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Maybe I seem to be a heretic, but the previous gen DD of about 1998 is superior to the new heavier 36mm model, as well as the fatso 41mm one.
The 1998 DD model 18238 costs $10,000 less than the heavier and thus less comfortable to wear current 118238, and it looks better. And how much less does it cost and weigh compared to the ugly 41mm?
Rolex, why not constantly improve the superior 18238, instead of getting rid of it and creating gaudy and overweight new models?
The Rolex board of directors and management team remind me of their counterparts at General Motors from 1970 on. GM lost focus on building the best product for their customers. Other companies filled the vacuum, and eventually GM went into bankruptcy.
GM turned the SS Malibu 396, L88 Corvette 427, and V16 Cadillac, into the Aztec, Saturn, and Escalade. The Rolex management and board is following the same path, and if allowed to continue will drive another great company to ruin in even less time.
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