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"... the way you have to gently turn the crown to get it to hack properly"
Well, how about that! After I read your comment, I went and tried it with my Sea Dweller. Whaddya know! After all that time grumbling "It doesn't have to be this hard to pull the crown out"
I have an esoteric question....
I love watches. I love many makes. I also love many different styles. I think my favourite style remains chronographs. But i do have a passion for divers too. I would say my taste is reasonably broad. It means I look at a lot of different watches, so I fe...
Tough question
There are many questions, Joe. 1/ " A rolex of 50 years ago has the same unmistakable DNA of a Rolex made today.": I wouldn't say that...Yes, there is an air de famille between the original and the latest, but the modern have varied / changed and gone a b...
LOL here....
what was the question!!! I think I was saying not so much that the vintage Rolex looks the same as the modern, but rather that the DNA is unmistakable. Whereas JLC's unique point is its "Watchmaker's watchmaker", this distinction is less prevalent today t...
Hmmm, just why does it remain one of the most popular watches regardless of fashion?
... I'm not sure it's got anything to do with its 'timeless' designs. At the risk of sounding trollesque: Just why do 1 million people a year buy a Rolex? (remember that only one tinyth per cent of them are WISs.) Why is it the thoughtless default choice ...
i am not sure...
There is certainly truth to the idea that many "reward" themselves by buying a Rolex as a sign of achievement. "I've made it". However, a vast number of collectors have no interest in that at all, and the vintage market remains one of the most active. Pat...
A number of things
Joe, I'm not hearing anything other than "recognisibility" - consistent look, and "over engineering". I think we have to remember the context that WIS buyers are still a tiny and arguably irrelevant fraction of buyers. I think a lot of purchases have to d...
I would....
partly disagree with you my friend.... When I look to the predecessors of today's Rolexes, I see the evolution and clear DNA..... True, some details have changed, evolved... but the soul & the function remains the same.... Now. I agree about he DNA of JLC...
To play the Devil's Advocate
Anf God knows that I love this game... Let's take an example: The new GMT. Compared to the 6542, which was a real toolwatch, as well as the 1675, the new 116710 with its ceramic bezel has lost its Toolwatch DNa to go on the Luxury Ground ( aprtially polis...
Ok....
But today's traveller is a bit more sophisticated... or rather.... has more options and it is easier to travel...... So, the traveller needs a more dressed up watch...... Looks identical though..... cheers
By Brand DNA
you seem to be more referring to the 'look'. In my industry a brand is a promise kept and more about philosophy than look although many keep a heritage feel to their key features - e.g. grille, lights. Examples: Aston: Power Beauty Soul; Jaguar: Grace, pa...
Velociphile....
By DNA i mean a number of things. It is absolutely NOT just looks. I refer a number of times to Rolex being an "over-engineered" watch. This is not meant to be critical in any way. I find it a compliment. Rolex have never gone down the path of super-compl...
On the one hand and on the other...
On the one hand we could say that Rolex is unimaginative and has remained in a certain 'design constant' to be recognizable as well as reliable. On the other hand, there have been improvements over the years (and price increases, mamma mia!), but a Rolex ...
"... the way you have to gently turn the crown to get it to hack properly"
Well, how about that! After I read your comment, I went and tried it with my Sea Dweller. Whaddya know! After all that time grumbling "It doesn't have to be this hard to pull the crown out"
Rolex is no more a watch than LV is a bag.
I remember an interview I saw on Franck Muller about brand value and mass production. I think to answer these question of yours we have to look at the bigger picture, not just as a WIS(btw what is full description of this acroymn) If memory serve me right...
I don't know if your question is all so esoteric, but I
do think it is a very obvious observation about Rolex which I do agree. What makes it work, I believe, is exactly what you pointed out in your first paragraph....Rolex's success in the past 50 years has been as a result of the pieces which very closely re...
Whit...
I think you have reflected what i was getting at more eloquently than I managed. Let me be clear, I am in no way saying that "Rolex is the best make of watch in the world". I apologise if that has come across. In fact, I do not think there is a "best". Ea...
I certainly did not get the impression that you were
saying that one brand was better than another, just pointing out the obvious. Is that a key factor why many collectors seek out vintage models? I can't answer that question, however it seems that "watch collecting" at the level it is today is a relatively...