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Hicksmat
·Wow this is a cliquey forum. Very unwelcoming.
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I’ve seen various articles on this eg Bloomberg and it seems the Swiss watch market is on a financial downturn at the moment from what I’ve read.
I last bought an omega on 2016 and I was shocked to see the price rises recently especially on something like a SMP. I get they want to be Rolex but raising prices without doing anything is not the way to themselves into the Rolex tier.
So what gives?
I’m not sure which “tier” you think Omega is in, but I’d respectfully suggest to you that it’s the same that Rolex is in - namely, mid-tier mass produced (ie, factory made) Swiss luxury watches. If you’re implying that Rolex is a high horology brand, you’re quite mistaken.
Can you please desist from placing reasoned, fact based, logical arguments on the forum? You seem to have this grown up, thoughtul, and well reasoned approach that I for one find infuriating when dealing with the grammatically and intellectually challenged.
No offence to either party.![]()
I’m not sure which “tier” you think Omega is in, but I’d respectfully suggest to you that it’s the same tier that Rolex is in - namely, mid-tier mass produced (ie, factory made) Swiss luxury watches. If you’re implying that Rolex is a high horology brand, you’re quite mistaken.
But does Omega mine the special 904L ore from tunnels below their factory and process it in the foundry in their basements.
Rolex
904L stainless steel is a unique and highly valuable material that Rolex uses to make their watches. Its properties make it highly resistant to corrosion and durable, ensuring that Rolex watches last for many years
Reality
904L is easily welded and processed by standard shop fabrication practices.
Applications
- Air Pollution Control — scrubbers for coal-fired power plants
- Chemical Processing — process equipment for the production of sulfuric, phosphoric, inorganic and organic acids and the production of phosphate-based fertilizers
- Metallurgical Processing — pickling equipment using sulfuric acid
- Oil and Gas Production — offshore process equipment
- Pharmaceutical Industry — process equipment
- Pulp and Paper — processing equipment
- Seawater and Brackish Water — condensers, heat exchangers and piping systems
Ummmmmm...!!!
What if Rolex wasn't the first to use the "unique and highly valuable material?" What if Omega used 904L in the ProPlof as far back as 1971, while Rolex didn't adopt it until 1985? That's 14 (count 'em) years after Omega's use of the "unique" stainless steel alloy.
I mean ... if Wikipedia is to be taken at face value, Rolex missed both being the first and the only. Another "Everest Moment" as far as Rolex is concerned.![]()
Sorry, I am mentally and emotionally challenged and trying to seek help. In the meantime, I continue to be infuriating by spouting facts (often with evidence) and logical, reasoned analysis. I’m so ashamed.![]()
Ummmmmm...!!!
What if Rolex wasn't the first to use the "unique and highly valuable material?" What if Omega used 904L in the ProPlof as far back as 1971, while Rolex didn't adopt it until 1985? That's 14 (count 'em) years after Omega's use of the "unique" stainless steel alloy.
SAE_904L_stainless_steel
I mean ... if Wikipedia is to be taken at face value, Rolex missed both being the first and the only. Another "Everest Moment" as far as Rolex is concerned.![]()
Ummmmmm...!!!
What if Rolex wasn't the first to use the "unique and highly valuable material?" What if Omega used 904L in the ProPlof as far back as 1971, while Rolex didn't adopt it until 1985? That's 14 (count 'em) years after Omega's use of the "unique" stainless steel alloy.
SAE_904L_stainless_steel
I mean ... if Wikipedia is to be taken at face value, Rolex missed both being the first and the only. Another "Everest Moment" as far as Rolex is concerned.![]()