What time is it? Watches and horology

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Dammit

On the subject of Rolex steel sports watches (and speaking from the perspective of an owner of one), I'm increasingly of the thinking that buying a "super-clone" of a Sub/GMT is fair game, if you want the look but don't want to pay 200% of the RRP.

I would buy a GMT today if I could walk into an AD, pay the (entirely theoretical these days) RRP and walk out again with the watch.

But (and bear in mind I paid ~£1,000 overs for my Submariner) I'm buggered if I'm paying ~£7,000 overs for a GMT. A "super-clone" is ~£1,000, so roughly twice the price of a Steinhart, and tbh that's looking pretty attractive to me these days.

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ChainBreaker in reply to @Dammit

But, if you can look passed the criminality of it, where would you get it serviced? Would any watchmaker even touch it?

Say you spunked 1k on it, what happens if 3 weeks later it stops working? Sure, it may last 10 years such is the Eta workhorse but what if its not?

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kkg337 in reply to @ChainBreaker

There are plenty of watchmakers who can service an ETA and just don’t give a shit what it’s wrapped in.

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