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Re: a thaught

In Response To: Re: a thaught ()

: If you've got any spare cal. 2500Cs laying
: around, I'll take one for $175.

Good point. After all of the modifications Omega makes to turn a $175 ETA 2892-A2 into a 2500C are completed, the cost is substantially higher. The co-axial escapement alone seems to add about $1000 to the price of the watch, so I can only surmise that we're looking at serveral hundred dollars actual cost to Omega just for the co-axial (not to mention all of the other modifications that are made to the base ETA movement).

: Considering that cal. 3135 is machine produced
: and machine finished (no special artwork
: here), I sincerely doubt they would cost
: much more to produce than a cal. 1120 or
: cal. 2500.

I would kill to know the actual cost of a Rolex movement. Then we could really determine just how much of a markup we are seeing for this "superior" movement.

: Further, if Rolex was a such great
: "manufacture", then how come we
: don't see them producing some new movements
: -- why let that talent go to waste? Rolex
: enjoys a mystique which perhaps justifies
: astronomical prices but obscures a watch
: which in my opinion is merely good, not
: superlative.

This is one area no one can argue with. Rolex designs have remained static over the years, while other brands like Omega are developing both new movements and new watch designs. Some say the fact that a Submariner looks nearly the same today as it did 40 years ago is a testament to its timeless design. I think it's fine to keep producing it, but where are the new products to complement the old classics? Compared to Omega, I've always seen Rolex designs as being old and stale.