San Martin vs Rolex

[gregory]

Damn these bloody Swiss horological watchmaking pioneering companies and their 'established and proven over several generations' reputations, and the fact that they have designed watches themselves and stood the test of 'time' for decades... and their ridiculousness at charging a lot of money for something that they actually designed and created... and their watch movements that they have honed to be reliable within seconds of perfection per day.

Damn them and their evolution... and accuracy...


How dare they factor that into pricing... when somebody can come across with a 'similar' watch that isn't obviously a rip-off replica, and can charge peanuts for something that some guy on the internet says is as good as / better in some elements... how dare the Swiss brand take the liberty of being more expensive.


Disgusting.

[Daddelvirks]

Damn them and their evolution... and accuracy...
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Certainly true, look at the ETA2824 and its evolution….

Would you say the same about the likes of TAG-Heuer and Breitling?, using that movement for decades now in several models?

The Rolex caliber might be more refined and in-house, but still mass produced.

[adrianw]

Certainly true, look at the ETA2824 and its evolution….

Would you say the same about the likes of TAG-Heuer and Breitling?, using that movement for decades now in several models?

The Rolex caliber might be more refined and in-house, but still mass produced.

It's not even close to a Rolex movement, even in its best version

https://calibercorner.com/eta-caliber-2824-2/

[Daddelvirks]

It's not even close to a Rolex movement, even in its best version

https://calibercorner.com/eta-caliber-2824-2/

Wow, point missed by a long way.
Thanks for the link, every day is a learning day…..

He’s talking about Swiss pioneering horological watch making companies, not Rolex specifically, hence my question.

[neuman356]

It's not even close to a Rolex movement, even in its best version

https://calibercorner.com/eta-caliber-2824-2/

There are pros and cons to everthing but both are proven movements. Rolex movements did feature a free sprung balance on from the 60s (that's IMO a most undeniable plus) and are more nicely decorated, also they are famously sturdy movements and quite a bit thicker, they also came around to implement a ball bearing rotor in the late 2010s but never suffered from sticking reverser wheels.