My knowledge is minimal for sure but there are far better watches for less money than rolex. Sinn. Glaushutte come to mind. Omega certainly has history but so does Seiko. I find the history of watches interesting in itself. I'm not really a loyalist to any brand though.

Unlike Rolex watch owners of todays with such high expectations standards, older generations from the past really enjoyed these jingly jangly bracelets with its somewhat flimsy snippy snappy clasps. To them, that's probably it's charming character that defines Rolex, in the past. 😎⌚👍 👑

In order to understand Wilsdorf’s success you also have to understand the person/jeweler who gave him space in his shop. That was Carl F. Bucherer.

Virtually everything I know has come from people like yourself on KZfaq. Particularly watchfinder videos. Some of my favourite horology lessons were from you, eg JLC designing the instrument measuring a micron, AL Breguet and his tortured genius, J Droz, George daniels and his patented co axial heading omega way, etc. the list goes on. I’ve enjoyed some good articles online as well.

@@thomasont you know what, you’re right. I miss the rattly bracelet. Perfect isn’t always best.

@@polygoncoco yes, because they learned it from Rolex?

@@polygoncoco So, you are telling me they were not innovative on that part, just copying what was done in other industries and bringing it to the watch industry? 😪

Hahaha well said

@@vc.moser.ferrier Japan hasn’t innovated anything either. They are just improving and making better. For example Sushi was first made in China. As Bill Gates said, being the first doesn’t mean being the best.

@@cookingwithwatches Springdrive is a major innovation. Seiko can also lay claim with a couple of other brands to the first automatic chronograph. And they also produced the first commercially available quartz watch. Japan is powerhouse of innovation, not just watchmaking.

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Well said I couldn’t agree more

That's why Rolex homages are not only moral, but also make more sense than the original. Steinhart. Tisell. Even Invicta...

Haterz gon hate is the expression I believe

I also hope that 😂

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Does that mean Omega is the Samsung equivalent?

@@Dazulolwarrior lol totally! I just sold my SMP300M just because winding felt cheap ish. It has its own strong point tho.

Or, like Apple, just better at marketing.

The comparison to Apple is very apt! Apple didn't invent the mouse and graphical user interface paradigm - Xerox did - but they brought it to the mass market. Apple weren't the first to have a portable electronic music player, but again - they brought one (the iPod) to the mass market, with mass marketing. Apple in the early 21st century are the Rolex of the early 20th century.

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Agree 100%. It's super fashionable to bash Rolex, but they are in the position where demand is outstripping supply, but if they produced more it would undermine demand.

Im not sure who over hypes, but the middle ground tends to be adult, reserved, and appreciative.

@@ivanharlokin They could double production and it would do nothing to demand.

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Yes, a Springfield Armory XDS is a MUSH better pistol then a Glock.

I was a Glock hater for a while just because they are so popular, but I gotta give it to them they make some solid tanks. They aren't the best in the business but they are solid, super reliable, and good price point.

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He is a cunning linguist too. (Takes my hat off to Ms. Moneypenny)

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I imagine that information is unattainable! Charity status means they don’t have to publish the numbers..

Not really. Rolex have moved on significantly since those early beginnings. They make very good watches, for which demand outstrips supply. If they were to increase supply, it would simply dampen demand.

@@ivanharlokin yeah, but that’s my point. Reduced supply keeps demand high which means they can charge more for the watches and be assured that every piece will have a buyer. Nice stable growing margins. (though nowhere near what secondary prices are). Which is also a product of restricted production but not one the company itself is likely to benefit from

That’s only the beginning!

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in 2022 Rolex has the best sports bracelets, a very high average power reserve (72 hours) across the range than most brands, pretty much most accurate timekeeping across the range, most Iconic dive and GMT watch going on 60 years. Most models are thinner than their specific industry rivals. Most watches are at 100 WR and Best retention of value for a mid tier luxury brand. If that is your definition of mediocre I would love to know what brand surpasses it in terms of range of watches at its price point or below.

@@davidr2802 Value retention is due to the market perception, due to the brand. It is not a bad watch, I just not consider it anything remarkable. I can just name a few brands, in the same or lower price bracket, that offer way better finish, both on the cases and movements - Zenith, Omega, Grand Seiko. Furthermore, if you study the history, Rolex hasn't been first at most things they claim to be, but had the best advertisements. Rolex's bracelets "improved" when it bought, in 1998, Guy Freres' company that produces bracelets; the same company that produced bracelets for the Nautilus and Royal Oak. And Rolex bought many companies that produced different watch parts and then called them in-house. Not that they are the only ones to do that. Even the Oyster functionality, waterproofness, so important to Rolex's name, is not invented by Rolex, but the patent is attributed to Paul Perregaux and Georges Peret. Even Tudor was founded by buying a company that was already producing watches, therefore getting some other blueprints. In the end, Rolex is mostly a collection of utilitarian watches, hence the simple finishing. Only the Cellini line is more intricate, but it is not popular at all. I actually like the Cellini line a lot.

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I guess that makes sense! Are you back on the hunt then? 😉

@@AndrewMorganWatches haha once you get one you are still always on the hunt but I think it makes a good number of other watches not really resonate anymore. Like if you make a seamaster video, I’m not really looking at seamasters because of the submariner but I’m still interested however in just a much narrower way if you know what I mean. Like I really want a skydweller and I love the A. Lange watches and some of the patek watches. I just wanted to give you direct insight from a subscriber and hope it helps.

@@alexsystems2001 it does help, thank you!

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Plus you add in the fact that Wilsdorf made Rolex into a "Charitable Trust" so avoid paying Swiss taxes. I'm just curious to the records of Rolex trust and how many people it has fed in impoverished countries. The more I see the history of Rolex, the more I sorely dislike them (and I own two of them).

Yeah, weird isn’t it

True dat

Smiths, I believe!

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you are so delusional. Based on your valuation, which luxury watch brand is actually worth it?

@@sugar.d have you heard of the Trinity? Or are you following the nouveau riche sheep who can’t give you one intelligent reason why they bought a Rolex other than because it makes them look rich because of its name? That’s the epitome of delusion and stupidity. People who know about watches and have real money don’t buy Rolex, they buy VC, Patek, JLC, IWC, Glashütte, etc which are 8 times more expensive than Rolex if you want to display money. Omega in my mind is 8277 times better than a Rolex. Rolex spend so much money on marketing. That’s all. And they’re still garbage compared to the fit and finish and beauty of VC, Patek and others.

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Well in the case of the clarinets and many other wind instruments there is definitely Buffet Crampon that has a very parallel story to Rolex.

In piano land it's Steinway. Yamaha playing the grand Seiko role.

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@@AndrewMorganWatches I think this channel is a great idea. Excited for all the future content! 🤗

@@Superdada thanks very much, I hope you enjoy it and that it’s not rubbish 😅

@@AndrewMorganWatches You're the best in the biz Andrew!

I had a cellini in yellow gold I got back in the day when you could still walk in and ask to buy a watch and the sales person would say "right this way" and take you to the register. That being said it was a Quartz piece from the early 2000's and I traded it for 2 reasons, reason one is it was quartz and I feared the day something would go wrong with it and Rolex would tell me they no longer have parts/replacement movements putting me in the position of having a hunk of gold that doesnt tell the time and two I really wanted an IWC portugese chronograph. Don't regret the decision to trade the piece but am sad that the current price of a Cellini is around 26k and in my opinion doesnt look as nice as they used to. Think I paid around $3500 for mine but could be wrong, it was a long time ago now lol.

Really? It was AP that rescued mechanical watches during the quartz crisis, not Rolex.

@@st1tch87 Damned fine choice with the IWC though 👌

@@garyboyle695 True enough. But they sold next to no Royal Oaks in the first few years, whereas the brand placement of Rolex made people aware that luxury was in mechanical watches.