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Join Date: Oct 2011
Real Name: Andy
Location: Ontario, Canada
Watch: AKA: ANDERL712000
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Had it with Rolex
Hey guys havent posted in a while, just venting a bit
So ever since this whole supply restriction problem, my whole excitement and enthusiasm and love for the brand has died a slow death. This has happened automatically, without me even forcing it. Its like my brain just killed all those rolex fetish neurons never to be enlivened again! I have completely given in to the fact that this is rolex's new business model and that it will never change. Hats off to them for implementing it though, they certainly have climbed the upper luxury watch echelon and are now the top brand, and with it the most sought after. Now more people than ever before want one! But at the same time wiped out the middle class from ever owning one (unless of course you are lucky to get one at and AD at MSRP after years of waiting) and I mean people that never owned one and are aspiring new rolex owners! This is where my disappointment comes in. That the entire class of loyal customers from years past that bought watches and helped build up the brand with their hard earned money are now pushed into the lower classes that nobody cares about. Oh well, tough luck! stop crying and get over it! (Say the filthy rich that are not affected) A brand that always advertised their products as "tough WORK watches that can withstand anything nature throws at it" now only are sitting on the wrists of rich people that will never ever climb a mountain, dive in the ocean, or even wear them to anything work related that exposes them to the forces of nature (which rolexes were designed for) Now submariners and seadwellers are a "going for a night out" watch to impress fellow aristocrats. GMT's and Skydwellers are not used by travelers and pilots (not the majority middle class anyways who represent the bulk of them) Explorers maybe are still in the affordable category but are also getting expensive and elusive. Yachtmasters? well they were always in a different class anyways and almost never used for what they were designed to do. And for the middle class to get their hands on one? They have to pay double to triple the price. Rolex still actively advertise their products, WHY? Why do that if you cant get one?!? To all of you that disagree, I say this: THE VERY FACT THAT ROLEX HAS GOTTEN TO WHERE IT IS NOW, IS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS ADVERTISED AS TOUGH, RELIABLE EVERYDAY WATCHES THAT YOU PAY MORE FOR, BUT LAST A LIFETIME, AND ARE VERY USEFUL. NOW? THEY ARE JUST VERY EXPENSIVE JEWELRY WHAT DO YOU DO WITH EXPENSIVE JEWELRY? RARELY WEAR IT, ONLY THE RICH CAN AFFORD IT What do you guys think? (And please be respectful, I've heard all the snarky comments before LOL!)
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