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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Bullshit. They're made out of recycled Fresca cans. Rolex may be oversold and the company has been phoning it in as to style for years, but in 20 years, you're Rolex saphire crystal will still be uncrackable and your silver day/date will still be fashionable. If you want a real sport watch, buy an Explorer.
That said, this debate is nonsense, since no one really needs either watch for deep sea diving or climbing Everest.
Tag is a flavor de jour. Rolex is a classic item for all time.... unless its two tone, in which case its cheesy.
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Rolex = Tiffany = Armani (you said so) = overpriced bourgeois fodder.
Other companies do it better. The above companies have fallen into the whole Big 3 in the 1970s attitude: we're so fucking great that no one will ever catch up to us. Our name lifts us up by our own bootstraps.
And then, all of sudden, it's second-rate shit.