Horological Meandering

Almost a year ago, a friend of mine has bought a nice watch for a special occasion: an IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition "Expedition Jacques-Yves Cousteau". Yesterday, I've asked him how about his new, long desired toy. Of course he's very happy with it, ...  

that only Rolex can withstand such diverse conditions remaining functionality and precision. Breitling Seiko Omega comes to mind I think that more fair statement would be that largest number of Rolex units can do it but then again the produce largest numb... 

Thank you Damjan. Let's imagine that a single car maker, only one, could sell a very large number of really reliable cars, designed to withstand the worst condition, for decades. While all of the other car makers continue proposing only limited numbers of... 

I see horological world to be just like that Cheers D

I'm not questioning the durability of Rolex; rather whether there are other watches that are equally strong. On perception, Rolex's advertising is almost entirely oriented toward toughness (although usually subtly so), which gives it an advantage. A compa... 

And certainly some others, too. This is not to detract from the robustness of Rolex at all and the watches are certainly well made - marketing alone could not keep the brand going if the products did not deliver...

Thank you KMII. Curiously, the claim of Prospex watches is "Built for the challenge". Yup! It's the same term I've used in my post. Ciao, Elio

Especially the more expensive ones

Thank you mkvc. Of course I admit the power of marketing in general and the Rolex one in particular. Moreover, if I'm not wrong, Mr. Hans Wilsdorf was a marketing forerunner genius. The Rolex technologies you have cited are indeed very consistent. I don't... 

most of which were done by qualified independent watchmakers? The Rolex will still be going strong.

Thank you Nicolas. The EL1 is for sure a very cute and exceptional watch, but It's a limited edition piece, not a current production one, and a Rolex Submariner can be bought at a fraction price. Ciao, Elio

... that is in a working condition. You should keep in mind that a watch that is worn on the wrist does not change its internal temperature according to the environmental temperature, but is mainly tempered by the human body temperature. Swiss watch exper... 

Dear Marcus, I knew I could trust on PuristSPro to have the right answer! I indeed don't know any other source for fair and objective information. And having "information" is different than having "opinion". And unfortunately I often find the thoughts sha... 

Yes, information is much more difficult to find than opinion, further complicated by the fact that the latter most often comes disguised as the former ... Thomas Ernst was very active as a writer on horology in earlier years, having been a regular contrib...