Bold Basel World Prediction

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by Duey

The Blueberry GMT

Need to see a mock up.

[Why1504]

I heard they were going to offer the SkyDweller in a 36mm size.

[brandrea]

Look ... up there ... in the sky ...

[meganfox17]

Originally Posted by WJGESQ

Need to see a mock up.

You Got It!

[Jay (Eire)]

I hope not. 36mm is a perfect size for such a watch, particularly when the metal is heavy.

Been trying to find a nice 36mm DD in WG for almost two years now. The search continues.

[Seanken]

Pointless thread.

[joesetx]

There are a lot of places in this world where people are smaller than in North America and Europe and some of them just cant wear a 40mm watch. It looks like a child wearing their father's watch.

[JR16]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Look ... up there ... in the sky ...

Why aren’t they wearing watches?


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[Shamorai]

Panerai just brought out a 38mm model. Looks good too!

[Rocket_Man]

The 36mm DJ is the quintessential Rolex. It would be like Harley Davidson stop selling motorcycles. Rolex would sooner change their name to Timex and be manufactured in Texas than discontinue the 36mm DJ.

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by Shamorai

Panerai just brought out a 38mm model. Looks good too!

Exactly. I hope this is a start of a trend for the manufacturers to go back to smaller case sizes.


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[Rocket_Man]

Originally Posted by Shamorai

Panerai just brought out a 38mm model. Looks good too!

That watch size and the multi-color bands and dials appears to be aimed at female buyers. I do like that watch size, but I don't think this is a new trend by Panerai to go small. In fact it was not long ago they discontinued the few 40mm models they produced.

[elcompa]

Originally Posted by tomchicago

36 still looks better than the 41. Perfect proportions. 41 bezel is too big, disproportionate, & a bit silly to me. Same with DD36 vs DD40.

Agree that the 40mm DD bezel still looks a little bit off to me. The 41mm was an atrocious eyesore, in my opinion. I have a 36mm DD and I think its about the right size. If I had my druthers, I would make a 38mm DD and call it just about perfect.

[elcompa]

Originally Posted by Rocket_Man

That watch size and the multi-color bands and dials appears to be aimed at female buyers. I do like that watch size, but I don't think this is a new trend by Panerai to go small. In fact it was not long ago they discontinued the few 40mm models they produced.

Agreed. Looks marketed to the female market.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by chloebear

I'm not advocating for this, simply predicting....With the new Date-Just 41 being (as I understand it) 39.5mm, I could absolutely see Rolex discontinuing the classic Date-Just 36. I feel like the the DJ41 splits the difference betwen the DJ2 and the classic DJ36.

I think 39.5 is a perfect modern size. Seems like 34 to 36mm is squarely in the "too big for (most) women and too small for (most) men" camp. Although the DJ is a classic, they did move the Explorer from 36 to 39.

Thoughts?

Women like the size 36mm watches so I wouldn't bet on it.

[meganfox17]

Philipp Stahl , Rolex Passion ReportChristopher Ward...errr...urrm...C60 Trident Pro GMT 600 + black ceramic bezel

[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by meganfox17

This bezel actually looks pretty nice...if indeed the EXP2 is to have a bezel, I hope it looks more like this one than the one in the Passion Report.

[vladamir15]

The sales for the 41mm would have to be amazing and the sales for the 36mm would have to be nearing zero in my opinion.

[kilyung]

It’s fun to speculate. Even if erroneously.

[904VT]

Datejust will probably move to 37mm and include the 2236 with Syloxi...

Once the remaining 3135s are moved

[Maiden]

Originally Posted by lordofrolex

not going to happen. 36mm is probably there most iconic size.

x1000

[multimedia]

Can we please, please, please have the 36mm Explorer back. Please! (yeah, one can always dream right...)

Edit; and back to the ExpII, 40mm. Please :)

Cheers,
Joe

[henrylee]

Originally Posted by meganfox17

You Got It!

Wow that blueberry would be dreamy!

[SamP]

Originally Posted by FSUGeoff

I'd venture that this is age related, if you bought your first "nice" watch when 36 was the style, you like 36, same with people who prefer 4 or 5 digit references to the 6. basically whatever was current when you started to like watches, is what is "normal" for you and you prefer. obviously, people at the extreme of wrist size will favour either larger or smaller sized watched but for people with wrists between 6.25-7.25inch wrists, I'd bet my theory holds true.

True dat!

[Steerpike999]

Originally Posted by chloebear

I'm not advocating for this, simply predicting....With the new Date-Just 41 being (as I understand it) 39.5mm, I could absolutely see Rolex discontinuing the classic Date-Just 36. I feel like the the DJ41 splits the difference betwen the DJ2 and the classic DJ36.

I think 39.5 is a perfect modern size. Seems like 34 to 36mm is squarely in the "too big for (most) women and too small for (most) men" camp. Although the DJ is a classic, they did move the Explorer from 36 to 39.

Thoughts?

I Hope Not.
I prefer the 36mm DJ / DD

[phillycheez]

Not a prediction but what I want..

Back to a 40mm explorer II. A new SS GMT Master II.

Both with updated movements.

Take my money please.

Thank you

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[Maxy]

Originally Posted by chloebear

I'm not advocating for this, simply predicting....With the new Date-Just 41 being (as I understand it) 39.5mm, I could absolutely see Rolex discontinuing the classic Date-Just 36. I feel like the the DJ41 splits the difference betwen the DJ2 and the classic DJ36.

I think 39.5 is a perfect modern size. Seems like 34 to 36mm is squarely in the "too big for (most) women and too small for (most) men" camp. Although the DJ is a classic, they did move the Explorer from 36 to 39.

Thoughts?

DJ36 is a huge seller in asian countries, it will never happen. Explorer was never a huge seller so they could whatever they want with it but I don't think they will mess up with their best seller model!!

[chloebear]

Originally Posted by joesetx

There are a lot of places in this world where people are smaller than in North America and Europe and some of them just cant wear a 40mm watch. It looks like a child wearing their father's watch.

That's a really great point. I have two friends locally that have 36mm Rolexes and they never wear them because they are too small. One has a DJ and the other a DD. They are both big guys, so you make a great point about other parts of the world.

[chloebear]

Originally Posted by Seanken

Pointless thread.

I wouldn't say pointless. It's fun to speculate. I read another post where someone said "same old tired predictions every year."

The WIS community is very different than the general public. I don't really like the large watch trend, but 36 is pretty small by modern standards. Again, just having some fun with predictions.

[zjd168]

pointless thread.