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Title: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: Cocas on August 20, 2017, 05:58:50 AM

As per question above, what do you guys think?

I saw may brands, especially non-luxury or non-premium brands or Rolex contenders start having their stainless steel bracelet center links polished with silvery shinny mirror effects.

Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: Cocas on August 20, 2017, 06:14:40 AM

For example, Oris, Certina, Steinhart, Bell&Ross, Omega.

Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: chrisyen on August 20, 2017, 05:40:46 PM

By just polishing the center part of the bracelet is copying Rolex?

Can't agree


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Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: Cocas on August 20, 2017, 06:17:29 PM

Quote from: chrisyen on August 20, 2017, 05:40:46 PM

By just polishing the center part of the bracelet is copying Rolex?

Can't agree


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Yes, there are 2 things that need to find out first ?
The specific questions should be:
1. Rolex oyster bracelet type of bracelet was designed by Rolex or other watch brands?

2. The highly polished of oyster  bracelet center links, was Rolex the first to apply this technique or other watch brands?

Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: mongourou on August 25, 2017, 06:09:31 AM

Everything you wanted to know about Rolex bracelet:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-oyster-bracelet-historical-perspectives


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Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: Timeless on August 25, 2017, 06:19:14 AM

Quote from: mongourou on August 25, 2017, 06:09:31 AM

Everything you wanted to know about Rolex bracelet:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-oyster-bracelet-historical-perspectives


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Good info sharing.

Title: Re: Do you agree that many watch brands now follow Rolex bracelet design?
Post by: Cocas on August 25, 2017, 03:21:05 PM

Quote from: mongourou on August 25, 2017, 06:09:31 AM

Everything you wanted to know about Rolex bracelet:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-oyster-bracelet-historical-perspectives


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Wow... So it is very very likely that all other watch brands copy from Rolex on the oyster bracelet design or / and the polished center links technique.