DrStrong
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What's in store for us ?
there a lots of rumors about the news that Rolex will (?) present in Basel:
- new SD with a new movement
- new GMT II with a bi-color ceramic bezel
- new Daytona in PVD
- new Daytona in Rose Gold with a black ceramic bezel
- reedition of the "Jean Claude Killy" chronograph with day+date+month indication
Which one would you like to come true ?
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What's in store for us ?
there a lots of rumors about the news that Rolex will (?) present in Basel: - new SD with a new movement - new GMT II with a bi-color ceramic bezel - new Daytona in PVD - new Daytona in Rose Gold with a black ceramic bezel - reedition of the "Jean Claude ...
The Re edition of the JC Killy for me !
I'd like to see its rebirth! I'd also like to see if they can improve this problem of bracelet, I mean that on the new GMT the case is bigger tha hte previous model, but the bracelet has the same size...Which disturbs me, esthetically speaking. If a new b...
Me too...
if there is ever a reedition and if it is nice.....you will never take if off my wrist ! lol (Photo: Antiquorum)...
Not bad looking at all
Hi Jeff, I could easily see that style of Rolex open up to a whole new client base in the high horology sector. Thanks Bill
Yes
but if they decide to re-issue the watch, who knows what it will look like ? Something close to the original would be fantastic !
jck and gmt in pepsi
i would love a new model jck but i also want a pepsi gmt. have held off on one simply because i want something different but similar to the vintage look. we always want what we can not have perhaps, imo
PVD Daytona would probably be so sought after
that it would immediately go triple list. I wonder if Rolex would be 'so bold.' The new SD makes strategic sense to me. They are leading up to the new Sub, one model at a time--creating momentum and hype, and probably also checking reactions.
this raises an interesting question
I wonder whether a PVD model would reduce some of the excessive demand for, and thus the price of, the regular SS version.
I was actually thinking of demand/prices on the secondary market,
which is where most SS Daytonas are bought and sold. True, discontinuing the SS Daytona would somewhat limit supply, in the sense that the company would turn off the paltry stream of them arriving at ADs from year to year. But at the same time, the demand...