Evidence receipt / recommendation
Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: recommendation
5 Mar 2026 Acquired Rolex
“Yeah, you can go spend a lot of money and buy a 911, but you have the functioning alibi of, well, I needed a car and I wanted a car. I like driving.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- recommendation
- Recorded
- 5 Mar 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Rolex
Transcript context
…I’m sure there is, and they’re never going to release it unless they absolutely have to. No, those people must be pariahs around the building. Talking about smart watches makes me remember this moment that we didn’t talk about was when the smartphone came out and really when cell phones came. Think the popularization of cell phones, 2002-ish, 2003-ish. Certainly by 2010 when smartphones were popular, that was the moment you didn’t need a watch anymore. But in the very recent history, pre-2005, you needed a watch. Everybody needed a watch. Now, it’s just a thing you don’t need. There’s no more functioning alibi for this category. Everybody needs a car. Yeah, you can go spend a lot of money and buy a 911, but you have the functioning alibi of, well, I needed a car and I wanted a car. I like driving. Or a handbag. Tell that to your spouse.…
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