Preference for BLNR 2021 - Oyster or Jubilee?

[JacksonRain]

We have a thread going re the BLRO, but what do you all think about the BLNR on Oyster vs Jubilee? The latter often referred to as Batgirl had IMO a negative connotation to it.

I personally think the Oyster is better, but several of my non WIS friends have said the Jubilee is the way to go, both for the BLRO and the BLNR. I already have the Pepsi Jubilee, so in my collection, to me there is one clear answer. Thoughts?

Assume you were in the position to choose either

Not my pic btw Screenshot_20210407-185056_Chrome~2.jpg

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[prnceofpersia23]

I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by prnceofpersia23

I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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But imagine your AD had both of them for you two choose.... And you had a Pepsi BLRO on jubilee

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[watchcognition]

Originally Posted by prnceofpersia23

I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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Haha. Good answer.

[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by watchcognition

Haha. Good answer.

So I guess there is no wrong answer... But doesn't the Oyster look beefier, more substantial and more masculine/manlier...I hope I don't get flamed.

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[prnceofpersia23]

Originally Posted by JacksonRain

But imagine your AD had both of them for you two choose.... And you had a Pepsi BLRO on jubilee

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Definitely oyster in that scenario.

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[usmc_k9_vet]

It’s a toss up for me. I genuinely like both.


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[JacksonRain]

Well my 3 non WIS friends voted jubilee Batman, they choose that even over the Pepsi! So I guess it just boils down to preference.

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[blada4life]

Originally Posted by JacksonRain

Well my 3 non WIS friends voted jubilee Batman, they choose that even over the Pepsi! So I guess it just boils down to preference.

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Oyster


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[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by blada4life

Oyster


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Your opinion doesnt count!

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[brucethemanlee]

Oyster for BLNR

Jubilee for BLRO

[Maxy]

Oyster for me on GMT. Jubilee on fluted DJ41 only.

[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by brucethemanlee

Oyster for BLNR

Jubilee for BLRO

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[TheWitch]

Originally Posted by Maxy

Oyster for me on GMT. Jubilee on fluted DJ41 only.

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[TheWitch]

archie killed jubilee bracelets when he referenced urban gentry's as ''jingly jangly man''

[Swiss Mad!]

Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

Wonder if this will now affect grey prices of the original version?


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[Likestheshiny]

The grass is always greener. Mine has the oyster, so I want a jubilee.

[zackontherun]

Oyster for sure! Price gonna drop now that it's not discontinued? Please give me a chance to buy

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[Frank90402]

I gotta go with the Oyster on both! I remember seeing the Batman in a case the first day an AD opened in 2017, and that was the last time I saw one. haha

[Ny325]

Oyster for me.

[RolexSimon]

Jubilee for me - far more comfortable to wear.

[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by Swiss Mad!

Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

Wonder if this will now affect grey prices of the original version?


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Not sure Max... I'm curious to see what effect it will have on production and output. It's Rolex going to produce twice as many of the blnrs? Is Rolex going to produce same number, now split in half perhaps causing even greater wait times?

I think Rolex was producing far fewer blros relative to blnrs, based on my discussions with several ADs, and I think that reflects in the market price.

The former oyster original BLNR seemed to be trading around the same price as the Jubilee blnr... Prices shot up in the last week 1,000 or 2 for the oyster blnr... Strange.

I think many many years down the line, as in many decades down the line, when we are 100 years old, the original Oyster blnr will be more sought after, for several reasons, first ceramic bicolor bezel, Mark 1 release/the original, very limited run of I believe approximately 6 years, there can only be one first one. I don't know how much of that is going to matter in the next 5 to 15 years however, honestly.

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[Manamana]

Originally Posted by JacksonRain

So I guess there is no wrong answer... But doesn't the Oyster look beefier, more substantial and more masculine/manlier...I hope I don't get flamed.

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I think the old Batman bigger case and lugs with oyster bracelet gives that look and feeling vs the new BLNR jubilee. I choose oyster.

[Shazbot302]

The Oyster has the bigger lugs in that pic, no?

I go back and forth...conceptually, I feel the Jube is a better fit for the GMT. Maybe because it harks to a time when air travel was a luxury, rather than the cattle herd it is now.

Visually, I can’t argue with how good they look on an Oyster. I’d take whichever is offered to me with a slight edge to the Oyster.

[henrylee]

Jubilee for GMT

[scombs263]

Originally Posted by brucethemanlee

Oyster for BLNR

Jubilee for BLRO

Ditto.....

[Manamana]

Originally Posted by Swiss Mad!

Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

Wonder if this will now affect grey prices of the original version?


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The original will always be the first bicolor ceramic GMT, Mk1 Batman, that counts for something for collectors. I believe the new Batman will rise in price over the current BLNR jubilee, and the Batgirl and mint old Batman will always be around the same price, or the Batman even a bit higher than Batgirl. New Batman Oyster > Old Batman Oyster > Batman jubilee. That will stay until the New Batman gets discontinued, and then the old Batman Mk1 will be the sought after one with the higher price.

[r_afficionado]

Originally Posted by Manamana

The original will always be the first bicolor ceramic GMT, Mk1 Batman, that counts for something for collectors. I believe the new Batman will rise in price over the current BLNR jubilee, and the Batgirl and mint old Batman will always be around the same price, or the Batman even a bit higher than Batgirl. New Batman Oyster > Old Batman Oyster > Batman jubilee. That will stay until the New Batman gets discontinued, and then the old Batman Mk1 will be the sought after one with the higher price.

So if you have BLNR Jubilee and order the Oyster bracelet then you automatically climb to top rung on ur value ladder?

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[Nairn1980]

Jubilee for me. I have oyster bracelets on my other watches

[JacksonRain]

Originally Posted by Shazbot302

The Oyster has the bigger lugs in that pic, no?

I go back and forth...conceptually, I feel the Jube is a better fit for the GMT. Maybe because it harks to a time when air travel was a luxury, rather than the cattle herd it is now.

Visually, I can’t argue with how good they look on an Oyster. I’d take whichever is offered to me with a slight edge to the Oyster.

Originally Posted by Manamana

I think the old Batman bigger case and lugs with oyster bracelet gives that look and feeling vs the new BLNR jubilee. I choose oyster.

Wait a minute, I just realized they did the supposed change in case in the 2018 Bazel release!!!! Oh man, I could have sworn that subsequent to all that noise it was determined that the case pretty much remain the same, 40mm in diameter and 12.5mm thick, and the lugs may have been reshaped ever so slightly.

I truly believe the reason that it looks beefier with the oyster is due to the style of the bracelet, including the way the oyster bracelet connects to the mid case, the visual illusion of the oyster be heftier or thicker versus the jubilee, and the manner in which the Jubilee sort of bends right at the case, if that makes sense.

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