Tropical 16800 Submariner caught

janice&fred

Not taking anything away from Rolex and Lord knows we have a few in our collection, but I have found that the longer and deeper one gets into the watch collecting arena the less a good majority of top collectors focus on Rolex. I think it is also geographical as well but mostly depends on what kind of collector. I think real "active" collectors and dealers are prone to Rolex as they are easy to trade in. However I know some very well regarded collectors especially in the tri-state area that bypass Rolex for the most part and seek the more exotic and not necessarily meaning all are expensive. One very humorous NYC collector has always coached me that "Rolex is a hillbilly watch" and he is far from alone in his view. Of course I don't completely agree but I see his point. All one has to do to see his point is peruse some of the online "personal collections" of certain watch forums and hodinkee as well. Most Rolex collections, although presented as "personal collecting journeys" look like everyone else's Rolex collection. Just follow the leader with a bunch of daytonas, over-rated 1655's and a few subs and GMT's. In my opinion Rolex is far from king.

janice&fred

Not taking anything away from Rolex and Lord knows we have a few in our collection, but I have found that the longer and deeper one gets into the watch collecting arena the less a good majority of top collectors focus on Rolex. I think it is also geographical as well but mostly depends on what kind of collector. I think real "active" collectors and dealers are prone to Rolex as they are easy to trade in. However I know some very well regarded collectors especially in the tri-state area that bypass Rolex for the most part and seek the more exotic and not necessarily meaning all are expensive. One very humorous NYC collector has always coached me that "Rolex is a hillbilly watch" and he is far from alone in his view. Of course I don't completely agree but I see his point. All one has to do to see his point is peruse some of the online "personal collections" of certain watch forums and hodinkee as well. Most Rolex collections, although presented as "personal collecting journeys" look like everyone else's Rolex collection. Just follow the leader with a bunch of daytonas, over-rated 1655's and a few subs and GMT's. In my opinion Rolex is far from king.

larrylush

Here’s an interested dial I picked up