Comments on: Top Things To Look For In A Luxury Watch Part 2: Medium Range Luxury http://ablogtoread.com/watch-talk/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/ Internet's most popular watch blog, with watch reviews, industry information, and buying guides. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:47:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: thihamoezaw http://ablogtoread.com/watch-talk/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/comment-page-1/#comment-21227 thihamoezaw Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:46:16 +0000 http://ablogtoread.com/?p=7645#comment-21227 I LIKE THIS WEBSITE I LIKE THIS WEBSITE

]]> By: admin http://ablogtoread.com/watch-talk/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/comment-page-1/#comment-19207 admin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:33:52 +0000 http://ablogtoread.com/?p=7645#comment-19207 Hi Frank, Thanks for your thoughts. ETA movements have a lot fo be proud about, especially reliability and parts available. Not all in-house movements are made alike, and lower cost in-house movements are often not nearly as good at ETA ones. Rolex is an exception with simple, but good movements. It is true that Rolex watches are going up in price. But they are still under high range luxury limit for the most part. Hi Frank,
Thanks for your thoughts. ETA movements have a lot fo be proud about, especially reliability and parts available. Not all in-house movements are made alike, and lower cost in-house movements are often not nearly as good at ETA ones. Rolex is an exception with simple, but good movements. It is true that Rolex watches are going up in price. But they are still under high range luxury limit for the most part.

]]> By: Kenny http://ablogtoread.com/watch-talk/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/comment-page-1/#comment-19200 Kenny Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:04:17 +0000 http://ablogtoread.com/?p=7645#comment-19200 Your last two were right on the money for what I wrote you about. Great basics which verbalize criteria which we lose trsck of. Thank you for your help. Your last two were right on the money for what I wrote you about. Great basics which verbalize criteria which we lose trsck of. Thank you for your help.

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]]> By: Frank http://ablogtoread.com/watch-talk/top-things-to-look-for-in-a-luxury-watch-part-2-medium-range-luxury/comment-page-1/#comment-19179 Frank Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:32:12 +0000 http://ablogtoread.com/?p=7645#comment-19179 Ariel, this is a great write up for sure. I agree with most of the comments. However, the AR coating thing is one that is hit or miss. I have a Breitling SOH and a Rolex Submariner. The Breitling uses the AR coating on both sides of the crystal (if I'm not mistaken). While it's great when looking head on at the watch, it does leave my matte black finished dial on the SOH looking blue when at an angle, or even under certain lighting conditions, which I personally find a bit unattractive at times. The Rolex, on the other hand, only uses AR coating on the cyclops over the date (if I recall correctly). Rolex does this because they claim it gives you the best view of the simple, yet elegant dials on the watch. While I think AR coatings are great, they definitely are hit and miss in terms of their true benefits. I've never been in a situation in which I've had difficulty reading the time on any of my watches. I believe that the Rolex seems to not fit most of the requisite categories that you've mentioned, depending on the version. The non-sport Rolexes don't hold their values quite as well as the sport watches do. I think the bottom line still remains that brand name in this category is the best indicator ultimately. Rolex, Breitling, Panerai and Omega are all some of the best in this category. I do believe, though, that Rolex is beginning to price itself out of this market and unjustifiably so. They don't make the most elegant looking movements like some of the other brands, but they do make some of the best. I still find it hard to consider buying a 4k dollar watch with an ETA movement (think Panerai). While the ETA movement is rock solid, it is still a very generic movement that some watch makers improve to their own liking. I bought that MarcelloC which does use the ETA movement, but the watch was a sub-1k dollar watch, which was more justifiable with the ETA movement. Ariel, this is a great write up for sure. I agree with most of the comments. However, the AR coating thing is one that is hit or miss. I have a Breitling SOH and a Rolex Submariner. The Breitling uses the AR coating on both sides of the crystal (if I’m not mistaken). While it’s great when looking head on at the watch, it does leave my matte black finished dial on the SOH looking blue when at an angle, or even under certain lighting conditions, which I personally find a bit unattractive at times. The Rolex, on the other hand, only uses AR coating on the cyclops over the date (if I recall correctly). Rolex does this because they claim it gives you the best view of the simple, yet elegant dials on the watch. While I think AR coatings are great, they definitely are hit and miss in terms of their true benefits. I’ve never been in a situation in which I’ve had difficulty reading the time on any of my watches.

I believe that the Rolex seems to not fit most of the requisite categories that you’ve mentioned, depending on the version. The non-sport Rolexes don’t hold their values quite as well as the sport watches do.

I think the bottom line still remains that brand name in this category is the best indicator ultimately. Rolex, Breitling, Panerai and Omega are all some of the best in this category. I do believe, though, that Rolex is beginning to price itself out of this market and unjustifiably so. They don’t make the most elegant looking movements like some of the other brands, but they do make some of the best. I still find it hard to consider buying a 4k dollar watch with an ETA movement (think Panerai). While the ETA movement is rock solid, it is still a very generic movement that some watch makers improve to their own liking. I bought that MarcelloC which does use the ETA movement, but the watch was a sub-1k dollar watch, which was more justifiable with the ETA movement.

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