[Leica] A new low

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

The only Rolex I own is my father's wedding watch, circa 1948. Rolex not
only refuses to repair/service it, but bars any authorised dealer (AD) from
even opening the case of these old Rolex watches - who knows why? I
understand that the parts might not be available, but what is the harm in
taking a look? What is more, Rolex, together with Patek Philippe and
Audemar Piguet, have refused to supply the AD channels with watches in
demand the last decade, but presumably sell their production in the grey
market/ebay instead, as they can get 1.5x to 4x the list price, depending
on the model, for the new watches. A friend of mine had to pay the whole
price, and wait 2 years for the delivery of a basic Rolex Day Date. You
will not catch me ever buying these three brands, I have no time for
arrogant manufacturers who treat their potential customers like a piece of
turd.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 8:00?PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

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> On 31/03/2023 06:57, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> > That seems to be the fashion of the hour. Have you seen some of the new
> > Rolex released recently? They look like a US$15k garish, multicoloured
> > Swatch!
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> > https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/new-oyster-perpetual
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> > As they are huge advertiser with a huge fan following, reviewers have to
> > gush over this! ?
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> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> That Rolex is truly horrendous. Mind you, Rolex's efforts at rebuzzing
> their product line has improved the value of my own one. They reissued
> the GMT Master ll after a lapse in production of a few years, but this
> time the case is white gold and looks very similar to my steel one.
> Prices of secondhand ones have rocketed accordingly.
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> As for the Disney Leica, it looks too Mickey Mouse. Mind you, for in
> your face street photography, it might cause the subjects to grin at it
> - a definite side benefit.
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