Rolex Sky Dweller - Basel News 2012 ...

[93 Turbo]

Damn, another one I must have on top of all the others I want.

All in good time...

[Killer Loop]

Or if it really is meant to be a watch aviators would find useful there would have to be some sort of stop watch function for timing 1 (1 1/2) minute holding patterns and out bound sectors on approaches etc etc. Having said that your aircraft would have a mechanism for timing these things. Just a thought though.

[Patrick Lim]

This is certainly a more interesting development than the launch of Exp II last year.
Can't wait for tomorrow to come early.

Rolex has brought our expectations up in the clouds!!!

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow i will reveal myself and shake up the world - the image shows ONE of my SUB DIALs - plural.

How altogether fortunate that we have the Sky-Dweller itself posting to our humble forum.

How shaken shall we prepare to be?

Well, actually I haven't slept a wink all night, so maybe I'm already shaken.

[Philipp]

Nice post Gentleman!!

From my first article about Sky Dweller:

http://rolexpassionreport.com/3007/w...e-sky-dweller/


"Next question would be, how could it look like? A dweller has a helium valve, one doesn’t need in th e sky. The Sea-Dweller is the ultimate Submariner, for extreme use, underneath the surface. A Sky-Dweller would logically be the opposite, the ultimate GMT-Master. That means it’s going to be bigger then the maxi 40 mm GMT ceramique case, logically more like the DeepSea Sea-Dweller in 43mm ( for AP & Hublot clients ) So a big pilot kinda of Rolex with something new added, like a special turning bezel, quick set of GMT time with pushers, combined with a chrono? Lots of newly Rolex patented designs could have been used, like this one ” Timepiece provided with a device for controlling functions and/or time indications ” (http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/7...tml#show-page2)

Interesting notes :

“There are several documents which suggest that a turning bezel fitted with annular teeth engaging a radial axis pinion should be used to adjust a time function, either the hour spindle, the date, the day, the month or even the year. One ofthese arrangements is described in EP 1584000. It should be noted that in this arrangement the bezel can only be used to adjust one of the functions mentioned.”

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Finally, U.S. Pat. No. 360,415 discloses a winding and time setting mechanism in which the stem has only one degree of freedom in rotation, passage from the winding position to the time setting position being carried out by means of a camacting on a yoke. Such a system only allows a choice between the control of two functions and/or time indications. Now the object of this invention is to make it possible to increase the number of functions and/or time indications which can decontrolled."

[mikkemus23]

I guess what you mean is that my "picture" was quite correct.
My I have a job as watchdesigner at Rolex, pretty please?

[Philipp]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow you will wake up and get a surprise when you look at Rolex.com , some of you are close but no one is quite correct as yet - there is something quite unexpected that will be shown and will satisfy many many people - were going back to the good old days.

were going back to the good old days.




Question: How do you know?

[Killer Loop]

Long shot but is there a Pepsi Ceramic bezel in there somewhere?

[Lol-x]

Damn this wait is killing me

I'm hanging out for the iPad3 too

[Philipp]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow i will reveal myself and shake up the world - the image shows ONE of my SUB DIALs - plural.

Plural

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i will reveal myself and shake up the world

Can't wait! ;-)

[Lol-x]

I so hope this is a stainless steel model straight up...I can't wait 3 years anymore to get stainless steel.

The Sky-Dweller has the potential to be the biggest new release by Rolex in decades.

[Fiery]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

The Sky-Dweller has the potential to be the biggest new release by Rolex in decades.

Unless it turns out to look as polarizing as the YM II...

But I'm sure from a technical point of view it will be a very exciting and unique piece.

[RFXMM]

I'm still ticking with no date window and no subdials.

[bondtoys]

What if Rolex did that watch in a sports case but without crownguards and a Triplock crown?

[ecsub44]

Originally Posted by Puffy

Here are some designs registered by Rolex this morning!

Where are the holes for the subdials if there are any?

And do dials normally have that much space between the minute track and the edge of the dial...or is there room for an inner-bezel?

Does the red marking between 10:00 and 12:00 indicate some kind of countdown function?

I like the different colored gold surrounds on the hour markers.

I'm surely looking forward to this...

[Cru Jones]

Geesh.....step away from the forum for one day and all h*ll breaks loose in Rolex world.

This could be fun!

[Fiery]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Think about this small clue until tomorrow the dive watch collections all use double numerals, however the Explorer II and GMT-Master II only show single digits. Moreover the Explorer II uses arrow heads between numbers, the dive watches use bars and only the GMT used dots between numbers. I cant possibly say anymore than ive already said. Enjoy tomorrow.

So to sum up, it's gonna be some sorts of GMT watch My guess is still a GMT Chrono.

[Engi]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow you will wake up and get a surprise when you look at Rolex.com , some of you are close but no one is quite correct as yet - there is something quite unexpected that will be shown and will satisfy many many people - were going back to the good old days.

Yes, there will be the DDCP, a day date calendar perpetual in rose gold ...

[Philipp]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Think about this small clue until tomorrow the dive watch collections all use double numerals, however the Explorer II and GMT-Master II only show single digits. Moreover the Explorer II uses arrow heads between numbers, the dive watches use bars and only the GMT used dots between numbers. I cant possibly say anymore than ive already said. Enjoy tomorrow.

You get excited posting it 3 times

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Yes, I noticed as I wrote earlier:

http://rolexpassionreport.com/3205/r...w-sky-dweller/



Question remains, what exactly this new wonder will do, refering to Sky & Dweller / Master..

We need more clues

[topgear]

I think it will be a GMT based with additional features

[Engi]

Originally Posted by ecsub44

Where are the holes for the subdials if there are any?

And do dials normally have that much space between the minute track and the edge of the dial...or is there room for an inner-bezel?

Does the red marking between 10:00 and 12:00 indicate some kind of countdown function?

I like the different colored gold surrounds on the hour markers.

I'm surely looking forward to this...

This is the dial of the new YM ...

Ciao

Engi

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow i will reveal myself and shake up the world - the image shows ONE of my SUB DIALs - plural.

Are you making us believe that you're part of Rolex?

[Engi]

Originally Posted by topgear

I think it will be a GMT based with additional features

Yes, I guess it will have a different way to show additional timezone and to quickly move the time

[zutmonroi]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Think about this small clue until tomorrow the dive watch collections all use double numerals, however the Explorer II and GMT-Master II only show single digits. Moreover the Explorer II uses arrow heads between numbers, the dive watches use bars and only the GMT used dots between numbers. I cant possibly say anymore than ive already said. Enjoy tomorrow.

So BS, so funny

But not as funny as seeing all of you here excited about it !

[Philipp]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Are you making us believe that you're part of Rolex?

Little earlier I wondered myself.. but edited my message..Sky dweller responded on...might this be a break through? Rolex is online?

[ecsub44]

Originally Posted by Engi

This is the dial of the new YM ...

Ciao

Engi

Says who?

New YM...like new for 2012?

[mtrunner]

I feel like a kid the day before Chirstmas. The anticipation is killing me.

[Feras]

Nice move, but it's just not for me. I would stick to an Explorer or Sub C LV :D

[Lol-x]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

- were (we are) going back to the good old days.

Can someone please pinch me.....

Tritium dials, cool iconic retro styles.....

What exactly were the good old days

[00pumpkin]

Originally Posted by SKYDWELLER

Tomorrow you will wake up and get a surprise when you look at Rolex.com , some of you are close but no one is quite correct as yet - there is something quite unexpected that will be shown and will satisfy many many people - were going back to the good old days.

Does this mean we will be able to buy a new Rolex with a chrono, date, and GMT function for only a couple grand?