JustTom wrote:
From a pricing perspective, what I find ironic is that when comparing prices of the Audemars Piguet and the Patek Phillipe, Rolex suddenly takes on the appearance as being a great value or a budget watch. Perspective is everything....
That is why I love Breitling because you can see the effort and amount of time spent on the details on many models but you can get them at only a fraction of the price as compared to the rest.
Comparing between the Royal Oak and the Nautilus, it's Royal Oak for me. It's just the look that sings to me more. From the bracelet to the outer shape and everything, it displays a stronger sense of identity in relation to the brand IMO.
For Rolex, my opinion is that many pieces are still overpriced, even though their reliability is undisputed. Their high resale and strong marketing tactics are the critical factors. People still buy them even though they know they are overpriced(including myself;p).