Yes and no!

Hi Mostel,

Obviously there's a yes in my answer so I nearly agree with your points.

Indeed I agree that Rolex as a brand seems to make the most reliable watches, even more in the long term of the last 5 decades at least.

But there's also a no!

I just ordered yesterday my tool watch. I was close to get a Rolex, but didn't do it. Why?

Because there are other options. Not many I admit but there are some.

As I can't afford a vintage Rolex with plexi and mat dial for the time being (and I would probably not be too tempted to use it as my tool watch if I had one, and I will have one), I looked for another solution as I couldn't get taken by the 14060. Finally too flashy for me. Perfect on the pics, not on my wrist.

The other vintage watches that appeal to me (I won't thank Nicolas for these ones ) can be even more expensive.

Some other current diving watches can also be very attractive, but are generally expensive and large tools. And rarely feel like tools.

So I found an already discontinued diving watch of this decade, with a build of case and specially bracelet at least as good and possibly better IMO as the Rolex quality. i'm not going to name it today, I should have the watch for the end of the month and I'll make a review. The only downside is that it won't have a Rolex calibre (obviously), but still a very efficient and precise one, even if more generic.

Do you want to guess?

Dje

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Some huble Rolex thoughts...

By: Mostel : September 6th, 2008-10:27

I've been lucky enough to own watches of all variety, and almost every name, almost every complication. I put my Sub on two days ago, again. It took me about one second to feel the unparalleled quality. Yeah, this is a watch worn by 'too many' people. Yea...

You opened another interesting topic, Mostel

By: amanico : September 6th, 2008-10:46

There is a paradox with Rolex... Maybe due to the fact that everybody ( or quite ) wears or wants a Rolex. So, the danger may result to sum the Horological World to Rolex, and only Rolex, which is a big mistake and a silly no sense. The other danger is to...

I agree with everything you said Amanico

By: Mostel : September 6th, 2008-14:04

After posting, I was already re-thinking how I could have added that there is at least one brand I hold up to Rolex solid-build quality: Lange immediately comes to mind--and there you have the luxury of a dress watch built like a tank--yet one which, like...

Seriously, since you said a watch with a bracelet, and already discontinued...I don't see... I thought about an IWC Aquatimer, but these are not discontinued, yet. Too hard, my friend. A watch from a true manufacture? Nicolas

A Hublot! Your mad mind!

By: Dje : September 7th, 2008-22:37

Hi Nicolas, Anyway I thought all Hublot models were discontinued! Aren't they all limited series? Indeed not an IWC! A true manufacture calibre? Not for my future watch , but some may be tempted to say yes for some reasons. And there are true manufactiure...