Boris
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Lazy article, titled as a clickbait
This guy tries to present his personal preferences as design flaws.
Honestly, I find 90% of the articles by these specialized watch websites completely uninteresting. And, worse, most are completely cookie cutter identical, if you read any watch launch article on Hodinkee, Fratello Watch, Ablogtowatch, Time+Tide, etc.
So they are all so desperate to come up with new content, which will draw clicks and differentiate them, that they come up with silly articles like this one.
An interesting article: "Are Rolex Fans Blind To Design Flaws?"
I thought you might be interested in this: www.fratellowatches.com / Photo: Fratello Watches ...
Common people look at Rolex and see money
Most of the customers are excited and caught by the value. That's all they really matter. Design, watchmaking, precision, finishing, these are just extra features. Mostly unknown. Rolex has been my first watch, but I've moved away long ago
Did you read the article?
I didn't see the article mention what you're addressing. I'm now wondering if we read the same article...
Are those flaws real flaws?
Not at all. They're a feature, used by fans to identify different batches in order to have a more valuable and rare product. This is what I read if I read a bit deeper, the article is just a subjective and boring list 😅
Ok. Thank you! Yes, I agree...
The article is highly subjective! And yes, those flaws are definitely very minor and very subjective.
Sometimes these fratello pieces are a bit long in the tooth...
Someone please hit me with the cliff notes version. 😁
At your service:
"-the new 41mm OP has more negative space on the dial Wahhh! -The Airking dial has too many 5s and this is somehow a problem Wahhh! -The cyclops! Wahhh! Conclusion: Rolex bad Wahhh!" I feel like more thought could be put into this than the few trifling ni...
oh man, Spangles. Thank you for your post, you saved me the effort.
this was a weak article, targeting those that can't get their hand on a sports Rolex so they feel better about themselves.
"I am fully aware that I am going beyond picking nits here" says the author lol
Humorous article, thanks for the link
Now, thats much better!
If its not symmetric the designer doesnt know what he is doing.
I thought that was a real watch!
I heard there was a real watch with this error on accident. They had a video of it on YouTube. The video didn't look photoshopped to me (but I'm no forensic photo/video expert). When you make around a million watches a year (some say more, some say less) ...
A lot of us have been complaining of too much text on Subs and Daytonas for the past two decades :-)
Willing to accept flaws might be a better term, instead of "blind" in the article. Very few designs are 100% perfect. If people like everything about a watch except one or two details, I think the mass majority of people are willing to accept it and go ah...
No comment on the different sizes available for the new OP
I was a little surprised that the argument for the emptiness on the dial was not followed by a comment on the different sizes available, I do not own any Rolex watches but for my taste the design and larger size of the new OP is perfect, especially with t...
When something is such a value oriented purchase...
forgiveness for many things follows... Value meaning resale... however, my experience and view of Rolex, mostly, is extreme design excellence and build quality.
You are right! A lot is forgiven if there is a mob mentality...
Tesla cars are selling like hot cakes. Some friends have waited 2 months to get theirs! And the build quality is very inconsistent. Mine is missing some paint and the panel gaps are not perfect. I'd say the build quality is worse than a Hyundai (which use...
That was an awful article... The weakest arguments possible... I want my five minutes back.
The article never made its point about its argument about DESIGN FLAWS, its title. Further evidence of this writer's incompetence in bringing about a solid argument is how he addresses "quality issues" where he states that Rolex does have a small "minute"...
Lazy article, titled as a clickbait
This guy tries to present his personal preferences as design flaws. Honestly, I find 90% of the articles by these specialized watch websites completely uninteresting. And, worse, most are completely cookie cutter identical, if you read any watch launch ar...
+1 Boris. Agreed, very much clickbait!
Extremely silly article! The English would politely as possible say "it's rubbish."