The Watch Thread - Part 6

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NOPE. To the public, its thats a watch or thats a rolex. simple as that. thats the power of rolex. people who dunno about watch will still know what a rolex is.

Not trying to stereotype, but that seems to be atypical to rural "tiong" thinking. Simple to the simpleton, shallow to those in the know.

Owning a luxury good doesn't imply certainty that the person has anything else. The measure of a person is more than that.

With social media, the public is getting better informed nowadays than before.
Don't underestimate their intelligence.

Not to say that the quality into making Rolexes is not good. (Even PP's owners acknowledge that for the quantity of Rolexes made a year, its impressive to maintain such watch quality standards.)
 

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this pic is depressing..........




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What's depressing is that the person wearing it doesn't deserve this watch at all.

my 0.000001 cent that's all
 

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Not trying to stereotype, but that seems to be atypical to rural "tiong" thinking. Simple to the simpleton, shallow to those in the know.

Owning a luxury good doesn't imply certainty that the person has anything else. The measure of a person is more than that.

With social media, the public is getting better informed nowadays than before.
Don't underestimate their intelligence.

Not to say that the quality into making Rolexes is not good. (Even PP's owners acknowledge that for the quantity of Rolexes made a year, its impressive to maintain such watch quality standards.)

Not stereotype or "ah tiong" mentality.
its a fact.

General public who dont know a thing about luxury Watches knows Rolex.

General public who don't know a thing about durable watches knows Seiko watches are tough and durable.

Social media becoming accessible doesnt = equal to knowing more about watches.

In basic perception of Marketing n Advertising to general consumers, if you're not everywhere, that means you're not big enough, you're not good enough.

Rolex spends millions and millions of dollars on advertising and marketing.

How they can produce so many watches a year? Mass production using the strictest QC possibly available at this point of time.

how to ensure the highest possible retention in perceived value of Rolex watches?
- Highest possible level of customer service +
- Easy availability of Servicing at most Rolex AD +
- make every possible parts of Rolex watch ID-ed.
- On-the-spot authentication of rolex watches at almost all Rolex AD.

can every watch brand do that??? Not many
 
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thanks for sharing, can please give an indicative target price to shoot for? that ~$30K was supposed to be cash price too...about 18% off i think

I did enquire around first half of the year and I recall is around the regions of 27k after discount..
 

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I have a question for those who owned an Orient. Will the rose gold plating on this watch tarnish / wear off? Is it real gold plating?

Orient Classic Automatic FER24001B0 ER24001B

Orient Classic Automatic ER24002W

Definitely will come off if it comes in direct contact with chemicals like perfume.

Try to avoid coming in contact with water regularly as well. Small splashes are fine. But not direct running water....

but still. The rose gold will fade over time if you wear it daily
 

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Two schools of thought.
Let the watch stop. Reduce wear and tear.
Let the watch run. Allow lubricants to coat the parts.
I subscribe to the former.

However the watches I have in my winders are those with dates and more complications. Especially the rolexes. The missus cant unscrew/screw the crown without b*tching about her manicure, and i'm concerned with damaging the thread (have damaged the thread on my skx007). The date, day, moonphase etc can also be a pain to set so such watches stay in the winder. :)

I also subscribe to the watch stop concept. In part because I enjoy winding my watches :s13:
 

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btw bros who have multiple automatics, is it a must to get a watch winder?
i assume most of your watches probably wont get much wrist time if u have too many to rotate.
other than all the wonderful comments on this, i'd say it's not very necessary. Most of my watches have little complications. I make an effort to wind them every week. Doesn't take long in theory

Besides...all those in the shops are not wound everyday either

If you must, buy a large wind box to cater for future purposes! :)
 
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I also subscribe to the watch stop concept. In part because I enjoy winding my watches :s13:

I prefer my watches to be up and ready anytime. One of my automatics have been running (in winder or on wrist) since year 1999 and has yet to be serviced since.

Don't worry about all these. Just enjoy your watches. These mechanical wonders might even outlive us.

Here's one for the start of the week. It's a 4 day work week!

 

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other than all the wonderful comments on this, i'd say it's not very necessary. Most of my watches have little complications. I make an effort to wind them every week. Doesn't take long in theory

Besides...all those in the shops are not wound everyday either

If you must, but a large wind box to cater for future purposes! :)

Big big watch winder box??... Noooo. Get a watch winder cabinet instead! :)
 

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thanks all for the useful feedback. guess i'll not go with winder since my 2 current watches (and prospective buys) have little to no complications
 

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thanks all for the useful feedback. guess i'll not go with winder since my 2 current watches (and prospective buys) have little to no complications

^.^ since you save on the cost of hooting a watch winder... why not channel the cost to getting nice leather straps now?! :s13:
 

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^.^ since you save on the cost of hooting a watch winder... why not channel the cost to getting nice leather straps now?! :s13:

definitely would. i'm quite into those straps and clasps.. got anywhere to intro bo? (online or shop also can)
 

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question: buy watch choose metal strap or leather strap better?

its your personal preference.

For the cost of the watch. It also depends on the brand. For certain brands, the price difference between leather and metal can be a few hundred dollars.
 
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