Omega vs Rolex

[taxico]

Seriously? Would Rolex charge to remove a link? I was thinking of maybe resizing me sub cos the crown keep diggin into the back of my hand.. *ouch*

i have never gone to RSC singapore to resize my watch before, but i have done so once in RSC beverly hills and they did it with no complains and at no charge.

i actually had a very good time there. as time went by, i found out the sub is actually quite easy to resize... do consider a DIY if you're confident enough.

as for the speedmaster... actually i realized i no longer wanted a loose fitting watch and wanted to remove the original link they added. i happened to pass by wheelock place and just went up.

after getting a queue number and waiting for 20 minutes, the lady told me YES, CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WILL COST THIRTY (or maybe it was twenty) FIVE DOLLARS, YOU WANT?

i balked, exclaimed and left the building.

[maek.mark]

$30+ just to resize the bracelet? Crazy! I usually go to the Omega outlet at city hall, they resized mine for free!

Rolex vs Omega. Mercedes vs BMW. To a certain extend, Apple vs Pear (or is it Google?) Some things never change, it is all up to the image you wish to obtain in my opinion. To me, it is Rolex for I have made it, Omega for I am still young and aiming for more. Buy whichever that appeals to you.

Thats why we need Romega! For people who made it, is still young and aiming for more! (Sorry, cannot help it)

[DestinyFate]

yea..i always heard..once ya wear a rolex.you wont consider other brand le..haha

[leslie]

My first few watches are Omega Plant Ocean (buy & sell - 2 times), then Panerai and finally a Rolex Sea-Dweller.

Must say Omega is value for money because it's build quality is Good and service standard at Swatch Group is Excellent.

However, Rolex price is expensive but it's build quality is Excellent. Service Centre standard is Good only .

If dwell into Rolex mechanical design, it's much better than omega.
As we progress, we appreciate the Heart of the time-piece more than the exterior design.

I would rate rolex service standards way lower than seiko.. at least seiko treats ur $150 watch with respect and return it to u without any scratches..

rolex service centre treats ur watch like some pasar malam watches..put deep scratches into ur new watches when u bring it in for warrenty claims..

[batamboy]

Wow Bro Taxico.. I'm impress by your speech. Well said.

Uboat is a huge watch with small movt inside.. No way they r better than Omega. I have 3 pams n 2 omega though..But still feel Omega movt r better than my pam, except for my 233.

Either u read alot o u a watch techican i guess? Of course Rolex is highly recognised in terms of movt.

[taxico]

I would rate rolex service standards way lower than seiko.. at least seiko treats ur $150 watch with respect and return it to u without any scratches..

rolex service centre treats ur watch like some pasar malam watches..put deep scratches into ur new watches when u bring it in for warrenty claims..

personally, i had one bad experience with the singapore seiko SC (thong sia). i brought a semi-rare 10 year old kinetic GMT watch (titanium) to them to upgrade capacitor and service everything.

as i was not in the country, someone picked the watch up for me. the lady at the ground level counter threw my watch onto the table, then opened up the packet and asked if it was the correct watch.

when my friend complained, the lady's supervisor just laughed it off. TMD...

[taxico]

Wow Bro Taxico.. I'm impress by your speech. Well said.

Uboat is a huge watch with small movt inside.. No way they r better than Omega. I have 3 pams n 2 omega though..But still feel Omega movt r better than my pam, except for my 233.

Either u read alot o u a watch techican i guess? Of course Rolex is highly recognised in terms of movt.

i'm not a watch tech... just a watch lover and collector.

actually... not really a "collector" anymore: i wear only one rolex watch now, day in day out - very unlikely i will "upgrade" or change it.

at the rate watches are selling for these days, i don't feel i should spend my money on them anymore...

i mean, more and more fashion houses are paying companies to come up with "in house watches" for them... are they truly a manufacture as claimed? or is it simply more marketing BS?

(look at tag heuer's latest "in house" 1887 calibre that turned out to be a seiko movement!)

http://www.calibre11.com/calibre-1887-update/

what about omega's 8500 calibre? how much help did they get from ETA? what about longine's new chronograph? again, ETA came to the rescue. all companies under swatch group are helping each other to make very unimpressive improvements and jacking up prices along the way.

next let's think about a used uboat watch i recently saw FS... giant stainless steel case with a generic movement and a mineral crystal glass. asking price? SG$3k! you must be kidding!!!

and then we have two local champions who got a german watch firm to design their watches, then contract the manufacturing out to a swiss firm, and in the end stick ridiculous RRP on their product... with names like "CARROT HEAD" and "SEA HUM" (i kid you not!!!!)

and finally we have rolex. forever price increase. what is the (horological) world coming to? will a rolex sub cost our children $30k in future?

for now, i'm putting my money aside and when the property prices is right, i'm going in again. my trusty old submariner will be with me the whole way.

in my safe deposit box i have a YG day date, a basic patek calatrava dress watch, a vintage seiko column wheel chrono and a lemania 5100 chrono set aside.

they remind me of a time when watches were fun, well priced, and well made. most importantly, those pieces remind me that in the past, what you pay is what you get!

[tripflare]

oooh oooh i saw the "SEA HUM"! I actually thought it was a nice looking watch until i saw SEA HUM on the dial. Sure it's a diver, but to name it after a cockle? Heehee..

havnt seen the Carrot Head though.. "Cai Tao"?

[rh1667]

Omega can never reach Rolex status. Resale value for Omega is close to no value.

Fully agree.
A Rolex will always be a Rolex

[Oceanklassik]

i'm not a watch tech... just a watch lover and collector.

actually... not really a "collector" anymore: i wear only one rolex watch now, day in day out - very unlikely i will "upgrade" or change it.

at the rate watches are selling for these days, i don't feel i should spend my money on them anymore...

i mean, more and more fashion houses are paying companies to come up with "in house watches" for them... are they truly a manufacture as claimed? or is it simply more marketing BS?

(look at tag heuer's latest "in house" 1887 calibre that turned out to be a seiko movement!)

http://www.calibre11.com/calibre-1887-update/

what about omega's 8500 calibre? how much help did they get from ETA? what about longine's new chronograph? again, ETA came to the rescue. all companies under swatch group are helping each other to make very unimpressive improvements and jacking up prices along the way.

next let's think about a used uboat watch i recently saw FS... giant stainless steel case with a generic movement and a mineral crystal glass. asking price? SG$3k! you must be kidding!!!

and then we have two local champions who got a german watch firm to design their watches, then contract the manufacturing out to a swiss firm, and in the end stick ridiculous RRP on their product... with names like "CARROT HEAD" and "SEA HUM" (i kid you not!!!!)

and finally we have rolex. forever price increase. what is the (horological) world coming to? will a rolex sub cost our children $30k in future?

for now, i'm putting my money aside and when the property prices is right, i'm going in again. my trusty old submariner will be with me the whole way.

in my safe deposit box i have a YG day date, a basic patek calatrava dress watch, a vintage seiko column wheel chrono and a lemania 5100 chrono set aside.

they remind me of a time when watches were fun, well priced, and well made. most importantly, those pieces remind me that in the past, what you pay is what you get!

[HerzAusStahl]

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...nt-part-1.html

the day dates weren't made when the first few were presented to prominent politicians/officers/royalty.

the evolution of the day date took a while as it was only introduced in 1956 (i think).

general ike received his watch sometime early in 1951...

at the time, the solid gold datejusts (which had been around for decades) were probably their most expensive chronometer.

Yes Sir, this was the blog I read. The post from me that you quoted was in response to:

For me there can be only 1 ....aka the "King" ,aka the "President"....the Rolex Oyster Perpetual DAY DATE.

Flagship of Rolex for more than 50 years ,worn by the leaders and captains of every Industry from US Presidents to CEOs of MNCs to Mafia Bosses,this is a leader's watch

To be more pointed about my point, I'm suggesting to bro Ian that the Datejust seems more like the flagship rolex worn by leaders captains etc

[HerzAusStahl]

A ship that carries the flag

Ah so I thought

[HerzAusStahl]

in this case , the flagship means something like the signature product of rolex, the model that represents the Rolex brand, the most prominent Rolex watch etc.

(Ok I OT a bit...)

Yes I know, and it is in the context of this interpretation that I pondered the meaning of flagship. There was a thread in WUS/G-shock about the flagship G-shock - different brands yes, but the differing perspectives on flagships are interesting

one perspective on what a flagship product is (from http://www.answers.com/topic/flagship):

Automotive

The term flagship is also used to describe the top or main vehicle manufactured by automotive marque. These vehicles are usually, but not always, the most expensive, prestigious and largest vehicles in the line-up. The term is most often applied to sedans and usually only those manufactured by luxury automobile marques.

While the flagship is always the most prestigious vehicle in a company's line-up, it may not always be the most expensive, or the largest. The Lincoln Town Car, for example, while considered the flagship of the Lincoln division[citation needed], ranges roughly $6,000 below the Navigator in price. In the case of Cadillac the DTS flagship sedan is not only priced roughly $11,000 below the Escalade but it is also smaller, in terms of overall length and width, than the Escalade ESV.

The term "halo car" is often used in automotive marketing and journalism to refer to the flagship vehicle. The term is derived from the halo effect, the tendency for a favorable trait to influence the perception of subsequent traits in a sequence of interpretations; it appears to have been used as early as 1938.[4]

[wongcheok]

Words of wisdom, taxico!!!

[Ian Limm]

To be more pointed about my point, I'm suggesting to bro Ian that the Datejust seems more like the flagship rolex worn by leaders captains etc [/QUOTE]


Hello Bro,for past 50 years Rolex called the Day Date their flagship and "Leader's Watch" for the elite. I didn't invent the terms.

Nicknamed "President" because it was worn by WW2 Commander of all US forces and later 34th President of the US-Dwight D. Eisenhower.

see their latest website also state "The Day Date" "The Leader's Watch"


http://www.rolex.com/en#/rolex-watch.../introduction/