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13 September 2022, 10:54 AM | #1 |
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Is Rolex missing the market for DLC/PVD watches?
Tudor has it right. Photo below. The DLC case is really scratch resistant. It’s a hidden luxury opportunity! Nobody notices or cares. I do.
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13 September 2022, 11:15 AM | #2 |
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No, Rolex isn't missing anything.
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13 September 2022, 11:21 AM | #3 |
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Nope, I have one black watch, a Porsche design from the 70s and I’ve always liked the look of Rolex SS….
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i think pvd looks tacky in almost all cases that i've seen with the one exception being the blue pvd santos cartier released this year, but also it just works on the santos. not sure how rolex would apply it in their lineup though
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13 September 2022, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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In theory You could see a coating like that on the Explorer II bezel maybe? Not sure the point but thinking about that Santos…
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Love my New Santos de Cartier Blue PVD Bezel. |
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A Ceramic case?
Maybe A DLC/PVD Case? Nope
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13 September 2022, 12:30 PM | #9 |
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I feel like Rolex uses Tudor for that sort of thing. I don’t feel like Rolex is missing the boat.
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Agree with the PVD comments. |
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13 September 2022, 01:23 PM | #11 |
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13 September 2022, 12:40 PM | #12 |
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No. Not Rolex.
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How can one say “missing the market” since they Sell EVERY One they make?
The market will let them know if they’ve missed anything - i.e., when new stock sits in AD cases for months on end… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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14 September 2022, 06:00 AM | #14 |
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While I agree that Rolex uses Tudor for this kind of thing, I think Rolex has such a strange and outsized reputation that they would sell everything they make even when it’s an ‘off’ model, given their current underproduction.
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13 September 2022, 12:47 PM | #16 |
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No, I don't think so with the coated PVD thing.
I do think that TUDOR is missing out on offering ceramic watches. Ceramic watches would not fit in the Rolex line, IMO, but Tudor seems to be the more experimental of the two companies. I think they could pull it off. Fo some reason, I think ceramic is super cool. Thinking of the Ceramic Omegas and the Ceramic APs. The ceramic AP is super drool-worthy. |
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That’s solid black ceramic. Also, I hate that bezel insert. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Unlikely to happen
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Rolex plays the long game. They don’t do fads.
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Rolex made that fad, they didn't follow it.
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13 September 2022, 02:03 PM | #23 |
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That Titanium Yachtmaster prototype was kinda in this direction, at least color wise somewhat.
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The case on that Tudor is not DLC coated. It’s full ceramic. As is the bezel insert.
The bezel and caseback are PVD though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Right! Here’s from the Tudor website: Case 41 mm matt black ceramic case with micro-blasted finish and monobloc middle caseOpen case back in black-PVD-treated 316L steel with sapphire crystal |
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Like i said in a previous post the case and bezel insert are ceramic. I don’t think having a PVD caseback make this a “PVD watch” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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13 September 2022, 02:48 PM | #29 |
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I have been interested in a ceramic watch for years. I wanted to like this one, but ultimately it felt kind of boring to me. If Rolex ever did produce a ceramic case, I’m sure it would be very popular.
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It's nice enough but you called it...kind of boring.
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