Historically a mixed bag. Went through phases of selling ‘afterset’ fake dials and bezels around 10-15 years ago.
Their standard practice was to go to the big jewellery trade shows and sell at near market value to jewellers and suggested a retail price for them in their window a grand over normal market value.
At this time most were not serviced if they ticked and if serviced would be a mix bag of real or aftermarket parts.
My last dealings with them was around 3-4 years ago, so plenty could have changed in that time.
There was a case some years ago when a body was found in water and the date and time the Rolex Sub stopped less the power reserve was used to estimate a time of death
Definitely worth paying the premium for a serviced one with a guarantee like that one.
I have had three over the years, love the slow pace of them and they are really accurate when properly set up. Just expect to pay the same amount on a service in 15-20 years unless something goes wrong
Always fancied an Atmos, just always something more pressing to pay for. Really clever bit of tech - closest thing to a mechanical perpetual-motion machine out there, and a lot of clockmaking for the asking, used.
I have a brand-new Carrara marble mantleshelf - would just need either letting-in to a suitable wall, or of course, a couple of brackets.
Advised to avoid???
By a half wit?
They don’t make as much profit as the other sports range, but they don’t lose money.
Stick with the latest models with the 72 hour power and solid links.
They are superb every day watch that won’t get you noticed like the instagram bling models.
Even if I get a flashier weekend watch, this one will be my daily forever now.
I don’t even like modern Rolices, but bollocks to what anyone else thinks - like it/afford it/buy it.
No-one but dealers is making any money on this stuff right now (Ti YM apart), so don’t buy because of that.
There’s some excellent tributes (i.e. not fakes with Rolex branding) out there for peanuts (e.g. San Martin), if in doubt it’s a cheap way to try-before-you-buy
