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Old 30 March 2022, 05:47 PM   #31
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Nice pick OP! They should call it “The Pot Head GMT” because Rolex was smoking a lot when they designed this one.
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Old 7 April 2022, 12:55 AM   #32
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New Steel 1267** GMT Left-handed releases for first Time this year.
Enjoy!
Frank knew his stuff...
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Old 7 April 2022, 01:14 AM   #33
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Hard pass on anything left handed.
Same for me and I’m left handed,,,,,
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Old 8 February 2023, 02:49 AM   #34
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any "predictions" for this year Frank?
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Old 8 February 2023, 03:23 AM   #35
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any "predictions" for this year Frank?
C’mon frank. Give us something
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Old 8 February 2023, 04:16 AM   #36
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Wow this is cool - Frank any news?
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Old 8 February 2023, 05:37 AM   #37
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Old 8 February 2023, 07:04 AM   #38
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*fired by Rolex* for serious breach of confidentiality last year
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Old 8 February 2023, 07:28 AM   #39
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2022 New Rolex 1267**LHD GMT

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*fired by Rolex* for serious breach of confidentiality last year

Either this or he got his friend that he met at “eyes wide shut party” in trouble and no one’s providing him with info anymore. Doubt we’ll hear back from him anytime soon! I hope I’m wrong.


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Old 8 February 2023, 07:42 AM   #40
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Has Frank only predicted two releases and only in 2022?

Last year, while still lurking, I was rather impressed by his accuracy.
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Old 8 February 2023, 08:05 AM   #41
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Either this or he got his friend that he met at “eyes wide shut party” in trouble and no one’s providing him with info anymore. Doubt we’ll hear back from him anytime soon! I hope I’m wrong.


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Hahaha! Honestly if I were to take a guess, Frank is not one of the low level employees of Rolex. I dare say that he’s one of the very top of the food chain, possibly even part of the notoriously secretive HW foundation. Most people who work for Rolex are usually immensely grateful for the opportunity and will not do anything to lose their job, what more leaking with 100% accuracy Rolex’s 2022 release without any financial incentives.

My guess is that Frank did what he did last year was just to have fun and to demonstrate that “this is what real insider info” looks like to us mere mortals. Frank 100% baller! He’s probably reading this! So hi Frank!
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Has Frank only predicted two releases and only in 2022?

ast year, while still lurking, I was rather impressed by his accuracy.
only 2 but they were pretty accurate and from far left field. on 3/7/22 he predicted this (a full 8 months early!)

2022 event : seadweller deepesea challenge. A full/ titanium watch, with 3230 calibre in-house. 39000feet water résistant. Case back engraved wit Trieste birthday : january 23, 1960

On 2/17/22 he also predicted (a full 1.5 months early):

New Steel 1267** GMT Left-handed releases for first Time this year.
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Old 8 February 2023, 10:04 PM   #43
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This would be interesting to see

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Rolex revolution : color shifting dial and Blockchain
I met a Rolex executive manager that will be next big Boss : Eric Gripo
He is the most famous engineer that created modern Rolex watches with ceramic bezel, new calibre.....
We spent time in an Eyes Wide Shut party, if you see what i mean.
He told me about one of the Rolex biggest problem: conterfeit and customised watches
His last genius thinking is a color shifting dial and blockchain.
It means for each watch, 3 diffrents serial numbers, one for calibre, one for the case, one for the dial.
Those serial numbers recorded in Rolex Blockchain (Master data base)
On the dial a specific layer, a new color shifting that you can not see, this layer is like a banknotes security system.
Dial is frequently the most strategic and expensive part.
Without disassembling the watch, you just need a special light to see if the color shifting dial is there, like that you can directly see if it is a Rolex conterfeit, customized watch or a real factory watch
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