126710BLRO Two Versions?

[jjmack]

Originally Posted by jr66999

I long for a world where you can just buy a $10,000 watch. Jesus what is next?

Hahaha, strange times indeed.


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[henrylee]

Why would Eric ku lie about something like this. Obviously there are some variations in bezel colors.

[DocHolliday]

This is very interesting......perhaps the first batch of bezel inserts were destined for the old WG BLROs and since they weren’t great sellers they had some laying around that they wanted to utilize?


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[WristCheckDaily]

Wow, I like the bottom one more. Richer color


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[10klakes]

There are varying shades of green for the 16610LV insert....

Ill get a side-by-side but this was one of the first at my AD (not mine) purchased in July...



It definitely looks lighter in color than mine purchase in September...



It will be interesting because if they are identical after all, it only goes to show how the mind and lighting can alter reality.


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[Roger Lococco]

Which does mine look like? Then I’ll tell you the date :)


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[Ljung]

Originally Posted by 10klakes

There are varying shades of green for the 16610LV insert....

Ill get a side-by-side but this was one of the first at my AD (not mine) purchased in July...



It definitely looks lighter in color than mine purchase in September...



It will be interesting because if they are identical after all, it only goes to show how the mind and lighting can alter reality.


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Not a fair comparison, both shots taken not within the same environment. Auto white balance of camera will also affect the outcome if shots taken separately.

Top one appears to be taken under warm lighting (resulted in the orangy/tungsten hue on bracelet)

[10klakes]

Originally Posted by Ljung

Not a fair comparison, both shots taken not within the same environment. Auto white balance of camera will also affect the outcome if shots taken separately.



Top one appears to be taken under warm lighting (resulted in the orangy/tungsten hue on bracelet)

True. Like I said, I will follow up with a side-by-side as soon as I can get together with my friend.


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[Likestheshiny]

Could be true. But I could put two BLNRs in the same shot and easily get two different shades of blue, so I'm skeptical.

[Grimm]

Think the side by side by side variation shot is pretty definitive. Otherwise someone went to a whole lot of trouble to give that shot that effect (if not doctored that is)

[JohanJvR]

So...which will be the better investment?

MKI or MKII?

[rominvicta]

Originally Posted by JohanJvR

So...which will be the better investment?

MKI or MKII?

Whichever you can get!

[MP5]

I really did the darker if true.

[Andrejb]

I prefer the lighter / more pastel colours


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[docmfg]

Purchased Aug 2018 and has both colors based on light and angle









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[RJRJRJ]

If Eric claims it, I believe it. He knows his sh*t better than probably any of us.

[Vaxe]

That's definitely Mk1. The blue is softer and more pastel. The Mk2 is very deep dark blue.

Originally Posted by docmfg

Purchased Aug 2018 and has both colors based on light and angle









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[docmfg]

Originally Posted by Vaxe

That's definitely Mk1. The blue is softer and more pastel. The Mk2 is very deep dark blue.

Did you not see the other pics. They are all of the same watch


This is the blow up of the OP pic

And my watch


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[Rocket launcher]

Just think how much a mark 1
Will be worth........ lighting

[sillo]

Originally Posted by docmfg

Did you not see the other pics. They are all of the same watch

No one is saying lighting doesn’t change the color. Unless we have can get more pictures of the supposed two versions in the exact same light then we can’t prove either or.

There’s only one picture in here posted by a member with watches in the same exact light and they definitely look different to me.

I’m still waiting for more pictures though.

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[troways]

Here is the other looks with flashlight, the colour on the left hand (MK2) is definitely darker than the right hand (MK1).

[Ljung]

Originally Posted by troways

Here is the other looks with flashlight, the colour on the left hand (MK2) is definitely darker than the right hand (MK1).

This shot has double confirmed the different shades.

So now we can easily tell those that came with a very high premium.

[acfcheung]

Originally Posted by kauffee

This is the third or fourth thread on this topic. At this point, enough people have claimed to hold both versions simultaneously that it’s undoubtedly true. Someone like Eric Ku is not going to be fooled by lighting and angle.

Yea man he's a hell of a collector. I'd believe him

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[acfcheung]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

Fake news... I absolutely believe someone like him would post up a doubt just to get views and spark discussion, a discussion that's a non starter. I could do the same thing with two D-Blue dials with a 2° angle difference and claim "Rolex changed the blue dial? Looks like it"...

Social media is making us dumb. I have no doubt that someone could reenact a war of worlds alien invasion just using twitter and Instagram and people would go nuts for a fake alien invasion.



Probably another hidden justification to charge more on the secondary market. These guys are influencers and if they "pee" people wonder why and how.

Not sure if I can agree. But each to their own I guess.

Anyway if social media is making us dumb then I hope you're not on anything

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[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by acfcheung

Not sure if I can agree. But each to their own I guess.

Anyway if social media is making us dumb then I hope you're not on anything

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Right, thank you for your hope and concern, but I don't, no FB, IG, snapchat or twitter or anything else, besides being on TRF which counts I guess because I come here to debate some really strange issues that I would not have imagined five years ago on this forum.

On another note...could Rolex have done this, of course, they change things all the time saying anything. Like when they changed the flat blue dial of the two tone Submariner back to the sunburst blue color.
But this is honestly a non issue. You'll never have both in the store to compare with to chose and if the AD calls, you won't have anything to compare with except pictures.
When the AD pulls it out from the back because you finally got the call, raise your hand if you'll say, "I don't want it because I think this is the older bezel color configuration based off what this post on instagram says , but thank you for offering".

[omx5o]

The older version looks like the one from the white gold BLRO. Perhaps Rolex used up an old batch before a slight change in the process.

[mpcdude]

[brucethemanlee]

Originally Posted by mpcdude

Well that settles it right? There does seem to be two versions. Interesting thread where some people refuse to believe their eyes and think Rolex “don’t do things like this”. Rolex does what they want sometimes with or without rhyme or reason. It’s happened before and will continue to occur in the future

As to the pic, i certainly have the more darker tone bezel (top one) for my BLRO that I got in Dec


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[shortsqueeze]

Originally Posted by brucethemanlee

Well that settles it right?

No! You can clearly see the lighting is different, the angle is different. Look at the bracelet, look at the shadows.

[fomar]

i compared side by side

earlier version was lighter , later version deeper tones.