Passion For Rolex Is Actually A Kind Of Paranoia
Photographer Yu Yizhou’s passion for ROLEX is actually a paranoia. Although I know that other timepieces have many advantages over ROLEX, I still love it. There can certainly be a positive understanding of this paranoia. For example, Master Zhong’s words are still lingering in his ears-‘If you can only buy a good watch in life, choose Rolex’, ‘Buy a watch for daily use, and want some value retention, I always recommend people to buy Rolex’ … Similarly, HODINKEE in In the article ’12 Mistakes That New Watch Fans Make Easy’, there are also two paragraphs on ‘less respect for Rolex’. Since watch fans began to hang in, from knowing only ROLEX-‘seeing’ ROLEX after understanding top brands-after some time-consuming, labor-intensive tossing or changing hands-& quot; Hmm, maybe a Rolex ain ‘t so bad & quot ;. Indeed, judging from the strength of a well-known brand, a durable oyster-like structure, a rigorous and easy-to-repair movement quality, and a hard currency-like ability to maintain value, if you have a watch in your lifetime, you may need to change hands. . However, the work of ‘only respect for oneself’ (even modest P.P.) is a little bit funny. As a watch-loving person, although he has a love for ROLEX, he does not need to be indifferent to other timepieces, or even speak evil. In the book ‘The Art of Watches and Clocks’, Master Wang Jinlong laughed at the ROLEX factory’s good feng shui at the beginning. Nearly half of the pages are about ROLEX. It can be seen that he has a deep preference for his research. However, the line to the speculation department still expressed strong grievances and regrets: lamenting the price of the well-known watch brand’s painstaking work, ‘It can’t be beaten by the mediocre ROLEX’. He also hopes that in the future, there will be a penny for a watch, and watch fans have good eyesight. Unfortunately, the situation may be the same as it was in the past two decades. ROLEX is naturally a good watch. Looking back, its historical significance cannot be underestimated. It was because of the popularity of the Oyster Waterproof Watch in 1927 that people at that time began to understand the reliability and practicality of the watch, gradually changing their habits of using pocket watches, and promoting the popularity of watches. In addition, ROLEX’s red wheel two-way winding mechanism, straddling balance wheel bridge, four-arm beam temperature-resistant alloy balance wheel and other technologies are all worthy of praise and praise. ROLEX is not an old man lying on the fame, in fact, it is more like a charming child, too much ‘adored’ by watch fans, of course, including me. I hope that in the future, I will have the opportunity to work with all kinds of classic timepieces, feel the watchmaking spirit of watchmakers, and relax the obsession with an open attitude.