10-02-2013, 11:33 AM
A lot of what you say is true , but i think you are forgetting something . Omega make good watches with ETA calibers maybe finished by Omega . These calibers are for the most reliable long lasting and easy to service .
Rolex calibers are true inhouse calibers . And they are built for absolute reliability and strength , and easy service . Rolex do not waste money by putting glass backs on their watches or polishing the visable parts of the caliber . They concentrate on developing ways to make their watches even more reliable . Even IWC have in the last ten years copied the policy of Rolex , and have dumped polishing high finish on basic calibers . They know that spending more time on the workmanship of the caliber means better reliabilty . ETA supply not only Omega - Brietling- Tag etc etc but also thousands of other brands all over the world . They supply basic or finished calibers to all of these brands . And they have to do it at a reasonable cost . What these brands do with these calibers is up to them . But it is a fact that only a few brands get the calibers from ETA in kits and completly re- machine them before putting them together again . IWC are one of the few brands that do this . And you have to ask yourself why ?
The reason is very simple ETA calibers do not live up to the high standard of workmanship that IWC demand from their calibers . I am not saying ETA could not do the same , i am saying they do not . They make so many millions of calibers every year , that good quality for a good price is the priority here .
Brands like Rolex or IWC can concentrate on developing new ideas and put them into practice much much quicker than a mastodon like ETA . Rolex are very very conservative and carefull . Nothing absolutly nothing gets put into production before it is tested to extremes that other brands can only dream about . You might ask yourself why can they do this ? The answer is simple . Rolex are a fund they are not forced by anyone to look at their profit margin every year . Omega and most other brands have to make money every year for the Shareholders in the Swatch or Richmont groups etc etc .
It is really an unfair fight between Rolex and Omega , and one that Omega can never win . Rolex have so many advantages to start with that, it is like compairing Manchester United with Wigan .
This is not to say that Omega cannot make a watch that is comparable or even better than a Rolex model . Just look at the Speedy for an example . I think many Omega models are great value , and i personally like many of their watches . And who knows what the future can bring , reputations can be destroyed or made overnight in this world. But right now in my opinion Rolex make the strongest mechanical watch you can buy . Willy
Rolex calibers are true inhouse calibers . And they are built for absolute reliability and strength , and easy service . Rolex do not waste money by putting glass backs on their watches or polishing the visable parts of the caliber . They concentrate on developing ways to make their watches even more reliable . Even IWC have in the last ten years copied the policy of Rolex , and have dumped polishing high finish on basic calibers . They know that spending more time on the workmanship of the caliber means better reliabilty . ETA supply not only Omega - Brietling- Tag etc etc but also thousands of other brands all over the world . They supply basic or finished calibers to all of these brands . And they have to do it at a reasonable cost . What these brands do with these calibers is up to them . But it is a fact that only a few brands get the calibers from ETA in kits and completly re- machine them before putting them together again . IWC are one of the few brands that do this . And you have to ask yourself why ?
The reason is very simple ETA calibers do not live up to the high standard of workmanship that IWC demand from their calibers . I am not saying ETA could not do the same , i am saying they do not . They make so many millions of calibers every year , that good quality for a good price is the priority here .
Brands like Rolex or IWC can concentrate on developing new ideas and put them into practice much much quicker than a mastodon like ETA . Rolex are very very conservative and carefull . Nothing absolutly nothing gets put into production before it is tested to extremes that other brands can only dream about . You might ask yourself why can they do this ? The answer is simple . Rolex are a fund they are not forced by anyone to look at their profit margin every year . Omega and most other brands have to make money every year for the Shareholders in the Swatch or Richmont groups etc etc .
It is really an unfair fight between Rolex and Omega , and one that Omega can never win . Rolex have so many advantages to start with that, it is like compairing Manchester United with Wigan .
This is not to say that Omega cannot make a watch that is comparable or even better than a Rolex model . Just look at the Speedy for an example . I think many Omega models are great value , and i personally like many of their watches . And who knows what the future can bring , reputations can be destroyed or made overnight in this world. But right now in my opinion Rolex make the strongest mechanical watch you can buy . Willy
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