It's interesting reading these posts. The issue, if that's the best word to use, with Rolex watches is the status they represent. That there is a waiting list for them is a manufacturers dream & I can see why Morgan want to bring back waiting times for new builds.

Are they value for money? I'd say so, if they resell at very favourable rates in a decades time. Are they any better than anyone else's watch? That's the argument to which there's no answer as it's very much a personal thing.

Mens watches are as much about jewellery as they are about telling the time. For years my kids shunned wearing them as they had mobiles that displayed the time. Watches are male accessories and things to 'show' first and foremost.

Not that there's anything wrong with this, we drive expensive and quirky cars after all. It just fascinates me watching the mens logic..

The big test is whether you can read the time when squinting at the watch. So many are just too fussy and cluttered, and many are very 'samey' but what do I know? I'm like Peter, with a Seiko on my wrist..

Steve