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Blubaru · 29 January 2015, 04:39 PM

What's with all of these OCD related posts?

Has this always been a thing with Rolex?

Old Expat Beast · 29 January 2015, 04:57 PM

It's probably infectious. One person notices something, so everyone else starts worrying about it. Sometimes it's valid (cyclops mag, as we've seen with watches being accepted for return or crystals replaced recently), sometimes not (my hours markers are misaligned, etc).

Anthon · 29 January 2015, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

It's probably infectious. One person notices something, so everyone else starts worrying about it. Sometimes it's valid (cyclops mag, as we've seen with watches being accepted for return or crystals replaced recently), sometimes not (my hours markers are misaligned, etc).

Somehow I am more concerned with a misaligned hour marker than the latest batch of cyclopses. If you are going to spend 8K on a watch then you'd hope that the watch maker does a better job than your last Casio. A misaligned hour marker is plain sloppy. The cyclops issue is only an issue to those who somehow think it is an issue...

Old Expat Beast · 29 January 2015, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Anthon

Somehow I am more concerned with a misaligned hour marker than the latest batch of cyclopses. If you are going to spend 8K on a watch then you'd hope that the watch maker does a better job than your last Casio. A misaligned hour marker is plain sloppy. The cyclops issue is only an issue to those who somehow think it is an issue...

A misaligned hour marker was recently agreed to have been an optical illusion (i don't mean the bezel insert issue). And the cyclops is a genuine issue for Rolex if they are replacing crystals and exchanging whole watches because of it.

Anthon · 29 January 2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

A misaligned hour marker was recently agreed to have been an optical illusion (i don't mean the bezel insert issue). And the cyclops is a genuine issue for Rolex if they are replacing crystals and exchanging whole watches because of it.

I'm very happy that it appears to be an optical illusion after all! But illusion or not, it's a good reason to take a closer look. I would not classify it as OCD. The owner genuinely thought there was an alignment issue.

You might well be right about the cyclops, but then again, there is no recall of those 'defective' cyclopses either, Rolex keeps shipping them. So is there really a problem? People seem to be happy with their cyclops until they log on to the rolexforum and find out that their Rolex cyclops is slightly different from older batches, which leads me to agree with the following:

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One could argue that the whole 'dedicated to Rolex' forum is a bit OCD, surely?!

An to top that: opening a topic about perceived OCD in others is the purest form of OCD!

997.2 · 30 January 2015, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

A misaligned hour marker was recently agreed to have been an optical illusion (i don't mean the bezel insert issue). And the cyclops is a genuine issue for Rolex if they are replacing crystals and exchanging whole watches because of it.

MY watch was the one with the misaligned hour markers. If you read through the thread you will see that many people agree with me - I know for sure they are not symmetrical.

MortgageGuy · 30 January 2015, 11:25 AM

Unfortunately there have been some quality issues of late more than normal IMO with Rolex so sure some more posting.

The forum was nothing like this in the past unless there was a major issue/defect and of course the dreaded STRETCH threads LOL... It will change again. Regardless IMO you would be hard pressed to find a better place on the net to spend your time than right here

DCheeta · 29 January 2015, 05:02 PM

It gets out of hand sometimes. If you need a micrometer or an electron microscope to notice an "imperfection", I don't think it's an issue.

But to be honest, that low cyclops magnification would annoy me.

HogwldFLTR · 30 January 2015, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DCheeta

It gets out of hand sometimes. If you need a micrometer or an electron microscope to notice an "imperfection", I don't think it's an issue.

But to be honest, that low cyclops magnification would annoy me.

Really? Someone please show some SEM shots; I'd love to see them. I get the point but I also notice hyperbole when I see it.

Rock · 29 January 2015, 05:24 PM

We jokingly call it "OCD" but in reality it is just the same healthy level of scrutiny you get with any 'special-interest-group'.
I'm also on Coffee, Wine and Sports Car forums, and they all display the same apparent 'obsession' with the small detail of their interest.
Without this there'd be a lot less to talk about on forums.

brandrea · 29 January 2015, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock

We jokingly call it "OCD" but in reality it is just the same healthy level of scrutiny you get with any 'special-interest-group'.
I'm also on Coffee, Wine and Sports Car forums, and they all display the same apparent 'obsession' with the small detail of their interest.
Without this there'd be a lot less to talk about on forums.

Well said

Bangel · 29 January 2015, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock

We jokingly call it "OCD" but in reality it is just the same healthy level of scrutiny you get with any 'special-interest-group'.
I'm also on Coffee, Wine and Sports Car forums, and they all display the same apparent 'obsession' with the small detail of their interest.
Without this there'd be a lot less to talk about on forums.

You called it Rocky. It's all healthy, wholesome fun.

Headshrinker · 30 January 2015, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Rock

We jokingly call it "OCD" but in reality it is just the same healthy level of scrutiny you get with any 'special-interest-group'.
I'm also on Coffee, Wine and Sports Car forums, and they all display the same apparent 'obsession' with the small detail of their interest.
Without this there'd be a lot less to talk about on forums.

Excellent observation, my friend.

997.2 · 29 January 2015, 06:09 PM

Hey, you spend $$$$$$ on a watch, this is the place to make sure there are no problems. Sad thing is, you get better responses here than at my local AD which consists of a pretty young woman in her 20's who doesn't know s#!t about Rolex

greggsiam · 29 January 2015, 08:07 PM

You only hear the OCD stuff from a vocal minority, making it appear bigger than it really is. It's still a normal distribution, nothing specific to Rolex. I see it on photography forums as well. If you are the OCD type, it's inherent to you, not a reflection of specific interests or hobbies.

Some issues like the cyclops magnification, is a valid problem and people are posting to see if others are getting the same result. Not OCD in my book.

Vincent65 · 29 January 2015, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Blubaru

What's with all of these OCD related posts?

Has this always been a thing with Rolex?

One could argue that the whole 'dedicated to Rolex' forum is a bit OCD, surely?!

mfer · 30 January 2015, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

One could argue that the whole 'dedicated to Rolex' forum is a bit OCD, surely?!

Agreed, this is a Rolex Watch Forum after all right? I like these posts better than others.

Afghanvet · 29 January 2015, 09:31 PM

Sure agree in general with the "obsessive," not so much the "compulsive..."

landroverking · 29 January 2015, 09:37 PM

Rolex and OCD don't go together

mike · 29 January 2015, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Blubaru

What's with all of these OCD related posts?

Has this always been a thing with Rolex?

Always try to separate what you see here from the rest of the world. The rest of the watch community is quite normal.

And no,..it hasn't always been the case.

Memcwhirter · 29 January 2015, 10:56 PM

IMO a human trait found on most forums.

Rags · 29 January 2015, 11:20 PM

I can understand that when someone pays thousands of dollars for a watch they want it to be perfect & rolex stands for perfection.

landroverking · 30 January 2015, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Rags

I can understand that when someone pays thousands of dollars for a watch they want it to be perfect & rolex stands for perfection.

Well not really. It's still mass produced.

Mystro · 30 January 2015, 12:22 AM

OCD is a sliding scale. Rolex is a premium factory built watch so the level of expectation gets blurred.

AF_Rob · 30 January 2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystro

OCD is a sliding scale. Rolex is a premium factory built watch so the level of expectation gets blurred.

I agree... Granted these things are thousands of dollars, pounds, whatever. Either way, the level of expectation at times from us here is not reasonable. Or people see flaws that aren't really there. If Adam is speaking from the post from yesterday, I tricked myself into seeing it too!

Greenp · 31 January 2015, 03:14 AM

With the price of these watches and Rolex claiming how great they are I would expect perfection. If Rolex can't take the scrutiny/criticism they should either lower prices or people's expectations.

engin33r · 31 January 2015, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I agree... Granted these things are thousands of dollars, pounds, whatever. Either way, the level of expectation at times from us here is not reasonable. Or people see flaws that aren't really there. If Adam is speaking from the post from yesterday, I tricked myself into seeing it too!

Yep... rolex is not the most expensive luxury watch brand out there. But judging from their sales, they are arguably the most desirable luxury watch brand.

Anthon · 31 January 2015, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I agree... Granted these things are thousands of dollars, pounds, whatever. Either way, the level of expectation at times from us here is not reasonable. Or people see flaws that aren't really there. If Adam is speaking from the post from yesterday, I tricked myself into seeing it too!

If we are talking about the same watch, the hour index was clearly not centered between the minute marks. So definitely not an optical illusion, nor OCD, nor hyped up expectations of Rolex, just sloppy work.

AF_Rob · 1 February 2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthon

If we are talking about the same watch, the hour index was clearly not centered between the minute marks. So definitely not an optical illusion, nor OCD, nor hyped up expectations of Rolex, just sloppy work.

We must be talking different posts.

Andad · 1 February 2015, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AF_Rob

We must be talking different posts.

You must be - the markers on the pix I saw looked good.

29 January 2015, 04:39 PM	#1
Blubaru "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Bay Posts: 182	Why so OCD? What's with all of these OCD related posts? Has this always been a thing with Rolex?

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MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Unfortunately there have been some quality issues of late more than normal IMO with Rolex so sure some more posting. The forum was nothing like this in the past unless there was a major issue/defect and of course the dreaded STRETCH threads LOL... It will change again. Regardless IMO you would be hard pressed to find a better place on the net to spend your time than right here __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

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29 January 2015, 04:57 PM	#2
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,825	It's probably infectious. One person notices something, so everyone else starts worrying about it. Sometimes it's valid (cyclops mag, as we've seen with watches being accepted for return or crystals replaced recently), sometimes not (my hours markers are misaligned, etc).

29 January 2015, 05:02 PM	#8
DCheeta "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Dave Location: NYC Posts: 7,181	It gets out of hand sometimes. If you need a micrometer or an electron microscope to notice an "imperfection", I don't think it's an issue. But to be honest, that low cyclops magnification would annoy me.

29 January 2015, 06:09 PM	#14
997.2 Banned Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Chaz Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 2,721	Hey, you spend $$$$$$ on a watch, this is the place to make sure there are no problems. Sad thing is, you get better responses here than at my local AD which consists of a pretty young woman in her 20's who doesn't know s#!t about Rolex

29 January 2015, 08:07 PM	#15
greggsiam "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Gregg Location: Bangkok Posts: 694	You only hear the OCD stuff from a vocal minority, making it appear bigger than it really is. It's still a normal distribution, nothing specific to Rolex. I see it on photography forums as well. If you are the OCD type, it's inherent to you, not a reflection of specific interests or hobbies. Some issues like the cyclops magnification, is a valid problem and people are posting to see if others are getting the same result. Not OCD in my book.

29 January 2015, 09:31 PM	#18
Afghanvet "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Virginia Watch: Subs, SD4K Posts: 2,272	Sure agree in general with the "obsessive," not so much the "compulsive..."

29 January 2015, 09:37 PM	#19
landroverking "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Jay Location: TEXAS Watch: Daytona Posts: 7,648	Rolex and OCD don't go together

29 January 2015, 10:56 PM	#21
Memcwhirter "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Dallas Watch: 326939bk, 116719 Posts: 253	IMO a human trait found on most forums.

31 January 2015, 03:14 AM	#26
Greenp "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 241	With the price of these watches and Rolex claiming how great they are I would expect perfection. If Rolex can't take the scrutiny/criticism they should either lower prices or people's expectations.

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