Hi,

thank you for your reply, having polished quite a few watches all the way down to Rotary/Seikos I assumed that any watch retailing over about $100 would have solid stainless steel components, let alone a watch retailing for closer to $2000.
just shows that the price tag is in the name, although I have to say the quality/feel/look of the watch does say luxury, its just they are cost cutting at every opportunity I guess!