old grandfathers sock drawer find".
Besides that, it's fun to wear a smaller watch that looks fine and doesn't break the bank too much.

And the only watches that (as of yet) were not mistaken for Rolex were my G-Shocks.

 

Don't really care enough myself to be bothered. I get 'Is that a real watch?' (AKA, not a smartwatch/digital watch) more often than anything else, and on occasion, someone who takes/gets a closer look asks the follow-up, 'Is it expensive?'

Granted I DID get annoyed during my first marriage when my ex and her mother would call my Speedmaster the 'Rolex Omega'...