Jack Forster[Elite User]
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Thanks TM, always nice. . .
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Jack
What about Tudor?
By: ThomasM : October 15th, 2007-18:58
"I also have great respect for the fact that Rolex does not have a lower tier of watches with poorer movements. If you judge watches as a "purist," that is, by comparing the worst products of each company rather than cherry-picking the best, Rolex come ou...
AFAIK,....
By: SuitbertW : October 16th, 2007-02:31
...and have seen - cases are similar, but not identical. There are a lot of more or less subtle differences. They're signed "Rolex Oyster case" though - which refers to the type of case. Crowns often were identical. Best regards Suitbert
That's interesting...
By: SJX : October 16th, 2007-02:37
Hi Suitbert, I was led to belive that the cases (for the Tudor and Rolex Submariner in the 1970s till the 1980s or maybe early 1990s) were identical, although not polished/finished in the same way. And then Rolex switched to a higher grade of steel (316L?...
My opinion
By: IWC2006 : October 16th, 2007-05:42
IMO, Rolex is reliable but boring. Brand awareness outside the watch collectors world is no.1, there is no single doubt about it. I do not think is a 'must have' for collectors, especially if u come across innovative and interesting brands like JLC, GO, A...
Boring?
By: SJX : October 16th, 2007-07:43
In terms of complications, yes. But that misses the point. Rolex is one of the most important, if not the most important, single brands because of the impact it has had on watch design, style, size. From a historical standpoint, Rolex is hardly, hardly bo...
still boring.
By: IWC2006 : October 17th, 2007-07:49
Well I do have a rolex, I still find it bland from dial design, complication to innovation. It doesn't excite me as much as other brands do. Sorry I won't change my opinion, whether you like it or not. Until they come out with something refreshing and inn...
I Still Disagree
By: db darien : October 16th, 2007-14:13
I just wonder...have any of the people posting in this string ever seen a watch made, or looked into a Rolex assembly in comparirson to, say, a Jaquet Droz or one of Thomas Prescher's new models? The real question is: Does Rolex have good quality control?...