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Sure hope the value remains in watches. Smart watches have their place on boys not men.
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While a Rolex is as durable as it's ever been, you're in denial if you think any Rolex even with a brushed oyster bracelet is a tool watch. No one in this new watch world of shortages and inflated values is going out to buy even an Exp 2 specifically to go hiking in the backwoods.
This idea of a tool watch is antiquated and something that some people hold on to from the 50's when there actually and literally wasn't any alternative. While in 1955 a GMT was a "tool watch" for pilots, today it is just as useful but by no means as necessary and definitely not a tool watch. Heck, the PP 5711 is supposed to be Patek's sports watch. Let's see how many people put that watch on to go do tool-y things. |
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i sell more to 20 and 30 somethings than I do to older people. Smart watches are not focused on the watch wearers, and watch companies like rolex could give 2 shits about an apple watch.
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just look at every sub c or gmt or daytona that get listed for somewhat cheap for their respective markets. They are gone in seconds. I can go buy a brand new Sub C for 8600 from the AD, and sell immediately for 9500.
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I agree. I am wearing my Explorer II right now. I’ll wear my Yatchmaster later in the week.
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I wear my new Daytona all the time, every chance I can get! The GMT is getting less wear time, but still is worn when I can. I even wear my 6263 Daytona PN a fair amount, but that takes a little more planning on my part simply because it's irreplaceable.
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Back in the day, watches like Rolex or Panerai were cool (to me) because they were hardcore tool watches, made out of tough materials so they could take a beating. Better than a g-shock because they were mechanical. Like back then, if you were gonna go into the bush to kick some ass you wore a Panerai! But Rolex, Panerai, etc have abandoned the tool watch cool and gone full luxe ... and that's sad because I always loved them - and still love the white-on-black Daytona design! But ultimately I have to let Rolex go because I'm just not a luxury guy - I like hardcore/cool stuff, not luxe-cool stuff. Take the Sinn U2: made out of bead-blasted german submarine steel: anti-corrosive, anti-magnetic, 4x harder than a rolex, 5x harder if you get the PVD, beats DIN standards for shock resistance and magnetism, and the UX is depth rated down to the bottom of the trench, no silly helium release necessary. These days, if you're going into the bush to kick ass you wear Sinn. Cool! So, yeah, you CAN wear a Rolex, but it's the dumber choice now, which is sad.
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but ive been wearing a sports model rolex on a constant rotation for the better part of the last 3-4 years. Same with my omegas. Do they get scratches? sure, but so do my dress watches that i only wear to formal events. those sinns get scratched up as well, but they are cheaper so maybe you view them as more disposable. it comes down to what you value and how much it means to keep your items pristine. idc if a watch gets beat up. they can be fixed. Im not buying the watches i wear for the next guy, im buying them for me.
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We don't need watches, so having a watch is to have jewelry, and all jewelry is worn to send a message. For me an overbuilt duty-use mechanical watch is a statement of intention just sitting on your dresser. It says, "go diving!" "go climbing!" "hike up that mountain!" Every time I look at it it says, "after this meeting I'm hitting the trails" So for me it's about choosing the overbuilt duty-use product to fulfill that statement of intention. Same reason I have an M4 |
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buying a smart watch essentially guarantees it will be obsolete within 2 years as tech is so fast.... a 50 year submariner is still the same... people appreciate that and there is something to be said about it
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doesnt mean someone cant still like it... Ap - ugly patek - i am not 90 thanks vacheron - far too niche panerai - looks like a $5 watch Rolex - always a safe and classy choice
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As much as I hate Rolex as a company and dont agree with their marketing and supply strategies, I also really enjoy their designs. Not many companies have made designs that have stood up to the changing styles and are so iconic like Rolex has.
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Sure, a lot of young folks wear a smart watch and only that, but most of those are the same folks that would have purchased, say a $100 Citizen, or even a $600 Modavo from Macys, not the same folks who would purchase a Rolex, Omega, Tag, Exc. I own an Apple Watch as well myself, but I don't view it the same as my Sub or Tag Carrera at all, it's an extension of my phone when wearing one of my other watches isn't practical (working out, doing work outside, Exc). Just food for thought. |
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I'm a relatively big watch-guy (Have about 8-10 in my collection at a given time, currently a few Panerai, Omega, Bell & Ross, Baume & Mercier and some "lower-end" watches like Hamilton and Movado).
I'm not opposed to the Apple Watch, more as a replacement for occasions I'd usually wear a gShock. There are plenty of instances such as when I'm biking, at the beach, hiking, gym etc. all instances that I leave the good stuff at home but sometimes feel a bit "too grown up" to have a gShock on. Would it stop my watch habit or even slow it down? Hells no. But it's a good casual alternative for those times I really don't want something $2k+ on my wrist or I know it's going to take a beating. P.S I'm in my early 30s, and I think quite a few of my peers feel the same way.
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