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Originally Posted by SLO-BOB
Yikes. Okay. I'm not saying I'm totally off the idea of a Rolex. There is a vintage Airking available that looks nice for not a lot of money. Are the vintage Rolexs good watches according to experts? What do "watch experts" think is a great watch for the price?
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Friends of mine who are seriously into watches seems to agree that a Rolex is a "crude bit of kit". They claim that Lange & Soehne, Blancpain, and Vacherin Constantin (sp?) for example have far superior movements etc.
However, as someone posted up thread, once you wear a Rolex you stop being interested in other watches. It just feels right, and is incredibly solid and you know it will last you a lifetime.
Rolex is comparable to Porsche as a brand. Solid, reliable, high-performance (it's usually Rolexes that make it up Everest and to the North Pole etc) and it has a certain cachet. A Lange & Soehne by comparison would be like the million doallar Bugatti. Great if you can afford it - but really far too precious for my liking.
I really don't think you can go far wrong with a classic Rolex. That said, the Air King is the 924 of the Rolex world. You can do better.