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Mike  first let me preface the below commentary by saying that I respect your opinions on this site and have enjoyed your comments here for years and will surely continue  in that vein.  This  topic hits a nerve with me so I thought that I would make comment to see where it goes.

Provacative comment.  The movement is interesting and the fact that Rolex ventured out of the" comfort zone" is even more surprising.  The manufacture deserves koodos for that to be sure and it is undeniable that it is a step in the right direction for an otherwise purely commercially motivated company with plenty of potential but no recent historically significant production.  Unfortunately,  the watch design is not nearly as inovative nor is it a step outside of the box for the company.  The watch looks to be commercial Rolex design and without a hint of moving into a direction suitable for the movements innovation.  Too bad.  Sure every company has their run of production pieces that are what is to be expected....year after year .  There is even good argument that the masses require this  continuity of production to ground them in their allegiance to the brand.  However, Rolex has been replete with this philosophical need to maintain the status quo since the 1960's and the once great innovator of design and technical development (i.e.  Oyster , rolex bubbleback, prince, Ref 8171, ref 6062 etc.) has been largely absent of trend setting design for over  five decades.   This watch can not be held to comparison with  Patek manufacture .The question is best suited for the Rolex or "Horologically Meandering " sites in my opinion .

.  Sorry I think Rolex had a great opportunity with this movement but shoved it into the same old Rolex presentation.