[ApolloFortyNine]

>I don't understand this sentiment.

You are paying a substantial premium for the name Omega on the front of the watch.

Here is one website that can give you an idea of how much a watch should cost built out of premium materials, but not with a luxury brand name. Steinhart watches being a great example of quality from a non luxury brand. [1]

No one really believes the parts that make up a Rolex Submariner are worth $12000. It's worth that much because it's a Rolex. You can actually buy quality forgeries for under $1000 that you'd likely need to take apart the entire watch to prove it's a fake.

[1] https://us.gnomonwatches.com/

[hef19898]

I'm more like a TAG Heuer guy, so. Partially because I could never justify Omega's prices for myself. I do love mechanical watches, once I had a chat with specialized limited-edition mechanical watches dealer. Man, did he have nice ones. He also appreciated those non-limited edition ones being worn everyday.

I would never ever buy a new Rolex. Maybe a really old one, an antique, but not a new one. To cite the famous actor Nicolas Cage from the master piece movie Gone in 60 Seconds: "I saw three of the at McDonalds yesterday. And that tells me that there are too many people with too much money and not enough taste in this town". Rolex, to me, is like a golden Bentley, only their to show even the poorest dude that you are rich. Money doesn't buy taste or style so. Some Rolex are nice, most seem to be bought by people only to show of wealth.

Not to judge so, because there are certainly enthusiasts out there that own the Rolex of there dreams.

[bamboozled]

I’ve never seen a nice looking Rolex.

I owned a tag, it was partially made from rubber, it was a formula 1 series watch, the rubber perished, was bad.

[CydeWeys]

Do you remember more about the exact model? I can see the band being made of rubber (which is a wear part, and you just buy a replacement for), but the watch case itself should be steel and last decades. I'm not aware of any rubber-cased Tag watches.

> I’ve never seen a nice looking Rolex.

Fwiw, this is not a commonly held opinion. You can't argue taste, but most would disagree. What kind of watches do you like the looks of?