Here’s Why Rolex Is Better Than Omega

101 facts about Rolex, the most famous watch manufacturer of all time. See if you know all 101 of these facts!
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[@markusplotz2259]

Into watches for ten years, having multiple including Grand Seikos, Omegas and Glashütte Originals and let me tell you. I couldn't care less about Rolex 👌🏻

[@EltonPolk]

Indeed Omega Grand Seiko my favorite

[@cecaju9516]

Yet here you are posting on a video about Rolex. Seems like you do care.

[@speedmaster001]

Amen. My favorite is my Omega speedmaster broad arrow GMT, my second favorite is the Tag Heuer link calibre 16 chronograph, followed by my Seiko’s Tissot, and Certina. My next bucket list is a GS.

[@barrylevine9505]

#102: Rolex is not available for purchase at Authorized Dealers, as they are for “Display Purposes Only” ………. that’s a FACT!

[@Crazy_Joe_Davola]

I got my LV sub at my AD in October after waiting 2 weeks with no spend history.

[@patrickjean-philippe7679]

Statistically you are an outlier.

[@danielkamui6559]

And available for grey dealers

[@eerr1438]

Waited 3 months at AD for a submariner. Only Purchase history over the years was a Tag and a Breitling over a 14yr period. I think it’s because I went in with the Breitling I bought off them 8yrs prior Sales assisted mentioned he knows I’d never sell it!

[@Crazy_Joe_Davola]

​@@patrickjean-philippe7679Agreed and I appreciate that. I was just making the point that people can and do buy from ADs, although it may take some effort and patience to get wear you want.

[@jeanforichon]

So why better than Omega?

[@AK_1971]

Because there are 101 reasons to think about it :)

[@jeanforichon]

@@AK_1971 Ridiculous!!!!

[@Tourtiere34]

yeah, although a great fact based video which i enjoyed, the title feels more like a click bait.

[@elite4124]

@@jeanforichonyou will be just fine 😅

[@robertgladstein]

I dont think Rolex is better than Omega. I own 6 Omegas and 1 Rolex..both are great watches..

[@jmann2977]

Exhaustively researched, you continue to set a high bar in so many areas of KZbin watch videos! Thank you, Andrew!

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

Thank you for watching!

[@Nchinnam]

after hearing all 101 facts ill stick with my speedmaster, aqua terra combo

[@kofiofosu9051]

I’m the sort of knob with both. They’re equally good. Bought a Baltic recently. Cheaper and good is what’s best for me these days.

[@okidoki2952]

Haha …. Same……I see your Baltic and raise you…..I’m rocking my Seiko 5 these days 😂👍

[@floridamankyle5461]

NAH, OMEGA IS THE GOAT. The Rolex Authorized Dealers and Scalpers have made Rolex into a joke, you can't ever get the Rolex you want, but Omega actually wants to sell you a watch, because Omega is an actual watch company, not a Marketing firm that sells watches to celebrities and scalpers only.

[@tougenomikado]

True facts

[@joonkt3483]

No different from the authorized Omega dealer here in Malaysia. The boutique sales associate told me straight in my face that I have to spend at least $150,000 ringgit before I am even considered to be placed on their interest list for the speedmaster Snoopy.

[@samon_kurowassan]

When Rolex shot up in price because of scarcity, Omega became the next Tudor, it's for people who can't afford Rolex grey prices and are not rich enough to impress the AD🤣 Omega fanboys save their money to buy a watch, Omega AD doesn't care, but Rolex AD does and now they're bitter to Rolex bec they got dissed for not being rich enough

[@7.92Gav]

​@samon_kurowassan 😂 spends his life desperately trying to impress others. You should try impressing yourself and dive into Omega. It's not about money, it's about owning the better product.

[@mkyhou1160]

Omega is a great starter brand for noobs.

[@dhunter1133]

I have owned four Rolex and, coincidentally, four Omega over the course of my watch journey. Some things Rolex does better; some things Omega does better. Buy the watch that makes your heart sing, because spending that amount of money on what is essentially jewelry, is an emotional decision where facts or someone else's opinions, do not matter.

[@thetruebatman4632]

This made me so happy A-Mo! Not a Rolex lover myself but I mean here’s a half hour of an illustrious history describing insane quality standards and feats: love or hate Rolex, they built their kingdom and stand firmly atop it. I have two close friends that are actual Rolex guys and it’s actually very impressive how much trivia these guys walk around with about their watches at all times lol. I’ve met several insufferable Rolex dorks in my time, it’s very easy to never be close to people like that lol.

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

A-Mo 😂

[@ahromada]

Do Omega facts next!

[@jordank.6179]

Great video! As someone who works in the sales/marketing space, I’ve always been fascinated with brand perception. The foresight of HW was fairly incredible for the time.

[@VimyScout]

That was terrific. Thank you 👍

[@thetimist]

These types of videos are an absolute treasure trove of info - well done!

[@nizarmurar]

Many thanks, Andrew Mesmerizing episode . wow With huge appreciation Nizar

[@ireneuszotulski6177]

Packed with knowledge, love it! p.s. Re. #10: "Vade mecum" literary means "go with me" rather than "handy guide". The latter is the modern meaning.

[@Raspberry-Snap]

Rolex is the only brand ive never lost money on, and no, im not a rolex fan boy, they are just a great all-rounder

[@corvanhoute8072]

I guess you didn't consider inflation and opportunity costs.. Hahaha

[@thomasf.4687]

Same here: bought my first submariner in 1993.not the baddest purchase. Omega is fine too, but forget the last 4 years with this weird rolex hype, omega will never have the same standard of hiytory quality and holding their values over decades. Buy a omega or a time if you like. I have 3 rolex es now and lookin forward for the next haunt. Greetings from Germany

[@marcandreasson87]

Great video Andrew. Thank you. Can you please do an equivalent for Omega ?

[@ianforber]

I like Rolex and Omega and own both. The slam dunk fact for me is that Omega watches keep more accurate time than Rolex. Of course, that’s not why people own watches but it’s quite handy to know the proper time.

[@uv77mc85]

Rolex is too obvious. Every criminal buys a rolex when they get some money so where i live they are everywhere. Omega is a lot classier, a lot rarer (where I live) and not flashy. The moon thing for the speedmaster and the bond thing for the seamaster make them to me pretty special. I have both.

[@tombluck]

Great video Andrew. Thank you. Would love to see something similar for Omega :). Hamilton as well. Thank you again

[@patrickjean-philippe7679]

Awesome video, extremely well documented, the narration is fantastic as usual ! 👏🏽🍾🥂🙏🏽

[@boigahboi7074]

Excellent, informative video - thank you!

[@alwayspooh1588]

Number 1 fact about Rolex - they are not high horology and there are better made, better finished watches. Just saying.

[@davidr2802]

It's great that Rolex lives rent free in your head. How else could they make you take time out of your incredibly valuable day to spout KZbin watch cliches? Just saying.

[@alwayspooh1588]

Dick@@davidr2802

[@rooterman2619]

Respectfully always interested why people say that. What is your definition of high horology?? My Rolex keeps time within 1s per day and has wearing it daily for over 2 years so far doing everything in it. I play golf weekly, workout 5 days a week, swim in the pool and ocean, surf, fish, boat on and on. Bottom line the watch looks phenomenal and keeps great time and will fetch more than I paid for it today. I can continue doing this for the next 50 years and it will be ticking just the same and worth 3x-5x more than I paid for it then. What other high horology watch can you do that? Patek, AP, VC? Who wears these higher horology watches daily doing all the things people do in their Rolexes for decades and they keep better time and look better? Just asking since that comment comes up everywhere. One more thing to bring up. It is estimated that Rolex makes one million of these watches at this standard annually. Probably more than Patek, AP, and VC have made in their existence.

[@alwayspooh1588]

High horology refers to the precision of the finishing, the usually hand made elements, the decoration of the movement, the chamfering of the surfaces, things like that. Rolex are great watches and are nice, but there is a reason you cannot see the movements, they are nothing special. Ultimately, Rolex make tool watches.@@rooterman2619

[@wowlsj]

Props to both you (excellent research and clever fact selections and presentations) as well as to Rolex. While I remain an "Omega guy," I am impressed by Rolex's design and engineering chops.

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

Thank you! Yeah, the more I researched, the more I discovered how much of the status quo was enforced by Rolex

[@wowlsj]

@AndrewMorganWatches Agreed. I'll continue searching your site for a "grail" watch I one day hope to own; a yellow gold Rolex, Sub, blue dial - on day.... You did sell me a beautiful Grand Seiko SBGA373 Champagne dial @ last Christmas. Great watch, good price. Thank you 😊.

[@seayak]

I would be happy enough to own a Rolex if they were even reasonably affordable, like they were in my father's generation. Now they are rich boy's toys and status symbols. They are well build movement,s and my local watchmaker does prefer them to Omegas, for what it is worth.

[@JCDofNYC]

Watchfinder catches a lot of grief for being Rolex fan-boys. Anyone who watches this video and is not impressed by Rolex's accomplishments is just going out of his way to be a hater. I am an owner of three Rolexes: an Oyster Perpetual, an OP Date-Just, and a Submariner. I love them all, wear none of them to impress anyone, and will keep them until I die, leaving them as bequests to people I know and love who I am confident will love them, too.

[@ukobs]

You’re right. I have a Datejust, Sub, GMT and Milgauss… I’ve tried to not be a ‘fanboy’ and bought (and then sold) other brands, such as Omega, but nothing else will do. And whilst I appreciate other watches, and often want to add them to the collection, I always end up wearing a Rolex. I don’t care much if they get scratched up a little, they’re keepers for life and then onwards to the kids.

[@chrisjones6439]

Rolex are well built, reliable, and decent enough.... NOT high horology, NOT the pinnacle of watchmaking, NOT what true enthusiasts should be aspiring to

[@JCDofNYC]

@@chrisjones6439 why? You should "aspire" to what you want. To suggest that a "true enthusiast" should shun Rolex is absurd. One can love Rolex while understanding that A. Lange & Sohn is a superiorly built watch.

[@ukobs]

@@chrisjones6439 I also like cars. My friend has an Aston Martin, it’s devine. I could afford one too, but somehow I don’t want one. I drive a Lexus… and my old 2007 Ford Mondeo 😆.

[@chrisjones6439]

@@JCDofNYC I think you're missing my point mate....of course people should buy what puts a smile on their face... What I think is absurd is people thinking Rolex is the be all and end all of the horological spectrum when there are far, far better watches out there.

[@rajivramakrishnan2013]

This video should be re-titled "Why Rolex was Apple before Apple, and why Hans Wilsdorf was Steve Jobs before Steve Jobs" .

[@jeffsmith1661]

You are the master of horological oration! Well done, well done.

[@peterlee2279]

Thank you for a well researched article which I thoroughly enjoyed.

[@Alois_from_Vienna_in_Austria]

The reason against rolex: their marketing concept today is based on artificial shortage. Therefore rolex watches are to expansive and massively overpaid and even for to much money you have to wait long for even very normal and average rolex watches. These are things I and some other costumers hate but for many others this makes Rolex even more attractive.

[@johncarey9149]

Devil's advocate, but Wilsdorf was, first and foremost, a marketeer and knew that the value of a product was not what it cost to make, but what someone was prepared to pay. Personally, I think it's unfortunate that the world we live in today has embraced that idea to the extent that it has, but it is the world we live in.

[@MusikPiratCH]

@@johncarey9149 I don't think it was Wilsdorf that made Rolex that popular. When I heard that about 10 years ago you could practically buy every Rolex model you wanted! Therefore it is not so long ago that Rolex became that brand they are now! There was also a hype about Rolex as an "investment". I don't think luxury goods are any investment category because the hype could be over as fast as it came! For me watches are for watch lovers only! But maybe I'm an exot in this regard. Omega and Rolex in the luxury watch making are about average if you'd like high watch craftmanship. A. Lange & Söhne put all other brands to shame when it comes to this aspect of craftmanship. It's simply the highest level!

[@chloerussell7871]

Well done! One of your best videos

[@seayak]

it is sadly ironic that Malcolm Campbell wore a waterproof watch.

[@notenoughtime7274]

Outstanding research. You deserve an honorary PHD ! Dr Andrew Morgan

[@joewhite6875]

Andrew Morgan, the freaking legend

[@pormusic]

Omega has much more history, like 60 years more. It was already a very well established brand with high reputation for innovation, quality and robustness when Rolex was beginning. 2. Omega has in-house movements since the XIXth century and has only used in-family movements for two decades, part of the 1980s and the 1990s, but never stopped producing some in-house movements. Rolex never made a single movement until very few years ago, already in the XXIst century. All of them were off the shelf Aegler's, just as others used ETA, like Breitling did for so many decades until recently. Rolex in some decades used also other brands too, like Valjoux’s and Zenith’s. So, Rolex movements made by Aegler were not even “in-family”… And that is true for all the famous movements inside Rolexes from the 1960s and 1970s, not Rolex, Aegler’s. 3. Omega has produced high horology, some of the principal high complications in horology, since the XIXth century, minute repeaters and perpetual calendars, and since 1947 Omega produces one of the most complicated challenges in horology, Tourbillons. And not just a Tourbillon, but a central Tourbillon, of which, by the way, Omega produces now not one but two different calibers, and has produced, several more along its history. Very few brands can make, know how to produce and want to produce Tourbillons. Omega is one of those. Rolex has never produced high horology. Not only that, Omega produces a solid gold Tourbillon movement. Gold movements are produced by only a few, like VC, FP Journe and Omega. 4. Omega made a Group Company, SSIH, with Lemania. Two brands of the same company and together designed and produced some of the most refined chronograph movements of horological history, like the 321, again produced by Omega today, a caliber used by Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Roger Dubuis, among others. In fact, caliber 321 is in great part responsible for the continuation and resurgence of mechanical horology since the quartz crisis. Other Omega chronograph caliber (nothing less), like the 1861 has also been used by Vacheron Constantin, and also by Franck Muller... Also, Audemars Piguet has used at least one Omega in-house caliber, time only. So, Omega calibers have been used by Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Roger Dubuis, Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Chopard, Zenith, Cartier, Franck Muller and are the base for the amazing and artisanal hand made Atelier de Chronometrie watches. The reason for this is their extremely high quality and qualities. Aegler's and Rolex movements were never used by a single one of those brands, only by Gruen. And there are good reasons for that. Rolex couldn't made their own chronograph movement (neither a simple time movement) until the 2000s, so they used Valjoux, which are very good, and Zenith's, also very good. But it is clear that horologically they didn't have the capacity Omega had for decades and even more than 100 years before Rolex began producing their own movements. Omega had in-house movements, time only and chronographs, even in the pocket watch era, in the XIXth century and chronographs before their association with Lemania. In fact, caliber 321 is strongly based on an Omega caliber previous to the association with Lemania, and was produced mostly because of an Omega initiative. Very few brands were capable of producing their own calibers and more so their own chronograph movements. Longines and Angelus did it. Of course, Omega. Not even Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin or Audemars Piguet could, they began making their own movements just until the Swatch Group stop selling them the Omega-Lemania 321 (to PP and VC; AP used also a Lemania module). The new chronograph calibers by PP and VC are completely based on the Omega-Lemania movement. 5. Omega is a pioneer in technology, such as the Co-Axial but also of the finest quartz movements, and of materials. The first time a company used the stainless steel Rolex uses today was Omega in the early 1970s. The Megaquartz from the early 1970s were some 15 times more accurate than the Oysterquartz from 2001… 6. It is one of the very few brands to engage in a new escapement, and to this moment one of the most different and high performance escapement technologies in centuries. Breguet has also done marvels, but only in very few numbers. Omega has achieved this for large production, not easy. 7. Rolex made their first dive watch in 1953, the Submariner, 100mts water resistant, and strongly based on the Blancpain from months earlier (that’s another interesting story). Omega made 22 years earlier a divers watch for 135mts deep, the Marine. When Omega was producing Seamaster 300s good for 200mts deep, Rolex was making Submariners 100mts WR (it took Rolex several years more, already in the 1960s, to make them 200mts WR, something Omega achieved in 1957), and so on those differences are maintained with Omega always producing more performant technologies and watches. Simply put, better watches. The most extreme divers Rolex today is a Deep Sea, good for 11,000mts depth (until some months ago it was 3,900mts depth). The most extreme divers Omega since some years now is capable of 15,000mts depth. The Rolex Milgauss, is specifically made to be non affected by magnetism. Rolex doesn't publish the actual data (their webpage states a dubious 1000 Gauss, it should be more), but being a brand that publicizes so many doubtful data, like being the first to produce a divers watch (literally said in their webpage and completely false), being the first to produce a GMT (wrong again), etc, one would expect they would publish a better result than Omega if they had it. Any ladies mechanical dress Omega stands 15,000 Gauss. But Omega doesn't do the marketing Rolex does. 8. The finishing of the movements in Omegas has always been superior to the industrial finishing of Rolex (Aegler’s) movements. Just comparing, for example, calibers 5XX, 55X, 56X or 75X to their Rolex counterparts, calibers 1066 or 1575, will quickly evidence this. But the same today with 8500 vs 3231.

[@starkparker16]

I want that Great Escape watch. Hard to believe nobody had a compass on a trip across the Sahara.

[@gilessteve]

They probably did, but never let facts get in the way of a good story.

[@syktgrei]

You’re brave to take on some of the angriest mobs in watch space! Great video as usual, a lot of fun.

[@Odat]

You must have spent a lot of time researching to make this video!. Well done. Subscribed!

[@bookabooka3529]

Well researched ... I bet that was an effort in talking that one through. I enjoyed that, thank you 🤗

[@Crazy_Joe_Davola]

I like the philanthropy of Rolex.

[@alexandrerojkov9429]

Great story, great company, great watches. The only problem is ADs, I will not beg for a trinket. If they have one, I will definitely buy one, otherwise, sorry, there is always good old Omega and many other watch companies who value their customer.

[@dozyrabbit]

Your best video yet. Bravo!

[@DavidMaddern]

Andrew, this is one of the best videos in the history of Horology. Please do this for Omega and so on

[@brotaque]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@stuartholroyd6404]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@cheynewalls]

Great history lesson, very much enjoyed it!

[@Les_Grossman]

Very interesting! Thanks!

[@MariaguadalupeSlick]

got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on MaMaCoo 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.

[@gordanhorbec4790]

NASA couldn't get their hands on new Rolex model, because even then it was a Rolex.

[@CJBW335]

Really good listening to this!

[@anthonyhyba261]

Awesome Rolex facts video Andrew, thank you.

[@Doc_DJ]

Now that's one way to make a superb video! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@jact12]

Great info, learn a lot from your video. #76 should be 2015 when Rolex changed to the green hang tag.

[@serviceprive]

I learned sp much more again. Thankyou. ❤

[@JCDofNYC]

Thanks!

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

Thank you very much!

[@clifgavin8568]

Great video. I just learned many interesting facts about Rolex and its founder. Thank you.

[@InteliDey]

Andrew, we need a video for the Omega fan boiiis now! Caption: "Here's Why Omega Is Better Than Rolex"

[@chrisjones6439]

Will never happen, not click baity enough

[@InteliDey]

@@chrisjones6439 I am sure there are millions of Omega fan boiiis who would jump on to the video. And, separately, owning both Rolex and Omega, I genuinely find Omega more innovate whereas Rolex is more evolving conservative. I would definitely watch the Omega video over and over.

[@chrisjones6439]

@@InteliDey I agree mate. Unfortunately Rolex clickbait titles get more views...these KZbinrs aren't interested in quality content for the watch enthusiast, all about views and money.

[@InteliDey]

@@chrisjones6439 That's true.

[@patrickjean-philippe7679]

But this video was awesome.

[@davidstephens2082]

Sooooo…..marketing? Omega doesn’t even to seem to have a marketing department except maybe Colin from accounts, and Rolex seems to have an army of marketing folks. I’ll take quality over quantity any day.

[@yahyas]

The reason the video doesn’t mention why rolex is better than omega, is because it isn’t made about that subject. The title has been changed shortly after uploading the video from 101 facts about rolex, to, here’s to why rolex is better than omega.

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

It’s the implication

[@kleitosaliagas5668]

​@@AndrewMorganWatches 😂, I see what you did there 😅

[@millersx9]

Pls do other watch brands as well! ❤

[@StruanRobertson29]

Question..I have a vintage Omega Geneve from the 60s (formally my grandfathers) which i wear on weekdays. How often do you reckon such a watch should be serviced?...do you reckon wait until there is a timekeeping issue...or every x nr of years?..

[@gmp7458]

Do you know when it was last serviced? If you are concerned about how it's running ask a local watch repair shop to have a look at it. Do some research first read reviews etc and always go to the shop and see the people in person if you can.

[@StruanRobertson29]

@@gmp7458 yes I had it serviced about 2.5 years ago...there is no problem with trust on the watch maker...he done a good job and is respected locally....but, not cheap to service....I jist want to know how often it should be serviced....I wouldnt ask the watch maker...it would be a bit like asking a barber if I need a hair cut

[@slacko1971]

By waiting until there is a timekeeping issue this could cause more wear to the watch. Think of it like the engine of your car, if you only service it when it breaks down the engine will wear out far more quickly as the lubricants break down and no longer do what they should do. The same applies to your watch as the lubrication drys out it will accelerate wear on the parts.

[@StruanRobertson29]

@@gmp7458 I had it serviced 2.5 years ago when I found it in the back of a drawer....prior to that...I inagine decades ago

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Great overview.

[@java2233]

You're not wrong. Well researched

[@davem8836]

Here's some things I know about Rolex. The term "president" was introduced after LBJ was gifted a gold day/date. It was that act that also started the replica craze. If you put "Rolex" in the vid title, people will watch it ;)

[@chriscon8463]

Outstanding info! Thank you for putting it together.

[@74amills]

A master class in branding

[@kaunas888]

Yes, but one can go into an Omega store and actually buy one of their watches right then and there...I have even heard about Omega now offering discounts on some of their watches. Take that Rolex.

[@DzejWiJV]

Good job

[@Watch_yer6973]

Excellent video 🎉

[@kaunas888]

Timex is also a simple, clear and easy to pronounce name.

[@Miroslaw-rs8ip]

I own an Omega Seamaster Bond edition year 2020 and am extremely impressed with it, titanium body makes it very comfortable to wear and the movement is fantastic. I have monitored the accuracy of this watch for 3 months now and it’s running fast on average about 0.5 to 0.75 seconds a day! Can the Rolex Submariner compare with this accuracy?

[@paulatterby7507]

Thats good. My submariner does 0.5 to 1 sec per day

[@fourlakes]

Wow, fantastic video.

[@mickbrown9021]

Why is Wally Herbert overlooked - forgotten. He wore a Rolex Explorer1, the 1016, on his many Arctic explorations in the 1960s. He even featured in a Rolex full page ad in the National Geographic magazine 😉.

[@da___man]

Give me a vintage Omega from the mid 50's through the 60's any day.

[@bowerbirdstyle7661]

Lots of mind-boggling details. Marketing genius and business acumen has made Rolex top of the pile.

[@davidparrishproductions5082]

Amazing job.

[@hugohernandez3651]

Amazing video. However, the title of the video is wrong. It should be....This is why Rolex is by far the most influential watch brand in the world. Omega is not a competitor for Rolex anymore. Just look at the market share. Cartier is the real competition of Omega 😄. I love and own Omega watches btw.

[@BenNS1971]

Very interesting video. I suggest that the next one be: why Omega is better then Rolex. I’m sure it would be just as entertaining.

[@chriscorbin8111]

Went to the Rolex AD today, set to buy a OP41 but saw the Tudor Balckbay 41, I left with the Tudor, I felt the Tudor was a better looking watch. Left my name on the list for the Celebration 41, in the off chance!😢back to the subject, I have several Omegas, all good watches.

[@MarkarthGuard45]

I think the last sentence of that video was personal :D

[@Kalmar917]

So I service a 14060 sub they will replace the movement or parts with modern parts? Interesting. I wonder what they would do with a 6538?

[@LukeZak]

$150 for a Sub back in 1954 was probably the best $150 ever spent in the history of wristwatches

[@robb9uk]

As an owner of both, including a GMT II and a Seamaster, Omega has it on almost every parameter with the possible exception of the one that matters most, brand desirability and value. The Rolexes sit in their boxes, year after year, bar the odd very rare outing (usually when I am 100% happy that I am unlikely to be coshed from behind), whereas the Omegas come out to play because they look and feel great.

[@alter3go411]

16:54 im pretty sure the Paul Newman in the picture at least is a 6239. 6263 has a bakelite bezel.

[@blueridgeocean]

Omega is doing it better. Rolex is the narcissistic neighbor. while omega is the gentleman neighbor, whom will happily feed the homeless.

[@basvleeskruyer]

What I also like about Omega it is available for everyone that can save a thousand Euros. Rolex is ridiculous expensive since the Corona.

[@scottslater-nb5ch]

I've only bought t-shirts from concerts, must be mixing in the wrong circles

[@RollerSkatinActor]

What about the 1st ever bi-colored Cerachrom Bezel? Introduced with the GMT BLNR 116710?

[@structurescience]

Watching from Graham O Sullivan, Artane castle, Dublin.

[@sweetcorn1968]

I predict several eye rolls from my wife as I share some of this knowledge with her. Quite possibly with several swear words for added effect.

[@josepauloneuparthvieirafer4449]

While not being perfect as a Brand their timepieces are among the best in the world. There are much better brands for complications or for high-end finishings, yet they make bullet proof calibers which last a lifetime and beyond. The entry watches for each collection are my preferred ones. While Omega has only one watch that appeals to me: the straight Speedmaster. Omega looses itself in a myriad of options. That ain't so with Rolex. Omega pushes to much to hit several targets. Rolex prefers to keep a smaller collection which evolves very slowly during time. And I prefer that, that ultra traditionalist approach for one knows every time where one is. In questions of timekeeping I much prefer Rolex. Specially in the past Rolex was unmistakably more accurate. I remember that Omega my father own which was always on delay and after going several times to Omega they never solve the problem. They much improved over time and now probably they are equivalent or near equivalent. Nevertheless I use a Fluted Datejust and a Sub which are irreprochable. Great Job in this Video.

[@motokult]

Wow

[@ericarghirudis3462]

also, beside the sleeve issue, 6 o'clock is a turning point in a day, am and pm, putting a date there is a nonsense. you want an even bigger marker at 6 and sometimes a 6. so talking about symetry 😂3 is better for the date because every 12 hour you're asleep . between 4 and 5 is even better so you can have all the markers. but it's to subtil for most people 😂. zénith, blancpain, some seikos. date at 6 only works on horizontal bicompax chronographs

[@drregmonster4371]

Great! I’m ready to buy my Rolex watch.

[@J0hnny8ravo]

Question is “is Rolex ready to sell you a watch?”

[@StephenMorganCanada]

Not for me, there’s a whiff of arsehole with every Rolex these days.

[@skay3723]

The Rolex Yacht-Master in Everose Rolesor is the only watch in Rolex current selection that doesn't come with a gold winding crown. Not sure as to why🤷🏾‍♂️.

[@barrettwbenton]

Probably one of the most artfully compressed FYI on a single brand I've seen…and, yes, a lot of stuff I never knew.

[@vicioussky1256]

Most of the points here prove one thing that you mentioned about Winsdorf - Rolex is a marketing company, not a watchmaking company. As a side note - that front page ad about swim across La Manche was a scam. The swimmer never made it to the other side on that day - she swam across before, but not with Rolex on the wrist. Coincidence? And another side note - all these reasons show why Rolex is worse than Omega actually 🤣🤣🤣.

[@greghassen4726]

I think if you add up all these things and compare them to Omega‘s bonafides, Rolex is better. Also if you’ve ever tried on the Omega Speedmaster and also a Rolex Submariner, you’ll see why Rolex is better just comparing those two.

[@Gabe_the_watch_enthusiast]

I love both these brands however omega over rolex just by a little

[@garyb2507]

The Wilsdorf reality distortion field effect.

[@siddhant46s54]

Well I don’t need to watch a 26 minute video to understand that Rolex is better and greater than omega, it’s common knowledge!🤷‍♂️