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Old 8 May 2020, 10:40 PM   #1
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Estimate how many Subs...
of all types have been made since 1953.....
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Old 8 May 2020, 10:43 PM   #2
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...a gazillion?
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Old 8 May 2020, 10:46 PM   #3
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what's the point of the question?
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Old 8 May 2020, 10:47 PM   #4
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of all types have been made since 1953.....
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More than one.
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Old 8 May 2020, 10:53 PM   #6
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of all types have been made since 1953.....
Anybody have an estimate?
All of them
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Old 8 May 2020, 11:06 PM   #7
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Old 8 May 2020, 11:07 PM   #8
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what's the point of the question?
+1. OPs threads are getting lamer by the day.
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Old 8 May 2020, 11:11 PM   #10
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They are not rare and no longer hold their value like they used to.
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Old 8 May 2020, 11:29 PM   #11
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+1. OPs threads are getting lamer by the day.
well then maybe don't comment or look at them. thats why it's a open forum
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Old 8 May 2020, 11:59 PM   #14
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I do not believe Rolex releases actual production numbers. When we read about current total Rolex production the qualifier "estimated" is usually added to the number. Part of the mystic of the brand.
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Old 9 May 2020, 12:31 AM   #15
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I believe the proper answer if you've been married long enough is that there's only one, the one on your wrist!
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Old 9 May 2020, 12:36 AM   #16
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well then maybe don't comment or look at them. thats why it's a open forum
Or comment since the OP asked, it is an open forum
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Old 9 May 2020, 12:49 AM   #17
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I 'estimate' that the total will to continue to increase year over OP.
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Old 9 May 2020, 12:58 AM   #18
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of all types have been made since 1953.....
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0.5% of all the fake ones available and 1% of all the look-a-likes made by other companies.
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Old 9 May 2020, 01:00 AM   #19
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Enough to make "investors" sweat?
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Old 9 May 2020, 01:02 AM   #20
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What's the reason for this question in the first place?
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Old 9 May 2020, 01:02 AM   #21
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Billions*
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Its actually an interesting question. How many Subs are there in the world right now? 500,000? A million? 10 million? 100 million? How many Rolex total? The world population is 7.8 Billion as of April 2020. What percentage of the world population is that? Are Rolex owners in the 1%? The 0.1%? Not that I care about exclusivity or rarity -- I like the technology the history and the style, that's why I wear Rolex -- but it's interesting to ponder... How would we make an educated guess?

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Old 9 May 2020, 04:57 AM   #25
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Can’t we do the math? How many a year produced(on average)?
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Old 9 May 2020, 06:26 AM   #26
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I have heard that Rolex makes millions of watches and Subs are ubiquitous, but where are they all? Sure I see them from time to time, but by all accounts folks have a watch box full of them in their safes.
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+1. OPs threads are getting lamer by the day.
I would argue some of the members replies are getting lamer by the day around here
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