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Solid Gold Rolex Cases - Gauging Interest
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It's tough to say. It would depend a lot on the cost of gold at the time, the processes they used to make the case, and whether they already had access to certain machines/skills or had to pay someone else to do it.
There are also non-manufacturing costs. Anytime you're dealing with creating and distributing replacement watch parts, even ones that have no brand marks, you're entering risky legal territory. Rolex is especially litigious, so there are potential legal costs that come with taking steps to avoid litigation and dealing with litigation if/when it arises.
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I saw the same case in a parts catalog my watchmaker showed me. It was still pretty heavily marked up but not as high - I want to say closer to $4,000.
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Everything's set to move forward - the only obstacle is cost because of the price of gold right now.
Are people willing to pay $4000 for a gen spec 18 karat gold Daytona case?
Edit: six-digit, classic case design (116528, 116508, etc). If it does well, I'll make them in the newer PM designs.
Are people willing to pay $4000 for a gen spec 18 karat gold Daytona case?
Edit: six-digit, classic case design (116528, 116508, etc). If it does well, I'll make them in the newer PM designs.
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There would be no rehaut or caseback engravings. I mean in terms of dimensions and design.
But bro, people are nitpicking about rehaut and you wont make it at all? Am I missing something?
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It would be a violation of trademark law and earlier models don't have it anyway.
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It would be roughly 4k worth of gold for just the midcase and caseback - that's without the labor charge. The bracelet actually makes up a huge chunk of the weight of the watch. It alone is probably 4-5k worth of gold.
Absolutely no point in doing that when a gen solid gold day date sells for about that amount.
You gotta find a way to make it cheaper.
Try using 14k.
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The only way to make it cheaper would be to use a lower karat, but then the weight and color would be off.
Even at 5k a case, that's still a fraction of a gen gold daytona, but I agree it's a lot of money.