If Rolex decreased the power reserve to 48 hours…

[TheVTCGuy]

There seems to be a very touchy subject about the 32 series having issues… At least that is what I have heard, anyway. Hypothetical situation:

The 33 series is introduced and only has a 48 hour (ish) power reserve, digressing from the 70 (ish) the current 32 series has. There is some sentiment that possibly the rush to increase the reserve is a cause, or at least a contributor to the amplitude issue. Would that be terrible for Rolex? I guess there are two parts to this question. The first, is how much, if at all, do you care your watch only has 48 (ish) hours of power reserve, and second: Would this be a terrible public relations event for Rolex? Would the industry see it as a failure? Interesting points.

Here is my opinion. First, it would not bother me in the least if my watch only had 48 hours of reserve. If I regularly didn’t wear it for that length of time and did not care to keep setting and winding it, there is always the option of a winder, but the second is a much more complicated issue. My feeling is that while it would be seen as some kind of “failure” or “mistake” on Rolex’ part, I don’t think 32 series watches would be selling for pennies on the dollar in a mad rush to dump them; there would not be a sudden-flood of all 32 movement watches on the market at bargain prices. Am I wrong on this one?