Well, how many Rolexes they make a year, you ask? That’s a good question, but it ain’t so easy to answer, you know. Them Rolex folks, they don’t just go around shouting how many watches they make. It’s kind of a secret, like how many eggs my hens lay on a good day.
Some folks say they make about a million watches a year. A million! That’s a whole lot of watches, let me tell you. Imagine that many shiny things all ticking away. It’s enough to make your head spin. I heard someone sayin’ that’s enough to give one to pretty much everyone in my whole county, maybe even two! They must have a big ol’ factory, bigger than any barn I ever seen, that’s for sure. And busy, busy, busy, like a beehive in springtime.
Now, some other folks, them experts they call ‘em, they say it’s more like 800,000 to a million. That’s still a heap of watches, no matter how you slice it. Whether it’s 800,000 or a million, it’s more than I can count, that’s for sure. My old abacus wouldn’t go that high. I reckon they make ‘em all different, too, some plain, some fancy with all them sparkly diamonds and such.
Why don’t they just tell us how many they make, you might wonder? Well, I reckon they like to keep things a bit mysterious. Makes it more special, I guess. Like my grandma’s secret recipe for apple pie – nobody knew exactly what she put in it, but it was the best darn pie you ever tasted.
- They make a whole lot, that’s for sure.
- Maybe a million, maybe a little less.
- Nobody knows for certain, not even them fancy city folk.
And gettin’ one of them Rolexes, that’s another story altogether. I heard tell there’s a waitin’ list, longer than the line at the county fair for the prize-winning pumpkin pie. People are just linin’ up, waitin’ and waitin’, hopin’ to get their hands on one. It ain’t like goin’ to the store and buyin’ a bag of flour, that’s for sure.
Some folks say the waitin’ list is gettin’ a little shorter now, though. Maybe they’re makin’ more watches, or maybe folks are just tired of waitin’. I don’t know. But I hear that some of them Rolexes, the real fancy ones, they’re still hard to come by. You gotta know somebody, or maybe pay a whole lot of money, more money than I ever seen in my life.
You know, it makes you wonder what all the fuss is about. It’s just a watch, right? Tells the time, just like my old kitchen clock. But I guess it ain’t just about tellin’ time. It’s about showin’ off, lettin’ folks know you got somethin’ special. It’s like wearin’ a big diamond ring or drivin’ a shiny new car. It’s a status thing, I guess.
So, how many Rolexes are made a year? The truth is, nobody knows for sure except them Rolex folks themselves. And they ain’t tellin’. But it’s a whole bunch, that’s for certain. Enough to keep a lot of folks happy, and a lot more folks waitin’. Maybe one day I’ll see one up close, but for now, I’ll just stick with my old kitchen clock. It ain’t fancy, but it does the job, and that’s good enough for me.
Now, this whole thing about waitin’ lists and such, it reminds me of the time I tried to get a new stove for my kitchen. Took me near six months, it did. And that weren’t no fancy Rolex stove, just a plain old gas one. But I guess that’s just how things are these days. You gotta wait for the good stuff, whether it’s a watch, a stove, or just a good rain after a long dry spell.
Anyway, that’s what I know about them Rolex watches. Not much, maybe, but enough to get you thinkin’. They make a lot, that much is clear. And people sure do want ’em. And as for exactly how many, well, that’s their little secret, and I reckon they’re gonna keep it that way.
