jim_94104
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whats the point
Apr 07, 2021,11:58 AM
if they will never be available to commoners like me?!
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My exact feelings!
By: ZSHSZ : April 7th, 2021-10:26
The Pepsi never worked for me on jubilee, so it’s a great option on oyster, same for Batman.
If I remember correctly...
By: Chromatic Fugue : April 7th, 2021-11:28
... Rolex offered the new steel Pepsi a few years ago with only the Jubilee option because it did not want to create a steel model that looked exactly like the preexisting, much more expensive WG Pepsi model, which then had a black rather than blue dial. ...
whats the point
By: jim_94104 : April 7th, 2021-11:58
if they will never be available to commoners like me?!
The BLNR has been available in Oyster ...
By: Chromatic Fugue : April 7th, 2021-13:05
... for at least a couple of years, along the Jubilee alternative. The two versions seem to be about equally popular, based on what I see on Chrono24. In contrast, the BLRO was Jubilee-only until now presumably because Rolex did not want to alienate those...
You are correct sir...
By: Chromatic Fugue : April 7th, 2021-15:19
The oyster came first for the Batman; and then the jubilee. I had forgotten that the 116710BLNR and 126710BLNR are distinct and sequential references. The case and movement appear to be identical.
+1!
By: amanico : April 7th, 2021-15:32
Oyster with polished Center Links is not GMT-appropriate
By: Mostel : April 8th, 2021-16:10
Neither is a Jubilee BTW... IMHO... and in fact, I had a chance to get a GMT with Juby and chose a Cameron that day... why? Jubilee is a dress bracelet as is (although less so) a pcl Oyster... and pcls are simply too prone to scratch to be even remotely s...
Well, marketing put aside, it is still up to
By: Gwai : April 9th, 2021-15:20
anybody to use their watch as they wish. And I suspect there are still some people who use theirs in a way that'd please you. In other words, lamenting the disappearance of Rolex as a tool watch... I think there are causes much more pressing. Cheers Marc
Wait Marc, what?
By: Mostel : April 9th, 2021-18:36
What causes could possibly be more pressing??!!
ha ha ha
By: Gwai : April 10th, 2021-01:49
What was I thinking!? Cheers Marc