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Re: More precisions on Rolex

In Response To: More precisions on Rolex ()

: Hi

: My thaughts. A Breitling Headwind is like a
: Rolex Oyster Day Date Wannabe. It has just
: got a slightly modified eta 2836-2 as
: movement but it doesn't justify its high
: price.
: Now about Rolex movements. Two of the Rolex
: Movements beat the coaxial and the 33xx and
: this point of view is sharing by many
: watchmakers.
: The 3035, 3035, 3085 were the first using
: microstella balance technolgy 34 years ago
: before
: Omega.The Microstella technology was way ahead
: of its time. I know some rolex owners who
: never have serviced their watch and who told
: me that their watch is still very accurate.
: I am going to enclose you a link (thanks go to
: the author) which will show you the inside
: of the rolex in movement
:
: http://bruno.cracco.free.fr/montres/revues/rolex/video/insidearolex.mpeg
: and another link (use babelfish for translating
: it in English) will explain you more about
: why Rolex movements are so better than
: others
:
: http://bruno.cracco.free.fr/montres/revues/rolex/sea-dweller.16600.html
: I don't think that if you play golf or tennis
: with a coaxial it will keep great time after
: that.
: Not the case with a Rolex, it is built to take
: the ugliest beatings.
: About the Daytona movement, the 4130 it is the
: best chrono movement ever built, 72 hours of
: power reserve and a very very robust
: construction, it is better than an El
: Primero and than the Omega 33xx.
: Older rolex watches had a very high glass, but
: it was a plexiglas one better than the
: saphire one because unbreakable and easy to
: polish if scratched.

: hope that helped.

: regards

: georges

It seems that your comment deserves some attention and since none here is brave enough to challenge your statements, I will. Let me begin by saying that you sound like a PAMPOUS ROLEX DEALER that is full of marketing B.S. they spoon fed him when he got the job. Your assertions about ROLEX quality and especially their movements are more like YOUR PERSONAL OPINION rather than a fact. I�m no watch maker but I�ve read plenty of literature on the subject and happen to know that your point about Rolex movements are almost exactly the opposite to what you�re arguing�mainly about �in house� and coaxial vs. microstella escapement, etc. This forum and other respectable forums can certainly account for that. So before you make any more of those incredible statements perhaps you should precede them with saying that they are YOUR PERSONNAL VIEWS on the subject.