So my watch was made in 15 seconds?

[LightOnAHill]

number of WIP to FG doesn't describe WIP process or timeline

[sierra11b]

Who cares! Proof is in the puddin'

When I look at my Rolex watches they exude quality and exemplary fit and finish.

While I may not be on the AP or PP bandwagon (Yet) like other members here, as a collector of another type of item that cannot be mentioned here per the rules of equal or lesser value, I know quality when I see it.

If Rolex watches were produced in a nanosecond I'd be the first in line to understand how their operation works so that I may use their practices in my industry.

[LTM]

Sorry, but this is quite possibly the worst post and stupidest thread I've seen on any watch forum, any where..... sheesh....

[Frogman4me]

This thread made me chuckle.

[dalip]

Needless, continuous , negative Rolex comments.....on a Rolex forum. Fair criticism.. yes of course. But this type of habitual posting becomes irritating and signals other motives.

[mountbaldy]

Originally Posted by dalip

Needless, continuous , negative Rolex comments.....on a Rolex forum. Fair criticism.. yes of course. But this type of habitual posting becomes irritating and signals other motives.

Dalip,
My appologies. This was not my intention.

Thank you,

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Trex700

My word there are some pointless threads about!

I doubt we will ever know how long it really takes so I dont think about it!

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood, Chuck?

[tranny]

Originally Posted by goose

how much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood, chuck?

42

[GradyPhilpott]

Mass production and the use of robotics have made possible consistency and minute tolerances that could have never been accomplished by human hands alone.

There are some tasks that are better suited to machines and some that are better suited to human hands. Rolex seems to have mastered this balance quite well.

Originally Posted by mountbaldy

I am beginning to think that our Rolex watches are nothing but mass produced watches on a conveyor belt.

...[P]roducing a ROLEX is literally similar to how Microsoft produces CDs of its Windows operating system....

To anyone who owns a Rolex and understands what a work of mechanical art that it is, the statement above is ludicrous.

There are watches out there that are made one at at time and if you happen to have a fortune, you can probably hire yourself a world class watchmaker to make you a watch to your specifications.

Comparing a Rolex watch to a Microsoft CD is probably the most inane statement I've heard in quite a long time and lately, I've heard a few.

[floater156]

so? machines r good

[Sean.UK]

15 seconds... Bahaha.

You shouldn't do maths on an empty head.

[vette boy 52]

OK guys and gals, who cares about numbers and time. Rolex is a real world quality product and I have a few so I can atest to that. The newer ones can keep time to within +- one second per day and I have two that will do that. On top of that they will take the daily bumps and grinds of life. nuf said!

[tranny]

Originally Posted by vette boy 52

who cares about numbers and time.

You realize you're on a watch forum, right?

[Bobble]

I love my Rolex's, I love the way they work, how they feel, how they make me feel, but I also understand manufacturing, I don't and never will think they are made by one person sitting at a small window with a shaft of light just falling perfectly onto his or her workbench showing the tools that have been used for years and passed down from their previous owners. Of course that doesn't mean that when I'm asleep these things don't happen in my dreams

[cecilia]

Maybe yours and others but mine....no way.Mine will be put together with pure love and tenderness.

[Raspberry]

Does Rolex offer a factory tour?

[Rikki]

Ok here's some more mind bending numbers, assuming Rolex makes a million watches per year and there are only 400 Century 21 certified watchmakers in the world that would be 2500 services per watchmaker per year for just what was made this year which is about 1500 more than I can reasonably do so I am going backwards at a rate of 1500 this year now add up all the years of production and you can see why we need more qualified watchmakers by 1000 that are in all the schools worldwide. In my opinion a service epidemic. Rikki

[sgrossma]

Before you know it, you're going to be able to go to McDonalds and get a burger with a side of rolex

[AJMarcus]

And all these years I thought it was two guys working 24/7 to make my Rolex