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In Response To: Re: I love this kind of stuff! ()

: Quote: "Lifespan" has been a key part
: of what I'm hearing and reading in my
: research, eg, "The Seamaster is a
: 15-year watch" (from Omega ADs, and
: then confirmed by Omega technicians); and,
: "the Submariner is an 80-year watch
: (from Rolex ADs, and then confirmed by Rolex
: technicians, albeit w/ a more consistent and
: direct presentation)."

: Well, Im blessed (or cursed, as it may be) with
: both an engineering as well as a marketing
: background. That said, I place almost zero
: weight on any statement made by an Omega AD
: as to lifespan of Omega or Rolex watches.
: And, I place only nominal weight on any
: statement made by a factory technician
: unless he/she can back it up with valid long
: term test data which will suppport their
: statements. So, a conclusion that one watch
: has a 15 year lifespan and another has an 80
: year span is, to my thinking, rubbish.
: (Unless, that is, you'd like to provide some
: FACTUAL support data). I respect your
: opinion but doubt it can be proven as any
: more than that.

The whole reason I asked was to see if there was any "FACTUAL support data" out there. Remember, I'm the guy who rolls his eyes at 10-year-anything claims that have been made as if fact regarding the Planet Ocean. Regarding my AD reference, I meant that only to establish a starting point to my inquiry. To be clear, I never meant that to be taken as anything more. I used to setup and administer international agent agreements, and I know full well that agents and distributors are seldom much closer to OEM insider information than end-users and customers.

You and I are in complete agreement as far as I can see here, Ray.

Returning to the thread that prompted me here, I would still be interested in thoughts on lifespan implications of materials and engineering, as opposed to mere spot performance date, one material versus another.

Lack of data and even further levels of contrary field opinion don't disprove the claims I'm hearing. Maybe the conclusion is simply that no one knows....