The sky thing... The Rolex Eye

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I'm one of those who prefers most of older models (there are exceptions), but I also recognize that Rolex must compete in the marketplace against stiff and trendier competition.

The only constant is change, so when you see a model you like, it's best to make your move.

Rolex may change and in the last decade there may have been more than some like, but honestly, Rolex doesn't change so fast that most can't get the watches they want before the "curtain falls."

And also, there is always the used market to take up the slack.

Absolutely - we have to remember that so many of the models we take for granted now would have been radical and revolutionary at the time, and, had enthusiasts fora existed at the time, I'm sure there'd be similar resistance "A watch that you wear on your wrist? Preposterous!"


We're lucky enough that Rolex have produced most of their models in significant enough numbers we can get hold of most models from the past 30 years or so, and the range is big enough that there's usually something for everyone. But Rolex absolutely has to keep inventing and redesigning otherwise they'd become a relic. The Sky-Dweller and the Yacht-Master II, regardless of looks, are a big statement of intent from Rolex - they're still being innovative, and coming up with ideas that haven't been used before, all packaged up with Rolex's simple user interface. This is a level of watchmaking we haven't seen from Rolex for a long, long time, and they're going after the big haute horology boys - Rolex are going to make high-end complication watches robust and wearable. That's no bad thing, and I think we might well be entering another golden age of Rolex...