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Rolex Watches
Some of you who've seen my posts before might have realised that I'm a real watch enthusiast, and no brand gets me more enthusiastic than Rolex. I want to know what your views on the brand are. Overpriced and overhyped? Magnificent pieces of engineering? Do you aspire to own one, or wouldn't you be seen dead in one? Do you think other brands are better?
I think there's some scope for some lively discussion here, so please leave your views. As well as this, I can answer your questions about the brand, the watches they create, and also a few quick and easy tips to help you find out if a watch is a fake or not.
I think there's some scope for some lively discussion here, so please leave your views. As well as this, I can answer your questions about the brand, the watches they create, and also a few quick and easy tips to help you find out if a watch is a fake or not.
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pinkpont
Some of you who've seen my posts before might have realised that I'm a real watch enthusiast, and no brand gets me more enthusiastic than Rolex. I want to know what your views on the brand are. Overpriced and overhyped? Magnificent pieces of engineering? Do you aspire to own one, or wouldn't you be seen dead in one? Do you think other brands are better?
I think there's some scope for some lively discussion here, so please leave your views. As well as this, I can answer your questions about the brand, the watches they create, and also a few quick and easy tips to help you find out if a watch is a fake or not.
I think there's some scope for some lively discussion here, so please leave your views. As well as this, I can answer your questions about the brand, the watches they create, and also a few quick and easy tips to help you find out if a watch is a fake or not.
When I think Rolex, I don't really think "outstanding quality". I simply believe that you're paying for the name. How true is this? What do Rolex watches have that other expensive watches don't? Note that I know absolutely nothing about watches. I'm simply giving my point of view as a random person off the street.
UniStudent2009
... yes please 
Hehe, where to start? The one surefire way of making sure the watch is genuine is getting a qualified watchmaker to pop off the caseback and taking a look at the movement. Fakes tend to use Japanese or cheap Swiss movements, and these will look completely different to the genuine Rolex movement. Secondly, a Rolex will always have the model reference stamped on the case beneath the bracelet at the 12 O'Clock end, and a serial number at the 6 O'Clock end. It's fairly straightforward to take the bracelet off, but if you're scared of scratching the bracelet, then take it to an Authorised Dealer or watchmaker.
The most recent Rolex watches all have a laser-etched coronet at the 6 O'Clock end inside the crystal. This is very hard to see with the naked eye, and can be best seen under a magnifying loupe. Even then, you have to catch it in the right light. As well as this, ROLEXROLEXROLEX is engraved around the piece of metal between the dial and the crystal, also known as the rehaut ring. A coronet will be at the 12 O'Clock end, and the serial number at the 6 O'Clock end.
If the watch has a date (on all models barring the Sea-Dweller), it will have a magnifying glass bubble on top of it, known as a cyclops. This will be perfectly aligned over the date, as well as magnifying the date greatly. On certain fakes, a cyclops will be present, but it simply won't magnify the date enough.
The dial is also a good place to root out fakes. They can sometimes be the wrong colour for a particular model, and sometimes the words can be misspelled. As well as this, every Rolex dial from the past 10 or so years will have "Swiss Made" written at the 6 O'Clock end. Before this, the writing is slightly different, so I shalln't go into that in detail. Other problems can be with the weight, and on "gold" models, the plate will be wearing off: Rolex only uses solid gold, so this is clearly impossible. The right box and paperwork is also an easy way to tell.
That's all the ones off the top of my head. Just remember that the green hologram found on the casebacks of slightly older models ISN'T a guarantee of authenticity. Pretty much every fake you'll encounter has one of these, so Rolex simply don't bother with them any more.
Just curious, do rolex watches have a lifetime warantee?
A surpisingly ostentatious image, despite the relatively tame designs.
Mattgeezer
Just curious, do rolex watches have a lifetime warantee?
Id hope so for the price.
I don't think id ever buy a rolex, it just seems you pay for the name, and im sure there's other quality watches which are just as nice and well made for much cheaper.
That said, i don't wear watches, i just use my phone to look at the time.
Ghost
When I think Rolex, I don't really think "outstanding quality". I simply believe that you're paying for the name. How true is this? What do Rolex watches have that other expensive watches don't? Note that I know absolutely nothing about watches. I'm simply giving my point of view as a random person off the street.
That's a perfectly valid opinion. A Rolex might not be the most expensive or the most complicated watch out there, but they do have an ethos on durability, accuracy and reliability. They're meant to be worn, unlike, for example, Patek Philippes - certainly their most complicated models are highly fragile, and can't be bashed about as much as a Rolex. Just to show you that Rolexes are made with practicality in mind, all of their watches come with waterproofing to at least 100m, and their diving watches can go much deeper.
There is also an almost indescribable solidity about them too - you certainly feel it on your wrist, yet my Rolex is probably the most comfortable watch I've ever worn. When you compare it to an Omega for example, a fine brand in its own right, it just has a real feeling of quality. It's a little hard to explain, but if you get a chance to put one on your wrist, you'll know what I'm talking about.
wawrwinka
Aren't the cheap modern battery watches more accurate anyway? Apparently even the best mechanical watches go off by a few seconds every day.
You're spot on there, a quartz watch will always be more accurate than a mechanical one. However, I personally find them a little bit soulless...a mechanical watch is an incredibly complex piece of machinery, and the fact that all those cogs inside can be calibrated to give an accuracy of within a few seconds every day is amazing. The amount of effort that goes into the movements is one of the reasons why I love mechanical watches. All new Rolexes are Chronometer rated, meaning that they're good for an accuracy of +4/-6 seconds per day. Properly regulated, they can run to about one second per day.
Mattgeezer
Just curious, do rolex watches have a lifetime warantee?
No, they have a two year guarantee, and Rolex recommend that they get serviced once every 3-5 years. On the modern ones with more advanced oils, it's closer to every 5 years. Rolex customer service is second to none, though, and after you send the watch away for a service, they come back looking and working as nice as the day you bought it. The very nature of having so many moving parts insides means that the movement will have wear and tear over time, so no mechanical watch can have a lifetime guarantee.
However, when you buy a Rolex, it's often a watch for life - a guarantee to want to wear it for the rest of your life, maybe? :P
Untitled258
Id hope so for the price.
I don't think id ever buy a rolex, it just seems you pay for the name, and im sure there's other quality watches which are just as nice and well made for much cheaper.
That said, i don't wear watches, i just use my phone to look at the time.
I don't think id ever buy a rolex, it just seems you pay for the name, and im sure there's other quality watches which are just as nice and well made for much cheaper.
That said, i don't wear watches, i just use my phone to look at the time.
There are a lot of nice watch brands out there, and you get people who love Omega, TAG, Panerai or Cartier as much as I love Rolex. It is down to personal preference at the end of the day, but perhaps try to judge Rolex on the merits of the watches, rather than its reputation as a brand.
=nuke=
A watch is a watch. I just want it to tell the time.
You've listened to some Tommy Emmanuel - top man.
Also, I don't like Rolex's. I think the designs are horrible!
To further contribute to the general watch conversation, I'm thinking about getting one of these;
Its a Suunto XLander Military Edition, complete with altimeter, barometer and digital compass.
*dribbles*
TommyWannabe
You've listened to some Tommy Emmanuel - top man.
Also, I don't like Rolex's. I think the designs are horrible!
To further contribute to the general watch conversation, I'm thinking about getting one of these;
Its a Suunto XLander Military Edition, complete with altimeter, barometer and digital compass.
*dribbles*
Also, I don't like Rolex's. I think the designs are horrible!
To further contribute to the general watch conversation, I'm thinking about getting one of these;
Its a Suunto XLander Military Edition, complete with altimeter, barometer and digital compass.
*dribbles*
That looks like a watch packed full of features, very much a "tool" watch. Interestingly enough, back in the 1950s, some of the watches that Rolex were creating were the equivalent of the watch you like. A lot of the Rolex models were designed for a specific reason (E.g. the Submariner for divers, GMT Master for airliner pilots etc.) These days, Rolexes are too expensive to be used wholly as they are intended, but a good deal of professional divers use the Submariner and Sea-Dweller models, and they are designed to deal with the various rigours of diving.
my parents have 4 between them.
I think they're overpriced and overhyped.
They're a bit old-fashioned IMO too!
I think they're overpriced and overhyped.
They're a bit old-fashioned IMO too!
Sprout_hair
my parents have 4 between them.
I think they're overpriced and overhyped.
They're a bit old-fashioned IMO too!
I think they're overpriced and overhyped.
They're a bit old-fashioned IMO too!
Ahh, they're only old fashioned if you choose the options that make them look old fashioned. I specifically chose a dial and bracelet combination on my Datejust to make it look as modern as possible. That's the beauty of Rolex - you can really make it your own watch to suit your style and personality.
pinkpont
Ahh, they're only old fashioned if you choose the options that make them look old fashioned. I specifically chose a dial and bracelet combination on my Datejust to make it look as modern as possible. That's the beauty of Rolex - you can really make it your own watch to suit your style and personality.
Picture maybe?
I havnt looked into it too much, but from what i've seen i've never seen a stylish rolex!
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