I've been collecting watches on an off for 25 years, and I've owned a similar OP36 for five years. This is the most accurate assessment of a watch I've seen on KZread.

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

!!! I am not worthy 🥺 thank you thank you

I love the way you were thinking in your head how to explain things and how the words will be understood by us viewers. Was funny and lovely to watch✌🏽 Greetings from Germany

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

Thank you. I really like your specific feedback. Greetings from New York.

Just a nice, really honest review!! Thank you (from a OP41 Silver dial owner)

@janegoldberg

9 күн бұрын

@@jellebos6589 🙂

I completely agreed about the IWC old logo compared with the new one. I think they should keep the old written logo for their more formal collections such Portuguese or Portofino. Nice pice 💫 JMB

@janegoldberg

Күн бұрын

Yes, absolutely! Thanks JMB.

Rolex … Modern manufacturing processes, wide availability - easy access - and mass production of once hard to obtain materials, and technology have rendered a Rolex no more than a status piece. You buy a Rolex just to say ‘hey I spent a bunch of money’. Quartz watches have been beating manual, kinetic, and automatic watches since the 60’s. Rolex quality control isn’t even what it used to be. Solar watches have with radio time syncing and satellite wave reception have also changed the game. A sub $500 watch can be more accurate than a Rolex along with being more rugged, reliable, durable. Artistry. Rolex isn’t doing anything new or groundbreaking. You buy a Rolex to say you spent a lot of money.

@janegoldberg

7 күн бұрын

That’s an interesting take. Yes. If you need accuracy then none of this makes sense! I love my Casios. :)

Fun review!

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

thanks!

Thanks for your great video! Caseback: Rolex were always originally a function over beauty company, and so having an exhibition glass caseback would compromise the waterproofness or at very least give one extra point of potential failure. History: Rolex has a very complicated and interesting history and marketing has played an important role, in fact the company was left in trust by the founder so it’s a non profit, private company and always will be, meaning no shareholders to please and water down the quality of the products, all the remaining profits after paying employees go to marketing or charitable causes. (Which is also good marketing) Lovely watch, I hope you enjoy it! :-)

@fullcircle89

20 күн бұрын

I guess the solid case-back argument might hold in the 50s and 60s when Rolex's raison d'être was making tough tool watches, but no longer seems to hold water (pun intended) in modern times, when it's become a bit of a stretch to consider a brand-new GMT-Master II or a Smurf Submariner a tool. Also, plenty of modern manufacturers are capable of making tough, highly water-resistant watches with a see-through case-back. Case-in-point: the Nomos Club Sport Neomatik has a sapphire case-back, 200m water-resistance with just a push-pull crown, and is less than 9mm thick. P.S. loved the Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow shout-out - that's such a brilliant watch!

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

Thanks much, Tom! Do you have a Rolex or Rolex on your wishlist?

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

This is highly insightful! I’m curious how strong the sapphire caseback is compared to steel either when a fast, direct, perpendicular force is applied or if the material is dropped with an intense shear force.

@sonoffrog

19 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg I do! Got my first Rolex last year and it’s the 40mm Explorer. Simplicity and relative anonymity. Much like yours! Yes sapphire crystal glass can still shatter upon impact with relative ease if it’s hit in the wrong place, although much harder break than regular glass or acrylic crystal. Adrian Barker channel on KZread (Bark & Jack) recently shattered his Explorer 2 crystal while photographing the watch when dropped onto a rock from only a couple of feet. But don’t feel like you should baby your watch! They are intended for use in tough conditions and daily wear, enjoy and live your best life, congratulations on your amazing watch, Rolex is a status symbol but they also make a fantastic product, and like yourself every experience I have had with the company and it’s salespeople has been positive! :-)

Lovely Oyster perpetual. I like Rolex; they make dependable and pretty awesome looking watches. They also don't drop significantly in value either, so you can always sell it or trade it in for something else easily in the future. My problem with Rolex, and this is likely more of an issue here in Hong Kong, is that they're just so ubiquitous. I see Rolexes on people's wrist every single day here, including Daytonas, GMTs. It's almost like wearing a uniform to fit into the social norm here. I guess the longer you're in the hobby, the more you appreciate the smaller or less obvious brands. And branding no longer takes centre stage in the choice.

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

Thanks Alec. That’s interesting to hear. It’s funny how different things are in different countries; the Rolex problem would be like a paradise to me. We have the problem you speak of but with Apple Watches, even in New York. I wonder if that’s like Omega in London to some extent. We have an event called Windup Watch Fair with many smaller brands. If you are visiting the US, you might enjoy it.

A lot of collectors talk about "Rolex regret". Many get their first Rolex and regret buying it for a number of reasons. The watches are more hype about a brand than real substance. I got my first Daytona at my local AD. This when you could actually walk in and buy a watch. No waitlists or other hurdles. I even received a small discount on the stainless steel model. I was struck by how cheap the bracelet felt compared to other Swiss brands. I never had regrets about Patek, Omega, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Tudor, or Panerai.

@meetseth3

20 күн бұрын

They're not real collectors. They are frauds who wanted a Rolex to flex. Real collectors appreciate Rolex and know what they are all about. I have a SS Pepsi and SS Daytona. I got both from the AD in California. It's been amazing owning these coveted pieces. You clearly dont know what you are talking about if you think it feels "cheap" -- go back to fantasy land.

@user-og2wt3le4j

19 күн бұрын

@@meetseth3 The metal bracelet does not feel as heavy as many other brand watches, hence the perceived lower quality. Compare stainless steel bracelets with other Swiss brands and you will see what I mean.

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

Wow, you have quite a collection! Vacheron Constantin and Cartier are two of my favourites. I’m curious what you have from those 6 brands.

@meetseth3

18 күн бұрын

@@user-og2wt3le4j Fraud

@aesric

17 күн бұрын

Tudor is rolex

Sweet funny video 😂 ... sorry to break it to you but in the U.K all ladies including the OP 31s are all available ready to buy, got offered one a couple years ago and thats when it was a massive hype in the watch industry 😅.. but dont matter in the end. I'm glad you love your new watch. At least you can start a "relation" with the AD, and who knows, you will get a chance to go for the hotter models? 🎉

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

you are very lucky! is that so in London as well? sounds like I need to move back to the UK haha

refreshing review

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

thanks much!

I enjoyed your video

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

Thank you Al.

you can get pretty much any women's rolex at any time. they're in every authorised dealer. mine tries to sell me them for my girlfriend or mum all the time 😅. most of them don't sell for more than what you paid for either. explorer 36 is great though! that's my favourite and most worn.

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

woah! where are you shopping? that’s impressive! i got a couple lady datejusts offered but nothing else; i didn’t buy and don’t want to flip them, but too bad they don’t at least hold their value. perhaps we need more women watch fans. :) how did you get your Explorer 36? super cool you have that one and very very happy to hear it’s your most worn.

@polygoncoco

19 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg I think it might just be because you’re in a major city, or they just want to make people feel special (which is understandable!). I got my explorer with almost no wait time a couple years ago, I think it was 8 days? I just walked in and had a nice chat with a sales assistant and they called me a week later 😅. The 36 is much easier to get a hold of now that the 40 is the one that a lot of people want

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

@polygoncoco that’s incredible! you are living the dream. i did not know that about the 40. why is it popular now?

@polygoncoco

18 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg it was released a while after the 36, I think a lot of men just don't like wearing smaller watches

They were nice to you because they wanted to sell you a watch. It's a different story if they don't intend on selling you one.

@janegoldberg

16 күн бұрын

:( they should be nice to everyone!

Your humour😅

@janegoldberg

17 күн бұрын

what humour? hehe jk

rolex for girls is not the same experience as rolex for guys

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

agree 100%. it’s the opposite of Hermès!

@StephenRoseDuo

19 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg that's actually the perfect analogy

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

@@StephenRoseDuo :)

Learn to wear and enjoy others watches. Rolex are only for beginners.

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

What do you recommend? :)

@moreplatesmoreface

19 күн бұрын

​@@janegoldbergI don't agree that "Rolex are only for beginners," but other brands you might like are Nomos and Grand Seiko

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

@moreplatesmoreface those are great, agree. i especially like vintage grand seiko

@moreplatesmoreface

19 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg great choice!

very lame attempt at being funny

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

what would you change? :)

@Sunny-yg2pq

19 күн бұрын

@@janegoldberg less comedy perhaps. but im probably a very different audience from what you're trying to reach

@janegoldberg

19 күн бұрын

@@Sunny-yg2pq if you have a few seconds to give feedback, my other watch video should have no sarcasm or humour and i'd be curious what you think of its tone. the next video coming out will also be more serious/emotional.

@frank327

19 күн бұрын

I like the humour!