I mean, honestly, who *hasn’t* looked at a Submariner and thought, “Damn, I wish I could make something like *that*!” I even saw this thing online – someone’s building a watch totally inspired by the Sub, using an ETA 2824 movement, trying to make it, like, *the* ultimate homage. Good on ’em, I say!
But it’s not just about straight-up copies, ya know? It’s more… an aesthetic thing. Like, Pagani Design PD-1645, for instance. The article said it’s inspired by the “legendary aesthetics” of Rolex. Which basically means they’re borrowing that classic Rolex look – stainless steel, certain case shapes, the whole shebang. Not a *bad* thing, necessarily. It’s kinda like how everyone’s inspired by the Beatles, even if they’re not ripping off “Hey Jude.” You can see it in the details.
And then there’s this Land-Dweller thing… apparently inspired by a two-tone Datejust *and* a quartz watch from the 60s? That’s kinda wild! Like, they just threw a bunch of Rolex DNA in a blender and hoped for the best. I dunno, sounds kinda cool, tbh.
Rolex themselves even get inspired! I saw something about their new watches having fluted and diamond-set bezels and luminescent markers inspired by other Rolexes. So it’s like… Rolex inspiring Rolex? A bit meta, wouldn’t ya say?
Then there’s the Cellini. That bracelet they put on there? Apparently it’s a nod to “jewellery-inspired bracelets” from old vintage Rolexes. So even Rolex is kinda looking back at their own history for inspiration, which, I mean, makes sense. They’ve got a *lot* of history to draw from!
