Ik doe het even in het engels dan kan ik me wat
makkelijker uitdrukken! : )
Ik twijfel al heel lang om een DeepSea te kopen
hoor dus …
Rolex movements are over-hyped
First, the movement quality of your
run-of-the-mill Rolex is nothing special. In fact,
many much more affordable Swiss watches use
movements that keep time just as well. To add
insult to injury, there are even some Chinese,
Japanese and Russian movements that are just as –
if not more – accurate as a standard Rolex
movement.
Rolex watches look stale
Rolex’s designs are stale. This brand hasn’t
released a truly new model in over a decade, and
the majority of the watches it makes today are
exact duplicates of the watches it made half a
century ago. In fact, the biggest innovation it
has made in recent years is a new metal called
“Rolesor,” which is heavily advertised as a great
new substance for watchmaking. Guess what; it’s
just steel and gold.
Rolex stories are nothing but a myth
All those stories you hear about Rolexes being
chosen as the watch for great adventures are only
half true. For example, Rolex claims Sir Edmund
Hillary wore an Explorer when he scaled the summit
of Mount Everest for the first time. This is not
the case. In fact, he only carried the Explorer
until he reached the summit and then put on a
watch from a small British company called Smiths.
Hillary even wrote a signed letter endorsement to
Smiths stating: “I carried your watch to the
summit and it worked perfectly.” Rolex also
submitted a watch to NASA in the early ‘60s to be
considered for use in the moon missions. We all
know how that turned out.
Rolex watches are for old-timers or rappers
It is rare for a brand to be considered both
stodgy and lame and ghetto fabulous at the very
same time, yet Rolex has done it. If you ask one
person on the street what they think of Rolex,
they’ll tell you their elderly grandfather wears
one in between rounds of golf and his daily 2 p.m.
nap. If you ask another, they’ll tell you the only
people that wear Rolexes are athletes and rappers:
last year the grime scene produced two Rolex
tribute songs in one summer. So which are you, a
sleepy 85-year-old bald man or an 18-year-old
Wiley wanna be?
Rolex watches are for posers
If you are not one of the two groups mentioned
above, wearing a Rolex oozes desperation. Yes, a
Rolex is the most recognisable watch on the planet
– now is that supposed to be a good thing? Young
men that don a Rolex are perceived as
self-absorbed, insecure and image-obsessed by
those around them. Essentially, you just look like
a prat. Be confident enough in yourself and in
your sense of style that you don’t need to be
wearing a veritable calling card of the nouveau
riche.
to rolex or not to rolex? not.
Rolex is masterful at branding, and mediocre at
watchmaking. Do yourself a favour and pass on the
Submariner, Datejust and Daytona. For the price
you’ll pay for a new Rolex you can buy a vintage
Steve McQueen Heuer, an equally high-quality Omega
Aqua Terra Chronograph or even a limited edition
boutique diving watch from Linde Werdelin. Don’t
be fooled by the Rolex marketing machine. Be your
own man and the next time someone tries to impress
you with a Rolex, sit back and try not to make
them feel bad about wearing an overpriced,
under-designed, neon sign of a watch. If all this
wasn’t enough to make you forget Rolex forever,
we’ll leave you with one final argument: Tara Reid
loves Rolex. If that doesn’t make you run in the
other direction, we don’t know what will.
Ik doe het even in het engels dan kan ik me wat
makkelijker uitdrukken! : )
Ik twijfel al heel lang om een DeepSea te kopen
hoor dus …
Rolex movements are over-hyped
First, the movement quality of your
run-of-the-mill Rolex is nothing special. In fact,
many much more affordable Swiss watches use
movements that keep time just as well. To add
insult to injury, there are even some Chinese,
Japanese and Russian movements that are just as –
if not more – accurate as a standard Rolex
movement.
Rolex watches look stale
Rolex’s designs are stale. This brand hasn’t
released a truly new model in over a decade, and
the majority of the watches it makes today are
exact duplicates of the watches it made half a
century ago. In fact, the biggest innovation it
has made in recent years is a new metal called
“Rolesor,” which is heavily advertised as a great
new substance for watchmaking. Guess what; it’s
just steel and gold.
Rolex stories are nothing but a myth
All those stories you hear about Rolexes being
chosen as the watch for great adventures are only
half true. For example, Rolex claims Sir Edmund
Hillary wore an Explorer when he scaled the summit
of Mount Everest for the first time. This is not
the case. In fact, he only carried the Explorer
until he reached the summit and then put on a
watch from a small British company called Smiths.
Hillary even wrote a signed letter endorsement to
Smiths stating: “I carried your watch to the
summit and it worked perfectly.” Rolex also
submitted a watch to NASA in the early ‘60s to be
considered for use in the moon missions. We all
know how that turned out.
Rolex watches are for old-timers or rappers
It is rare for a brand to be considered both
stodgy and lame and ghetto fabulous at the very
same time, yet Rolex has done it. If you ask one
person on the street what they think of Rolex,
they’ll tell you their elderly grandfather wears
one in between rounds of golf and his daily 2 p.m.
nap. If you ask another, they’ll tell you the only
people that wear Rolexes are athletes and rappers:
last year the grime scene produced two Rolex
tribute songs in one summer. So which are you, a
sleepy 85-year-old bald man or an 18-year-old
Wiley wanna be?
Rolex watches are for posers
If you are not one of the two groups mentioned
above, wearing a Rolex oozes desperation. Yes, a
Rolex is the most recognisable watch on the planet
– now is that supposed to be a good thing? Young
men that don a Rolex are perceived as
self-absorbed, insecure and image-obsessed by
those around them. Essentially, you just look like
a prat. Be confident enough in yourself and in
your sense of style that you don’t need to be
wearing a veritable calling card of the nouveau
riche.
to rolex or not to rolex? not.
Rolex is masterful at branding, and mediocre at
watchmaking. Do yourself a favour and pass on the
Submariner, Datejust and Daytona. For the price
you’ll pay for a new Rolex you can buy a vintage
Steve McQueen Heuer, an equally high-quality Omega
Aqua Terra Chronograph or even a limited edition
boutique diving watch from Linde Werdelin. Don’t
be fooled by the Rolex marketing machine. Be your
own man and the next time someone tries to impress
you with a Rolex, sit back and try not to make
them feel bad about wearing an overpriced,
under-designed, neon sign of a watch. If all this
wasn’t enough to make you forget Rolex forever,
we’ll leave you with one final argument: Tara Reid
loves Rolex. If that doesn’t make you run in the
other direction, we don’t know what will.
Maar dat even terzijde vind ik de argumenten enorm subjectief. Wat maakt de uurwerken van zeg een Panerai beter dan die van Rolex? (Sterker nog…) En wat te denken van Audemars Piguet? Die worden tegenwoordig toch ook redelijk vaak door rappers e.d. gedragen? Dat maakt ze dan toch niet gelijk een modesymbool?
Verder is zgn. innovatie bij veel andere merken (ook Panerai naar mijn mening) ver te zoeken. Rolex staat niet bekend om zijn innovatie, maar om zijn subtiele verbeteringen (of veranderingen, wederom perceptie) in de kwaliteit/uiterlijk. Naar mijn mening een en al drogredenen.
Dit soort argumenten, voor of tegen een merk, zijn naar mijn mening uiterst irrationeel, en vaak nergens op gebaseerd. Alle merken hebben adequate uurwerken, en leunen sterk op het verleden. En kennen marges die eigenlijk belachelijk zijn.
Ik snap niet hoe je rolex kunt afkraken, en panerai kunt ophemelen, of andersom. Afgezien van smaak is er werkelijk geen echt rationeel argument te vinden behalve dat als je een seiko koopt, je een innovatief merk koopt met hoogwaardige uurwerken.
Waarom blijf ik eigenlijk die dure horloges kopen?
ok klaar maar nu he … het was leuk : )
ik vind panerai gewoon qua looks net even wat mooier maar heb soms ook ineens een rolex of tudor "gevoel"
denk er heel serieus over om mijn panerai te verkopen en de tudor heritage chrono en palagos te kopen …
alleen ik raak die panerai aan de straatstenen niet kwijt!!! : )
lijken mij onvoldoende overtuigende redenen om te
switchen… daar ga je m.i. spijt van krijgen (en
geld verbranden).
daarom heb ik het nog steeds niet gedaan denk ik : )
en zal waarschijnlijk ook nooit gebeuren hoor die 305 is echt mooi en de kast is fantastisch, inhouse movement wat wil je nog meer! : )
het blijft een lastige hobby en vast wel herkenbaar voor een aantal!
Rolex movements are over-hyped
First, the movement quality of your
run-of-the-mill Rolex is nothing special. In fact,
many much more affordable Swiss watches use
movements that keep time just as well. To add
insult to injury, there are even some Chinese,
Japanese and Russian movements that are just as –
if not more – accurate as a standard Rolex
movement.
Rolex watches look stale
Rolex’s designs are stale. This brand hasn’t
released a truly new model in over a decade, and
the majority of the watches it makes today are
exact duplicates of the watches it made half a
century ago. In fact, the biggest innovation it
has made in recent years is a new metal called
“Rolesor,” which is heavily advertised as a great
new substance for watchmaking. Guess what; it’s
just steel and gold.
Rolex stories are nothing but a myth
Ik heb heerlijk gelachen (hoewel ik 'm al ken) met m`n Explorer om de arm.
Ik moet bij schoenverkopers nog steeds aan Al Bundy denken. 'k weenie waarom, maar ik zie 'm niet echt met een PAM om… heeft die schoenverkoper bij jullie in het dorp wel een echte? Geen Chinese kloon?
