126710BLRO Two Versions?

[kauffee]

The pics in posts 34 and 51 seem conclusive to me. I don’t know how a reasonable person could claim otherwise.

[ArtNouveau]

I won't believe it until I see an obvious change holding them in my own two hands. I've handled a white gold BLRO, the Basel show dummy model and my own December delivery. They all seemed the same to me but that's over a period of seven months.

[DtownRRS]

Someone with both needs to track down a friend with a spectrophotometer and shoot the colors. Numbers won't lie. Either way they are a mass produced item and there has to be a delta QC toleration for production. No company in the world making mass produced color items hits the same LAB value 100% of the time.

[Goin2drt]

Not buying it. Just the angle.

[Eric-London]

Originally Posted by Goin2drt

Not buying it. Just the angle.

Yep!

[shortsqueeze]

Originally Posted by Eric-London

Yep!

Agreed. I can generate all of these colors very easily with changes in light and angle. Rocket science not required.

[sillo]

Originally Posted by padi56

Afraid you guys have far to much time on your hands or perhaps some have caught a new syndrome Rolex bezel colour syndrome.At one time TRF was set up for information about the history of the RWC now its mainly silly nicknames,minute font changes,slight colour changes.But thats depending on the person's eyes, camera and viewing screen.so perhaps there is a slight difference WOW.

Come on Padi, I respect your opinion and the vast knowledge you bring to this site, but isn't discussing watches what a watch forum is for? This isn't an investment thread, shortage thread or an is it safe thread. I don't own either and would love to own either so I'm not trying to say one is better than the other. Just trying to determine if they indeed changed it, no different than the vintage forum trying to determine different dial variations.

[Pauln]

Originally Posted by brandrea

It’s definitely a tweener Roger ... I’d say June

[Duey]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i can get a similar effect with the same watch to make it look lighter or darker or purple or blue....
two pics taken at the exact same time and with the exact same light, with two different cameras. well like 6 seconds apart technically.

Then here is the same watch with a deep blue and the same watch with a more pastel blue

Beautiful pictures Tyler !

Thanks for showing all the beautiful colors that one watch can produce

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Duey

Beautiful pictures Tyler !

Thanks for showing all the beautiful colors that one watch can produce

[blacke90]

Soo...what’s the verdict here? *

[scottwmitch]

Originally Posted by blacke90

Soo...what’s the verdict here? *

Still sounds like a hung jury :-)

[sillo]

Originally Posted by blacke90

Soo...what’s the verdict here? *

Leaning towards there are two based on the very few side by side pics we have in here. Can't really say though unless we get some good pictures under identical lighting that nobody can question.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by blacke90

Soo...what’s the verdict here? *

the number of people who own one is small, the number who have two is exceedingly small so i think the jury is out. There is plenty of ways to account for the appearance that the colors are different.

Doesnt bother me either way

[blacke90]

Thanks guys. I’ve been curious since it came out. People thought I was crazy, and at one point I thought I was color blind, for thinking the blue looks pastel or purplish. Let’s wait and see..

[GB-man]

So the assumption being made is that eric is lying in order to get some extra short lived traction on his social media account?

[sillo]

Originally Posted by GB-man

So the assumption being made is that eric is lying in order to get some extra short lived traction on his social media account?

Seems like that's a good amount of peoples verdict. Doesn't make too much sense to ruin his credibility over something so small.

[t65tampa]

Lighting and angle markedly affect the perceived color of the ceramic bezels. In real life, I see no difference in color between the newer stainless steel watch bezels and older white gold watch bezels.

[Air Rescue 5]

Originally Posted by blacke90

Soo...what’s the verdict here? *

I saw (and tried one on) during the release. I’ll have to see it again, in person, to arrive at a verdict. But that may never happen...

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by GB-man

So the assumption being made is that eric is lying in order to get some extra short lived traction on his social media account?

or the assumption is its a coincidence or a manufacturing variant or something other than full on production change.

[KBM]

Originally Posted by GB-man

So the assumption being made is that eric is lying in order to get some extra short lived traction on his social media account?

Have to agree with Tom.

[blacke90]

Originally Posted by Air Rescue 5

I saw (and tried one on) during the release. I’ll have to see it again, in person, to arrive at a verdict. But that may never happen...

During the release, did the pastel blue or “purplish” cross your mind at all?

[sillo]

Originally Posted by t65tampa

In real life, I see no difference in color between the newer stainless steel watch bezels and older white gold watch bezels.

Well that's what were saying. At first they were the same, and now later SS versions have different shades of red/blue.

Originally Posted by tyler1980

manufacturing variant or something other than full on production change.

This is absolutely not out of the question, but if it were a manufacturing variant than that would still mean there are two versions. Just like there's multiple color variants of the aluminum LV bezel.

[Carry The Interest]

I don't own one yet. Hope to sometime soon!

Call my eye untrained, but there are a few side-by-sides in this thread that make for a rather compelling case to me -- and I am not talking about the photo Eric posted on IG. I was skeptical when I saw his post this past weekend, but then I saw photos in this thread (posts #34 and #51 and #87) that make for a pretty compelling case in my perspective.

It's a beautiful watch either way. Unfortunately for me, I actually think I like the most pastel-color hues that you often see with what people are calling MK1 now (call me crazy!). Too bad I don't have one!

[10klakes]

Anyone who owns the 126710 (myself included), knows the dial can appear different colors based on lighting and the angle of the bezel to the camera.

There are pics above of more than one watch in a photo illustrating a slight variation of the color(s).

Either someone used a photo editing program to alter them for obvious reasons, which is possible, or there are slight variations to the BLRO.

It seems there are members who will need to hold them in their hand to believe.

It’s amazing that people who study and know vintage Rolex, refuse to believe or acknowledge that variations can exist, and if they do, it’s an irrelevant topic to discuss.


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[Vaxe]

My thoughts too, Eric Ku is the expert in vintage where minute dial nuances = a ton of cash. He’s got the eyes for this stuff. Doubt he would make this claim unless scrutinized and 100% certain. Not gonna risk his credibility.

Originally Posted by sillo38

Seems like that's a good amount of peoples verdict. Doesn't make too much sense to ruin his credibility over something so small.

[sheldonsmith]

Yes, I saw the difference at Fourtané. The people at Fourtané and Eric Ku are straight up people.

My 126710 is from July 2018 and definitely Mk I



More images at https://www.minus4plus6.com/126710BLRO.php

-Sheldon

[kauffee]

Originally Posted by sillo38

Leaning towards there are two based on the very few side by side pics we have in here. Can't really say though unless we get some good pictures under identical lighting that nobody can question.

Again, posts 35 and 51 are side-by-side pics with identical angles and generally even lighting. Yes, they are not professional studio pics but the point is that they show a difference in colors. If you want to claim they are photoshopped, that's one thing. But claiming they don't show what they obviously show seems ridiculous.

And why would it be so hard to believe? If there's any company that will make a change and not announce it or even admit it, it's Rolex.

[exador]

I would also add that owners of the purple/pink bezeled model (VIRO) have a vested interest in denying that a blue/red model (BLRO) exists

[sillo]

Originally Posted by kauffee

Again, posts 35 and 51 are side-by-side pics with identical angles and generally even lighting. Yes, they are not professional studio pics but the point is that they show a difference in colors. If you want to claim they are photoshopped, that's one thing. But claiming they don't show what they obviously show seems ridiculous.



And why would it be so hard to believe? If there's any company that will make a change and not announce it or even admit it, it's Rolex.

I’m in the two different versions camp. I’m just saying until we have those perfect photos there’s going to be people denying they’re different.


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