Reply With QuoteThe linked you shared is dodgy... I am being asked my Credit Card number to "verify my age".
I wonder how much % you get... Crook!
Just saw this on Leenks, don't know how accurate it is but pretty interesting.
http://leenks.com/link461388.html
The linked you shared is dodgy... I am being asked my Credit Card number to "verify my age".
I wonder how much % you get... Crook!
My network firewall blocked it 'porn site'
It just opens as an anodyne page for me - no visible porn, no pop-ups, just an ad for The Watch Hut at the top of the page. But I will remove it if you want.
Don't click on the link... (I should not sya this, because most of the ppl will want to click now!)
Just share the content then... or the original pageOriginally Posted by SimonK
Works fine for me on Linux (surely the fact I'm in France too can't mean anything?).
Interesting article, thanks for posting. Didn't someone post a picture of a Rolex chrono recently (similar to the 1 of 12 at the top)? I had a vague feeling someone on here owned something similar...
Works perfectly fine for me on the Mac with Safari.
Works fine here. Some icons, some horrible ones. As per usual.
I think that was me here. For some strange reason the Rolex Chrono photo doesn't show, I will try to search it on my HD. And that was THE one that sold for almost 800k GBP
Seems to work fine for me...
Same set up, no go & Chrome, 'sex-filter'
works on w8.1/ie11 no problems
are you sure that's not just your homepage that you're seeing? ;P
Should be the proper link here:
http://www.therichest.com/most-expen...made-by-rolex/
Not a single complication... It comfirms what I think about Rolex: over-rated...
And the inevitable brand bashing begins
Eh?
Do you not consider a chronograph to be a complication then?
Seems to work fine for me...
You don't get the same as Cirrus (which is what I saw too)?
Hmm....??
Try this – http://www.coolfunpedia.blogspot.co....-by-rolex.html
The term complicated, when it refers to watches, indicates special functions that the watch is able to perform and display.
Watches that show only the hours, minutes, and seconds have so-called simple movements.
Now to the list:
In addition to the three hand simple movement, the watches have the following additional complications
1). Chronograph
2). Chronograph
3). Date, GMT indicator
6). Day & Date display
7). Chronograph
9). Chronograph
10). Date
The Most Expensive Watches Made By Rolex
The Most Expensive Watches Made By Rolex
Mention the name Rolex and you will automatically think of luxury and ultra reliable watches. Considered as one of the most valuable brands in the world today, the company is the largest single luxury watch brand. It produces around 2,000 watches daily and has revenues in the billions of dollars.
Alfred Davis and Hans Wildorf established Rolex in 1905. Originally based in London, the company eventually transferred to Geneva in 1919.
Sports lovers will always see the Rolex sign in tennis grand slam tournaments, particularly in Wimbledon and in the Australian Open. The brand has been used in the most extreme of conditions. It went down to 10,916 meters when Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh dove the depth of the Mariana Trench in 1960. Both men sported a Rolex Sea Dweller Deep Sea Special at that time. It has also gone way up when the chief guide of the Hillary expedition to the peak of Mount Everest wore the brand in 1953 during their assault of the world’s highest mountain. Tenzing Norgay, as well as other members of the team, was sporting Rolex Oysters on their way to the top, reaching an altitude of 8,848 meters.
The watch is a proven timepiece. Here is a list of the top ten most expensive watches made by Rolex.
1. 1942 Rolex Chronograph – $1.16 million
Only 12 pieces of this 1942 classic were made. Originally estimated to have a value of around $680 thousand, it went at a Christie’s auction for $1.16 million. The watch has a nickel finish and lever movement and silver matte dials. It features 17 jewels and pink gold Arabic and baton numerals. It also has outer minute divisions, blue telemeter, black tachymeter scales, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds, a 30-minute register, and a split second chronograph mechanism.
2. Eric Clapton’s 1971 Rolex Daytona - $505,000
Just like his guitars, Eric Clapton’s watch seems to be highly valued. The watch features a silver monochrome dial, a stark contrast to the more common design themes of Rolex that have different schemes. As a result, the watch was nicknamed Albino. The price of the watch in the market is around a hundred thousand, but Slowhand himself had worn this one, thus, the increase in its value.
3. Rolex GMT 116769TBR – $485,350
This is the most expensive watch that comes directly from Rolex. It features a wave diamond dial with luminous hour markers. The hands are luminous as well, though it is lined in black. The bracelet is made of white gold weighing 18 carats. Along with the sides, it is filled with diamonds. The self-winding, automatic watch features an Oysterlock clasp and can go down to 100 meters of water resistance. Even the case and locks are encrusted with 76 brilliant round diamonds.
4. James Bond 1973 Rolex 5513 – $450,000
The watch was used in the Roger Moore movie Live and Let Die. It has a white on black dial, and stainless steel body and strapping. And since it was used in a James Bond movie, it features a razor disc, buzz saw, and a magnetic field generator. Bond used the razor disc to remove a woman’s dress and the magnetic field generator to dodge a bullet. It sounds cool, but while you may try the watch to take off a woman’s clothing, you should do the wise thing and not try the bulletproof feature brought about by the magnetic field.
5. Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s Gold Rolex Oyster – $440,000
The first president of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, owned this watch. It was given to him in 1950 during India’s first ever Republic Day. The watch features an 18K gold dial with a map of India dated 26 January 1950 inscribed into it.
6. Rolex Platinum Pearlmaster 18956 – $276,000
This is a special edition watch that measures 39 millimeters. It features a baguette diamond bezel and bracelet. The dial is made of meteorite diamond. The double-quick set is made of sapphire crystal and has a hidden clasp. This watch was released in 2011 and comes with Rolex books, tags and leather wallet.
7. Paul Newman Ferrari Red Rolex Daytona 6565 – $267,203
Paul Newman was an American actor who starred in a 1969 movie called Winning, which was about racecar driving. A book about the actor released afterwards featured publicity still from the film in which Newman was wearing a Rolex Daytona. As Ferrari was known for its red color, Rolex designed a watch based on it. The watch is stainless steel coated with tritium and comes with a fat strap. It is winded manually and has 17 jewel components. The dial is 37 millimeters wide and has red enamel.
8. Steve McQueen 1967 Rolex Submariner – $234,000
Steve McQueen starred in the 1971 film Le Mans. He sported a Rolex Submariner that had automatic movement at its center and a COSC-certified chronometer. It was made of stainless steel and can work up to 200 meters below the water level.
9. Paul Newman Rolex Daytona – $106,273
This has always been one of the signature watches of the luxury brand. Its casing and dial are made of 14k champagne gold. The tachometer outside and the three interior sub dials were all fitted with black enamel to give the watch a contrast. The round case is 38 millimeters wide, and features sub dials for seconds, 30 minutes, and 12 hours. The hands are luminous and the main dial has accents to give it emphasis. The watch also features 17 jewels in its nickel finished lever movement. Only 200 units were ever built.
10. Rolex Submariner for Cartier – $100,000
Rolex created a couple of watches that was exclusively sold by Cartier in its Fifth Avenue shop in New York. The first one was the Double Red Sea Dweller that sold for $91 thousand. The second is this Submariner that is sold with matching archive papers and red box from Cartier that indicates the date of purchase.
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You play with the words ;) Most of the time, in the "haute horlogerie", the price of most expensive watches is mainly driven by the sophistication of the movement.
In my opinion, the complications you described are not as sophisticated as the one below:
Equation of Time, Annual Calendar, Perpetual Calendar, Moon Phase, Minute Repeater, Flyback Chrono, Tourbillon, World-time, Single bouton Chronograph.
The price of the Rolex mentioned is more driven by their history and jewelry aspect rather than their degre of "complication".
the 1942 Chrono looks pretty nice
Sorry, old boy, Rolex aren't in the "haute horlogerie" business. According to the users of this fine organ, they are "mid-priced bargains" &
the "bestest watches in the whole universe, ever".
YMMV.
Agree. But it confirms my thoughts: it's very expensive for a luxury brands (i.e. not "haute-horlogerie").
But it's interesting to see that prices are driven by the history of the watches (rather than complication).
Works fine for me. Too many old bloody women on here now moaning bout every bloody thing!
Err? No, you stated "Not a single complication... " which by your own admission was incorrect. But now you change the goal post to "not as sophisticated"
Complexity wasn't the issue, the lack of was, and you contradicted yourself.
Admit you we're wrong, move on and polish your Patek
So Ming vase prices are driven by their ability to contain flowers or Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow sold for 89 million dollars because it was a very complicated use of 3 colours?
Your problem is the same as many opinionated but essentially ill-informed people who spout nonsense on forums - you know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
So for you a watch is a piece of art?
A forum is (by definition) a place where ppl can exchange/share their opinion. You should focus more on a sharing your view rather than posting nasty comments (typical French).
I am not French, but I suspect you are, n'est-ce pas?
Yes I am (but with a sense of British humour) :)
To resume the debate, I found it weird that the most expensive Rolex are not complication. Especially when Rolex released extremly interesting models like the 6062 or 8161 (Moonphase).
And this thread yet again confirms to me you are over-opinionated.
Was talking to my excellent watchmaker Eyal who restored my dad's Breguet type XX to a magnificent level. He has been working on many vintage daytonas and was astonished at their price as most are pretty simple with a valjoux movement. It is all about image and affiliation it seems.
I still like them though!
Standing on water, caught my eye, then I forgot to read this article ;)
Thanks Erics. What you call pretty simple Valjoux movement, other people call it "complication"...
I share the astonishment of your "excellent watchmaker": Rolex is a unique exemple of a watch brand whose the price of its most expensive models is driven by image/affiliation rather than sophistication of the movement. Interesting...
Why interesting?
I personally applaud their success. You must have experienced some success too, being a Patek owner. Any chance of a wristshot?
Except they are.
How can you not get this, anything more that a three hand movement, IS a complication, sophisticated or not, it is still above basic time keeping, therefore a complication.
So out of the top 10, 7 have 3 don't, the most expensive certainly has, as it is a split seconds chronograph, of which only 12 were made.
So the price does not reflect the branding and history alone. It reflects a complication, rarity and age.
You really are misunderstanding the definition of complication in watch movement terms, which suits you as you can Rolex bash under the air of being knowledgable, however it is having the oposite effect by showing your ignorance.
And again:
A complication in watch terms is anything above a simple three hand Hours, Minutes, Seconds, display of time.
Add in ANYTHING, like a date, day-date or chronograph a watch has an added complication above telling the time.
A complication to a watch does not mean or have to be complicated.
comprenez-vous?
No no no... Price only reflects the supply and demand.
Not sure how those examples actually contradict sebastians (rather clumsy) argument though.
The price of a ming vase or a piece of artwork is as far removed from the realms of logic, if not more so, as the price of, in this instance, a rolex watch.
89 million dollars for a drawing demonstrates that people with excess money are happy, or even grateful, to pay ridiculous sums for things that most people either don't see the point of or see as horrible.
The "if you don't "get it" now then you never will" mentality is skating rather close to admiring the naked emperors new "outfit".
Sebastien, I don't want to seem like Sherlock Holmes; but you are French living in London, you are 28 if your forum name is your year of birth and you say you own a Patek Philippe. That can only mean that you are working in the dealing room of a bank - Soc Gen? BNPP?
If that is the case, and I apologise if I am wrong, then you will not have the slightest idea of how things work in the real world. Supply and Demand may affect prices on a 30 day moving average chart, in the real world there are other things to consider. Rolex can put up their prices by 20% arbitrarily and when they want, but demand has not altered at all and Rolex do not change the supply. Etonnant, non?
Here we go again :)
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Why is Sabastien bringing complications into the discussion when it is the previous ownership that has had an effect on the price it achieved?
because Sebastien (& a few others on here) is on a crusade to convince the world of the existential redundancy of the rolex brand & product
I tend to think those that post negative comments about brands are only jealous...... unable to afford one?
Come to think of it I can't remember seeing him posting a picture of any watch he owns.
that's true, but probably not so much on a watch forum
Seb says he has a PP, no reason to doubt him, I do wonder if he'd be better off on some sort of PP forum?
imho it all comes down to troll behaviour.... I've met plenty of vegetarians, but never had one preaching to me in a restaurant while I have a steak
So now, I am jealous. Or I am a liar because I did not post pictures of my watch. Only personnal attacks, and no debate/no argument... Only negative comments... Most of you spent more words criticizing rather than elevating the debate.
I did mention two spectacular Rolex models 6062 or 8161 (moonphase). Not a single of you (Rolex enthusiasts) reacted/commented on this. If you are really into Rolex, these models should trigger some reactions (and their "relative" low prices should also strike you).
I never insulted anyone here. Always tried to give my views with constructive examples. I never criticized in a negative way.
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Except it doesn't
Also what debate? That is only two statements in one sentence.
The first is wrong and the second is only your opinion.
How can anyone debate when you didn't ask a question?
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