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Great thanks for the info. My personal preference is for an Omega, or even something from longines but my wife has always wanted a Rolex. Not entirely against mechanical either.
To give an idea of the design... She likes gold/ champagne. She tried on my dad's gold Omega quartz from the 70's and liked it. It's very simple, thin and about 34 mm. Basically the opposite of most Rolex designs.
TRA
I didn’t know Rolex made quartz movements. They look like they are entirely in-house.
Yes, it will likely be more reliable than a mechanical movement. May need servicing tens of years down the line... hard to say, it since Rolex cases are so well sealed, I’d expect them to go beyond thirty years at a guess. That’s based on the fact that most 1980 ETA 536 quartz movements are still running from what I’ve found.
The only thing I’d say against a Rolex quartz movement compared to an ETA-based movement (eg. Omega) is that if it needs servicing then the quartz will cost perhaps £100 - £300 at a guess, whereas an ETA movement can often be substituted entirely for around £30 parts price plus a small amount of labour.