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dalip · 8 January 2010, 01:48 AM

Hey...just browsing through a Nov edition of Indian GQ whilst here on holiday.....

no sign of Rolex in article named "Deep Blue Sea....GQ goes deep with the best submersible offerings from our favourite watchmakers"....

took pics of the magazine...tragic perhaps

.....but here they are...dunno if you can work out what they are?? But why not the Sub/DSSD? Is this in all Gq's otr just the Indians!!!! ????

Mosco · 8 January 2010, 01:52 AM

Yowza! They even put a Victorinox in there, but no SD??!??!??!

dalip · 8 January 2010, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mosco

Yowza! They even put a Victorinox in there, but no SD??!??!??!

indeed Greg...it is bizarre....!

esm · 8 January 2010, 02:13 AM

hey d, it has been a long time.... great to hear from you again mate. hope all is well on your end.

ParisDakarBmw · 8 January 2010, 02:24 AM

No Rollie? Strangely absent!

dalip · 8 January 2010, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by esm

hey d, it has been a long time.... great to hear from you again mate. hope all is well on your end.

yup all good Eric...good to be able to get back on for a bit....

hope ur well.

bobernet · 8 January 2010, 04:36 AM

Perhaps Rolex didn't want to pay for placement in the article as the other manufacturers did. You can bet there was no independence in the selection criteria. All those brands paid to be included.

alphamale2012 · 8 January 2010, 04:46 AM

What is the meaning of this? Who is responsible?

SDDS · 8 January 2010, 05:17 AM

how come??

Fofo · 8 January 2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bobernet

Perhaps Rolex didn't want to pay for placement in the article as the other manufacturers did. You can bet there was no independence in the selection criteria. All those brands paid to be included.

Yup, my thoughts too...

Sadly, often the "reviews" in magazines are not totally impartial. I found somewhere that if you see a full-page ad for something in a magazine that is also reviewing such items ("We compare the 5 best coffee makers!"), the review is very probably biased.

I guess that a sign of this would be if the results read as something like "This one is good." "Yup, this one is good too." "Oh, this one is also good, but has a couple more bells and whistles," "This one is good and makes you look cool."

Even worse, sometimes companies pay for placing their products in articles ("before running out the door, as usual I made a quick cappuccino on my trusty CoffeeStar Duomo. Man, I love it! Such a beauty and the coffee tastes as it Luigi of Piazza Navona is trapped inside").

Jocke · 8 January 2010, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalip

Hey...just browsing through a Nov edition of Indian GQ whilst here on holiday.....

no sign of Rolex in article named "Deep Blue Sea....GQ goes deep with the best submersible offerings from our favourite watchmakers"....

took pics of the magazine...tragic perhaps

.....but here they are...dunno if you can work out what they are?? But why not the Sub/DSSD? Is this in all Gq's otr just the Indians!!!! ????

Maybe it was the wrong Indian that made the article?

dalip · 8 January 2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jocke

Maybe it was the wrong Indian that made the article?

dukester · 8 January 2010, 03:34 PM

Absurd!!!

Ban the magazine

esm · 8 January 2010, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalip

yup all good Eric...good to be able to get back on for a bit....

hope ur well.

very well here mate. have been very well looked after lately.

please pass my regards to the family, especially the lil bub

talk later mate

Trurolexer · 8 January 2010, 10:54 PM

Very nice!!!

steveseiko · 9 January 2010, 12:18 AM

What a joke!

TempoKing · 9 January 2010, 12:51 AM

I have another theory
GQ India probably wanted to include the DSSD but the local
importer might have had second thoughts providing info and a watch.
To see his unethically high priced "pride and joy" performing worst
than other watches in the group especially a couple that cost...
a third of the price or less...would have been devastating...and bad for business.
So better safe than sorry...

jrssv · 9 January 2010, 12:55 AM

My guess is that Rolex didn't pay them a promotional feel. I've noticed in gun magazines there will be glowing review of a new firearm. Two pages later there will be a full page ad. Coincidence?

jmsrolls · 9 January 2010, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TempoKing

I have another theory
GQ India probably wanted to include the DSSD but the local
importer might have had second thoughts providing info and a watch.
To see his unethically high priced "pride and joy" performing worst
than other watches in the group especially a couple that cost...
a third of the price or less...would have been devastating...and bad for business.
So better safe than sorry...

I suspect you are correct, especially with the new PloProf on the cover.

Fr. John†

dalip · 9 January 2010, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trurolexer

Very nice!!!

cheek...although I may have just picked up a PO

Double_J · 9 January 2010, 04:05 AM

GQ US has included many a Rolex in watch spotlights before. It's possible that they already filled the quota of watches in that price bracket and didn't have room for the Rolex this time around. Or, like others have said, maybe the local Rolex rep didn't want to partake.

C. Davidson · 9 January 2010, 04:25 AM

Fashion mags know next to nothing about watches. Bad reporting.

TempoKing · 9 January 2010, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by C. Davidson

Fashion mags know next to nothing about watches. Bad reporting.

I agree with you about the fashion mags Chris...but..
the readership of GQ India or USA or Katmandu
...has disposable income and plenty credit cards..

spuds · 9 January 2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobernet

Perhaps Rolex didn't want to pay for placement in the article as the other manufacturers did. You can bet there was no independence in the selection criteria. All those brands paid to be included.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fofo

Yup, my thoughts too...

Sadly, often the "reviews" in magazines are not totally impartial. I found somewhere that if you see a full-page ad for something in a magazine that is also reviewing such items ("We compare the 5 best coffee makers!"), the review is very probably biased.

I guess that a sign of this would be if the results read as something like "This one is good." "Yup, this one is good too." "Oh, this one is also good, but has a couple more bells and whistles," "This one is good and makes you look cool."

Even worse, sometimes companies pay for placing their products in articles ("before running out the door, as usual I made a quick cappuccino on my trusty CoffeeStar Duomo. Man, I love it! Such a beauty and the coffee tastes as it Luigi of Piazza Navona is trapped inside").

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrssv

My guess is that Rolex didn't pay them a promotional feel. I've noticed in gun magazines there will be glowing review of a new firearm. Two pages later there will be a full page ad. Coincidence?

absolutely agreed.

gone-rolex-mad · 9 January 2010, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mosco

Yowza! They even put a Victorinox in there, but no SD??!??!??!

x2 SD is THE dive watch!

robrobin · 9 January 2010, 03:56 PM

Usually the magazine asks the manufacturer for watches to test, paraphernalia, and/or marketing material for their articles. Simon de Burton has written articles (GQ Watch Guide) where Rolex has been included in past GQ issues I've read. Actually in the "Watches to Buy for 2010" the Rolex Sub led the list. My guess is that Rolex just didn't get their stuff into the mag in time for press......

8 January 2010, 01:48 AM	#1
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8 January 2010, 01:52 AM	#2
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8 January 2010, 05:17 AM	#9
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9 January 2010, 04:25 AM	#22
C. Davidson "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Chris Location: WXSW Watch: GMT (116710) Posts: 2,723	Fashion mags know next to nothing about watches. Bad reporting. __________________ -Cheers, Chris #15,634 "The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out."

8 January 2010, 02:13 AM	#4
esm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Eric Location: Location,Location Watch: this, bro... Posts: 15,340	hey d, it has been a long time.... great to hear from you again mate. hope all is well on your end.

8 January 2010, 02:24 AM	#5
ParisDakarBmw Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Paul Location: New Haven, CT Watch: 116610 Sub-C Posts: 6,552	No Rollie? Strangely absent!

8 January 2010, 04:36 AM	#7
bobernet "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Bob Location: Mountains Watch: ALS, AP, PP, Rolex Posts: 2,900	Perhaps Rolex didn't want to pay for placement in the article as the other manufacturers did. You can bet there was no independence in the selection criteria. All those brands paid to be included.

8 January 2010, 04:46 AM	#8
alphamale2012 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Sam Location: UK Posts: 1,305	What is the meaning of this? Who is responsible?

8 January 2010, 03:34 PM	#13
dukester "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Nick Location: Los Angeles Watch: 2 SS Daytonas(W&B) Posts: 542	Absurd!!! Ban the magazine

8 January 2010, 10:54 PM	#15
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	Very nice!!!

9 January 2010, 12:18 AM	#16
steveseiko Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Steve Location: ON,Canada Watch: DSSD & PO 45.5 Posts: 189	What a joke!

9 January 2010, 12:51 AM	#17
TempoKing Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Anastasios Location: Athens Greece Watch: Rolex GMT 1675 Posts: 8,497	I have another theory GQ India probably wanted to include the DSSD but the local importer might have had second thoughts providing info and a watch. To see his unethically high priced "pride and joy" performing worst than other watches in the group especially a couple that cost... a third of the price or less...would have been devastating...and bad for business. So better safe than sorry...

9 January 2010, 12:55 AM	#18
jrssv Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 386	My guess is that Rolex didn't pay them a promotional feel. I've noticed in gun magazines there will be glowing review of a new firearm. Two pages later there will be a full page ad. Coincidence?

9 January 2010, 04:05 AM	#21
Double_J "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 98	GQ US has included many a Rolex in watch spotlights before. It's possible that they already filled the quota of watches in that price bracket and didn't have room for the Rolex this time around. Or, like others have said, maybe the local Rolex rep didn't want to partake.

9 January 2010, 03:56 PM	#26
robrobin "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: Rob Sacco Location: Disney World, FL Watch: Pepsi Rolex GMT Posts: 2,505	Usually the magazine asks the manufacturer for watches to test, paraphernalia, and/or marketing material for their articles. Simon de Burton has written articles (GQ Watch Guide) where Rolex has been included in past GQ issues I've read. Actually in the "Watches to Buy for 2010" the Rolex Sub led the list. My guess is that Rolex just didn't get their stuff into the mag in time for press......

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