Rolex Watches
If you like sailing, diving, or any other water activity, you need a good, mechanical, water resistant watch. I think no other watch can fit the bill as a rolex. Let's go into a brief discussion as to why these watches are so special.
To begin with, why a mechanical watch? Did you ever imagine yourself aboard a sailboat, in the middle of the Pacific, running out of batteries? Mechanical watches don't need any. They run on and on for a number of years under the power of your arm's movement. They only need to be serviced every five years. It's true they're damn expensive, if compared to the around the corner quartz eletronic watch. You have to expect to pay more if you want quality, reliability and precision. No batteries, remember?
Rolex was the first watch company to produce a watch with a real water resistant case. This is called the oyster case. This case has a screw down back and crown that, once tightened virtually becomes a submarine. Many watch manufacturers have copied this type of case today. Most rolex watches are water resistant to a depth of 330 feet, the ones we will be talking about here resist to depths between 1000 feet and 4,000 feet.
If you agree that our planet is 3/4 water and 1/4 land, pay attention to the following watches:
1. Rolex Submariner.
Movement - Superlative chronometer, officially certified (C.O.S.C) 3135 movement. Thirty-two jewells, Breguet overcoiled hairspring, automatic. Fast beat movement running at 28.800 bph, beats per hour.
Case - Oyster case with triple-lock crown. Water resistant to a depth of 1000 feet. Case can be stainless steel, 18 kt. gold and steel, or 18 kt. gold.
Price: US$ 3,200.00 average for the stainless steel.
2. Rolex SeaDweller.
Movement - Superlative chronometer, officially certified (C.O.S.C) 3135 movement. Thirty-two jewells, Breguet overcoiled hairspring, automatic. Fast beat movement running at 28.800 bph, beats per hour.
Case - Oyster case with triple-lock crown and helium valve. Water resistant to a depth of 4000 feet. Case in stainless steel only.
Price: US$ 3,600.00 in average.
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