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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI do hope that dress watches are making a comeback.
I will believe it when I see it though.
I will believe it when I see it though.
Rolex Market Trends 2026. Interesting demographics...
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gbesq
·I don’t think so. Omega is a good example. In the last 55 years from 1970 through now, how many classic Omega watches can you think of? Then think about what Omega built from 1948 through the 1969. That includes the first Seamaster, the first Speedmaster, the first Railmaster, the Ranchero, the first Globemaster, the first Constellation, the Geneve and the De Ville. Many of those models are still with us and many are classics that are aggressively sought from collectors.
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Yelfel
·Rolex buyers trending younger doesn't surprise me. Rolex is primarily bought by people who want to be seen as successful by their peers, so young up and comers with more money than sense.
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DoctorEvil
·I don’t know. Has anyone else gone through the classic Rolex collector arc? You start off knowing only Rolex. Shun Rolex as a knowledgeable collector thinking they are way overrated. Then come back to Rolex because they are indeed the king. Think I’m beginning the enter the latter stage of the arc.
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Waltesefalcon
·I don’t know. Has anyone else gone through the classic Rolex collector arc? You start off knowing only Rolex. Shun Rolex as a knowledgeable collector thinking they are way overrated. Then come back to Rolex because they are indeed the king. Think I’m beginning the enter the latter stage of the arc.
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Yelfel
·Funny that. In my teens and early adulthood (late 80s to early 90s) TAG Heuer was the "it" watch. Rolex was seen as an old guy's watch and certainly wasn't cool at all. Indeed, when I bought my first "nice" watch aged in my early 30s, it was an Omega Seamaster Pro (midsize Bond). Rolex didn't even enter my mind then. It was not until I joined this forum and started getting more into watches that I began looking at Rolex as well.
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M'Bob
·Whether it's a new Rolex, Omega or any other luxury brand, why would you even bother when you can find a nice vintage watch for the 1950's or early 1960's. These are the really classics.
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bsowers34
·I would not buy a Rolex unless I could get a steel Daytona at msrp. Without a two year wait. So, put another way, I will not be purchasing one.
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vbrad26
·The Polar dial E2 was the only one I was/would consider buying. A couple of years ago - they weren't THAT much over MSRP.
That gap seems to be widening the last year. So my wait on "the list" continues....
Unless I decide to pick up a 16570 (which I sort of like better anyway) over a newer one.
But those have been creeping up too...
That gap seems to be widening the last year. So my wait on "the list" continues....
Unless I decide to pick up a 16570 (which I sort of like better anyway) over a newer one.
But those have been creeping up too...
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.The Polar dial E2 was the only one I was/would consider buying. A couple of years ago - they weren't THAT much over MSRP.
That gap seems to be widening the last year. So my wait on "the list" continues....
Unless I decide to pick up a 16570 (which I sort of like better anyway) over a newer one.
But those have been creeping up too...
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Felix_La_PuBelle
··Sometimes I’m wrong. Usually.Funny that. In my teens and early adulthood (late 80s to early 90s) TAG Heuer was the "it" watch. Rolex was seen as an old guy's watch and certainly wasn't cool at all. Indeed, when I bought my first "nice" watch aged in my early 30s, it was an Omega Seamaster Pro (midsize Bond). Rolex didn't even enter my mind then. It was not until I joined this forum and started getting more into watches that I began looking at Rolex as well.
I am definitely relate to this. I remember friends around college age wearing the two tone Tags from the S/el collection with the curvy s-shapes bracelet links. They were often presents to mark a milestone like high school graduation. A Rolex would have been unheard of at the time.
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bsowers34
·I am definitely relate to this. I remember friends around college age wearing the two tone Tags from the S/el collection with the curvy s-shapes bracelet links. They were often presents to mark a milestone like high school graduation. A Rolex would have been unheard of at the time.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Whether it's a new Rolex, Omega or any other luxury brand, why would you even bother when you can find a nice vintage watch for the 1950's or early 1960's. These are the really classics.
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gbesq
·Because there is really nothing like the feeling of taking a new Rolex out of the box and strapping it onto your wrist. They are great watches.
That being said, I would easily part with it long before I would even consider selling most of my Omega vintage collection. They just don't build them like these anymore and it's the thrill of finding them that keeps me enjoying the hobby.
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Felix_La_PuBelle
··Sometimes I’m wrong. Usually.I have no doubt a Rolex feels and wears like a premium engineered object, but I happen to come from a time and place where this guy influenced my understanding of who Rolexes are for. Right or wrong.
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