tarantino65
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1 week cool-off to deconstruct Rolex before making purchase
I am a newbie almost on verge of making my 1st luxury watch purchase - the Rolex GMTIIc - and the AD has reserved it for me for a week. Gives me time to cool-off before making the decision to plonk USD8K on a watch and take some time to deconstruct Rolex and overcome the possible buyer dissonance that comes with such purchases. I have a hardworking day-date auto-Oris and an amazing made/bought-in-Japan solar radio wave control Seiko. I was amazed in that it went into sleep mode 1 week before end of Feb and when the watch was awaken 2 weeks later, the date amazing corrected itself accounting for the leap year without any adjustments from my end. That the hands align themselves via radio wave to the atomic clock (I am told accuracy +1s every 1million years) when I am in US, JP, CN and no need for battery change make this my fav and at 5% the cost of a Rolex.
Back to the Rolex - I have been hunting for a watch that's solidly constructed , minimal and cost-effective servicing (my main bug-bear with luxury watchmakers like PP, Lange, VC) and keeps for life. I have somewhat been sold into the Rolex branding and marketing even though I have been told many times it's mass produced (1million watches sold a year) and reason why the sports models are fairly scarce is due to the way Rolex control their distribution - both inventory and pricing. For half the price or less, one could possibly get a Tag Heuer, Omega, Oris etc. of similar solid construct. I also getting a naging feel that I am way over-paying for a piece of metal when I see the prime retail space are taken up by the likes of Rolex and the luxe brands. Perhaps what I am just looking for from this community is a reassurance that I have not been suckered and it's not just about brand, image and marketing. Or perhaps there is something else I am missing out on - I hear a lot about emotional attachment - and how the watch will grow and aged with you. I am trying to reconcile this and the meaning of this obsessive pursuit. This message has been edited by tarantino65 on 2012-02-08 18:47:25 This message has been edited by tarantino65 on 2012-02-08 18:56:25
1 week cool-off to deconstruct Rolex before making purchase
I am a newbie almost on verge of making my 1st luxury watch purchase - the Rolex GMTIIc - and the AD has reserved it for me for a week. Gives me time to cool-off before making the decision to plonk USD8K on a watch and take some time to deconstruct Rolex ...
If you love
the Seiko, why do you need a Rolex? I am not pro or con for getting a Rolex, but you should buy it only if you really like it (and afford it). If spending $8K is a big deal for you as it is for most people and you feel you may regret it, then you are not ...
Pass on it, you're not ready for it.
I see no love, no passion, here, I just read over paying, money, fear, comparison prices... Maybe later? Buying a watch right now, with such a way of thinking, will lead you to regret your purchase. The future mode will turn into past mode ... From " Will...
I second Armanico's opinion
I don't sense the love or passion as well. You need a Rolex lifestyle for it, a real sport, e.g. Scuba diving, sports car racing, tennis etc. Sounds odd but true. If not you will just be another coffeeshop taxi driver who bought a gold rolex from his lott...
You pose a difficult question....
If you are after something that is highly cost effective, accurate and reliable, then go for new technology. Let me put it into car terminology.....if you want reliability and value for money, go Nissan. But, what I want when i get into my car is a differ...
Take Barons advice and .......
Buy a used Rolex in good condition Submariner, GMT or Explorer With the original box and papers (and keep them safe) Treat it well Keep it for ten years +
Great Analogy Baron
and do appreciate your reading into my situation. You are right that I wanted a better robust watch than what I am getting out of the Seiko/Oris even though they are good watches and workhorse. This has been a pent-up for a number of years and I have done...
I'd pass if I were you....
as others have said no passion/no love. A week is not enough time to fully digest and appreciate why anybody would spend this much money on such a timepiece. I'd pass for now. Yours, Andy.
Hi Quentin, just sharing with you my opinion..
Firstly, a Rolex cannot be compared to a Tag, ORIS or a Seiko. Grand Seiko for that matter. One should not jump on the bandwagon to select Rolex as their first luxury watch purchase just because the community thinks Rolex is the watch or have strong affec...
I have read what others have posted and I think
Baron said it very well. However, I sense this is something you want to do but want some re-assurance before spending your money. We've all experienced similar feelings you are now ... may be at different dollar amounts but still the emotional side of it ...
I have 'cool-off' and (partially) deconstruct Rolex and decided to ...
take the plunge with the GMT-IIc and picking up the watch tomorrow. Thank you for taking precious time to pen your advice/views. whit is quite right that my mind is actually 99% made-up but just needed some re-assurance and a cool-off as should be with an...
Just one more advice...
Enjoy and love your watch. Maybe we can´t know If it will stay for a very long time with you, I hope it does, it would be nice if it turns into a heirloom and is passed to one of your dearest, but as long as it's with you, enjoy it very much. As I sa...
Passion something money can not Buy!
i have a passion for these great time pieces and what i have found through out life is that passion does not carry any monetary value, you see we do not work for money, we work for the things that money can buy. we also never really own anything just mere...
