Tom Bolt On Exploring the Emotional Connection and Status Symbols in Luxury Collecting
5/5/20261 hr 34 min
Rob and Carl are joined by Tom Bolt to look at the intriguing world of luxury watches and cars, exploring their significance as status symbols and personal expressions. Together they examine the emotional connections people have with their collections, discussing how both watches and cars can evoke different moods and feelings. They also touch on the investment potential of watches compared to cars, revealing how certain timepieces have dramatically increased in value over the years. It’s a fascinating look at the intersection of passion, obsession, and the luxury lifestyle. Sponsors: ➤ Tom Hartley Cars - http://www.tomhartleycars.com/ ➤ Money.School - To Make, Manage & Multiple More Money & Scale Your Income. Join us at www.money.school.com BEST MOMENTS "I love cars, but here's the truth... I haven't seen them in like a year." "I don't think a normal person, what is classed as normal, I don't think they exist amongst collectors." "It's not about the money. It's about the kind of the thrill of the game." Sponsors: ➤ Money.School - To Make, Manage & Multiply More Money, join us at https://money.school/goldcars ➤ Tom Hartley Cars - http://www.tomhartleycars.com/ For More Cars & Money Content: ➤ Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYS-7tYpRkJmrVIUq8-WV_A ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cars-Money/61579331221620/ ➤ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandmoneyofficial ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carsandmoneyofficial/ Connect with Carl & Rob: ➤ Rob’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?locale=en_GB ➤ Rob’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmooreprogressive/ ➤Carl’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlhartley1/
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First 90 secondsCarl Hartley· Host0:00
Watches or cars pound for pound?
Tom Bolt· Guest0:01
Oh, mate. It's about the kind of the thrill of the game.
Carl Hartley· Host0:05
[upbeat rock music] He's got six wonderful cars.
Tom Bolt· Guest0:11
Watches are about moods. Cars are also about moods, right?
Carl Hartley· Host0:14
They're so different.
Tom Bolt· Guest0:15
So your mission, should you choose to accept it, is- This is interesting ... that is most important singular wristwatch in the last 25 years.
Carl Hartley· Host0:23
Have you ever taken a car for a watch?
Tom Bolt· Guest0:26
Yeah, taken houses.
Carl Hartley· Host0:27
[laughs] Do you think normal people buy million-pound watches, million-pound cars?
Tom Bolt· Guest0:34
That's obviously what makes these people successful in order to buy these things.
Carl Hartley· Host0:39
Tom, what's a bigger status symbol: 100 grand watch or a million-pound car?
Tom Bolt· Guest0:43
So I have a really dirty secret here. I...
Carl Hartley· Host0:47
Should we go and, um, have a look at some cars?
Tom Bolt· Guest0:51
Yeah, cool.
Carl Hartley· Host0:52
All right.
Tom Bolt· Guest0:52
Let's go.
Carl Hartley· Host0:52
[upbeat music] Tom, what do you prefer: cars or watches? And it doesn't depend.
Tom Bolt· Guest0:59
I, I'm not saying this 'cause it's a sort of self-fulfilling kind of prophecy, but I just prefer watches.
Carl Hartley· Host1:03
So you get more enjoyment out of the watches you wear, but you're not allowed to wear them because you can't wear them because of security, but you get more- Watches make me feel something, whereas cars don't really make me kind of, like, feel something. Y- you talk... Uh, like when we talk, yeah, you talk about watches, but you talk about your cars a lot and the love for your cars.
Tom Bolt· Guest1:21
I love cars, and I lo- but here's the truth, right? Okay, so I got, um, you know, some cars here today, um, you know, to kind of