friend of mine is a master level watch repair guy; certified. yes, their is a ranking system for watch repair ppl. there are only 4/5 in a 4 state area around where I live.
he said that the counterfeit biz has gotten so good that it is now possible to make high quality counterfeit rolex's that can not be detected as counterfeit.
getting an older/vintage watch properly repaired nowadays is getting very difficult to do as there are no new up and coming watch craftsmen. thing of the past. he's almost 60 yrs. old and he's a dinosaur.
I don't think that a rolex denotes social status anymore personally.
if you like the aesthetics and most importantly, can get it properly maintained then go for the pleasure it brings you.
as an investment silver is the way to go; physical silver.
^ my 2cents.
Its actually getting harder to tell homebrew.these fakes actually are made in Switzerland sometimes.mind is blown but true.I could be rocking a Rolex or omega and nobody but an expert would know the difference.
damn! thats a shame,,over here in London i got £100 more then i payed for my seamaster auto but that was in trade for another watch,,I like Omega much more then Rolex.. I would agree there not good as an investment. Most take losses when there resold. I took a lose when I sold my Omega.
hey shithawk,,,,Wow always wanted the seamaster. Do people really dive with 20 thousand dollar watches? Id be too scared to lose it.I'd say for 500 my swiss army is the best bang for buck.don't know if its true or not but I heard the use parts from omega.but for a couple hundred the Seiko snk is VERY hard to beat
On that note my daily driver is a swiss army field watch with a Hadley Roma band.can't post pics cause its probably the only watch, band combo in the world.dead serious