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I'm just curious....they don't have batteries right? If you just wear them they wind themselves and last for ever right? Am I correct?......thanks...
Rolex watch owners?
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Um I don't think so my friends dad has a rolex and the battery needs to be changed every 5 years or so. Citzeen watches have eco drive that are powered for 30days off one hour of light. Sekio also has kenthis (sp) watches that are powered by the movement of your body.
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Most Rolex's are powered by movement. You just need to wear it on most occasions...
They will rewind it up or something like that.
They will rewind it up or something like that.
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when you move it you can hear a clicking winding noise like a counter weight moving around...just wondering....
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Regarding Rolex watches
All 'Gentlemen's' Rolex watches are either 'automatic' or manual winding. If you see a Gentlemen's Rolex that requires a battery; it's a fake. The only battery powered (Quartz) Rolex is a Ladies Cellini Edition.
This is a photo of a Rolex movement. That is the rotor on top that appears to be a cut out disk. That 'rotor' rotates with a person's arm movement; in turn, winding the watch. Most 'automatic' watches have a power reserve of 36-50 hours, depending on the brand. This means; that if you remove the watch; it will continue to run on reserve power, for a certain period of time. These 'automatic' watches use 'no battery'.
A Rolex Submariner (around $3,000.00)...
The 'Daytona' (stainless steel) ($10,000.00)
This particular Ladie's Rolex is a quartz (battery powered) watch ($8,500.00)...
The finest watches in the World are either automatic or manual wind. The 'purist' collector collects these types of watches. Not ones with quartz movements. Although; he may have a few in his collection, it's a sure bet; his true passion are the watches with the mechanical (automatic or manual wind) movements.
Are Rolex the best watches in the world? No. While certainly considered among the best, there are watchmakers that offer finer movements. Rolex, indeed, offers a rugged watch in the Submariner, Daytona, etc.... There are other watchmakers, that offer timepieces as good or oftentimes considered better. It's all in what you're looking for.
Many consider 'Patek Philippe' watches to be the finest in the world. They are hand made (some other brands are too). This model retails for $22,000.
This Patek Philippe Grand Compliction retails for $87,900 (handmade)
Other great watchmakers...
Blancpain
Ulysse Nardin
Chronoswiss
Chopard
International Watch Company (IWC)
Omega
Glashutte Original
Piaget
Girard-Perregaux
Franck Muller
...there are many more.
All 'Gentlemen's' Rolex watches are either 'automatic' or manual winding. If you see a Gentlemen's Rolex that requires a battery; it's a fake. The only battery powered (Quartz) Rolex is a Ladies Cellini Edition.
This is a photo of a Rolex movement. That is the rotor on top that appears to be a cut out disk. That 'rotor' rotates with a person's arm movement; in turn, winding the watch. Most 'automatic' watches have a power reserve of 36-50 hours, depending on the brand. This means; that if you remove the watch; it will continue to run on reserve power, for a certain period of time. These 'automatic' watches use 'no battery'.
A Rolex Submariner (around $3,000.00)...
The 'Daytona' (stainless steel) ($10,000.00)
This particular Ladie's Rolex is a quartz (battery powered) watch ($8,500.00)...
The finest watches in the World are either automatic or manual wind. The 'purist' collector collects these types of watches. Not ones with quartz movements. Although; he may have a few in his collection, it's a sure bet; his true passion are the watches with the mechanical (automatic or manual wind) movements.
Are Rolex the best watches in the world? No. While certainly considered among the best, there are watchmakers that offer finer movements. Rolex, indeed, offers a rugged watch in the Submariner, Daytona, etc.... There are other watchmakers, that offer timepieces as good or oftentimes considered better. It's all in what you're looking for.
Many consider 'Patek Philippe' watches to be the finest in the world. They are hand made (some other brands are too). This model retails for $22,000.
This Patek Philippe Grand Compliction retails for $87,900 (handmade)
Other great watchmakers...
Blancpain
Ulysse Nardin
Chronoswiss
Chopard
International Watch Company (IWC)
Omega
Glashutte Original
Piaget
Girard-Perregaux
Franck Muller
...there are many more.
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StreetPreacher
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I have two Rolexs' and they do not have a battery. I agree with AGR. As for hearing the winding you can barely hear it.
I too have a watch fettish (my next watch purchase will be an omega in Titanium) but the one I wear every day (have now for almost 8 years) is a Citizen Eco-tech Titanium Divers watch. It's the most accurate and durable watch I've ever owned. The real watch freaks won't even look at one but it's still a great watch.
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Stealth5 said:you know waaaaaaay too much about everything agr
i wear this
citizen chronograph...worth about $250, got it for $50 (friend worked at dillards)
Great watch, Citizen! Your too kind Jeremy. I have about 8 quartz watches, and two of them are the Eco-Drive Citizens. I am just now getting into mechanical watches. So; I sure don't know everything, or pretend to. Ha!
One correction to my above post. Rolex does, in fact, have a few 'quartz' watches for Men. They are the more dressy ones, though. Not your typical Rolex 'big' watch look. So see; I don't know everything! (rofl)
I'm learning about mechanical watches. They fascinate me. Quartz watches will always be more accurate than mechanicals, but they have no heart as the mechanicals do. Their ICs, chips; but nothing moves. Not really knocking quartz, because there are some cool ones out there. Your Citizen is a good example, Jeremy. Clean look, with great accuracy.
It's funny how many inexpensive mechanical watches are out there; but only a few models (for example) are available in the U.S. by Seiko. But; they have a lot of automatic watches. Here's one I just bought.
This is the Seiko SKX779 (called the Black Monster). It was sold in New Zealand, and Australia only. I bought mine from a dealer in Miami (99watches on eBay). I love it! Solid Stainless Steel, and it weighs 6 oz.!!! It cost me under $200.00. The reserve on it is about 40 hours.
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Thanks guys! Great explanation! And love the bling bling watches...
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AGR- can you recomend any places that will get me a good price on a Submariner?
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melicha8 said:
An automatic movement watch (with a rotor) sweeps (around 4-8 ticks per second. Whereas a quartz watch (fake Rolexs often have cheap quartz movements), tick once per second. That is always a sure giveaway.
Automatic Movements - depending on the VPH (vibrations per hour) tick in smaller increments. No automatic movement watches tick like a quartz (that I know of). As I was saying; it looks more like a 'sweep', but it's around 4-8 ticks per second. The higher the
VPH number, the more ticks per second.
My Seiko 'Black Monster' is 22,000 VPH. It looks like it ticks 5-6 times per second. A Rolex (for example) is like 7-8 ticks per second, I would say. VPH number is 28,000 VPH on many higher end automatic (or manual wind) watches.
If a watch has a rotor, it's an automatic movement. The rotor is what winds the watch. A Manual Wind watch has no rotor.
Are there fake Rolexs with cheap automatic movements? Probably. But most found being sold on street corners in Mexico, or wherever, have cheap quartz movements.
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