Guy showed me his Rolex

Was out for dinner for a friend's birthday. People from different circles in his life had gathered.

I had a really cool unique and rare, but not extravagantly valuable watch on. People kept asking me about it all night, I obliged because I like the watch and the watchmaker.

A little later someone else asks me, but also wanted to show me their watch. It looked so plain and boring as if it had come from a gacha machine, but I was wrong, it was in fact a very valuable genuine Rolex.

He told me he could have bought a house or this Rolex, but opted for the Rolex. I didn't know what to say to that, so I just said "Well at least you have a really nice watch."

It got kind of awkward because it sounded condescending and I felt bad and guilty for saying it.