What Would You Tell Rolex?

[Felly Jr.]

Originally Posted by haakon59

Actually, I think that should be 2 free Rolexes for all TRF'ers.

I mean, haakon59 for President. Bo for Vice President.

[Stratton]

Daytona with date. SS Daytona black dial with all white subdials. SS Daytona white dial with all black subdials. Daytona bezel in black ala 6263. Solid link bracelets for all sports watches. Milgauss with date. Milgauss with gloss black dial with red lightning bolt and dial details instead of orange. Pepsi GMT Ceramic with red 24 hr hand. Service for the vintage models. Availability of correct replacement dials and hands for all vintage sports models.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Ironstark

To pay me more!!!

LOL

Hey Nick, I've heard that the YM II in Plat is a beaut, which I can believe. But I 've also heard that it's movement isn't anything to turn one's nose up at.

[watchlady]

Yes, like Leica a la carte!!
Also that flash website is all bling, Rolex needs a more informative sight you should be able to see all current watch options like the Omega website has.

An all Red Dial and/or Bezel of SD GMT or Sub.

Originally Posted by Lisa

I'd ask them to have a feature on their website that allows you to "build" your own watch with all the available options - kind of like the car sites do. As it is, I still am unsure what all of the Datejust options are - there are so many.

[BLSampson]

Brush the entire bracelet on the GMT IIc and service your vintage watches.

[mike]

Great ideas.

Put me in the camp that says--Don't forget what got you here. Service the vintage pieces that are your heritage.

And, if the cyclops on the 116710 is any indication use the anti-reflective feature on the whole crystal.

[CoopJr]

Bring back the orange hand explorer.

[JohnEaton]

Originally Posted by BiG JeEzY

I also want to tell them to re-release the Bubbleback model for the brand's 100th anniversary of using the name Rolex.

I'm looking for a nice Bubbleback

[watchoutforme]

The problem is Rolex can only service 40% of the watches they sell. Not enough watchmakers. That's where us independent watchmakers come into the picture.

[Earl Camembert]

Originally Posted by cpcc

One price shopping like the Saturn dealers.

They do have one price if one buys it from an AD. The deals are gray market.

[indy78]

If I were the CEO I would extend the warranty policy to the original owner for a period of 5 years against any manufacturing defect. I would then use the warranty to market the watch, i.e., We at Rolex feel so confident in the quality of our watches that we provide a full 5 year warranty. I bet the benefit of this NEW warranty policy to the company would outweigh the actual cost of warranty work. It may persuade someone who was undecided as to whether or not they should buy a Rolex.

[Earl Camembert]

What can anyone tell Rolex? They build a good watch, not the best watch (NASA picked Omega to go to the Moon based on testing not sponsorship), and get top dollar for them. Everyone wants one and will pay more for a used one then they will for a brand new one of equal quality. Of course in this day and age people buy high end mechanical watches for the art of time not the science of time.

What would Rolex charge for an automatic chronometer with day, date, month, 24 hour hand and moon phase? I'll bet more than the $1500 one can get a Swiss made Eta with all of that for. Eta made the movement for the Daytona until very recreantly. Eta will no longer sell just the movement because of pressure from the high-end makers. That 28,000 bph looks mighty smooth and the rotor purse like a kitten when it is spun quickly. One might say it runs like a Swiss watch.




Now before you me, I'm still going to someday, somehow get a Tony Soprano Rolex. This is where Rolex shines, a knock off, even an Eta knock will not do. No there is nothing I can tell Rolex; they know how to do it.

[Earl Camembert]

Originally Posted by indy78

If I were the CEO I would extend the warranty policy to the original owner for a period of 5 years against any manufacturing defect. I would then use the warranty to market the watch, i.e., We at Rolex feel so confident in the quality of our watches that we provide a full 5 year warranty. I bet the benefit of this NEW warranty policy to the company would outweigh the actual cost of warranty work. It may persuade someone who was undecided as to whether or not they should buy a Rolex.

I thought Rolex came with a lifetime warranty.

[indy78]

Originally Posted by Earl Camembert

I thought Rolex came with a lifetime warranty.

2 Years

[striker27]

I wish they would do something with the pricing on things like. Bracelets, clasps, crystals, and even the inner bezels on the sport models. I seem to go through these parts quite often and I hate buying them. Sometimes after hearing what it will cost me to fix the damn thing I buy a new one. Then like an idiot a few months later I fix the one I thought was just foolish to repair!!!!!

[anglykos]

Go easier on the bling
Better clasps
Remove the YM II from the line-up
Bring the Rolex website up to the same standard as the watches

[entropydave]

Originally Posted by ROLEX MAN

I would say: cut Yachtmaster 2
cut Quartz series
cut daytona leopard (Bah!)
reduce Celine range (does anyone really buy them)

Please return hand-wind sports, daytona, sub,GMT,etc.
and limit production of these.

Cut the Daytona Leopard?!!! It's gotta be kept as an example of the worst taste bling made...so horrible that in fact I have grown to love it!

Whoever drew that one up for marketing - cut the meds!!!