Construction Worker wearing Rolex Daytona Black Dial

A Rolex Date Just Ref 16030 with stainless steel bezel has been used for more than 30 years

Still look in good shape except there is discolouration on the dial.

Construction Worker wearing Daytona

A friend sent me said to me on 26 Dec through this blog that it is a down grade to Rolex as he saw a Construction Worker worn a Black Daytona to work in a construction site in HK!

I think that is not a down grade, and may be it is an upgrade, as the worker knows that his work is rough and heavy only the world toughest watch can survive in these environment which is full of dust, sewages, smoke and lots of vibration.

I have been working on board a merchant vessel, the carpenter, Sailor, 2nd Cook and Oiler were all wearing Rolex, Date Just, 2nd Engineer. And they have been using them for many years.

The sailors had to clean all the rust on the desk by using chisel and hammer everyday whenever the weather is good, imagine what kind of watch will be survived under these vibration!? The Oiler had to work in the engine room which is very hot and very noisy, a lot of grease and oil, they washed their hand and no doubt the Rolex after they stopped work, what kind of watch that can last for years in these environment!? ROLEX.
Rolex has a good cases that isolated 99% of the major vibration and their double shock absorber will further elimination the rest f the vibration going into the hairy thin pivots of the shafts of the mainspring and the fork escarpment system.
Of course, we do not expect the Crystal and the case would shine like new as it will be punished by the miss target chisel, metal debris hitting on it, the case had also many scratches and full of dents, however the watch works perfectly. So Whenever Seafarers have some extra money, they buy Rolex, and all the old generation seamen in HK like to wear Rolex.

So I think this is Rolex, and that Rolex is real one, as I am sure the Fake one can not last more than 7 days  working at Sea.!

HK Snob