I'm thinking about selling my two Cartier quartz movement watches and buying a Oyster Perpetual. Between the servicing every 5 years, the battery changes, and changing the leather band on one of them - I feel like my Cartier watches are too high maintenance for my taste and a Rolex might suit me better. I read that Rolex suggests a having their watches serviced every 10 years. Is there anything that I am not thinking of as far as upkeep goes?
Would you say that your Rolex is low maintenance?
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Mine is 5 years old now and I’ve only taken it for service once because a screw got loose inside and it was vibrating with every hand movement. Other than that, it’s pretty low maintenance.
I was actually thinking of getting a tank solo but wasn’t sure about the quartz movement. Thank you for confirming my apprehension
I was actually thinking of getting a tank solo but wasn’t sure about the quartz movement. Thank you for confirming my apprehension
I have owned and worn Rolex watches for over 40 years. I currently own 7, including some vintage models. In those 40 years I have only had a service once, and that was my GMT Master at 24 years. I abused that watch terribly. They are built like tanks and are a good safe bet.
I've had the same experience. Ashamed to say I had mine for 15 years before I had it serviced and it ran perfectly until that time. Once it started running just a little bit fast I finally had it serviced. Best watch ever for me!
Not low maintenance. It should be serviced every ~5 years or so indefinitely; which is probably until you die, pass it on, or sell it. You need to wear it regularly or use a watch winder. If you slack on it, then you may eventually have lasting consequences for its accuracy.
If battery and leather strap changes are too much for you, I doubt an automatic movement would be any easier than quartz. Those are minor things.
Low maintenance = Apple Watch. Updates by itself, you can change the band and charge the battery at home whenever it suits you, does not require service to keep accurate time.
Anyway, just get the Oyster Perpetual with a bracelet, not a leather strap. It's worth it.
If battery and leather strap changes are too much for you, I doubt an automatic movement would be any easier than quartz. Those are minor things.
Low maintenance = Apple Watch. Updates by itself, you can change the band and charge the battery at home whenever it suits you, does not require service to keep accurate time.
Anyway, just get the Oyster Perpetual with a bracelet, not a leather strap. It's worth it.
I mean financially. If I took my single OP in for a service every 5 years it would still beat all of the upkeep that my 2 quartz watches are currently costing me to own.
Ah, I see. It should be relatively reasonable for maintenance financially. I wouldn’t expect anything other than just routine service for a long, long while.
Thinking of purchasing my first when I hit my milestone. I'm still not fully educated on luxury watches
Why does Rolex watches need servicing very 5 years?
Why do you need to wear the watch daily? I was planning to purchase but don't like wearing luxury items for work so would only wear in the weekend. Is there anything I can do to prevent or reducing the servicing. What do you do if you have more than 1 Rolex watch, that means you have to continuously rotate? This I don't understand
Why does Rolex watches need servicing very 5 years?
Why do you need to wear the watch daily? I was planning to purchase but don't like wearing luxury items for work so would only wear in the weekend. Is there anything I can do to prevent or reducing the servicing. What do you do if you have more than 1 Rolex watch, that means you have to continuously rotate? This I don't understand
The manufacturer recommends regular maintenance every 5 years to keep the watch in good shape. A lot of people, however, don’t do this and not have any problems with the watch. The first 5 years of regular maintenance is covered by the warranty, and after that Tourneau quoted me $750 for each regular maintenance plus anything else that might need replacing. Local jewelers/authorized dealers might or might not be able to do this for a lesser fee.
You need to wear it regularly because an automatic watch doesn’t run on batteries. The watch accumulates energy from your natural hand movement, so if there’s no movement for a long period of time, the watch loses all the energy it had accumulated, and it stops telling time.
Generally speaking, people do rotate watches when they have more than 1. Just as bags, shoes, jewelry, etc. Why? Because why buy if it’s just sitting in the closet? However, there are collectors and/or others that do have multiple watches but don’t rotate. Each to his/her own.
You need to wear it regularly because an automatic watch doesn’t run on batteries. The watch accumulates energy from your natural hand movement, so if there’s no movement for a long period of time, the watch loses all the energy it had accumulated, and it stops telling time.
Generally speaking, people do rotate watches when they have more than 1. Just as bags, shoes, jewelry, etc. Why? Because why buy if it’s just sitting in the closet? However, there are collectors and/or others that do have multiple watches but don’t rotate. Each to his/her own.
I love my OP. It's simple and easy to maintain. You just have to wear them often so you don't have to wind them up all the time or you can buy a watch winder. The OPs are very difficult to get now. I've been on the list for a month (for my son's forever gift).
There is more upkeep than in the way a regular quartz watch requires. A regular quartz watch just requires a battery every five years, whereas a Rolex requires a winding every few weeks, even if you keep it in a watch winder. Also, you have to occasionally change the date dial to keep the current date. It is not a drawback for me to own a Rolex.
Wow thank you for the info! I didn't know there was a wait list but that does make sense. I should go in soon then and get on it!
Any watch without a battery needs to be worn daily or on a watch winder. . . that's not Rolex specific. I've had mine a decade and it's never been serviced. What they recommend isn't what's "required".
My DH loves watches and collects Hublots, so we have a 3 watch winder that we keep our watches on when not worn. If you'll only wear on weekends, you'll need to wind and reset it or keep on a winder, no matter which brand you buy if it's not battery powered
Not my experience at all, no need to wind when it's been on our Wolf winder.