5 reasons to not buy Rolex

[pwd72s]

A video to agree or disagree with done by a Florida watch dealer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVreE1J14rI&list=RDCMUCH27JDu8g6tPDIjDikVGPog&index=23

On the other hand, here he is saying why Rolex is the perfect watch..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uhtOudQfaI

[Nostril Cheese]

First world problems here....

[aschen]

fed is of course exactly right on both lists. He is very knowledgeable guy, and delray is a trustworthy business.

I think mostly he gets that top whatever lists and the world rolex in the title guarantees lots of views.

[Bob Kontak]

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Reasons in short per video:

Not a luxury watch for the price. Awful value for the money.
Mass produced at over 1 million per year (not true luxury)
Customer service is poor. No special perks.
Attracts unfavorable attention potentially criminal
Part of a uniform for middle managers that get a bonus.

[herr_oberst]

It'd be cool to earn one as a trophy for winning the Rolex 24.

Other than that, no interest in one.

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

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Reasons in short per video:


Attracts unfavorable attention potentially criminal

Thieves know their watches!

https://nypost.com/2021/03/05/a-look-at-the-500k-richard-mille-watch-stolen-in-beverly-hills/

[mgatepi]

Yep those Rolexs are a piss poor investment...
Paid $1600 for mine in 1988, been offered $8,000 for it. And I have worn the watch everyday for the past 33 years...
Yep just terrible......Don't buy one

[Venetian]

I bought mine in 1981 for $1000. I was told a new replacement was $7500. It has been serviced once about 20 years ago for about $600. Except for the last couple of years I wore it every day. Not sure many watch manufacturers could duplicate that.

[javadog]

I’ve owned a bunch of them and made money on every single one. As someone pointed out one time, you can turn one into cash virtually anywhere in the world, inside of an hour, in an emergency.

I like their service organization better than any other brand I’ve ever owned, which is most of the big ones.

I’m not a fan of the current state of the watch collecting hobby, which is why I got rid of every single watch I ever owned. That said, if I ever decided to buy another watch, a Rolex is a possibility.

[pwd72s]

I could brag about mutual funds that have returned much better. But then I don't wear them on my wrist.

For me, the best reason not to buy one is the mugger bait factor...I don't need that.

The best reason to buy one is simply because you want it.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Venetian

I bought mine in 1981 for $1000.

'85 for me in the Frankfurt airport. $650-ish. Dollar was strong. Stainless Datejust with fluted bezel.

$4-5k used roughly, only based on discussions.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

'85 for me in the Frankfurt airport. $650-ish. Dollar was strong. Stainless Datejust with fluted bezel.

$4-5k used roughly, only based on discussions.

Bought my first one in Zürich, roughly $625 in 1982. Stainless Datejust, fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet.

[Bill Douglas]

Rolex instead of a Seiko is much the same as a Porsche instead of a Honda.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

For me, the best reason not to buy one is the mugger bait factor...I don't need that.

Police linked Miljkovic to the crime by tracing the gold Rolex stolen from Kalina during the robbery. The Rolex was sold to a Cleveland jeweler and three more times before it landed in an auction house that police checked.

Willoughby, Ohio, 2008. Robert Kalina was my dentist for many years. I wore the watch that was stolen to feel the weight difference from mine when in his chair.

Spitting distance from Stoddard Porsche, FWIW. Not a crappy part of town.

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2008/10/cleveland_man_gets_life_in_pri.html

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Rolex instead of a Seiko is much the same as a Porsche instead of a Honda.

Not quite,,,There are videos out there saying a Grand Seiko outperforms Rolex. Not too many Hondas outperform Porsches, relatively speaking.

Actually, I've been toying with the idea of the new grand seiko spring drive...but they're larger than I like a watch to be. "This old thing? Naw, it's just a Seiko."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoRoK1u3Dg&t=17s

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by javadog

Bought my first one in Zürich, roughly $625 in 1982. Stainless Datejust, fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet.

Same. The auditee bumped us up to first class for the trip home which was a no-no but I wasn't the boss.

I was in high cotton on that flight home.

[Joe Bob]

I won't get mugged for my Seiko Chrono and my new one is solar....my daughter loves it. The ex bought it for me and now my bestie daughter has it.

If I coud have squeezed in enough Semtex....different story. I would have sent it back to the ex.....

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Not quite,,,There are videos out there saying a Grand Seiko outperforms Rolex. Not too many Hondas outperform Porsches, relatively speaking.

Actually, I've been toying with the idea of the new grand seiko spring drive...but they're larger than I like a watch to be. "This old thing? Naw, it's just a Seiko."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVoRoK1u3Dg&t=17s

Not sure if comparing a Grand Seiko to a Honda is all that accurate...

[Joe Bob]

[HardDrive]

My wife bought me a Rolex for my 40th. I took it back and got an Omega (Seamaster Co-Axial Aquaterra). The whole Rolex thing seems so over blown, and there is nothing exclusive about them.