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In this article, we’ll be helping you build your knowledge of watches, and not just any old watches, we’re talking about ones that the seriously high end of the scale.

Ask most people today of a luxury watch brand and the chances are they’ll name Rolex. It’s come to be associated with class and exclusivity, and those who wear it are seen as high achievers. That’s partly down to Rolex’s very effective marketing, but ask someone who really knows their luxury timepieces and they’ll tell you that watches get a lot more exclusive than Rolex, and it’s these ones we are looking at today on our list of high priced timepieces.

Mostly from Switzerland, hinting that you’ll need to empty a Swiss bank account to buy one of the watches in the list below. Before we get started let’s set a benchmark on how much does a Rolex costs. We will not take replica Rolex watches prices into consideration. Of course, there’s a wide range of prices and the more exclusive Rolex models reach half a million dollars at dealer prices, but if you read until the end you’ll find out about one of the highest prices ever paid for a Rolex.

Rolex least expensive model is the Ostra Perpetua priced at $5400 dollars which means that all the brands we’ve chosen here have starting prices above that and as you’ll see some of them are way above it, so if you’ve got one of these on your wrist it marks you out as a bit more exclusive than a Rolex owner.

Let’s dive in and take a look at ten watches that are more expensive than Rolex

Roger Dubuis

Starting price $6,900, known for collaborations with Pirelli and Lamborghini and founded relatively recently in 1995, this Swiss watchmaker is known for precision mechanics and truly amazing craftsmanship with a chunky masculine look that brings to mind the high-performance mechanics of a supercar.

Take a look at the Doubly Flying Tourbillon. Only 88 were created and it’s one of the most accurate watches ever made and sells at two hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars ($263,000).

If that isn’t high-end enough for you you could buy one of their watches over the million-dollar mark. Perhaps the Excalibur Quatuor. It’s made entirely of silicon which has half the weight of titanium but four times the durability. One of these will set you back $1,125,000.

Piaget

Starting price $7,000. They’ve been making watches since 1874 in the Swiss Jura mountains and their history means they’re considered one of the Holy Trinity of classic watchmakers. They’re known for the world’s thinnest watches to use the Tourbillon mechanism which is found in seriously high-end timepieces.

In 1957 they introduced the Altiplano caliber 9P which was just over 4 millimeters thick. They’re also known for their incredibly thin skeleton watches. Those are watches in which all the moving parts are visible through the front and sometimes the back.

The Piaget Altiplano white gold ultra-thin skeleton watch at five point three four(5.34) millimeters is the thinnest self-winding skeleton watch in the world. It comes with silver and gold parts and sells for over $16,000.

Breguet

Starting price $7,000. This is one of the few French brands you can find in the ranks of the most exclusive watchmakers. Among their past glories, they can list the invention of the Tourbillion mechanism, as well as the first wristwatch. Yes, if it weren’t for Breguet we’d still be carrying watches in our pockets.

Also one of the most expensive watches in the world happens to be a Breguet a Grand Complication Marie Antoinette. This ultra luxurious pocket watch was commissioned for Marie Antoinette.

Although it took 40 years to make it, which meant that by the time it was finished its intended owner had been sent to the scaffold by the French revolutionaries, it’s been nicknamed a ‘poem in clockwork‘ and contains gold, platinum, rubies, and sapphires and it’s valued at thirty million dollars($30,000,000).

If you think that’s stretching it a bit too far for a watch you could go for a “Classique 5140” which sells for $19,000, or splash out on a “Classique Grand complication Tourbillon” for $400,000.

Blancpain

Starting price $7,500. Founded in 1735 Blancpain is the oldest luxury watch manufacturer in the world. They pride themselves on the fact they’ve never made quartz watches and never will. Back in 2016 they hit the headlines when one of their watches sold at auction for two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. The Marilyn Monroe cocktail watch.

As well as being a dazzling timepiece, it got extra attention for having belonged to Marilyn herself. Guess who was the buyer? The Blancpain themselves, who were eager to reclaim one of their most famous creations. Since then it’s taken pride of place as an exhibit in some of their flagship stores around the world and they’ve also released an ultra-limited edition replica of the Marilyn Monroe cocktail watch which sells for thirty-six thousand dollars($36,000). Not bad for a replica watch, huh?

The men’s watches include Fifty Fathoms, which is a bargain in comparison, priced at $10500.

Audemars Piguet

Starting price $7,000. AP was founded in 1875 by Jules Audemars and Edward Piguet. They were inspired by the natural beauty of the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland.

One of the company’s most memorable timepieces today came a century later in 1972, the Royal Oak wristwatch.

It’s regarded as the world’s first luxury sports watch, giving chunky sports watches a high-end makeover. An updated version, the Royal Oak Offshore was introduced 20 years later and has an even bigger face, one that’s found super-rich fans like Jay Z and shifted trends in the watch world.

Their most expensive watch is the Royal Oak Complication selling at eight hundred and sixty nine thousand dollars($869,000).

It has an 18 karat gold exterior and a transparent sapphire case on the back so you can see the mechanism, as you’d expect with plenty of jewels embedded into it and thanks to its perpetual calendar wearers will be able to keep their time perfectly until the year 2100.

Patek Philippe

Starting price $15,000. The next name on our list is known as another of the holy trinity of classic watchmakers. They’ve been a longtime favorite of royal families and have a history going all the way back to 1839. PP invented the first watch you could wind up without using a key. Yes before these guys came along you would have to use a detachable key to wind up your watch. Their most expensive watch, the “Henry Graves Complication” sold for 11 million dollars($11,000,000) at auction.

It’s made of 18 karat gold and has twenty-four complications. That’s the term watchmakers used to call mechanical functions. These included a perpetual calendar as well as sunrise and sunset times. Pretty much like your smartphone only that this watch was crafted well before the first smartphone, in 1933. It even has a celestial map of the skies above the New York apartment of its original owner Henry Graves.

But if you’d like to buy one of their more “affordable” models you could go for their Nautilus range which sells for $30,000, although it still isn’t that available as there’s a waiting list of up to eight years.

A. Lange & Söhne

Starting price $15,000. These ultra-high end watchmakers are the only German brand on the list. They even had to shut down production for 40 years when they found themselves in the eastern part of Germany after the Second World War, happily going back to business in 1990.

Their logo is a state of the art tradition, and tradition definitely shines through as they’re known for avoiding designs that are too flashy but instead going for old-school understated elegance.

Their “Grand Complication” watch unveiled in 2013.

Its functions include a grand and small strike. In everyday English, that’s a big chime for the hours and a small chime for the halves and quarters, and a perpetual calendar and display of moon phases. The assembly and adjustment are so complicated, they only make one of these models a year.

Vacheron Constantin

Starting price $18,000. These classy horologists who’ve been in business since 1755 are the third name on the Holy Trinity of classic watchmakers.

In their earlier days, they introduced the first known watch that displayed days and dates. For their 250th anniversary they created their “Tour de I’lle” watch.

It had so many displays that needed two faces, both made from 18 karat gold of course. It displays a second timezone, a perpetual calendar and a sunset time indicator, making it one of the most complicated watches ever made. With one of these, who needs a smartphone? But as you’ve probably guessed it, costs quite a bit more than your smartphone, pricing at 1 million five hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars($1,538,000).

In 2015 they made a one-off model with the reference 56720 which currently holds the record for the most complicated mechanical watch with 57 horological complications. That’s more complications than Charlie Sheen’s relationship status. The price it went for was undisclosed, however it’s believed it was over ten million dollars.

F. P. Journe

Starting price $25,000. The last two names on our list don’t have as much history as most others, but they sure make up for it in elegance in the precision of their mechanisms, and ofcourse it in price.

F.P Journe was founded in 1999 by François-Paul Journe. This Swiss horologist is fascinated by watchmaking from the 18th century, which he calls the golden age of time measurement, and age-old elegance is plain to see in the watches he makes. Their case, dials, hands, and movements are all made of solid gold. Take a look at the chronometer blue.

Its deep blue color comes from the repeated layers of blue lacquer, each applied by hand and then polished to a mirror finish before applying the next one. when you’re wearing it, the gold mechanism isn’t visible but take it off and look at the back and you can behold this wonder of watchmaking through the transparent back.

This watch costs twenty five thousand dollars($25,000).

The most expensive watch is the Journe Monopusher split-second chronograph.

It looks like an even fancier version of the chronometer blue. It was a one-off for charity, and it’s sold for 1 million one hundred and sixty seven thousand dollars($1,167,000) back in 2017.

Richard Mille

Starting price $80,000. We’ve now reached the ultra-expensive timepieces that are out of bounds to all but the highest spenders. Richard Mille created his own brand in 1999, while prices start at $80,000, many of them go up to 10 times that to $800,000.

The brand’s slogan is “A racing machine on the wrist”. That’s because Mille spent years analyzing how to use components in yachts, Formula one cars, and airplanes in watchmaking. It explains why you’ll find components made of carbon, nanofiber, and features like a g-force sensor.

Brand ambassadors include Rafael Nadal.

He made headlines when he was seen wearing Mille watches in tournament tennis matches and had people questioning how he could get his strokes right while wearing one of these. What they didn’t know is that the model he was wearing, the RM006 only weighs 20 grams despite looking bulky.

Another ambassador is the Formula One driver Felipe Massa that was wearing a Mille watch when his car crashed into a tire barrier in 2009 at the Hungary Grand Prix. Massa suffered serious injuries, luckily he recovered but the watch she was wearing was undamaged.

You can recognize the brand from its distinctive barrel shape. This means all of its components are curved which makes them even more difficult and expensive to make. Forbes says buying one is like buying a miniature sports car for the wrist. They’ve also been nicknamed “the billionaires handshake“

This was our list of watches that are more expensive than Rolex. Still, if you are looking for the best replica watches, Rolex Super Clone is the choice to go. Being a more popular watch, its manufacturing has been polished to the details, allowing us to create exact replica watches, that will look and feel like the authentic model, without breaking the bank.

How much gold is in a gold watch? Like in this popular model, the Rolex Day-Date 40, reference number 228238, which is going for around 39,000 dollars right now in the market. Can you guess what portion of that price is actually due to the value of gold?… Take a wild guess… Would you say 50%, maybe 60? Hold that thought for a moment and by the end of the article, comment how close you really were! In the meantime, let’s talk a bit about gold… 

You know, that shiny metal worth about $1900 an ounce(61$/g) as for October 2020? Gold is actually a pretty popular investment, outperforming the US stock market in the last 20 years. 

From 2000 to 2020, you would have multiplied your investment in gold by 7 times. That’s more than double the return of the S&P 500 during the same period, and that’s assuming all dividends were reinvested, which doesn’t always happen. 

Excluding dividends, it’s 4 times more! A huge difference!!! 

But back to our little Rolex experiment. To find out how much gold the watch really contains, we need to weigh all the parts made out of actual gold… To do that, we took a watch apart.  

Even though the hands of a Rolex watch are also made out of gold, they weigh less than a 10th of a gram. That’s at most a few dollars in today’s market. As a result, we excluded them from our actual calculation. 

It is also important to note that a gold watch is not made out of pure gold. It is made out of 18K gold, which is around 75% gold by weight. 

We then weigh each gold piece one by one to come up with the final weight…

 178.3 grams

178.3 grams of 18K gold x 0.75 gives us a total of around 133.7 grams of pure gold, times $61 a gram we get $8,156, which is around 20% of the actual price of the watch. Surprised? 

Compare it to the chunk of pure gold in the image below. Let’s see how it compares to the 133.7 grams of pure gold in our Rolex watch. 

340.5 grams of 24K gold are worth about 20,770 dollars, more than two and a half times the gold value of our Rolex watch. So, as far as our experiment goes, only about a fifth of the value of this Rolex watch actually comes from gold.

This varies somewhat from watch to watch, but not by a lot, and it shows that most of the value of a Rolex designer luxury watch doesn’t have anything to do with its precious metal content. Now it’s time to see how well you did. Was your guess close to the 20% figure or way off? Let us know in a comment below. Or you can buy a rolex super clone at the best price right now. And make sure to subscribe to our replica Rolex newsletter to find out when we post more articles like this! Thanks for reading! 

Have you ever wondered why a Rolex is so expensive? It is one of the world’s most popular brands and perfect watches, the envy of some and the must-have timepiece for others. But have you thought why exactly it demands such a high price tag? At the end of the day, aren’t they just a regular timepiece with a classical label markup? As it turns out you are not just paying for the name but also for the timeless design and a watch with worldwide recognition manufactured with the top grade technology crafted over many years of existence.

Rolex was not only Kennedy’s precision jewel but also a central part of cinema history. Let’s take a closer look at Rolex history in general. In this article, we will point out the rare intricacies and by extension, how they justify the price, but of course, you will be the judge on that.

Acero inoxidable 904L

Rolex is the only company that uses 904l Stainless steel. To make the watches stand out from the crowd, Rolex gives its luxury watches a classic unrivaled design which includes the use of quality Stainless steel 904L. This type of steel is much stronger and shinier than the normal 316l steel, which is commonly used by other watchmakers.

904l Stainless Steel is not only expensive but also hard to make. Rolex started using this steel, usually referred to as corrosion-resistant superalloy extensively in 2003. 

Considering all Rolex watches are usually made in-house, most machines were replaced to produce 904l Stainless steel. It takes special skill and extra work to manufacture this steel type, hence most watchmakers continue to rely on the 316l steel, as a result, Rolex is probably the only company to use the 904l steel.

We think this is a very important reason Rolex is the top watch brand in the world, and also use 904l Steel in our manufacturing process.

Own science lab

Rolex has it’s own research and development department where it equips each facility with a professional science laboratory. The main purpose of these labs is to find more ways in advancing manufacturing techniques to produce efficient and perfect watches. They do this by researching new watchmakes and things that accompany them to stay relevant to the rising technology. 

It is safe to say that Rolex boasts extreme aptitude and stays organized to manufacture state-of-the-art timepieces. The Rolex labs come in various sections and the most interesting is the chemistry lab. There you find liquids, gases, beakers, and tubes that the highly trained scientists use to conduct their researches. They update the labs by the second to ensure up to the minute performance. 

Since we have the possibility to reverse-engineer their latest masterpieces, we are able to cut those huge costs and provide you an affordable price tag.

All hand-assembled and tested 

One of the biggest misconceptions about Rolex is that machines build their watches. The truth is that Rolex watches are given all the hand-on possible human attention to ensure they produce a fine swiss watch. 

Rolex uses machines in the process for sure, in fact, Rolex easily has the most sophisticated watchmaking machinery in the world. The robots and other automated tasks are really used for tasks that humans aren’t as good at it, like sorting, filing, cataloging, and very delicate procedures that involve the type of care you want a machine to handle. 

Most of these machines are still human-operated though, and everything from Rolex movements, to bracelets, are assembled by hand. A machine however helps with doing things such as applying the right pressure when attaching pins, aligning parts, and pressing down hands. Having said that, all Rolex watch hands are still set by hand via a trained technician. It would be an understatement to suggest that Rolex is obsessive about quality control.

We do our best to keep up to their level, replicating all the equipment used as close as possible to bring you the perfect watches.

An in-house foundry makes all their gold

Rolex makes its own gold- isn’t that mesmerizing? While they have a small handful of suppliers that send them steel, Rolex still works to steel in-house to make all the parts and all the gold platinum. 

24k gold comes to Rolex and is turned into 18k yellow, white or Rolex’s eve rose gold, which is their non-fading version of 18k rose gold. To our knowledge, Rolex is the only watch manufacturer that makes their own gold or even has their own foundry in-house.

Very strong Research and Development

Another thing that adds to the high price of a Rolex is that they spend a huge amount of money on R&D, like any other innovative company at the top of their game. 

When you want the best, you need to invest time, effort, and money into developing a product and continue to improve your product. Rolex keeps pushing the boundaries of innovation and developing new manufacturing processes, materials, and complications to put into their watches. We are glad they invest that vast amount of money into technology that we can replicate and bring it to our customers at the best value.

High water impermeability

Rolex watches come with remarkable impermeability, some are even water-resistant up to 300 meters, for example, the Rolex Submariner lineup. To confirm water resistance levels, each watch is usually tested under pressurized tanks and then outdoors in actual water, meanwhile to test the Deepsea watches, Rolex uses a high-pressure water tank that has been specially redeveloped through “Comex”(Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises).

An army of Gemmologists

To make sure they always present top-notch luxury watches to consumers, Rolex uses a massive team of gemmologists. These specialists assist in purchasing, testing, and setting precious materials, including gold and diamond onto various luxurious models. Besides, the company uses traditional jewelers to assist with hand picking and setting diamonds and precious stones.

Rolex outsources some of its materials used in the manufacturing process. 

These materials such as diamonds, emeralds, and rubies need to undergo tests to determine their genuineness. To do this, they employ a large number of gemologists to buy, examine, sort, and set diamonds and precious stones for the watches. They use special X-Ray machines to identify real and fake diamonds. There is a negligible amount of fake diamonds that get to Rolex, but despite that, they ensure to conduct tests for maximum precision. 

They wouldn’t risk producing watches with fake diamonds. The main diamond grade they use is “IF” Clarify and D-G color. They select and set each diamond and precious stone using hands for a more customized feel.

Since we are in the replica market, adding that kind of diamonds would not make it possible to provide a good value to our customers, hence we use cubic zirconia as a diamond alternative, which is a synthetic gemstone made of the cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide.

Fort Knox has nothing on Rolex

Like anything that costs a fortune, security is key. Rolex embraces tight security as it has so many valuables that require the safekeeping. From the gates to the foundry you will have to pass through quite a number of security checks.  

Their security is tight, it goes all the way to the underground floor. Everyone working with Rolex must have their ID badge docked every time to allow fingerprint scan identification. They scan and record every procedure, not to risk a security breach. Each movement on the Rolex features an exclusive serial number that matches with the case, which also presents a different and unique serial number. This completely eliminates possible imitations. 

If at all you want to access the Rolex safe, you should go through a bank vault door where you will look through an iris scanner that will automatically identify you by your eyes. This type of security can be found only in high-end brands producing luxury timepieces like Rolex. They use unmarked trucks that can’t be identified when transporting the Rolex parts from place to place. These trucks have extraordinary protection that you’ll find in treasures. 

Rolex watches are arguably the most expensive watches in the world, seeing the amount of security they put on their products.

put on their products. 

A year to make one Rolex watch

An advertisement for Rolex, long ago, claimed that takes about a year to make a single Rolex watch. As suspicious as it might sound, it is true even today. Rolex produces almost a million watches a year, but surprisingly, no shortcuts are taken in the manufacturing process. Rolex is interested however in quality and efficiency.

Basically, the entire company seems focused on producing the best watches and continually seeing how they can make them better. If you look at Rolex watches over time, they are more about evolution, rather than revolution. Of course, Rolex could speed this up for certain models if necessary, but each watch requires so many parts, and virtually everything is made from base materials in house. Once all the parts for a Rolex watch are completed, they are then mostly hand-assembled and individually tested.

The testing and quality assurance process is rather intense.

Rolex watches cost a lot do design

Watchmaking is a demanding profession, and Rolex models are the best example. A Rolex watch has very high in-house development costs in design and craftsmanship. It not only costs a lot to develop the design of the movements and assemble them, but the materials used in the actual construction are also not cheap either. 

Rolex even has several own R&D lab departments, which are well equipped with highly professional facilities. They spend their time developing more efficient manufacturing methods, but also new techniques to keep ahead of the curve. They even employ some highly sophisticated and sensitive pieces of kit like electron microscopes and gas spectrometers. 

As the parts can be very small, the materials used must be up to the task. Their stress room tests individual parts to literal destruction.

So now you know why Rolex watches are so expensive, and what steps we can cut and expenses to avoid, so you will have the possibility to buy your replica Rolex watch at an affordable price.

When Rolex decided to release their new models on September 1st of 2020, the watch world went up and arms over the new releases, and probably split seconds after the announcement, prices for the Rolex Submariner “Hulk” skyrocketed on the gray market as it was discontinued when they introduced the “replacement” for it, the 126610LV Submariner Date, also called the “Cemit”. Was that a mistake?

Before answering that question, we need to reflect back and look into what actually changed with this “new Submariner date” that we have.

Color, bezel, bracelet

The first thing to notice is obviously the color. Instead of the vibrant green sunburst style, we have a shiny black dial with added Chromalight for making it readable in the dark. On top is the green bezel that we all know too well.

This is the exact same green bezel that was used on the “Hulk” that has been discontinued, with the same kind of dullish color that becomes lighter depending on the light source.

The same goes for the bracelet- a solid brushed three-link bracelet that looks smooth but not too delicate.

Dimensions

Black dial and green bezel, nothing really groundbreaking, giving that we have seen this before, but when you look closer on the case, you will start to notice the changes. 

People started heated debates over the fact that Rolex announced that their new Submariner line is now going to be available in a 41mm diameter only, instead of the previous 40mm.

It’s hard to really imagine how those changes are going to affect the watch in real life just by reading the measurements on paper, so let’s take a closer look at some different measures. 

Let’s start with the first measurement, the actual diameter– one of the few dimensions that will affect you when you wear the watch. Believe it or not, the discontinued Hulk real diameter is 40,2mm, while the new Cermit is 40,5mm. 

It is hard to tell the difference, diameter wise if you don’t have a measurement device.

In terms of height, they are exactly the same- 12mm from the case back to the crystal.

The other important dimension that affects how a watch wears on your wrist is the lug to lug, which are also exactly the same, 47,6mm. So we can conclude they are both pretty much the same heigh, lug to lug, and roughly the same diameter.

The really distinguishable differences can be found at the clasp and at the orejetas themselves.

The old clasp on the Hulk is slimmer with a width of 17,63mm, whereas the Cermit measures at 18,83mm on the clasp.

As we know, Rolex has reshaped the flanks and lugs of the new case, so that not only leaves us with a new silhouette but also with slimmer lugs in general because of it.

The new Cermit now measures 26,7mm which makes it almost 1mm smaller compared to the Hulk which makes it 27,55mm.

By this time it is safe to say that the 1mm increase in diameter has very little to the overall look of the watch. The culprits for the updated look are definitely the flanks which automatically lead to slimmer lugs.

Although the diameter increases on paper, it resembles more the slimmer looking Submariners from decades ago that people still love over all the time passed.

Movimiento

Possibly the biggest change happened behind the caseback because the Cermit has been updated with the movement, which is the 3235 which has around 70 hours of power reserve. Even though it’s the biggest change, it’s probably the least surprising as it was long overdue anyway.

So we have covered the similarities and the differences, we compared how it actually wears on the wrist, but why it is causing so much fuss? Let’s get back to the question from the beginning of the article, “Was that a mistake”?

In regards to the new case, we think that is safe to say that in regards to the new case, it is safe to say that gives its new design and silhouette it feels and looks a lot more like those vintage Submariners that many loved and it’s definitely cool to see that those changes really show on the wrist too, this is ultimately where it matters, right? 

But with this one, the issue goes deeper than just the looks. Given that the Cermit is now an inherent part of the Rolex Submariner line-up, it still feels weirdly out of place. 

It is simply a black dial with a hulk bezel popped on to it. It’s nothing new, not even color-wise, we have seen it before. But again, when offered at an AD, 99% would not turn it down because prices are already through the roof, and that is the whole problem. It is the reason why this release is so polarizing. It isn’t really about the color scheme in general, it is more about what it means in terms of pricing, availability, and the policies behind the Rolex game that makes people get up and arms about it, and rightfully so. 

This watch has become some sort of a symbol of why many people are turning back on Rolex, but luckily for them, there are just as many, if not more who are facing the other way, so they are not going anywhere, any time soon. 

Rolex could probably release lots of things without having to worry as their core fanbase seems to be absolutely unbudgeable. Another good thing is that they started to send the watches from the new release to the AD’s so they can see them earlier and know what to expect, although they are not for sale yet. It is “look, touch but don’t buy”.  

Overall, time will tell if this approach turns out to be more of a success or a mistake. 

We keep our eyes on the new release and will notify all of our customers as soon as we release the replica version of it. 

Meanwhile, go buy yourself a replica Rolex Hulk, because as we mentioned above, the price skyrocketed because of its discontinuation. 

Today we want to talk to you about how the watch market and more specifically the Rolex watch market has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic. We will first discuss reports around how authorized dealers are behaving, then we’ll jump into the numbers and see what story they tell before we any my prediction on how things might look at the end of the year.

People come to tend to have different opinions on this topic

We think it is important to remember that everyone has their own agenda and there are a lot of people who are in the watch industry or who own a large collection of Rolexes, that will have an interest in downplaying any news about a supposed price crash.Similarly, there are a lot of people who aspire to order a Rolex and want to make this story seem bigger than it is. We are going to strike a balance but like always you should think for yourself and remember this article is not financial advice.

How AD’s are reacting to this situation

We investigated and picked up stories and reports from forums, Facebook groups, and YouTube channels like Paul Forbes and David Khalil’s and more. We can’t authenticate is all individually but the amount of similar accounts all coming out are at the same time makes us think it’s definitely an element of truth to them.

The story is about a large, if not the largest authorized dealer in the UK, offering stainless steel Rolex Sports models to wait-listed customers. It catches that customers are expected to pay a 50% deposit and then collect the watches in store once stores reopen, furthermore the payment is through a third party payment company meaning this may affect your ability to do a chargeback.

This begs a question, where are all the wait-listed Rolexes suddenly coming from. In my opinion, prior to the coronavirus situation, AD’s had used wait lists as a tactic to generate more revenue. By getting a Rolex customer to believe that it is the only way for him or her to obtain a stainless steel sports model, the AD has made almost double the profit and also got rid of hard to move pieces. Now that business is fallen, they’re opening the safe doors and let more of these coveted pieces go in order to stay in business.

It also helps Rolex to maintain these whispers about how difficult they are to obtain. Humans always want what we can’t get. Exclusivity builds brand power after all. and Rolex is the undisputed leader when it comes to building and maintaining that brand. We don’t believe there is a genuine shortage of Rolex Stainless Steel sports models and we can investigate this further by looking into production numbers. Previously it was easy to know how many Rolex watches were manufactured each year, as COSC, the Swiss nonprofit organization which certifies the timekeeping ability of all Rolex models would release an annual report detailing exactly how many watches by the manufacturer they had certified that year.

However, it stopped detailing in the manufacturer in 2016. What we know from the last report which contained the manufacturer released in 2015 is that COSC certified 795,716 watches for Rolex. Omega meanwhile 511,861 watches certified in the same year.

Now while this doesn’t prove that there is a sufficient amount of Rolex watches to meet the demand, it does disprove the notion that Rolex watches are somehow uncommon or rare.

How does the market react

Moving on to how the market is reacting in terms of price. Fortunately, due to the internet, we have a huge amount of access to data from Chrono24, eBay, forums, and social media. Watchcharts is a website which amalgamates this data and puts it into some nice charts. if we look at the Rolex Submariner Ref. 116610LN, we can see that the average used list prices have fallen from just below £8500($10650) in January to just £7500($9400) in May. A drop of 1000 pounds in just four months an effect on this whole situation hasn’t really hit yet, in our opinion. The Submariner date retails for £7150($9000) so currently, the used market is just sitting £350($400) above retail. It isn’t all bad news though, if we look at the time to sell we can see are roughly at this price it takes only five and a half days to sell the Submariner, which means that there is a lot of liquidity left in this market.

What does this mean for the future of the Rolex watch market? Rolex ceases production since 5:00 p.m. on March the 17th due to the current situation, surely this means things will swing back around and Rolex prices should increase again. This is not the first market crashed survived by Rolex, and definitely not the last. It is a great time to buy a Rolex at a cheaper price.

Whatever happens to the Rolex market, the replica market is stable and always has a demand. Even more in situations of crisis, clients are trying to save every penny and look to save some money. You can have your Rolex Submariner 116610LN for around $200, which is a great deal.

Cuando hay una necesidad de actividades deportivas junto con un cronometraje preciso, Rolex es el nombre que casi siempre resuena en su mente. Con buceo, exploración, itinerantey carreras ya clasificado, no fue hasta principios de los 90 que Rolex desveló el reloj dedicado al estilo de vida náutico. 1992 marcó el nacimiento del primer modelo náutico de Rolex llamado "Yachtmaster" ofrecido en oro de 18 quilates completo y con el mismo movimiento que el Submariner

En 1999 introdujo la versión de acero y platino ofrecida por Rolex llamada Rolesium. Y en 2012 se presentó la versión Rolesium de seis dígitos con cierre y bisel mejorados. Entonces, ¿se trataba de otro Submariner?

Siempre se ha considerado que el Yacht-Master tiene un aspecto similar al del Submariner, y esto es lo que Rolex pretendía hacer con esta referencia. El lanzamiento original del Yacht-Master, que se remonta a los años 90, se produjo poco después de que la crisis del cuarzo golpeara el mercado y cuando se introdujo el concepto de los relojes de acero de lujo en la alta relojería.

Rolex nunca ha sido una marca de relojes de lujo, más bien siempre ha sido un fabricante que produce en serie buenos relojes herramienta que siempre se hicieron para hacer el trabajo y ofrecer la función para la que fueron construidos, y nunca han fallado en la entrega de la función con precisión y en los entornos más extremos.

Aunque los tiempos han cambiado ahora y con los precios actuales de Rolex, muchos los consideran como una marca de relojes de lujo, pero en el fondo de su carne y acabado siguen siendo buenos relojes y en realidad sólo muy buenos relojes herramienta por lo que en medio del concepto de relojes de lujo, Rolex estaba produciendo relojes deportivos profesionales y quería subir el juego sin cambiar o interrumpir la línea actual que ya era muy exitosa debido a la función, resistencia al agua, la precisión del tiempo y las características deportivas que ofrecía.

Rolex quería entrar en el sector de los relojes de lujo.

Tenía sentido añadir un producto de lujo y un metal precioso a un diseño que había superado la prueba del tiempo, por lo que potencialmente recibe una aceptación relativamente fácil por parte de un público más amplio. Así que Rolex decidió utilizar el mismo Submariner, pero cambiando el reloj lo suficiente como para convertirlo en una nueva referencia, y, sin embargo, ofrecerlo en una forma más lujosa y un reloj de gama alta.

Lo mejor de los relojes Rolex es que no son sólo una figura de decoración, sino que siempre cumplen la función para la que están hechos, y esto significaba que Rolex no se limitó a rediseñar el aspecto del Submariner, sino que tuvo en cuenta las funciones necesarias para el surf en el mar, en contraposición a las funciones de buceo del Submariner.

Para las actividades relacionadas con los yates, ya no era necesario que la resistencia al agua se mantuviera en 300 metros como en el Submariner y, por lo tanto, el Yachtmaster vino con 100 metros de resistencia al agua. El bisel unidireccional es también un requisito puramente para el buceo y con esas intenciones a un lado, y luego teniendo en cuenta los requisitos de surf de mar el reloj vino con bisel giratorio bidireccional.

Para complementar la lujosa corrección del reloj, el bisel se presenta con una bella impresión tridimensional y en el precioso metal del platino.

El acabado arenado de la base del bisel con números muy pulidos en un extremo dan ese aspecto de alta gama al reloj, pero en el otro, reduce la presencia general debido a la falta de contraste de la caja del reloj y la pulsera por lo que es mucho menos en-su-cara debido a la apariencia de caja más pequeña.

Una característica de diseño muy clara del Yachtmaster es la legibilidad para mejorar la función de lectura de la hora en condiciones extremas y, para conseguirlo, el reloj incorpora índices horarios más grandes y agujas más anchas con mayor cantidad de material luminiscente.

Los marcadores de hora bajo la macro muestran una cantidad decente de acabado y la igualdad se alinea con el estándar que se puede esperar de esta oferta de gama alta de Rolex. El texto azul para yacht-master junto con el segundero azul es un aspecto que la gente ama de este reloj. Hay que verlo en persona para darse cuenta de cuánto resaltan el texto y el segundero para mejorar la experiencia del reloj. La calidad del texto de la esfera también es de primera categoría y no presenta ningún problema que podamos detectar o resaltar con el macro. La esfera es donde el reloj se lleva la palma con esas líneas de rayos de sol que son absolutamente espectaculares.

La forma en que la esfera juega con la luz es realmente fascinante y el color de rodio junto con el acabado sunburst hace que el reloj en general sea muy interesante y único en todas las diferentes iluminaciones con la forma en que juega con la luz dependiendo del ángulo de la esfera a la fuente de luz.

El acabado y pulido de las agujas es el esperado, a la par con el estándar Yachtmaster viene con y la junta para las manos también pasa nuestra prueba de atención al detalle, con la excepción de la pintura, y se puede ver en la imagen de abajo, los bordes de la pintura muestran mano de obra floja, pero esto no es lo peor que hemos visto en un Rolex.

El reloj viene con eslabones centrales bellamente pulidos y eslabones laterales cepillados en el brazalete. El acabado del brazalete parece ser similar al de los GMT o Datejust. En general, es un impresionante nivel de detalle si lo comparamos con otros modelos de Rolex.

Antes de que te emociones demasiado, sólo para confirmar que la parte inferior de las manos, por desgracia, todavía no están pulidos o incluso mecanizado. No es sorprendente, ya que nunca hemos visto un Rolex con la parte inferior pulida, pero esperamos ver uno algún día.

En la muñeca el reloj se siente mucho más pequeño de lo que cabría esperar, sabiendo que se trata de un reloj con caja de 40 milímetros. Es fácil creer sin probar este reloj en la muñeca que sería lo mismo que el Rolex Submariner, pero como hemos cubierto en nuestros otros artículos, el tamaño de la caja no es siempre el mejor criterio de elegir el reloj que se ajuste a su muñeca.

Este reloj se siente mucho más pequeño que el Rolex Submariner, mientras que todavía comparte el mismo tamaño de la caja de 40 milímetros. La orejeta a orejeta de este reloj es 47,5 milímetros y ancho de orejeta es también modesto 2,5 milímetros solamente.

A continuación, el reloj viene con todas las cajas pulidas para complementar el aspecto más pequeño y lujoso.

Así que este reloj es algo intermedio entre los relojes Rolex de cinco dígitos y 40 milímetros y los actuales relojes Rolex de cerámica de seis dígitos y 40 milímetros con las maxi cajas. Viene con eslabones centrales pulidos y cierre flip-lock sin microajustes rápidos sobre la marcha, pero el cierre viene con un eslabón de extensión de cinco milímetros para endulzar la experiencia.

Si quería comprar un Rolex Submariner de 40 milímetros, pero no le convencía la caja grande y sólo quería algo un poco más pequeño que se adaptara perfectamente a su muñeca, podemos garantizarle que este reloj es la respuesta.

Rolex Yacht-master es realmente un reloj para usted si usted vivió un Rolex Submariner, pero siempre le pareció un poco demasiado básico con todas las miradas de acero o tal vez a pesar de que el amor el diseño y el aspecto, pero se encontró con el 49-milímetros de orejeta a orejeta y maxi caso como demasiado grande o demasiado angular. O incluso si quería el Submariner actual pero siempre pensó lo bueno que habría sido que el bisel fuera bidireccional e incluso si tenía o sigue teniendo el Submariner pero quería dar un paso adelante y disfrutar del mismo aspecto y diseño, pero añadir un toque de lujo con metal precioso y aspecto pulido, el Yachtmaster será el único reloj que ocupará todas las casillas y le sacará una sonrisa.

This is the second part of the Rolex Submariner collector’s 101.

Reference 5513 (1962-1963)

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En 5513 was introduced with the cases we see around 1962. It’s got a chapter ring which all these watches have where you see the full outer circle and all the dashes come off of it. The one above also has an exclamation point. It’s two lines of text ofcourse, you’ll never see 5513 with the chronometer text.

There are some other versions that are very interesting and very collectible like the Explorer dial.

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This model also has chapter rings so it’s the earliest version of Explorer dial 5513 and at the moment the collector community has found 9 versions of Explorer dial submariners.

Around this time Rolex changed dial configurations to what people call an open chapter ring, where the dashes go straight out to he edge of the dial and the plots get larger so it’s a little bit easier to see underwater or at night.

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This is a version that has an underline with the exclamation point where there’s a tiny circle under the six o’clock mark so it looks like an exclamation point. Those models with underline are recognized to not have any radiation Geiger reading today.

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The variation above is called the double swiss dial because it’s got Swiss in white and Swiss and a gilt gold color.

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There is also an interesting variation called MilSub. The 5513 was designed for the British Royal Navy. They adopted this gladiator hand and that minute hand which was borrowed from Omega Seamaster. they wanted the bezel to be fully graduated so it has hash marks all the way around and the spring bars are fixed so it could really only be worn with a NATO strap. These are obviously highly collectible

And then we have the last versions of 5513 which is a Maxi Dial mark 3 with the nickname “lollipop”, like the 5512 “lollipop” because the plots are quite large and you see Submariner above the depth rating and you see feet-first below.

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All the Subs we covered until this point are no date Subs, now let’s review the models with the date window.

Rolex Submariners with date window

The first Sub with the date is the 1680, it’s what everybody calls the “Red Submariner“.

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Again, like the earlier models, the very earliest have “meters first” in the depth rating and then you see it switch to a “feet first” version. The 1680 was also made in 18 karat gold. These were the first gold Submariners. It started with gold with a black dial and then later they introduced a blue dial version.

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Then, we have some kind of a sibling of the Milsub, the Comex Submariner.

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It’s a 1680. There are various versions of 5514 that were special for Comex with the helium escape valve on the side, and then we saw it with Sea Dwellers to follow. Typically we see the “Comex” on the dial and it was for the French diving company.

Last we’ve got a “white Submariner“.

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Instead of being in red, the “Submariner” is in white and this was the watch that led to a transition into the 16800 with Sapphire Crystal and quick set and then all the versions through today.

This was our review on the history of Submariner. We do not have collectible pieces in our catalog, although we have a huge amount of custom replica Submariners and you will definitely find one for yourself.

This is the second part of the Rolex Submariner collector’s 101.

The big crown Submariners 6538

En Rolex Submariner 6538 is what a lot of people associate with vintage Big Crown Submariners. There are “Two line” and “Four line” versions. The 4 line has chronometer text on the dial, with various versions and placements of it, sometimes above the depth rating and sometimes below.

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The last “Big Crown” 5510

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In the 5510 you begin to see some slight differences in the dial versus the 6538 and you see the hash mark bezel from 0 to 15 minutes and the red triangle.

The last no Crown Guards 5508

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En 5508 had sort of a wide production swath, we see cases made in ’58 all the way to cases made in ’62, and we see the differences from red triangle mark in ’58 to no red triangle in ’62 and an exclamation point dial that’s supposed to indicate that there’s less radiation coming from the watch.

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Start of Crown Guard Era, 5512

With the end of the 5508, we closed the door on the first chapter in the Submariner, the no crown guards chapter, then we get the 5512. The very earliest of the 5512 is what’s called the “square crown guard”.

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It was a very distinctive, very industrial purpose-built design and there’s very few known today. A number of these were shaved down what we’ve called Eagle beaks today, where Rolex presumably took a square crown guard watch and shaved it so it was easier to grab the crown and of course Rolex didn’t want to do that with every watch so they switched to this pointed crown guard design.

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Very few 5512 with red triangle inserts. They get to the pointed crown guard and they keep that design for a few years.

Once we go to pointy crown guards, then we have the chapter ring and then we make the jump to the four-lined dials. There are also the micro nuances that we see during this time like the neat font style where all the printing is together in the same color.

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The more common version is where the superlative chronometer officially certified text is a slightly different color because it was presumably added after. The last 5512 is what we call a maxi dial. The plots are larger, it’s the last run of matte dials and this is a maxi mark 3 lollipop where you see the depth rating changes from the meters first to the feet first toward 1969-1970.

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The Submariner was one of the first watches ever purpose-built for diving. In the world of vintage Submariners, we can break history down into four eras:

• En No Crown Guards Era which ranges from the 6204 to the 5508 and all of the cases with no crown guards.
• En 5512 which is the Chronometer Crown Guards Era.
• En 5513 which is the Non Chronometer Crown Guard Submariners Era
• En 1680 which are Chronometer Certified and have a date

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First Rolex Submariner

A lot of people don’t know the first reference that’s recognized by the collector community, which is the 6204. This model has hands that are very different than the Mercedes hour hand we see today, they are called pencil hands. It has a rotating bezel but without hash marks between 12:00 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions. The watch dial, however, shows the characteristics we see today, the triangle at 12:00 o’clock and the rectangles at 3, 6 and 9 on a “no date”. So it all started here, this is the smallest crown ever on a Submariner, it’s 5.3 millimeters and this watch also said Submariner on it so this was really the birth of the reference.

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Just a year later we get the next model 6205

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This is the earliest version of 6205, also with the pencil hands. There are multiple variations within these references. This version does not say Submariner on the dial, neither of these references has depth ratings, the bezel is the same as the predecessor version, and then we also have another version of 6205 this is where we see the famous Mercedes hour hand.

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The hands on this one are very long and this is much more of what we see today.

The next watch we have is kind of an outlier of sort because it is a Submariner with an Explorer dial, the 6200 or what some people call the King Sub, and it’s funny because that’s the earliest Submariner reference but we see it come to market later.

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It has the “3, 6, 9” dial, this is the first Submariner to have that and also we see the eight-millimeter crown which is of course what makes it most distinguishable. Big crown models are referred to as James Bond’s Submariners. And having one with the small logo like this is much rarer and having any in really good condition is extremely desirable.

The small crown Submariner 6536/1 (1956-1957)

The next group of watches we have is where a lot of people would see and immediately recognize true Submariner, or all the DNA is there, and that’s the 6536/1, also called a small crown Submariner. This feels very similar to the earlier models but it has a depth rating and the dial of 100 meters, no hash bezel, it also has that distinctive white seconds hand.

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The last version of 6536/1 is the first model with the hash marks between 0 and 15 minutes, also with a red triangle mark, also with a depth rating.

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Cómo comprar una réplica de reloj Rolex

Así que, ¿estás ahí fuera mirando relojes de lujo y has tomado la decisión, "Voy a coger un Rolex"? Te voy a explicar paso a paso cómo comprar tu primer Rolex. Así que, vamos a empezar con la pregunta de ¿por qué? ¿Por qué comprar un Rolex? Estas fueron las cinco razones que identificamos que la mayoría de los hombres compran un Rolex.

Es un símbolo de estatus.

No se equivoque. Mucha gente se hace con un Rolex porque sabe lo que significa. Significa, para mucha gente - "¡lo has conseguido!". De hecho, RBC Markets hizo esta investigación y encontró, que 12.3% de las personas, que ganan más de $100,000, tenían un Rolex en su lista de cosas que querían comprar y que sopló lejos cualquier otro tipo de reloj. Por lo tanto, un montón de gente para ellos, si tienes un Rolex, tienes éxito.

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Rolex es un reloj muy funcional

Rolex es en realidad es un reloj muy funcional. De hecho, Rolex empezó siendo un reloj herramienta, eran relojes hechos para funcionar. Fueron los primeros a menos de 100 metros y ser resistente al agua, con el Submariner. Cuando los miras de la forma en que están construidos, están hechos para durar.

Y, hablemos de precisión. Un reloj tiene que ser capaz de decir la hora, pero no todos los relojes van a decir la hora, así como otros. Cuando se trata de relojes automáticos, Rolex hace un trabajo increíble para mantener la hora exacta durante todo el día. De hecho, Rolex fue el primer reloj en recibir un certificado de precisión cronométrica.

Aprecias el arte de la relojería

La tercera razón para hacerse con un Rolex es que aprecia el arte de la relojería. Rolex es una de las pocas empresas, donde cada pieza, todos los componentes son de fabricación propia.

Revenderlo

Razón número cuatro, revender. Porque Rolex ha construido una reputación de marca tan fuerte y tanta gente sabe acerca de ellos, el mercado es enorme para la compra de segunda mano, venta de segunda mano, incluso réplicas raras. Por lo tanto, es algo que si te cansas de tu reloj, en realidad puedes venderlo a veces con beneficio.

Es una empresa reputada

Y la razón número cinco, coger un Rolex, reputación. Rolex existe desde hace más de cien años. Si usted apenas está consiguiendo en los relojes de lujo, una de las grandes cosas - es el miedo. Usted no quiere terminar comprando algo, que va a hacer que parezca estúpido. Usted no va a ganar premios a la creatividad para la compra de un Rolex, pero, Es una apuesta segura, que usted va a conseguir un buen reloj en un, un poco más caro de un precio, pero hay muchos relojes por ahí mucho más caro, y réplicas de relojes Rolex son grandes para empezar. Ahora, antes de comprar un Rolex, es probable que desee saber un poco acerca de su historia.

Historia de Rolex

La empresa se fundó en 1905. Se fundó como Wilsdorf and Davis, pero se rebautizó como Rolex porque se pensó que este nombre sonaba mejor en varios idiomas. Pero, por muy guay que suene el nombre, la gente no va a comprar un reloj sólo porque ponga Rolex, sobre todo cuando no se ha establecido como marca. Así que, en 1926, tomaron una decisión muy inteligente. Había una mujer que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha, pero mucha gente dudaba, así que fue a hacerlo de nuevo. Y cuando lo hizo por segunda vez, Rolex estaba allí. De hecho, consiguieron que llevara un collar con un reloj Rolex allí mismo.

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Ahora, ella terminó llegando a unos pocos cientos de metros de realmente terminarlo, por lo que en 1926, que tenía básicamente el reloj resistente al agua. Lo pusieron en el mapa.

Y no dormirse en los laureles, en 1931crearon el primer calibre automático, llamado La perpetua.

En 1945Rolex creó el primer reloj con fecha llamado La fecha justo y este era el calibre 740.

En 1953Tenzing Norgay y Edmund Hillary son los primeros hombres en escalar el Everest, el pico más alto del mundo. Y adivina, ¿qué llevan puesto? Lo tienes, un Rolex.

Seguir superando los límites en 1960Rolex hizo descender un reloj hasta el punto más bajo de la Tierra. Se llamaba El Challenger Deep y bajó a 10.911 metros.

En 1963Rolex crea el primer cronógrafo de carreras, el Daytona.

Quizás, la década más importante en toda la historia de Rolex la 1970Cuando vimos a esta empresa cambiar de marca. Desde que adoptaron el nombre de Rolex, no habían hecho algo tan inteligente, es decir, "no se trata sólo de dar la hora, somos una pieza de estatus somos un símbolo de artículos de lujo". ¿Por qué tuvieron que hacerlo? En crisis del cuarzo. Así que teníamos todos estos relojes de cuarzo baratos inundando el mercado y ¿adivinen qué? La gente de repente tienen un reloj barato que les dice un tiempo muy preciso, por lo que Rolex dio un paso atrás y dijo, "¿qué son estos relojes realmente?" Y si usted está buscando para comprar un reloj de lujo en este momento, apuesto a que es algo - no se trata de la hora, se trata simplemente cuando se mira este reloj, ¿qué te dice acerca de su tiempo, sobre el tiempo que le queda y su asociación con el tiempo, es por eso que los hombres se meten en los relojes de lujo.

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Terminología básica del reloj

Ahora bien, si va a comprar un reloj de lujo, necesita conocer un poco la terminología, así que hablemos de las distintas piezas.

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En primer lugar, tenemos el caso. La caja es el cuerpo del reloj. Alberga todas las partes móviles internas. Casi todos los relojes Rolex tienen un tornillo sólido caso de vuelta y esto los diferencia de una gran cantidad de relojes menos caros donde se ve en realidad y el uso de un snap-on caso de vuelta o tornillos externos.

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A continuación, hablemos de la corona.
La corona - es un mando externo, que está en el lateral. Se utiliza para dar cuerda y parar el reloj, y/o ajustar la hora y la fecha. Suele llevar el logotipo de Rolex. Y en los Rolex, se atornilla automáticamente a la caja, lo que los hace resistentes al agua.

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A continuación, tiene la cristal del reloj. El cristal del reloj es el cristal transparente convexo que cubre la esfera del reloj. Desde la década de 1970, Rolex utiliza un cristal de zafiro sintético para fabricar sus vidrios de reloj.

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A continuación, tenemos el bisel. El bisel es el anillo exterior que cierra la caja. Cuando oigas la palabra "pulsera", te estarás refiriendo a la banda que sujeta la caja a la muñeca.

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A continuación, tenemos orejetas. Son los bordes salientes del propio reloj que se unen a la pulsera.

Ahora bien, cuando la gente dice modelo, a lo que se refiere es al diseño exterior del reloj. El número de referencia te indicará el año y la versión, así como el calibre.

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Y entonces, ¿qué es el calibre? El movimiento (el calibre), que es el tipo de mecánica dentro del reloj.

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A continuación, tenemos el cierre oculto/cierre de corona. Es un cierre, que está oculto bajo el eslabón de la pulsera. Básicamente, hace que la pulsera parezca un bucle continuo.

Ahora, hablemos del Lente cíclope.

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Si vas a comprar un Rolex con fecha, probablemente vas a ver que Lente cíclope. Es una característica muy distintiva de Rolex porque patentaron en 1950y era algo que destacaba entre todos los demás relojes.

Materiales básicos Rolex

Hablemos ahora de los nueve materiales básicos de Rolex.

Acero Oyster. Esto es propio de Rolex superaleación y básicamente, es un acero 904L resistente a la corrosión.

Roles o. Se trata de la combinación de acero Oyster y oro en un Rolex de dos tonos.

Siempreviva Oro de 18 quilates. Se trata de un oro rosa que adquiere un color único gracias a la plata y el cobre añadidos y no pierde su color.

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Oro amarillo de 18 quilates. Se trata de una aleación de oro propia de Rolex con un color icónico.

Oro blanco de 18 quilates. Se trata del oro blanco de Rolex, que para muchos parece irradiar luz.

Platino. Rolex utiliza un 950 Platinolo que básicamente significa que tenemos 950 mil de platino y generalmente se combina con un poco de rutenio.

Cerachrom. Esta es la cerámica patentada de Rolex que utilizan en sus biseles. Es resistente a los arañazos y a los rayos UV, por lo que el color no se desvanece.

Piedras preciosas. Se encuentran en los Rolex de gama alta y utilizan una gran variedad de piedras preciosas, siendo los diamantes las más comunes.

Y por último, tenemos Chromalight. Este es el Lume de Rolex.

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Básicamente, parece blanco durante el día, pero brilla azul en la oscuridad.

Biseles Rolex

Ahora hablemos específicamente de los biseles. Hay seis tipos de biseles, que vas a ver en un Rolex.

En primer lugar, está el bisel liso. Lo verán en el acero y los metales preciosos.

Número dos, tenemos el bisel estriado. Eso sólo lo verás en los metales preciosos.

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Lo siguiente son los biseles fijos grabados. Solo lo verás en el Explorer II y en el Cosmograph Daytona.

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Bisel giratorio con inserciones. Se utiliza en relojes profesionales.

Biseles giratorios de metal precioso. Lo verás en los relojes deportivos, pero elegantes, como el Yacht-Master.

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Y por último, tenemos el biseles enjoyados. Así como suena, estos biseles vendrán incrustados con piedras preciosas.

Pulseras Rolex

Hablemos ahora de los seis tipos de brazaletes Rolex.

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En primer lugar, tenemos el Pulsera Oyster.

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Este brazalete tendrá eslabones más grandes de tres piezas para un aspecto deportivo. El brazalete Oyster solo viene con el cierre Oyster.

Pulsera Jubileo. Tiene un eslabón de cinco piezas. Se utiliza en relojes de vestir y deportivos y viene con un Cerradura de ostras o un Cierre de corona.

Pulsera Presidente.

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Es menos común. Utiliza los eslabones de tres piezas elegantemente redondeados y sólo viene con un Cierre de corona.

Pulsera Pearlmaster.

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Se trata del brazalete más elegante de Rolex, con eslabones de cinco piezas y cierre de corona.

Pulsera de cuero Rolex. Está disponible en varios colores.

Por último, tenemos el Pulsera de caucho Oysterflex. El lujoso caucho con cierre Oyster.

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Cierres Rolex

Ya hemos hablado bastante de los cierres, pero ¿qué son? Básicamente, son el mecanismo de cierre que abre la pulsera del reloj para que puedas ponértela y sujetarla a la muñeca.

Rolex tiene dos tipos, que han hecho populares. El primero es el Cierre Oyster-Cierre Oyster y básicamente, esto tiene un mecanismo de dos partes. Lo abres justo ahí y luego lo abres así y luego lo aseguras y es el más popular porque sale como el más seguro.

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A continuación, tenemos el Cierre de corona/Bloqueo de corona. Es muy sencillo, no hay un segundo mecanismo ahí.

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Los movimientos Rolex modernos esenciales

Ya hemos hablado del exterior del reloj. Ahora, vamos a hablar del interior del reloj, los movimientos en particular. Usted necesita saber estos movimientos modernos si usted va a estar por ahí buscando para comprar un Rolex.

En primer lugar, tenemos el 3135. Ahora bien, este movimiento constituye la base de la mayoría de los Rolex que se fabrican hoy en día. Fue introducido en 1988 y, básicamente, tiene fechas instantáneas cambiar a medianoche, y tiene muchas variantes:

3155. Incluye el Day-Date.

3130 que no tiene funciones adicionales.
3131 tiene un escudo antimagnético, pero no tiene el mecanismo de la fecha. 3132 incluye el sistema antichoque Paraflex pero no tiene fecha.

2235. Se trata de una versión reducida del original.

2230 es una versión más pequeña sin fecha.

3186 tiene un movimiento GMT de 24 horas.

3187 es el 3186 más el Paraflex antichoque.

Ahora, el siguiente movimiento moderno, que necesitas saber, es 3255. Se trata de un movimiento de gran precisión, introducido en 2015. Rolex dice que tiene una precisión de +3/-2 segundos/día, lo que duplica los estándares establecidos por las instituciones oficiales de pruebas suizas. Por lo tanto, si usted va para el tiempo que dice la precisión, 3255 es el movimiento que desea en su reloj.

A continuación, tenemos el 4130. Y este lo vamos a encontrar en el Chronograph Daytona.
Por último, tenemos el 9001. Así que.., 9001 incluye dos husos horarios y un calendario anual. Es el movimiento más complicado de Rolex y sólo está disponible en el Sky-Dweller.

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Categorías de relojes Rolex modernos

Entonces, ¿cuáles son las tres categorías de relojes Rolex? Bueno, en primer lugar, lo que tenemos es el Oyster Perpetual Classic.

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Se trata de relojes estancos versátiles de estilo clásico. Hay seis modelos disponibles.

A continuación, tenemos el Oyster Perpetual Profesional.

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Se trata de relojes especializados en el rendimiento y hay siete modelos.

Cellini.

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Este es el reloj de vestir más tradicional que fabrica Rolex. Van a ser menos resistente al agua que las otras categorías, pero todavía son resistentes al agua. Hay cuatro modelos aquí.

Hablemos del modelos clásicos.
El primero, voy a sacar es el Ostra Perpetua. Este es el reloj Rolex clásico. Tenemos el reloj de tres agujas el reloj más básico de Rolex. Es un descendiente directo de sus relojes Oyster originales y funciona como un deporte o un reloj de vestir. En mi opinión, el Oyster Perpetual es uno de los mejores relojes Rolex que existen. Es simple, es elegante, y es a un gran precio de nivel de entrada.

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A continuación, tenemos el Datejust.

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Se considera el reloj de vestir emblemático de Rolex. Entonces, ¿de dónde viene el nombre del Datejust?
Antes, los relojes de pulsera tardaban horas en cambiar la fecha; con el Datejust, la fecha cambia justo antes de medianoche.

A continuación, tenemos el Día-Fecha. Se trata de un Datejust más la fecha de la semana. Generalmente se ofrece en configuraciones más elegantes que el Datejust. Sólo viene en oro o platino, y es a veces llamado El Presidente porque muchos líderes mundiales han tenido este reloj.

A continuación, tenemos el Pearlmaster.

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Y esto va a ser un Datejust cubierto de de origen ético piedras preciosas. El Rolex blinged-out es básicamente lo que es.

En Sky-Dweller.

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Me gusta este reloj, pero me encanta esta cita, "Si quiere un reloj que parezca que un oligarca ruso acaba de morirse enroscado en su muñeca, quizá le interese el último modelo del Sky-Dweller de Rolex."

Personalmente me gusta el reloj porque es uno de los más complicados de Rolex. Va a ser capaz de decir la hora en dos zonas horarias y tiene un calendario anual.

Hablemos del Colección Cellini.

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Esta será la línea de relojes de vestir de Rolex. Sólo están disponibles en metales preciosos y, según el catálogo, utiliza la plata en líneas refinadas. Después de haber visto estos en persona, creo que son relojes de aspecto fino. Realmente no era mi taza de té, pero sé que muchos chicos que aman estos relojes y si esto es lo que se enamoran, tanto mejor para usted.

Ahora, hablemos de Relojes profesionales Rolex. Vamos a empezar esto con el Cosmograph Daytona.

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Así pues, el Cosmograph Daytona es un reloj de carreras muy popular, fabricado en números limitados. Básicamente, si quieres este reloj, vas a tener que subirte a un lista de esperaa menos que busques uno de gama alta, hecho de materiales preciosos.

A continuación, tenemos el Sea-Dweller.

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Este será el reloj más grande de Rolex. Es un reloj de buceo de alta resistencia. Sólo está disponible en acero Oyster. El En alta mar versión fue al fondo de la Fosa de las Marianas con James Cameron. Esta cosa está hecha para ir bajo el agua.

Ahora, el siguiente reloj es el icónico Rolex. Cuando la gente dice vi a alguien usando un Rolex cuando compran un Rolex, a menudo, el Rolex que están hablando es el Submariner.

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¿Por qué este Rolex es tan emblemático? Porque, cuando miras James BondSi observas a alguien como Steve McQueen, verás que lleva un Rolex Submariner. Y, chicos, a pesar de ser el Rolex más común, esto sigue siendo un gran reloj increíblemente funcional.

GMT-Master II.

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Se trata de un reloj de piloto con una gama de coloridos biseles bicolores con apodos relacionados con la soda como Pepsi y el Coca-Cola y el cerveza de raíz. Ahora, el tipo de bisel, utiliza un bisel giratorio bidireccional de 24 horas para el seguimiento de múltiples zonas horarias.

Rolex Explorer.

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Como se mencionó anteriormente el nombre de este reloj en la asociación con él es con el Monte Everest, Hillary, y Tenzing cuando fueron a la cima. Este fue el reloj que conmemoraba su ascenso a la cima.
Explorador II - muy diferente del Explorer clásico.

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¿Para qué sirve este reloj? Este reloj está pensado para la espeleología en entornos oscuros, pero su principal característica son las agujas de 24 horas de color naranja brillante, muy visibles.

Ahora, hablando de un reloj funcional, ¿alguna vez has visto el Milgauss?

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Mira la esfera de este reloj. ¿Te fijas en el segundero? ¿Te das cuenta de cómo tiene ese pequeño rayo ahí? Esto es todo acerca de cómo este reloj es realmente funcional. Tiene todo el escudo antimagnético. Así que, si trabajas con altavoces, si trabajas en un entorno en el que tu reloj podría magnetizarse, te conviene el Milgauss. E incluso si no necesita estas funciones, a muchos hombres simplemente les gusta el aspecto de este reloj. Para ellos, es divertido, con el tono verde y el rayo naranja, es un reloj atractivo.

El Rey Aire.

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Y éste se comercializó después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial como un reloj de aviación porque tantos pilotos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial utilizaron Rolex Oysters por la legibilidad y la precisión, era algo que querían tener un reloj que básicamente era todo sobre el aire.

Yacht-Master.

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Ahora, el Yacht-Master como su nombre indica es un reloj de vela. Y tiene un bisel que va en ambas direcciones, para que puedas cronometrar las regatas. Ya que estamos aquí hablemos del Yacht-Master II.

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Se trata de un reloj de vela con cronógrafo de cuenta atrás programado, mediante rotación del bisel y la corona.

Cuándo y cómo comprar un Rolex

Antes de gastar dinero, debe tener estas tres cosas en orden. Así pues, lo primero que tiene que tener en orden antes de comprar un Rolex es su propio mentalidad. Tienes que ser honesto contigo mismo sobre por qué estás comprando este reloj y para la gran mayoría de nosotros, va a ser debido a nuestra egoporque queremos algo, es un símbolo de estatus.

Admito que para mí fue un símbolo. Tienes que ser honesto contigo mismo y cuando de repente tengas claro por qué quieres hacer esto, entonces pasamos a la segunda parte.

La segunda cosa que usted necesita tener alineado al comprar un Rolex es sus finanzas. Usted necesita ser capaz de comprar ese Rolex en su totalidad. No utilice una tarjeta de crédito, no lo ponga en algún plan de pago, no estar pagando 20% interés. Chicos, eso es estúpido. Y ustedes no quieren estar en una posición que les va a causar la ruina financiera. Sé que hay personas que compran relojes y luego los revenden. Y están haciendo esto como una inversión que están tratando de hacer dinero con esto. Si ese es tu negocio y eres bueno en ello y has construido tu camino, felicidades, para la gran mayoría de nosotros, ese no es el caso. Aquí nuestra tienda de réplicas de Rolex viene muy bien, ya que puede hacerse con su reloj Rolex favorito sin romper el banco.

Y, el tercer punto - cuanto más sepas sobre Rolex, mejor negocio vas a conseguir. No estoy diciendo que usted tiene que pasar cien horas estudiando Rolex antes de comprar uno. Algunos de ustedes, por ahí tienen más dinero, y tienen menos tiempo, y simplemente quiere uno, vas a entrar en una tienda que vas a pagar el precio de venta completo y vas a ser feliz y todo el poder más a usted. Pero, si es algo que usted desea conseguir el mejor reparto si usted desea cerciorarse de usted consigue el reloj derecho, y usted no termina encima de comprar un reloj que usted no use muy a menudo, usted necesita hacer su investigación.
Hasta aquí nuestra guía, haga compras conscientes y disfrute de su reloj.