What time is it? Watches and horology

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Manson7am

Have we done a Hive mind on the production cost of a submariner or similar Rolex? Just to understand how much “profit” is being given charity wise / laundered.

Brands like Omega/Longine have a similar build quality and quantity control with less of the investor value. They still must make a solid manufacturing profit

I just wonder how much, base cost, parts and labour it is to make a Rolex submariner these days, when they retail at £7k if you can get one?

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Regal in reply to @Manson7am

Also - ask why no-one else certifies their mechanical watches to +2/-2 s/day. Not even their bestest most expensive ones. Rolex do that for every single watch they sell, a million of them per year. Imagine what it takes to get to that point.

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Manson7am in reply to @Regal

You are right, maybe not longine. Maybe patek or similar… I just meant what are the manufacturing costs, against RRP & against future sale value.

Would be interesting to understand how much the “name” was really worth.

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