Those examples above are the exact reason why I don't own either Rolex or LV. To me, it's arrogant and cocky to actually release something like that. I look for subtle design, not in-your-face over-the-top design. To me, that bag is saying "look at what we can do... sew a bunch of leftovers from other bags together, and still get $45k for them. (hahaha suckers)" and the watch "check this out, we'll take our classy watches and make it look like a strippers dressroom and the will still sell! (ahahaha suckers)"




The the two above are exactly what Rolex did, but they did it with elegance and class. The Rolex you pictured is the same case, but with a bunch of busy design over it. The Panerai is the same case, but with a few subtle changes in the dial layout/design.

Rolex takes a car and adds some fuzzy dice and a new paint job.
Panerai takes a car puts in some expensive hand stitched leather, carbon fiber (or wood) trim and a super lumed speedometer.