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Old 1 April 2009, 08:29 PM   #14
Jimbits76
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Originally Posted by jdc View Post
It takes two weeks to dig the steel out of the side of the Matterhorn. It needs to rest for three months before it can be polished.
Diamonds are sourced from under Lake Geneva, Rolex technicians have to wait until their submariners are completed before they can dive. This takes up to three months.
All the new models are subject to focus group tests. The recent Basel releases were agreed by Lil Wayne, Kanye West and 50 Cents. This can take ages, a year could be too short.
Each part has to be assembled by a citizen of Switzerland, if it is found that a foreigner has been involved the watch will be taken apart and the process will start again. This is a great example of the legendary quality control Rolex have. Assembly can take up to 6 months, depending on public holidays.
AD's have to arrange armed transport to take delivery of Rolex when they arrive in the destination country. In the USA all Rolex are kept at Fort Knox, in UK it is the Bank of England. This process can take up to three months and this explains erratic supply in AD's shops.
I hope this is an insight into how special our Rollies are.
They aint as special as you are...that made me laugh out loud

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