At various times in my life, I've seen senior oil company execs awarded Rolex Prez's for performance - and being worn often by Doctor's, lawyers ( ptooey ), business owners and managers. a lot of car dealers and car ( top ) sales people - Therefore I'm left to conclude that if a drug lord is sporting a gen Rolex Prez - he must have a business model that works, with a very strong credit collections department.
I seem to recall along the way that when the Feds nail the drug lords - the watches end up on the auction block alongside the cars, furs, condos and yachts. In that scenario I would think keeping your watch in a safety deposit box ( in the Cayman Islands ) might not be that bad of an idea.
Am I wrong or has Breitling just recently really moved strong into the $12 - to $15,000 price market ? after having been more in in the $3 to $6,000 range ( in today's dollars ) for most of their history ? They aren't as elegant looking as some of the high end Rolex models - but are (IMHO) more visually interesting to look at. The mall watch dealers are asking $12 K for the gold Cockpit with a leather strap ( in the picture ). Makes the rep at $700 sound like a winner. But I guess someone has to pay for John Travolta to stand next to his jet and have his picture taken.