Reply With Quote:shock: Somebody will have bought it. Probably someone with a Labradore and a white stick.
Fancying the one in the middle :)
ONLY JOKING....I am still sane. Didn`t even bother to try it on :D .
Took this pic on holiday last year in Palermo......just found it today. Wonder if the watch is still there!
Paul
:shock: Somebody will have bought it. Probably someone with a Labradore and a white stick.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
:shock:
this is exactly how Rolex devalue their brand and engineering heritage :(
While I was in Vegas last year, the hotel we stopped in (Wynn) had one of the Leopard Daytona's in the window, was tempted to try it on, but tried the GMTII-C instead!
Chris
I have seen that model elsewhere.......... whatever you may think of it you can guarantee it will sell. There's plenty of bling freaks out there who will think its amazing!
Last week in Prague I saw so much bling in a Rolex shop window that I had to turn away. I think they had similar Daytona and couple of day-dates.
Can you explain the word ´devalue´?Originally Posted by spareparts
As you can read this particular design has become quite emblematic and it is fr(e)ightfully expensive. It has put the brand more firmly on a hígher value (high end jewelry) escalon in the market, no doubt drawing the price of the sports models in it´s wake.
Sports Rolex fans may not identify themselves with that but the brand has quite a large Chavex fan base. If Rolex is moving east and up towards bling then that is probably where they find the market and thát is the strongest heritage of Rolex by far and thén some :idea:
Maybe devalue isn`t quite the right term, but the hideous blingy stuff like this certainly compromises the brand image in the eyes of many people. I was surprised to see it in a shop window, hence the photo.
However.....someone must buy this stuff, otherwise they wouldn`t produce it.
Really can`t imagine anyone wanting to buy one, but in some circles I guess it's considered 'cool'.
Paul
Who would want that much bling on a watch? :(
Absolutely.
It's a load of showey tripe and IMO takes Rolex further and further away from the 'tool watch' end of the market.
Although to be honest, I think all of the current range has moved away from that. :(
Rolex's heritage is firmly rooted on the engineering of their watches. Oyster cases, grades of steel, technologically advanced watches that were also understated in design that could be easily worn and not out of place with a suit/tie. Both mens and ladies watches, and not necessarily limited to the sports watches. First automatic date changing watch movement, first dual timezone/GMT movements, etc - not just the waterproofness of Oyster, or first 'chronometer' watch movement.
Blingin' these watches as the example above shows, is a marketing exercise to reap the highest margins from those who care more for excessive showmanship, rather than functional elegance. Slightly incongruent with the original ethos of Rolex imho.
"Devalue" as in the type who buy this foulness could not care less about engineering prowess. It could have a 20p mass produced quartz movement, and not effect its price. As long as it still says 'Rolex' on the dial.
Well said Spareparts - i agree :thumbleft:
It's got Rod Stewart written all over it ! :D
It's got 'Tasteless Tosser' written all over it.
As a Rolex owner I finds the association with a piece of tat like this embarrassing.
Amazed that anyone would actually have one in stock, I thought it was just a one off to horrify WIS!
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
Will sell in the UK to the gangster type..... dealers love em... see a few around Bradford i'm told.
Oh dear!
I reckon I could pull it off though........... :?
surely only women would wear that,wouldnt they?
That comment gave me pause for thought.
At one end of the scale you have a watch that is purely to tell the time and at the other end is jewellery. At some point a watch passes over the nominal point and becomes an item of jewellery - that just happens to tell the time. If a someone wanted an expensive bangle that held diamonds and other precious stones then such an item as the OP has shown fits the bill: the fact it also tells the time becomes merely a secondary consideration, a bonus.
And whilst it is usually women who wear such bangles ISTM more and more men are wearing conspicuous jewellery nowadays.
R
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