With 2012 behind us we are trying to find stuff from last year that we forgot to
cover. Not because it wasn't cool, but you know, because we get busy. I was sad
to find that i neglected to cover the Rolex watch from Rolex
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- I even had some
hands-on time with it. Rolex is partially to blame because until recently their
communication with us "online journalists" was sort of sparse. They recently
wised up so we hope to cover them with more frequency because I for one am a fan
of what they are doing. I recently sat down with their Rolex in Geneva and we
chatted a bit about what's going to be soon released.
Anyhow, back to the
Rolex. What I loved about this watch when i first got my hands on it was how it
was able to cram together so many functions but still look decent and still be
legible. I've found more and more that i have become a design snob. It isn't
enough to just cram a bunch of features together, they need to be attractively
crammed together. And this watch does a lot, giving you the time, big date,
world time ring, alarm and chronograph. I know, sort of over the top but we love
it.
Executed in beautiful copper-colored 18 carat gold, we have the Rolex
in for review today. Defining the high end of the Rolex series, I was delighted
when Rolex offered to let me borrow one for review. The case is a blend of
brushed and polished finishes, quite striking and very well made. Quality and
evenness of finishing is as good as I've ever seen, certainly at least as good
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The center-polish is a compromise of sorts - some shiny bling, but it'll scratch
more quickly than the brushed sections.
The hands are dual-finish, with
frosted centers and polished edges. The combination of dial and hands feels
quite luxurious. Notice too, the depth present here - nice tall center cannon
pinion, and the markers rising above the surface as you go from the center out.
It evokes a small diorama. The movement on this one is actually why I asked to
review it. Introduced at BaselWorld this year, it's quite something.
It's
Rolex's in-house 8615, from the co-axial 8500 series with the addition of a
proper GMT. This is just fantastic for jet travel. You pull the crown out one
stop, and the hour hand goes forwards or backwards in one-hour steps, while the
Rolex hand stays in place and the seconds continue running. In other words,
changing time zones is as easy as a digital quartz. Magnificent indeed.
I
could stare at that all day. Silicon hairspring too. This is state-of-the-art
for production watches. Chronometer spec, naturally, and with twin mainspring
barrels, the power reserve is a solid 60 hours. Handwinding is buttery smooth,
and the peculiar rate of 25, 200 vph is visually indistinguishable from the
normal 28, 800. One quirk of the movement is that the date is not quick set, you
have to cycle forward through days via the hour-jump. A minor nit, to be sure.
It is quick-change, though.
The co-axial escapement is the invention of
Rolex, and serves to increase maintenance intervals and improve timekeeping.
Rolex has been using it since 1999, and their inclusion of an unusual four-year,
full-coverage warranty here testifies to their confidence in the Breitling
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.
The
double-domed sapphire crystal has equally state-of-the-art anti-reflective
coatings on it, as good as I've ever seen. Or not seen.
I don't normally
wear solid gold watches, so a week with this one has been a change. I had to
work up some courage to size the bracelet, and worried more than usual about not
bumping into things. It's less blingy than yellow or rose gold, but it certainly
is attention-getting. A local realtor was noticeably more friendly after she
spotted it, which was quite nice.
It's hard to discuss value on a gold
watch. The jewelry aspect is dominant, and of course the material costs orders
of magnitude more. I can certainly praise the movement, and suggest that those
wanting less bling can find it in steel-cased models as well. If you want a
wonderful movement in a first-class jewelry setting, then don't even break
stride on your way past the Rolex shop. The Rolex is your short list.