Rolex Watches Attract Robbers

The purpose of wearing a wristwatch, I had thought, is to know the time readily. Nowadays, of course, watches can be had that tell us all manner of things. They are useful to those who do not trust their memories. But a diamond-studded Rolex, costing thousands? Sheer ostentation.

An acquaintance of mine has carried the quest for status one step further. He tells all who will listen a marvelously detailed story of having been robbed at gunpoint of his Rolex. Now that’s real status, and far cheaper and less risky, for he has never owned one.

FRED SCIFERS

Downey