It was less than a year ago, at last year’s BaselWorld event in March 2015 that replica Rolex introduced the updated Rolex Submariner 40 (that we debuted hands-on here) – and with it, the new Rolex Superlative Chronometer Certification. However, more casual or beginning people who don’t have the confidence of experience can find themselves overwhelmed, intimidated, and plain stressed out about the process.
What is news, though, is how this in-house testing is conveyed and how strict its criteria have become. For this batch, we took a look at dive watches. Learn more about 10 things to know about how Rolex makes watches here. The “office desk diver” is a shared phenomenon, and for those looking to buy one, we figured it makes sense to ask, “do you need a dive watch for your office job?” Obviously, it’s a bit tongue-in-cheek since not a lot of desk jockeys are going to be requiring 300M water resistance at the water cooler. Now, we know that several”watch people” know the ins and outs of how to buy, sell, and trade watches online. In the same vein, we have already covered buying one of the most ubiquitous dive watches, the Rolex Submariner, however, what are several alternatives to the fake Rolex Submariner?
For Rolex it was this additional testing that conferred the title of Superlative Chronometer on Rolex watches – thus far authenticated by the red Rolex seal that came attached to Rolex watches. We are sure everyone will have their thoughts on what should and shouldn’t be on the list, however, we did agree that anyone struggling with their dive watch purchase (we even stuck a non-diver on that alternatives list) should certainly be informed about none other than the Omega Seamaster, and thus we have as well included a guide on that. During these in-house tests of cased watches, Rolex checks all its replica watches – that is 100% off Rolex Oyster watches, as well as the new self-winding Cellini, watches – for their accuracy. There are guides for buying a Rolex Daytona, the Tag Heuer Monaco, the Hublot Big Bang, and Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, among others.
And when in 1951 official certification became obligatory for everyone, Rolex sought ways to further distinguish itself from the rest, by obtaining “certificates avec mention,” where movements whose precision proved superior received a certificate noting “particularly good results.”