Preowned Rolex Watches? Why would you want to buy a watch that has been used? A new timepiece will depreciate in value right after the purchase. And since the price for a new Rolex could be many thousands of dollars, a lot of people choose to buy preowned watches to avoid this immediate depreciation. And what's more, with time, some preowned watches will become even more expensive.
For those of you who would like to wear a Rolex watch, but don't want to spend the money, the solution is a preowned timepiece that will give you just as much satisfaction as a new one.
A few facts for the history buffs.
Swiss manufacturer Rolex SA is a #71 on a list of 100 of most important brands for 2007 in Business Magazine. It is the largest watch brand in the world. Considered a status symbol, these watches, whether they are preowned or new, are popular for their dependability and preciseness. Prices can range between several thousand US dollars, to over a hundred thousand and that's where the preowned comes in.
Rolex, the first company to create a truly waterproof watch case, boasts of other firsts, like the first watch to show two time zones at once, the first one with a date on a dial, receiving the first chronometer certification on a wrist watch, which means meeting certain standards for its precision. Still today, Rolex is the highest producer of chronometer certified watches. This company played also a big role in developing the quartz movement. These timepieces are suitable for extreme conditions like deep-sea diving, aviation or navigation in mountain climbing. All this will not diminish by purchasing a preowned watch.
The company was developed in 1905 by German Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis. Wilsdorf was not a watchmaker but the trademark "Rolex", was named by him and registered in 1908. Before, the company's name was Wilsdorf and Davis or W&D and that's how the first watches were marked. In 1912 Wilsdorf and Davis moved to United Kingdom but taxes, precious metals and export duties were expensive, so the company moved back to Switzerland. The company named Rolex was registered in 1915. Some documentation says that they can never be sold or traded on any stock exchange.
Rolex SA has 3 watch lines: Professional, Oyster Perpetual and Cellini.
Remember that preowned does not mean fake or imitation. Just like any other highly priced original, there are lot of imitations, counterfeit or fakes of Rolex watches out there. Mainly they are made in China or Mexico, sold online or at street corners for a few dollars up to thousands and they are all illegal. There are two aspects of imitations. The first one is a Trademark Violation, where the watch has the name of the original but lacks the functions and the look. The second is Design Violation in which the item is designed to look like the original, many times even with golden and leather parts.
Then you will see replicas of many luxury items. The difference between replica and imitation or counterfeit is, that only the original company may produce replicas of their unique product. Therefore replicas are legal.
So, back to the original timepiece. If you would like to own the king of watches and don't want to get impaired by its depreciation, you may want to consider a preowned Rolex watch.
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