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Originally Posted by bigfatpauli
Where did all the amazing information posts go?
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Use the search feature on the forums.
But seriously, I think it's just how the market changed. With the rise of Hodinkee/growing popularity of watches, the ability to show off online, a thriving economy, and most importantly booming valuations- Daytona, SS Pepsi, Hulk, etc- this is what you get. And let's not forget that despite the fact that Rolex makes very good watches, their marketing machine excels at promoting the brand as the ultimate status symbol.
The other thing is that Rolex models evolve at a very slow rate. So you can tear apart and analyze a movement and it's going to stay the same for several years.
To your average watch buyer most are going to be interested in learning which models you can flip it for 2x profit vs. the history of the movement.