Reply With QuoteDid you friend tell you anything about Japanese soiled knickers vending machines apparently coming soon to Switzerland as a part of the deal?
Yes, please! A brand new, factory-fresh Rolex that’s been opened-up again to potential dust, dirt ingress etc. & poked about with by a Third Party (almost certainly invalidating the 5-year Rolex Warranty, if provable), in order to fix the frankly rubbish 99.9977% accuracy already guaranteed by Rolex, and with the extra fuzziness of paying 10% extra over new RRP. Sign me up.
Did you friend tell you anything about Japanese soiled knickers vending machines apparently coming soon to Switzerland as a part of the deal?
Last edited by VDG; 16th November 2018 at 13:15.
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Wending their way to Switzerland no doubtOriginally Posted by VDG
I've no idea if this does happen, or if it would be of any benefit if it did, but the response of some here to vague suggestions that a Rolex could be improved on is quite illuminating..
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Last edited by snowman; 16th November 2018 at 10:22.
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Do they put in Spring drive module?
THAT would be a 10% premium I am willing to pay.
Humorous and even more so if true. Given the Rolex +2 -2 commitment I don't think accuracy could be the motivation for any alteration. I do like the concept of over-engineering something for the sake of it. I want this to be true.
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wow, what a big heap of BS
Why would anyone do that? Rolex is the single biggest luxury watch seller in the world with more than 1m watches sold per year. You can argue as much as you want about their model, but I do not doubt that their manufacturing standards and tolerances are very high and similar or equal to surgery standards. You cannot compare anything built in the 60's/70's even 80's to something manufactured today. We are talking 1000 times better tolerances and micro/nano technology at the highest level. The Swiss are excellent at what they do; Chocolate, Public Transport and you guessed it ....watches!
My only comment: Silicon Balance wheels. Maybe not Rolex yet but in the same ballpark
Have a read: https://monochrome-watches.com/techn...-developments/
Don’t see why this couldn’t be done in principle.
Nothing wrong with Rolex but could always be improved in the same way people buy very expensive cars and tune or perhaps detail them.
What does seem unlikely that this could be done for +10%.
Just checked my calendar, it's 4 months and 15 days until...................
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I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
My GMT Master was +8 from new and then +5 after Rolex regulated it. When the triangular pointer on the end of the 24hr hand fell off & the bracelet undid itself if I clenched my fist, I got rid of the poxy thing.
We could do with our resident Japanese expert TT in lending his opinion. Thinking of him led me to dig up this following post about the 'AD concept' which some people have ridiculed me about.....
^ this whole thread is a yodobashi 🤯
No one ridiculed you on this thread.
Please keep it clean in WT.
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In not quite sure what TT is saying here. You can also buy Rolex AP or whatever in the U.K. from non-authorised dealers everywhere too. I don’t see where the difference is between the U.K. and Japan...Yodobashi Bic Camera basically operate like a watch finder or local pawn shop where they will sell u a daytona sure. but it will most likely be a daytona from HK or Singapore and ofcourse sold at the market rate. There are ADs here and even Rolex boutiques but ofcourse they are “managed” by a chain just like a boutique may be managed by the Aurum group in the U.K. I fail to see any difference....but i am open to be corrected.
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What makes you think that...(please add as much sarcasm and intimidation as you see fit)?
I am still trying to get my head around how anyone could re-engineer a watch without replacing parts. I suppose they could change the oilor refinish some of the parts (polish them), but if a component was undersized then polishing it would make it even smaller unless material was added. i suppose additional jewels could be added, but it' that's a bit meh.
Personally I cannot see it unless these folks were adding something like Tourbilion. Or like Franc Muller did to a Date Just by converting it in to an Perpetual Calendar. Something that Rolex has never managed yet.
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It's just Seiko QC folks need to check the chapter ring/rehaut/bezel alignment. The rest of the story is overblown.
I’m reminded of the Walt Odets stripdown of the Exlorer. Given his conclusions at the time, this doesn’t seem as strange as one might think...
http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/t...-14270-part-1/
www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/the-rolex-explorer-ref-14270-part-2/
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