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All about Rolex
Lover, Hater, Modern, Vintage, Sport, Dress, etc.. all are welcome!!

Ini adalah tempat untuk sharing tentang Rolex. Sebagai manufaktur yang sangat dikenal sepertinya agak aneh kalau tidak ada trit khusus rolex di sini. Ini adalah beberapa topik yang sering dibahas tentang rolex (hasil rangkuman baca2 di internet):

Rolex adalah penemu water resistant; mungkin bukan yg mencetuskan ide WR untuk pertama kalinya tapi rolex adalah yang pertama successfully execute it and bring it to public. Screw down crown adalah konsep sederhana dari rolex yang sampai sekarang dipakai oleh jam2 diver lainnya.

Self winding system dari rolex sampai sekarang masih dipakai oleh hampir semua jam tangan di dunia. Konsep dari otomatic rotor yang diciptakan rolex terbukti masih yg paling handal.

“The Rolex Watch Company improved Harwood's design in 1930 and used it as the basis for the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, in which the centrally mounted semi-circular weight could rotate through a full 360° rather than the 300° of the 'bumper' winder. Rolex's version also increased the amount of energy stored in the mainspring, allowing it to run autonomously for up to 35 hours.
By the 1960s, automatic winding became standard in quality mechanical watches. Because the weighted rotor needed in an automatic watch takes up a lot of room in the case, increasing the thickness of the watch, some high end watch companies, such as Patek Philippe, continue to design manually wound watches, which can achieve a case thickness as low as 1.77 millimeters.”

Saat ini kita semua terbiasa dengan istilah Tool Watch, yang berarti jam tangan yg dirancang untuk pekerjaan tertentu atau hobi, ada jam diving, jam tangan pilot, dll. Explorer, Submariner, Master GMT dan Milgauss adalah beberapa tipe rolex yang merupakan pencetus tool watch.

"1. The first waterproof wristwatch "Oyster", 1923
2. The first wristwatch with an automatically changing date on the dial (Rolex Datejust ref.4467, 1945)[7]
3. The first wristwatch with an automatically changing day and date on the dial (Rolex Day-Date)
4. The first wristwatch case waterproof to 100 m (330 ft) (Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner ref.6204, 1953)
5. The first wristwatch to show two time zones at once (Rolex GMT Master ref.6542, 1954)"

Rolex juga sering dikaitkan dengan resale value yang bagus. Rolex (baru atau bekas) mempertahankan persentase resale price yang lebih tinggi daripada merek jam2 Swiss lainnya (kecuali patek). Semua jam rolex dapat dijual kembali dalam sekejap dimana saja di dunia sesuai dengan pasaran yg berlaku (more liquid). Bahkan sangat mungkin untuk memakai Rolex baru selama 5 tahun dan menjualnya dengan harga yg lebih tinggi daripada saat anda membelinya.

Hal lain tentang rolex adalah bahwa sebagian besar keuntungan yang didapat digunakan untuk tujuan yang baik. Perusahaan ini adalah warisan dari dua keluarga. Hans Wilsdorf Foundation memberikan jumlah tetap untuk sisa anggota keluarganya tetapi sebagian besar diberikan untuk amal, termasuk sebuah sekolah tinggi dan sekolah watchmaker di Geneve. Salah satu murid yg dihasilkan adalah Franck Muller emoticon-Stick Out Tongue

Sisi negatif dari rolex adalah mereka telah menjadi korban dari kesuksesan mereka sendiri. Rolex berusaha mempertahankan filosofi mereka tetapi persepsi publik yang berubah. Meskipun rolex tetap membuat jam di kategori sport/tool banyak orang berpikir tentang emas dan berlian saat mendengar nama Rolex.

Desain Rolex sering diaanggap ketinggalan jaman alias basi. Rolex belum pernah merilis model yang benar-benar baru dalam lebih dari beberapa dekade. Mungkin model terakhir dari rolex yang benar2 merupakan sebuah inovasi adalah milgauss yg dirilis tahun 56.

Rolex adalah jam yg paling dikenal dan sering diidentikan dengan jam mewah yang dipakai oleh orang2 yang tidak mengerti tentang jam tangan. Selain itu banyak sekali replikanya, sampai2 banyak orang mengurungkan niatnya untuk membeli rolex asli dan memilih untuk beli replikanya dan juga sebaliknya.

So, which one are you, a lover or a hater? Share your rolex here. emoticon-Smilie


Spoiler for Brief History of Water Resistant:


Spoiler for Brief History of GMT Watches:


Rolex Price List:
http://www.horoforum.com/images/uplo...rices-2012.pdf


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Sapphire Crystal: First introduced in 1970, on the Rolex Quartz, these synthetic crystals are now used in most watches, due to the fact that they are highly scratch resistant.
Self Winding: See also Automatic Winding.
Serial Number: An identification number of a watch, usually engraved between the lugs, and/or inside/outside the case back. This number can often be used to date the production of the watch.
Shock Absorber: A system where the jewels on the balance staff are spring mounted, thereby protecting the balance staff from damage, in the event that the watch is dropped.
Skeleton Hands (or Skellete): Term used by Rolex to describe the hands on a watch that are ‘cut-out’ so they only feature an outline of the hands. Some of these hands are nicknamed Mercedes-style.
Skeleton Case: Also known as a ‘clear back’ model. It features a transparent front or back, thus permitting a view of the internal workings of the watch.
Speleology: The study and exploration of caves. It was for these ‘cave dwellers’ (or speleologists) that the Rolex Explorer II was designed, whereby one could distinguish day from night with the use of a special 24-hour hand and bezel.
Spider web dial: A authentic Rolex dial, made in the 1980's, which develop's kracks through the glaze coat. It is considered a Rolex flaw that is now highly collected.
Spring Bar: A small spring-loaded pushpin, which passes through the end piece into either side of the lugs, thus holding the bracelet onto the case.
Subsidiary Seconds (or Sunk Seconds): The small seconds dial, usually positioned at the 6 o’clock and is sunken so as not to impede the hour and minute hand.
Super Balance: Balance wheel design for the Auto Rotor Perpetual movement, patented by Rolex in 1935.
Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified: Starting in 1957, Rolex introduced this wording to replace ‘Officially Certified Chronometer’ on the dials of their chronometer-rated models, and it is still used to this day.
Sweeping Movement: Also known as the ‘step’ or ‘action.’ Sweep refers to the movement of the second hand quickly ‘ticking’ at approximately 58 times per second, thus giving the illusion of sweeping.

T

Tachymeter (or Tachometer): A special scale printed on the outside of a chronograph, used to calculate the average speed traveled over a measured distance. Frequently used in auto racing to determine ‘lap times.’
Telemeter: A special scale printed on the outside of a chronograph, used to determine the distance of an object from the wearer by measuring how long it takes sound to travel that distance.
Thunderbird Bezel: Also called the Turn-O-Graph bezel in the U.K., thus named after the Turn-O-Graph watch where it was first introduced. The bezel is now fitted to select Rolex Datejust models.
Tool Watch: This concept refers to watches created for use in specific sports or professional activities.
Tonnueau Case: Barrel-shaped case, whereas the ends are squared and the sides bow out in a rounded convex shape.
Travel Clock: Also called portfolio or purse watches. This refers to early covered, folding or protected clocks, some of which were carried in women’s purses around the early 1900s.
Triplock: Rolex screw-down crown, which features a triple seal against water and dust. First patented on July 22, 1965, it features the Rolex crown underscored with three ‘dots.’
Tritium: Luminous material used on the hands and hour markers of a watch since the 1950s. This radioactive material was discontinued by Rolex around 1998, in favor of a safer material LumiNova. Modern watches containing Tritium will be marked “T”, “T25”, or “T<25” on the bottom of the dial. (Please Note: The radiation content is extremely small and is not a direct hazard to the wearer).
Tudor: Rolex sells less expensive watches under the Tudor brand name, which was introduced by Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf in 1946. While still sold in Europe and the Far East, American sales of the Tudor line were discontinued in 2004.
Twinlock: Rolex screw-down crown, which features a twin seal against water and dust. First patented on April 20, 1953, it features the Rolex crown underscored with a single horizontal ‘line.”
Two-Tone (also 2-Tone or Tu-Tone): Refers to a watch case featuring two different metals (e.g. stainless steel and yellow gold).

U

Uni-Directional Rotating Bezel: Introduced in the 1980s, this elapse time bezel is often found on divers’ models, and only moves in the counterclockwise direction. Thus, protecting the diver from an erroneous (and potentially dangerous) reading when measuring decompression times, since any accidental movement could only err on the side of safety.

W

WIS: Watch Idiot Savant
Winding Stem: Shaft on which the crown is fixed on an end.

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