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kristofferJ Skrev:

willy Skrev:... A Speedy would last 5 minutes against any Rolex in an endurance test...

Willy, du skal vist have læst op på din NASA historie. De testede følgende mærker:Elgin, Benrus, Hamilton, Mido, Piccard, Omega, Bulova, Rolex, Longine and Gruen.

Da testen var slut var resultatet:

Rolex Daytona : stopped running on two occasions during the relative humidity test and during the high pressure test when the sweep second hand wraped and press against the other hands

Omega Speedmaster : gained 21 minutes during decompression test and lost 15 minutes during the acceleration test , the luminescence of the dial was lost during the test

Final conclusion : the Omega chronograph performmed satisfactorily


Det er bare EN test, så man skal nok ikke lægge alt for meget i den, men den måde nogle sætter Rolex på en piedestal køber jeg ganske enkelt ikke.

Of course i have read the NASA history when i was just out of my nappys <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> I know the Speedy is a classic and a damm good watch , i have owned 3 of them . But there is know way that watch is as robust as a Rolex with the Oyster case . No Chronograph is as strong as a simple time date watch .

I have maybe been the hardest critic of Rolex watches on this site . But only when they are compaired to segments of high end watchmaking . People tend to get blinded by their love for certain brands , and defend them no matter what logic tells them .

One thing no one can deny is that Rolex is the most famous watch brand on earth today. And anyone who reads their watch history knows they did not make their reputation in the marketing department . They made it with fantastic work disciplin , and quality controll . And they never cut corners . And it is a fact that this is what built their reputation . I love IWC - Lang-JLC etc etc , and i have owned them all along with many other brands . But for me Rolex is the strongest mechanical watch i know . But ok that is just my opinion along with a few million others <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> Willy