Do Rolex even care?

[JJ Irani]

....and that's the very reason I've been saying: Stick with the old and out with most of the new!!

[JimSnyder]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

....and that's the very reason I've been saying: Stick with the old and out with most of the new!!

Well spoken

[JimSnyder]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Well??? The snowflake is done but still waiting for the new bezel insert. I'm gonna pick it up tomorrow regardless and will return to have the new insert fitted if needed.
Now for the weather, I'm praying for no rain cause we're having a huge party at the house Friday night.
Fingers are crossed.
dP

I look forward to pics

[mfer]

Well guys. If they made the exact same watch, year after year, your vintage "sh|t" would be worthless.

You guys know what I mean when I saw "sh|t" right?????

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...82#msg_4435086
no shill here, just example....

[brainbizz]

I have been wondering the same thing. Nothing really innovative or complex. Nothing really hard to obtain. They just seem to be mass producing watches for the masses. Albeit they are good quality but how about something for the collectors.

[The GMT Kid]

Originally Posted by brainbizz

I have been wondering the same thing. Nothing really innovative or complex. Nothing really hard to obtain. They just seem to be mass producing watches for the masses. Albeit they are good quality but how about something for the collectors.

Rolex has always made their watches for the more discriminating masses. The collectors show up because the watches are interesting. Because they have outsourced their dials Rolex watches have all kinds of variations that drive collectors crazy. Because they make small changes from time to time Rolex has always attracted collectors and always will.

Some will fawn over the watches and some will bitch and moan but none of us will stop buying them.

[JPersat]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Why do we work ourselves up with polls or demands or wants lists?

Red on the dial? Polished centres links? Date on a Daytona? Shade of blue on the TT Sub? SELs? New improved clasps?

Does Rolex listen?

On the evidence of Basel and the direction of their product evidently not.

I still care about the brand and stand by it but I'm losing faith with the modern product (aside from the GV) and I find it tiring to get all worked up about watch sizes, date or non dates or whatever.

Rolex will do what Rolex wants...they couldn't care less about us.

Do you agree?

J

I agree with you, seeing all the "new" stuff (for lack of a better word) coming out from Rolex, I am going to be going vintage.

[bodybump]

i ask before a question if there ia a member of TRF that works from Rolex...and somebody have told me there was once before but doesnt want to be identified..he was posting here then...Gone....dont know where he is...

[diablojota]

Originally Posted by bodybump

i ask before a question if there ia a member of TRF that works from Rolex...and somebody have told me there was once before but doesnt want to be identified..he was posting here then...Gone....dont know where he is...

Probably got banned!!!

[bodybump]

Originally Posted by diablojota

Probably got banned!!!

hahahaha probably got fired!!!

[moby33]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

I still care about the brand and stand by it but I'm losing faith with the modern product (aside from the GV)

Bite your tongue!

Originally Posted by DVR

Before the walll clock lovers had to shop elswhere, now they can buy a rolex DS or the new DD/DJII.

Laughable IMO...43mm is far from a 'wall clock'. How so many people can look upon a 40mm Sub and state "Perfect" yet the minute 3mm is added all of a sudden we're talking 'wall clock' status. Everyone out there knows just how big 3mm is...right? Just checking.

[DVR]

You are right of course, 3 mm is not such a big difference but still enough to attract the oversized watch crowd lovers to Rolex, so you misread my statement. I am not saying 43 is "wall clock" size but close enough to attract these buyers. And that is what Rolex needed to satisfy demand, so as I said before, there is something to make everybody happy.

Btw , I own a Chopard Mille Miglia 44mm, think it looks great. But this one mm more moves the watch in to "wall clock" territory imo. (it also looks much bigger than a DS)

In fact I only used the term "wall clock" because a year or 2 ago I was at a dinner (some benefit diner for the local animal shelter).
We were sat at a table with some older people. One saw my Chopard and said to his neighbor "look, this guy took of his kitchen wall clock and put it on his wrist".
We laughed about it and that was that. But the frase stuck and he was kinda right.