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Old 14 May 2011, 01:29 AM   #1
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If you could ask for one NEW complication

what would you wish for ?

I would love to see a split second chronograph

You ? Moonfase ? Perpetual calendar ? Power reserve indicator ? Tourbillon ? Minute repeater ? Maybe a manual watch ?
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Old 14 May 2011, 01:43 AM   #2
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complication that can make me dinner and do my laundry
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Old 14 May 2011, 01:50 AM   #3
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Rising Rolex "price-indicator" complication?
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Old 14 May 2011, 09:46 AM   #4
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Rising Rolex "price-indicator" complication?


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Old 14 May 2011, 02:03 AM   #5
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complication that can make me dinner and do my laundry
That would be nice!
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Old 14 May 2011, 02:59 AM   #6
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Old 14 May 2011, 03:52 AM   #7
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complication that can make me dinner and do my laundry
That is a complication, its called a wife
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Old 14 May 2011, 03:55 AM   #8
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I think a power reserve meter would be very cool.
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Old 14 May 2011, 01:55 AM   #9
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Don't like moonphase, prefer date to calender, power reserve is pointless, tourbillon only really works well on clocks or if the watch is in one position. I'm happy with the current lineup thanks!
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Old 15 May 2011, 12:33 AM   #10
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same here, almost

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Don't like moonphase, prefer date to calender, power reserve is pointless, tourbillon only really works well on clocks or if the watch is in one position. I'm happy with the current lineup thanks!
I feel the same way about these complications. If I had to pick one, though, it would be a moonphase.

Generally, I feel that to be a Rolex a watch has to be very tough and durable. When you start making the movements less simple, they become more delicate and more dress-watch like. As dressy as a DD is, the watch itself is tough.

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Old 14 May 2011, 02:31 AM   #11
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Depth meter and water temp on the SD.
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Old 14 May 2011, 02:45 AM   #12
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Depth meter and water temp on the SD.
Don't care so much about the water temp, but a mechanical depth gauge would be VERY useful to me.
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Old 14 May 2011, 02:53 AM   #13
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take off the date from the subs :)
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Old 15 May 2011, 12:33 AM   #14
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take off the date from the subs :)

You can buy a sub without the date.
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Old 14 May 2011, 02:56 AM   #15
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Changes that make life easier for the user.

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what would you wish for ?

I would love to see a split second chronograph

You ? Moonfase ? Perpetual calendar ? Power reserve indicator ? Tourbillon ? Minute repeater ? Maybe a manual watch ?
What I am most interested in is not additional complications as such but things that make the watch more user-friendly. I can only hope that in time, watch companies will address these things. To explain, there is no need for tiny slotted screws to hold the bracelet together. They require you to loosen thread-locker and use extreme caution to remove a link without marring the screw head or scratching up the bracelet. While there are those who will say it is no big deal, there are simply easier ways to do this. I would prefer to see more companies use a system like IWC uses for their bracelets which allows you to use a push-pin to easily remove links with no worry about damage. It is simple, quick, reliable, and makes link removal a breeze.

Same goes for removing the bracelet from the watch head. Spring bars are also a pain, IMO and have outlived their usefulness. You again have to be very careful and use just the right tool to remove them without scratching up the lugs. Would like to see a more technically advanced system that would allow for this to occur much more easily by the end user without any special tools. Finally, I would like more watches to have an adjustable on the fly bracelet for quick changes in size for comfort like the new Sub. The easy-link system is nice but it only allows for a small change and not a wide range of quick adjustability.

All of these are just examples but this is what I am personally looking for - ways to make the watch ownership experience easier.
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Old 14 May 2011, 03:35 AM   #16
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Power reserve indicator would be cool, of course the OCD among us would be shaking our wrists every time it came off the H

I see some of us getting kicked out of nice restaurants, so maybe a reserve complication is not so good of an idea
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Old 14 May 2011, 03:49 AM   #17
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Power reserve indicator would be cool, of course the OCD among us would be shaking our wrists every time it came off the H

I see some of us getting kicked out of nice restaurants, so maybe a reserve complication is not so good of an idea
That's funny. I'm sure I would fall into this category.

I would find a power indicator useful, however am not a big fan of them fully displayed on the dial. As I also think a clear caseback would be cool (albeit nothing more than a novelty), it could allow visibility for an indictor on the back.
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Old 14 May 2011, 03:58 AM   #18
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A sub dial counting down the next price increase lol
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Old 14 May 2011, 06:10 AM   #19
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I'd like to see all day-dates turn into annual calendars. Same dial layout just the added "convenience" of only adjusting the date once a year.

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Old 14 May 2011, 06:11 AM   #20
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Triple Date Chronograph.
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Old 14 May 2011, 07:40 AM   #21
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Old 14 May 2011, 07:55 AM   #22
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I'd like to see all day-dates turn into annual calendars. Same dial layout just the added "convenience" of only adjusting the date once a year.

I second that
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Old 14 May 2011, 07:50 AM   #23
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Tide indicator, depth gauge and audible alarm:

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Old 14 May 2011, 08:40 AM   #24
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date on the daytona
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Old 14 May 2011, 08:46 AM   #25
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Old 14 May 2011, 08:55 AM   #26
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Old 15 May 2011, 12:35 AM   #27
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Old 14 May 2011, 09:43 AM   #28
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I like the Rolex the way they are really. Built tough, reliable, dependable, and gorgeous.

I look at other brands to fill those additional complication desires.
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Old 14 May 2011, 10:09 AM   #29
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How bout a sport model with a perpetual calendar... That doesn't cost a fortune!
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Old 14 May 2011, 10:35 AM   #30
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