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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
Any new watch with Rolex on the face.
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Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants
ISTM that a Rolex dealer could could advertise them thusly:
Got loads of money to blow on a watch?
looking for a watch that says "I've got loads of money"?
Then you have come to the right place.
"Rolex, no other watch says ostentatious better.
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Originally Posted by iamwingman
I think Rolexes, as well as other 'luxury' brands are intended to serve a dual purpose of style as well as utility. To use your standard, anything other than a $25.00 timex could be considered ostentatious. A different degree perhaps, but ostentatious all the same. A very very very subjective term I believe. One man's Patek is another man's Timex. Just like cars and houses and wives.
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Originally Posted by Z K
I like some Rolexes such as the their dive watches but I have to agree that I'm not a fan of the image of owning a Rolex. It does seem to be the generic face of higher end luxury watches and many Rolex owners don't really know much about the watch itself other than "it's a Rolex".
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Read this article:
Going Where Few Have Gone Before – Inside All Four Rolex Manufacturing Facilities
If you actually make it through the whole thing, tell me whether you feel the same way about Rolex.
Did you know Rolex just updated their COSC accuracy standards to +2/-2? And they BARELY advertised it? Do you realize what a feat of engineering that is, to be able to guarantee that all your movements are SO good that they will only lose/gain a maximum of 2sec per day. For an automatic watchmaker that is simply unheard of.
Link:
Rolex Extends Stringent In-House Tests
Rolex also uses a more high-grade stainless steel that no other manufacturer uses. That's why SS Rolex's seem to have that "sheen" to the material, because it is a higher grade steel. Because Rolex produces so many watches they can afford to use the better steel.
Look, I'm 30. When I was in my teens and early 20s I HATED Rolex because #1-They were the most faked watches, and #2-They seemed like basic, unoriginal timepieces.
But #2 is wherein lies the beauty. The submariner (though not my personal favorite) is a completely utilitarian watch. You can wear it literally anywhere, it will survive the harshest of beatings, and when you service it with Rolex it will come back to you looking like a brand spanking new watch.
Did you know that Rolex used to be the only brand of watch that could be used as currency in air travel, good for a one-way ticket to anywhere in the world? That's because they hold their value like no other brand.
Do some reading on Rolex. Or don't, if you really are comfortable with your opinion. But their history, efforts, and consistent unique development is nothing short of astounding. Their movements are bulletproof. And while I do not see them as the 'end all, be all' (I, personally reserve that statement for Lange or Greubel), I think if you have the means, you should definitely own at least 1.
Cheers!!