Why Would Rolex Do This?!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @watchfinder
    @watchfinder  Год назад

    We know you want more watches…. click here: linktr.ee/watchfinder

  • @YA-ee9zf
    @YA-ee9zf 2 года назад +59

    if Rolex puts its name on a doggy bag and puts a 20k price tag on it I bet you there would be a waiting list for that and an auction afterwards on the first doggy bag that Rolex made.

    • @QuickQuips
      @QuickQuips 2 года назад +2

      Basically the Supreme brick effect.

    • @spikethedog6901
      @spikethedog6901 2 года назад

      A sub is 10 grand if your fancy enough to get it from the ad. Lol. You just can’t handle that wrist slap from the grey market 😢

  • @8AMG
    @8AMG 2 года назад +7

    “Unpopular” or “mistakes” by Rolex usually tend to be the more desirable pieces in their future

  • @DonLee1980
    @DonLee1980 2 года назад +95

    The fact that Rolex still keeps "Cosmograph" on their Daytona, makes this watch one of the most pretentious watches in existence.

    • @fenianlewis
      @fenianlewis 2 года назад +10

      Disagree entirely. Removing it is Rolex saying "we failed and are ashamed", keeping it on says "we failed, but learned". "Cosmograph" is almost a nod to Omega at this point, a handshake.

    • @9118693223
      @9118693223 2 года назад

      bullshitgraph..

    • @sylinmino
      @sylinmino 2 года назад +2

      @@fenianlewis agreed with you. This person saying Rolex should scrap it is like saying Rolex should be ashamed of their history.

    • @swampThaang
      @swampThaang 2 года назад +7

      Yachtmaster II is on a different scale of pretentiousness

    • @DonLee1980
      @DonLee1980 2 года назад +4

      @@sylinmino No. removing means keeping it real. What history? If you're going to talk about history, before the name Daytona came up, it was to be called the Le Mans. They weren't allowed to call it Le Mans, so they went with a 2nd choice of Daytona. Since they weren't selected as the watch for space, they shouldn't call themselves the "cosmograph". Besides, that dial already has WAY too many lines of script.

  • @VmanStudioz
    @VmanStudioz 2 года назад +33

    Rolex bizarre decision - making the Rolex 39mm Explorer with small hands of a 36mm, then fixing the hands, and lume for the perfect 39mm Explorer, only to completely delete it from its catalogue. What the heck?!

    • @aidankoenig1588
      @aidankoenig1588 2 года назад +3

      Getting rid of parts

    • @justinscott7492
      @justinscott7492 2 года назад +2

      effectively making it a limited edition without the marketing or production issues inherent

    • @VmanStudioz
      @VmanStudioz 2 года назад +1

      @@justinscott7492 hmmmm. Interesting . Yes, the unadvertised Rolex Limited Edition. It’s all so very clear now 🙏🏼⌚️

  • @ATIWatchReviews
    @ATIWatchReviews 2 года назад +19

    There was very little wrong with those fatter lugs on the 40mm. In many ways they made it fit better on the wrist and balanced it (than had it had more tapered/narrower lugs). However, as the size increases, I agree to taper them more to reduce the watch weight and bulk.

    • @Madmanmarque
      @Madmanmarque 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely disagree! The bigger lugs and crown guards were an abomination. Made the watch clunkier on the wrist and served no purpose.

  • @nickscapellato8248
    @nickscapellato8248 2 года назад +8

    I've had the exact same thought about Rolex and silicon balance springs - makes me wonder what they're waiting for.

  • @Flesharrower
    @Flesharrower 2 года назад +5

    I challenge anyone to truly notice the difference between 40mm and 41mm without measuring or being told.

  • @michaelfierman3256
    @michaelfierman3256 2 года назад +20

    you're whittling therm down at least. From 60% to 55. Silver lining guys!

    • @Fee.1
      @Fee.1 2 года назад

      What do you mean?

  • @angelos6817
    @angelos6817 2 года назад +17

    It took a Zenith movement to make the Daytona great.

    • @pplpilot
      @pplpilot 2 года назад +4

      If I had to pay for a zenith or have any Rolex for free, id be writing a cheque for another zenith. I really really can not get on board with the Rolex brand and what it has become, watches are perfectly fine no doubt, but the brand and its image? 🤔

    • @angelos6817
      @angelos6817 2 года назад +1

      @@pplpilot I have a Rolex OP which I was lucky to buy for RRP. It's the only Rolex I have and I'm not interested the brand in anymore. Don't like the image, all the idiot social media bloggers going on about them, morons wearing them etc. The OP is a nice watch but only just worth the money I paid.The last watch bought was the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport. I did have a look to see what Rolex could offer me for the same money and there was no model that interested me. The Zenith is a kick ass watch for the money.

    • @pplpilot
      @pplpilot 2 года назад +1

      @@angelos6817 I have the skeleton defy and the chrono sport. Nothing in rolex line up to be as interesting as the skeleton, the Daytona arguably competes with the chrono sport but that would mean paying waaaaay over and/or waiting a hundred years, its just not worth it. Eg, Why pay 40k+ for what is a 10k watch at best? Same with all rolex.

  • @nathancortes3722
    @nathancortes3722 2 года назад +2

    No room for a date window but a paragraph of superfluous text? Now that my friends is superlative.

  • @saure22
    @saure22 2 года назад +5

    Not gonna lie for the longest time I thought you (the disembodied hands) were the owner of watchfinder, hearing that you are an employee blew my mind because the voice and hands are so integral to the brand in my head.

  • @AngusMurray
    @AngusMurray 2 года назад +4

    I have a soft spot for the seadweller, the more depth the cooler!

  • @amolvadvane5237
    @amolvadvane5237 2 года назад +26

    Rightly said “Daytona, a Knock-off of the Omega Speedmaster” that’s what the reality is.

    • @TheRausing1
      @TheRausing1 2 года назад +10

      Except it looks really nothing like the speedmaster. Neither case, nor bezel, subdials, bracelet, or really anything else. By your logic every chronograph is a speedmaster knock off.

    • @saumilpatel1771
      @saumilpatel1771 2 года назад

      Omega is only hustling they don’t have any design sensibilities

    • @joannedrake6019
      @joannedrake6019 2 года назад +2

      In 1976 i went to purchase n Omega Speedmaster Professional for my work watch, Thank God I was talked out of it and into a Rolex 6239 later referred to as a "Paul Newman" and there was a £70 difference in the price. Look what the Omega is selling for now and the Rolex, one buys a car and the Rolex buys a house.

    • @saumilpatel1771
      @saumilpatel1771 2 года назад

      @@joannedrake6019 haha, wow kudos to everyone he who talked you out !! & happy that ypu have an iconic watch

  • @KetoCaNa
    @KetoCaNa 2 года назад +2

    WatchFinder: Rolex won’t mind selling you another one
    Rolex: ……

  • @edotedy
    @edotedy 2 года назад +4

    Anyone actually lived through the 60s and 70s can confirm if the manual wind Daytona was THAT unpopular? I very often see old photos of celebrities, athletes, industry people, etc from that era wearing a Daytona

  • @Ryem3
    @Ryem3 2 года назад +1

    Issuing the utilitarian sea dweller as a two tone. Most bizarre move ever

  • @martinhayward1735
    @martinhayward1735 2 года назад +2

    If the bezel doesn't rotate, why are the numbers upside down at the bottom on the Daytona?

  • @adamholliday3391
    @adamholliday3391 2 года назад +7

    What about the two tone explorer?

    • @mitchmitchell9588
      @mitchmitchell9588 2 года назад +1

      Because this video is about mistakes. That was no mistake!

    • @anonymoushuman8962
      @anonymoushuman8962 2 года назад

      And the new air king 40.
      I never thought I’d say this but I want one lol. Called my AD directly as soon as I found out about the new size.

    • @adamholliday3391
      @adamholliday3391 2 года назад +1

      @@mitchmitchell9588 You could argue that it is a mistake if its not popular enough or the reaction to the watch is poor.

  • @andrpers14
    @andrpers14 2 года назад +9

    19mm on the new explorer 🙄

  • @Nightfury0695
    @Nightfury0695 2 года назад +6

    Great content as always and succesive videos over the last couple of weeks. Happy days.
    Have you done any videos on Orient watches?

  • @Atombender
    @Atombender 2 года назад +4

    The 40mm Sub was perfectly proportioned.

    • @Anonymouslyme1
      @Anonymouslyme1 2 года назад +1

      Lugs were a bit chunky on the 116610

  • @AJ-bi6ns
    @AJ-bi6ns 2 года назад +1

    SD43 is a superb watch for those of us with larger wrists

  • @cristianmicu
    @cristianmicu 2 года назад +3

    how much is that sea dweller lume lasting? , down there is cold and dark, and you cant dive as fast as a rock, or you really wouldnt like to dive at all in that case

  • @shaynem3780
    @shaynem3780 2 года назад +5

    One bizarre decision is discontinuing their new oyster perpetual line.

    • @Czeron01
      @Czeron01 2 года назад +1

      They're not? From my understanding they are dropping the Tiffany blue colour in 41mm

    • @shaynem3780
      @shaynem3780 2 года назад

      @@Czeron01 I thought it was all new colours.

    • @eyeheartsushi2212
      @eyeheartsushi2212 2 года назад

      @@shaynem3780 They dumped red, green, and yellow altogether. They kept the Tiffany Blue color but only for the 36mm and 31mm. Tiffany Blue no longer an option on the 41mm.

  • @bloodymarvelous4790
    @bloodymarvelous4790 7 месяцев назад

    The Yacht-Master II comes to mind. A complication nobody asked for in a watch that's too big with an unsightly dial.

  • @WTU208
    @WTU208 2 года назад +8

    It's all academic - you can't walk into an AD and walk out with one on your wrist.

    • @panorama4526
      @panorama4526 2 года назад +6

      I don ´t care anymore about Rolex.

    • @jamescooper5005
      @jamescooper5005 2 года назад +1

      Me either Rolex I'd largely irrevant now as no one can buy one

    • @eyeheartsushi2212
      @eyeheartsushi2212 2 года назад

      @@MT-kx2uc Same

  • @xpusostomos
    @xpusostomos 2 года назад +7

    The biggest blunder of the Rolex submariner is that it now has 21mm strap size. WTF Rolex. I don't care about lug shape that much, but I do care that you can't fit any straps now.. Oh yeah, and getting rid of drilled lugs sucks as welll.

    • @KeepingWatchUK
      @KeepingWatchUK 2 года назад +2

      Whilst I agree that a 21mm width is less preferable than 20mm for strap compatibility, most owners will stick with the stock bracelet anyway because it’s that’s good! Plus, the more popular makers of rubber straps make compatible straps anyway 👍

  • @vktravellog1242
    @vktravellog1242 2 года назад +15

    This guy has a lot of talent with his story telling. I wonder if he also does the editing and music selection because you will be in high demand my friend! Hit da 👍

    • @nickthequick
      @nickthequick 2 года назад

      I actually think the voice gets a bit old and tiring after watching a couple of these

  • @IDeeprootedI
    @IDeeprootedI 2 года назад +10

    LOL I was literally laying in bed yesterday thinking that while Omega holds no candle to the no frills simplicity and elegance of Rolex designs, the Daytona always occurred to me as an odd piece. It somehow lacks... something... in comparison to the pretty much perfect Speedmaster.

    • @anonymoushuman8962
      @anonymoushuman8962 2 года назад +2

      I have one from my AD. It has a black dial and black ceramic dial as shown here.
      It’s beautiful.

    • @mbal4052
      @mbal4052 2 года назад

      @@anonymoushuman8962 ✊🏻💦

    • @IDeeprootedI
      @IDeeprootedI 2 года назад +1

      @@anonymoushuman8962 yeah don't get me wrong it surely is a beautiful watch. I just don't think it is THE holy grail it is often made out to be.

  • @victorbgdream8328
    @victorbgdream8328 2 года назад +3

    That decision to put a crown guard on the air king is a strange one... It looks like the watch has had a boob job...

  • @jacobelx5841
    @jacobelx5841 2 года назад +6

    I, and probably lots of people too, seem to like the watches with connections back to the mid century. The Daytona was beyond unpopular and those legendary Sea Dwellers were toned-down, smaller w/o cyclops. Maybe that’s why BB58 is loved by so many.
    Btw, I never understood the screw-down chrono pushers. I would just stop using the function altogether cuz I’d hate to find my watch under water AFTER realizing I forgot to screw them down… aaahhhhhh!

  • @ErikS-
    @ErikS- 2 года назад +17

    In my opinion, it shows that Rolex is desperate for "innovation".
    The only "real" innovation of the past DECADES on the submariner is the clasp of the bracelet: from sheet metal to a machined one.

  • @Mr.B.A
    @Mr.B.A 2 года назад +5

    ROLEX HAVE A CCROWN,BUT OMEGA IS NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @underachievingwatchcollect1878
    @underachievingwatchcollect1878 2 года назад +14

    Rolex never admits a mistake-I give you the Airking 😆!!

  • @scotth6647
    @scotth6647 2 года назад +2

    come on you couldn't clean the dust around the cyclops before posting the macros?

  • @birdytiger
    @birdytiger 2 года назад +1

    I dunno, man, those glaciers are changing plenty despite Rolex.

  • @dexterousling1875
    @dexterousling1875 2 года назад

    This is why I prefer vintage rolex thinner case drilled lug holes so much better than the current gen

  • @2000bhoy
    @2000bhoy 2 года назад +12

    The watch community is bizarre to me.
    People crave a mechanical movement that doesn't keep the correct time, you have to join a queue to do so, and costs a bloody fortune to do so.
    I recently inherited my dads Rolex "Rootbeer GMT" and it cost me over £900 to have it serviced so that it could lose 3-5 seconds per day.
    Having said that, its worth a lot of money.
    Weird!

    • @mackbowman4136
      @mackbowman4136 2 года назад +4

      3-5 seconds?!!!! What will you ever do with such lost perceived time?!!

    • @billybenson3834
      @billybenson3834 2 года назад +3

      15 seconds a day is fine with me, shoot 60 seconds a day is plenty accurate to time anything reasonable, if one is needing higher accuracy than that then a watch is the wrong tool.
      I have 10 watches, 4 are automatic and I don't keep any of those on winders. Anytime I set the time on one I don't bother attempting to be exactly on, no reason to.

    • @mrbadguysan
      @mrbadguysan 2 года назад +1

      It’s a crazy world, isn’t it?

    • @loganbarr853
      @loganbarr853 2 года назад +3

      Steve It’s a mechanical watch. That is very very good. Actually it’s remarkable. All those little parts working in unison. 900 pounds is on target to service that watch. You have a piece of your dad with you. That is priceless. Wear it in good health.

    • @2000bhoy
      @2000bhoy 2 года назад

      @@loganbarr853 Cheers, Logan!

  • @WoodesosGuitarMods
    @WoodesosGuitarMods 2 года назад +2

    Shouldn't the title of this video be more like: "5 reasons these will all go up in value, significantly." Look no further than the Rainbow.

  • @static369
    @static369 2 года назад +4

    IMHO, Rolex putting the cyclops window in their sea dweller was a bizarre move. I love all Rolex’s but not a cyclops window.

    • @lanceoa
      @lanceoa 2 года назад +2

      One must always know what the date is underwater 🌊

  • @golfpark94
    @golfpark94 2 года назад +4

    To many people see Rolex as an investment, buy one and sell it 10 minutes later around the corner of the dealer. What i have learned is that this brand not only makes great watches but the way the movements inside are made is from another level. We live in a time where when something is broken you buy another one, phone dead just buy a new one. Most companies dont care about their products, they only think dollars. Rolex is one of the very few brands that makes a man feel proud and in 25 years, when it needs a service you still can go to a watchmaker to clean it, fix it and oil it to make it run for another 25 years. This is how good the components in a Rolex are. On the outside made for the wearer, on the inside made by an engineer. And still not availble in plastic.

    • @kevinbarnbrook4728
      @kevinbarnbrook4728 2 года назад +3

      25 years? Who are you kidding? Every 10 years a Rolex should be serviced, and it can take a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks for each watch to be serviced. It has been pointed out on a few websites that sending a Rolex back to the factory isn't a good idea, due to the fact machine polishing, which is often done, when not asked for wears away logos from watch straps, even companies such as Seiko hand polish, and are more careful. Find a good watch maker ( that you trust) who has the ability to do the required work isn't as easy as you have just made it sound.

  • @stevefox8605
    @stevefox8605 2 года назад +4

    Sick of RUclips channels harping on about Rolex constantly TBH - half of us despise the brand & half of us adore them but can't get one anyway...

    • @mrlong6267
      @mrlong6267 2 года назад +2

      Agreed! I just want one to add to my collection but I’m not losing sleep over it. Way over hyped and the ADs don’t really give you much respect for willing to spend 10k+ on their products

    • @pplpilot
      @pplpilot 2 года назад +2

      I'm in the despise camp. Hateful brand, why people fall over themselves ro play the games and suck up to dealers to get them is beyond me.

  • @tacoz4429
    @tacoz4429 2 года назад

    Can you make a video on the two tone sub? I'd like to hear your thoughts.
    Thanks!

  • @brpugonlatour1636
    @brpugonlatour1636 2 года назад +7

    This is why I’m swapping my collection for a A. Lange & Söhne. instead. Have a Daytona, hulk, gmt, gold datejust.. bought a 1815 Annual Calendar and Odysseus. Hoping to add a Datograph / 1815 Chronograph in the future. If you want to go for quality do Lange.. if you want to be associated with flippers, go patronise ADs with their demands and get the Rolex to flip. That’s my personal take. No right or wrong. Don’t hate me. Constructive comments welcomed!

    • @KeepingWatchUK
      @KeepingWatchUK 2 года назад +1

      Amazing collection! There are still many Rolex fans who collect because they admire their quality & comfort (even if short of Lange standards!) I’m one of them!! I would love to have any of the pieces you have & I too am playing the waiting game with my AD. I don’t like it but am patient to get watch(es) I will keep and enjoy and certainly not flip! The flippers spoil it for us genuine enthusiasts! And Rolex more and more is becoming associated with them, sadly. Not necessarily a reason for genuine Rolex lovers to give up their collections though…

    • @jonbottomley1412
      @jonbottomley1412 2 года назад +3

      Stay on the lists for Rolex, get them cheap then swap them for lange. Your Lange becomes half price! Job done

  • @kutark
    @kutark 2 года назад +1

    Rolex has the same problem as Porsche, that is that the vast majority of their customers are repeat customers who really REALLY do not like change. You see the same sort of outrage with the 911 if it gets 2 cm longer, or 1cm wider, etc.

  • @RS-jb1lf
    @RS-jb1lf 2 года назад +3

    I cannot believe steel Daytonas are now selling at £50k. I’m infuriated that I didn’t buy at £25k. Curse this grey market.

    • @waterzap99
      @waterzap99 2 года назад

      Some day in the future a single Daytona will sell for the GDP of the UK

    • @sardendibs
      @sardendibs 2 года назад

      @@waterzap99 Brexit will do that for you. A Daytona and UK GDP will meet somewhere in the middle.

  • @finnandrei5745
    @finnandrei5745 2 года назад +28

    Congratulations to your success at the Watches and Wonders 2022 Mr. Talking Hands. God bless you and be safe and healthy always. :)

  • @markiangooley
    @markiangooley 2 года назад +3

    I’m fascinated with all this. I’ve never spent over about US$300 on a watch. It drives me to distraction if my watch and phone have a difference of time more than a second or two. The thought of spending Rolex money on a watch that’s not accurate to 5 seconds or better a year is… absurdity.

    • @pedromontoya6439
      @pedromontoya6439 2 года назад

      This!!! I love mechanical watches, but every time I’ve bought one the love affair quickly dies when the watch loses or gains time over a week, never mind a month or year. And don’t get me started on what it costs to get them serviced.

    • @rashakor
      @rashakor 2 года назад +5

      Lol. You guys are late to this discussion! By about 35 years.

    • @KeepingWatchUK
      @KeepingWatchUK 2 года назад +2

      You don’t buy a Rolex to tell the time!😂
      Joking aside & each to their own but I couldn’t honestly care less if I my mechanical watch loses/gains a couple of seconds a day: To me, owning a mechanical watch (in particular a Rolex, but not brand limited) is to enjoy something beautifully crafted from hundreds of parts; a luxury item of heritage, value & appreciation that I can be proud to wear for a lifetime and pass down to my kids. If I want pin-point accurate time I’ll look at my soulless phone. If I want 99% accurate time plus all the other benefits and joys of owning a Rolex I’ll look at my wrist! 😉

    • @silv3rArrow
      @silv3rArrow 2 года назад

      Look into Seiko Spring Drive movements then, they are accurate to 1 second a day and averaging 10 seconds a month.

    • @justachristian4072
      @justachristian4072 2 года назад

      Apple has a watch for you!

  • @mattstevens1820
    @mattstevens1820 2 года назад

    Wonder if the GMT case will follow in the new sub footsteps?!

  • @brandonday9001
    @brandonday9001 2 года назад +1

    Putting Rolex all the way around the chapter ring!!

  • @damirbajic4579
    @damirbajic4579 2 года назад +1

    For some reason, I love that watch (gold Daytona with leather strap). I have Submariner and Bvlgari Solotempo so I don't need it especially at that price; but I still want one. For me this is the best Rolex and I wouldn't want to change strap anyway.

    • @lukespector5550
      @lukespector5550 11 месяцев назад

      I've owned that Daytona since early 2016. It's impossible to read when outdoors in sunlight. Lume is useless after dark. They're just vanity purchases. My Seiko chronograph is superior & I wear that daily.

    • @damirbajic4579
      @damirbajic4579 11 месяцев назад

      @lukespector5550 Everything is vanity piece. You have perfect time on your mobile phone. I would rather not have a watch than have Seiko. Hate everything about it. Sorry

  • @wingracer1614
    @wingracer1614 2 года назад +9

    The Daytona name has nothing to do with Nascar. It's named for the 24 hours of Daytona, a legendary sports car race at the same Daytona track but using the road course configuration. Rolex has been the title sponsor of the race for over 30 years. This race is also the namesake of Ferrari Daytonas and Shelby Daytona coupes. NASCAR's Daytona 500 is a big race but not many people outside of the US care about it, especially Swiss watch companies. The 24 however is a big deal internationally. Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Nissan, etc have all won there.

    • @siongheeleong8078
      @siongheeleong8078 2 года назад +2

      This is the correct reason. Not the Nascar Daytona. The 24 Hours of Daytona.

    • @joelambert7128
      @joelambert7128 2 года назад +2

      Yes I'm pretty sure they dole out Rolex Daytonas to all the class winners at the 24.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 2 года назад +1

      @@joelambert7128 One of the best prizes in all of racing. Second only to Martinsville's Grandfather clock.

  • @plantemichel
    @plantemichel 2 года назад

    Nice video ☺️would it be possible to feature the Seiko SRPE51 ??? Thank you from Canada 🇨🇦.

  • @jrock5830
    @jrock5830 2 года назад

    Got I prefer this format… it’s like slipping into a warm bath. The other one starts like stepping into a shower spraying 100 degree water…

  • @WrongTimeWatch
    @WrongTimeWatch 2 года назад

    My subscription rate is only 10%. I would be ecstatic with yours. Great video as always.

  • @_Peter_.
    @_Peter_. 2 года назад +7

    Never got the hype around the Rolex Daytona…
    Was it first only in the USA?
    Is it an example of expensive marketing being more important than history and heritage?
    Thanks for the interesting video!

    • @vulekv93
      @vulekv93 2 года назад +1

      Original Daytona looks soft and cheap. But it was worn by few famous people and marketing demon-spawns did their magic and voila.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 2 года назад +1

      Well part of it is name me an automatic chronograph that is thinner than a Daytona for less than 100k? There may be one but I can't think of it. Everything thinner except for a few super expensive hyper-watches are either not automatic or not chronographs. If it has a Zenith or Valjouz movement, it's at least 1mm thicker. A module even more.

    • @flavion3807
      @flavion3807 2 года назад +2

      Agreed. It’s actually a hideous watch. That’s marketing for you. Apparently everybody wishes they were Paul Newman.

  • @cwuzii
    @cwuzii 2 года назад

    Why not show the extra parts on the Daytona strap version? If you’re talking about how it had these extra parts that the bracelet version didn’t, then why not show it?

  • @pasty7083
    @pasty7083 2 года назад

    Bizarre decisions from Rolex 🤔 I’ll start - a LHD GMT Master ii 🤷‍♂️

  • @scollyutube
    @scollyutube 2 года назад +2

    I'd say calling something that up until then had failed, a LeMon, wouldn't be the smartest marketing idea 😉

  • @terence3908
    @terence3908 2 года назад +1

    This video was sponsored by Omega 🤣

  • @phillippugh2161
    @phillippugh2161 2 года назад +2

    The two-tone Rolex explorer is hideous huge mistake

  • @bradnordstrom3550
    @bradnordstrom3550 2 года назад

    Rolex Bakelite bezels on the GMT Master is an obvious yet old mistake. I do wonder why they haven’t gone back to a lumed bezel since it would make GMT Master II a much more usable tool. The pvd process seems expensive, unnecessary and odd.

  • @AvroBellow
    @AvroBellow 2 года назад

    Please feature the Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional.

  • @robertsmith1148
    @robertsmith1148 2 года назад +1

    An Air King oddity? Does any other "Pilots Watch" have crown guards? I thought they show off their Crowns (IWC etc.)! Is the new Air King the only one?

  • @xtremehackeroficial3873
    @xtremehackeroficial3873 2 года назад +1

    Nice vídeo...

  • @pplpilot
    @pplpilot 2 года назад +2

    I'm sure the watches they make are excellent, but jayzus i really dislike the 'brand' and what it has become, it has very quickly become the Burberry of the watch world.

  • @jh-il5sb
    @jh-il5sb 2 года назад +8

    the watch community is so fickle....as an owner of the 114060, sub no date w/ super case, the case changes are hardly noticeable from the new 124060

  • @gabillionaire
    @gabillionaire 2 года назад +1

    Take a few trips to the local AD, you’ll feel that you don’t deserve to be treated like that. If you’re a watch lover, there are so many good quality brands out there! Don’t join flippers to go lick the AD’s shoes!

  • @GEMSofGOD_com
    @GEMSofGOD_com 2 года назад +1

    Looks like NASA's UFO program chart

  • @Fee.1
    @Fee.1 2 года назад

    Why don’t you make buyers guide videos

  • @granjamo
    @granjamo 2 года назад

    that annoying asymmetric lug on the steel daytona 😒🤨

  • @davidb5720
    @davidb5720 2 года назад +1

    Left hand drive GMT anyone? 😂

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis 2 года назад

    Maybe Rolex should partner up with a cheapo quartz watch maker and issue joint branded plastic Daytonas

  • @tobyt684
    @tobyt684 2 года назад +1

    stubby lugs was Rolex take on Panerai, which was the most popular watch at that time

  • @robertreynolds6725
    @robertreynolds6725 2 года назад +2

    Hmmmm very interesting 🤔

  • @mendipfox1650
    @mendipfox1650 2 года назад

    My wife’s OP34 124200 has the more recent Syloxi hairspring. I had great pleasure in telling my mate who dropped a whopping £42k on a new Daytona that she had a much more advanced hairspring in her little £4K OP. Ha

  • @ZeroSOFInfinity
    @ZeroSOFInfinity 2 года назад

    Only Rolex can produce and sell 3 "versions" of the JC Deep Sea, which looks 99.9% the same as each other... and call it a day.

  • @moorefyre9381
    @moorefyre9381 2 года назад +1

    Defo a like for this content

  • @MrKinghuman
    @MrKinghuman 2 года назад +1

    I understand Rolexes importance to the watch, but I find them extremely dated and boring. It's a basic looking watch built expertly. And having Rolex on your wrist still gives you pride, but its the name, nothing special about them any longer. Rolex people talk about mm in size changes. They've been too copied for too long. I almost want them too go simpler in design, make a watch without the outer bezel. Something different, not hublot different, but just different

  • @petermcmullen4362
    @petermcmullen4362 2 года назад +1

    Prominent among the dumb things Rolex have done was to alter the original Zenith moment of the Daytona from the original 36,000 bph down to 28,800 bph, which means that it maximum precision is 1/8th of a second instead of the original 1/10th. They stuck with this stupidity when they ditched the Zenith for their own calibre. I’ll have the Zenith chronograph thank you very much.

    • @lukespector5550
      @lukespector5550 11 месяцев назад

      They claimed that & eliminating the date wheel made the movement more robust. Less components. I agree with you also.

  • @bijakbijak4024
    @bijakbijak4024 2 года назад +1

    i have seen your face Andrew!

  • @fishheadbreakroom
    @fishheadbreakroom 2 года назад +1

    anything but rolex. If you can't buy one then it might as well not exist.

  • @Raizoguy
    @Raizoguy 2 года назад

    Its to cool to look at. Thats all

  • @mdzunayed
    @mdzunayed 2 года назад

    Loved this video as always! Keep it up Mr Talking Hands :)

  • @perut86
    @perut86 2 года назад

    Can you do a GShock Watch?

  • @nickthequick
    @nickthequick 2 года назад +1

    You forgot the left handed watch Rolex recently released ...

  • @jaredmatthews9403
    @jaredmatthews9403 2 года назад

    Forbidden Hidden Mickey

  • @umbrollo
    @umbrollo 2 года назад

    Is it me has this channel become anti Rolex, pro Tudor and indifferent on Patek? 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @michaelwoods8456
    @michaelwoods8456 2 года назад

    For out and out crazy it is hard to beat Jaeger LeCoultre’s Futurematic
    The automatic watch with a manual mainspring which the automatic work will brake if it overwinds it
    So to save the mainspring when the watch gets close to being fully wound it grabs and holds the oscillating weight

  • @007-i6z8v
    @007-i6z8v 2 года назад +1

    Rolex is king.

  • @captainfalcon8615
    @captainfalcon8615 2 года назад

    If I ever get a Rolex I'll inevitability be disappointed because it will never look like the Rolex in a Watchfinder&Co. Video 😅😭😭

    • @captainfalcon8615
      @captainfalcon8615 2 года назад

      And ive held everything from vintage submariners to platinum day dates with the turquoise dial to a vintage near mint condition Daytona with zero scratches, and while they were all beautiful and fascinating watches nothing compares to the crazy detail that yoy get in these videos

  • @2steaksandwiches665
    @2steaksandwiches665 2 года назад +2

    Who cares even if I want a new one I can’t get one or I have to pay some jerk a 200% mark up. Stupid business strategy all around

  • @jda7499
    @jda7499 2 года назад

    The SD43 cyclops is a story in itself. Check out the ID guy Video guys l.

  • @Bob.martens
    @Bob.martens 2 года назад +1

    Really only intended for professional use. Right...

    • @Anonymouslyme1
      @Anonymouslyme1 2 года назад +2

      I’m a North Sea diver, myself and most of my colleagues wear the Rolex Sea Dweller at work. Yes, we have dive computers but it’s a good analogue back up that won’t fail.

  • @davidchua141
    @davidchua141 2 года назад

    G-SHOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jswede1
    @jswede1 2 года назад

    There are approximately 100 letters on this dial. Talk about insecure.

  • @atodaso1668
    @atodaso1668 2 года назад +1

    The Daytona and the Day date are the only nice Rolex watches. And personally I would rather have a moon watch, so really they only have the day date.

  • @anonymoushuman8962
    @anonymoushuman8962 2 года назад +9

    “U want to save money on your next watch go to watchfinders”
    LMFAO Im laughing so hard. Go look at their prices. It’s hillarious. You have to be a real mug to buy off these people.

    • @mbal4052
      @mbal4052 2 года назад

      ✊🏻💦

    • @MrKinghuman
      @MrKinghuman 2 года назад

      7800 is still less than 8000

  • @garyboyle695
    @garyboyle695 2 года назад +1

    I wonder how long it will take them to centre the Coronet over the L in Rolex?

    • @dimatha7
      @dimatha7 2 года назад +2

      It is centered over it, over the entire L and not the vertical line

    • @garyboyle695
      @garyboyle695 2 года назад

      @@dimatha7 Which aesthetically just looks wrong, It looks unbalanced as my graphic designer friend pointed out.

    • @dimatha7
      @dimatha7 2 года назад +1

      @@garyboyle695 maybe he can send his CV to Rolex and can change it when he gets the job

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 2 года назад

      @@garyboyle695 Maybe but if you moved it left to center on the L's vertical line, it would no longer be centered at 12 o'clock. If you instead moved ROLEX right, it would no longer be centered. Isn't it better to have everything centered to the dial?
      Of course all that could be fixed by changing ROLEX to Rolex. Problem solved.