rolex
A
Swiss made watch famous for its quality and price. Rolex watches are most famous for the "
Oyster case"
milled from a single piece of metal. The case has a screw-down back and a screw-down crown that makes it inpenetrable by the elements.Most Rolex watches are automatic wind, meaning that a semi-circular disc inside the watch turns with the slightes movement of the wrist thus
winding the watch. Older Rolexes are also manual wind. These mechanical watches tick five times per second thus giving the illusion of a sweeping seconds hand. This feature is often seen as the distinguishing mark of an authentic Rolex. There are, however, Oysterquartz Rolexes that are powered by batteries. These watches tick once per second but they are authentic Rolexes nonetheless.Rolexes come in various models. The lowest priced are "Air Kings" and the higher-priced Rolexes are Presidents,
Daytona's and other exclusive models. Rolexes range in price from about $3,000 to more than $100,000.Rolex watches are made of stainless steel and solid
18k white or
yellow gold, or a combination of both. While the mechanisms are virtually identical in both the lowest- and highest-priced Rolexes, the higher costs of the priciest Rolexes is due to features such as entirely gold cases and bracelets, meteorite dials and diamonds and other precious stones on the dials, bracelets and bezels.Authentic Rolexes are indeed a status symbol because of their price. They are recognized worldwide and considered the mark of someone who demands only the best.The most popular Rolex models are the gold and stainless steel Datejust, the Rolex
Submariner -- which can withstand diving depths of up to 1000 feet -- and the Rolex Explorer, which was used in 1953 on
the Expedition to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Other models include the Sea-Dweller, Date, Air King, Day-Date, Daytona, etc.
rolex
by Jimiisama on Mar 12, 2005 05:06:33
The infamous luxury watch known for it's extremely high price, constant
replication, and continuous second hand.
Rolex's are often considered to be the mark of a nouveu-riche, or
new money. These people often like to overspend and show off their money by buying flashy clothes and jewelry. People who have had money for a long time tend to buy watches that are much more expensive but look like ordinary watches.
rolex
by WatchEnthusiast on Jul 06, 2018 21:04:29
Rolex is a company known for evading taxes by being a charity, having the most robotised watch production process that produces approx. 1 million watches every year, disallowing boutiques and authorised dealers from stocking certain watch models in order to cause intentional inflation, producing on average 2,000 watches per day, purchasing their watch movement supplier Aegler and bracelet supplier Gay Frères in order to become a 'true in-house manufacture' – obviously a
false claim. Being one of the most secretive and privatised companies in the world and having
shady business practices which are hidden by the company and that the Swiss government refuses to and doesn't do anything about. Most of
Rolex's popularity comes from false claims and beliefs alongside tons of advertising - 'the first self-winding/automatic wristwatch' - that claim is false. Credit for that goes to John
Harwood who was awarded a patent for developing the first self-winding/automatic
wristwatch in 1924. Rolex took a self-winding watch design implemented by Perrelet
in pocket watches to implement in wristwatches. The first
waterproof wristwatch - credit for that goes to Francois Borgel who patented the first waterproof watch case design in
1891. The first COSC certified wristwatch - before Rolex no wristwatch had been submitted for COSC certification (resulting in a false belief related to quality.) Rolex commercialised technology and innovations which already existed claiming them as their own
rolex
by exicalibur on Jan 22, 2007 13:36:06
a very pricy watch commonly given as an
award for working at a company for
10-20 years also the watch on my
wrist right now.
Example:
jim, please report to my (
your boss) office to recive your rolex as
a 15 year
award.
rolex
by KungFu on Apr 02, 2005 04:27:57
verb, The act of wrapping ones penis around the
wrist like a watch in order to
trick another person into looking at ones
dong. Commonly used with a question to the intended victim.
Rolex
by Kung-Fu Jesus on May 02, 2004 18:17:55
Famously expensive watches. Most examples of such are actually fakes sold for less than 1% the price of a real
Rolex. The tell-tale sign (other than the price) is that
on a real rolex, the second hand has continous motion, instead fo
ticking like an ordinary watch.