Easily busted, next, please! The statement that there are no complicated replica watches UK in the modern Rolex catalog, is evidently wrong. Sorry about my bluntness, I will obviously delve deeper into the matter, including the mere perception of what constitutes a complicated watch. We all have different standards, and while for some this means a sapphire-cased, Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar, Wikipedia puts it quite succinctly in their definition:
“In horology, a complication is any feature of a mechanical timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes, and seconds. A timepiece indicating only hours, minutes, and seconds is known as a simple movement. Common complications include the date or day-of-the-week indicators, alarms, chronographs (high quality fake Rolex watches), and automatic winding mechanisms“.
While a date is a complication this doesn’t exactly bust the myth wide open, does it? Many perfect copy Rolex watches enthusiasts like to point to Rolex as a watch brand that makes simple, high-quality timepieces, void of any complications. This is far from the truth, and don’t, just don’t call a Rolex a tool watch. Not in 2021. Above is the delicious Ref.6062, from the era of the quirky star-shaped indexes and yes, a triple calendar. With a moon phase, no less. Launched in 1950, and produced for a handful of years, this reference was available in stainless steel, yellow and pink gold. A clean 36mm case design, offering different dial variations. The faceted star dial is one of the rarest and sought after, and enhances its allure. Rolex considered the watch a top-of-the-line timepiece, with an in-house automatic movement, and upgraded with a full calendar and moon phase indication.
Come on, I know the Submariner Date is pretty ubiquitous, but there are plenty of complications to choose from in the Rolex arsenal, the GMT-Master, and the Daytona for a start. We love chronographs, but their inner workings are pretty much taken for granted in this day and age. The chronograph is by definition one of the most difficult complications to master.
Yet another Rolex you wish you bought a decade or two ago, languishing unsold on the AD shelf. Check my previous myth-busting story here, where you’ll find that the Daytona’s complications have roots back to the El Primero movement of its 1988-2000 production run. From 2000 on, an in-house movement appeared: the caliber 4130. Like the Zenith, this automatic movement used column-wheel activators and upped the watch’s power reserve to 72-hours. Through slow and steady evolution (I didn’t say boring) component and material upgrades to the 4130 have created nerdy details to obsess over. Today’s 40mm Daytona ref.116500LN still runs a caliber 4130 with modern materials incorporated and a vertical clutch. Its utopian retail price is $13,150 and is plenty tough for a dressy sports watch.
But even if today it says boardroom, suit, and tie rather than oily overalls and the smell of burning rubber, it’s a superb everyday watch. Or would you rather squirrel it away in the safe? Read this story from Robert-Jan and you’ll think twice about not wearing your replica Rolex watches for sale.
Now if that’s not more complicated than a date window I shall never speak about Rolex again. Clearly, the myth is busted, so let it no longer be thought or said that Rolex does not have complicated best fake Rolex watches in the current collection. Do comment below if you’ve actually used a regatta timer, or maybe your Grail is one of the two airborne-travel-focused Rolex complication references?