2023 New Releases - I Think I Cracked It

[tenementhall]

The 40mm ‘Explorer’ could be a 40mm Explorer II in gold/steel. That would explain the triangle GMT hand and updated position of the ‘II’ on the dial.

Would also jive with the fact there’s no URL for a GMT, although that’s a bit more of a stretch as it simply may not have been jndexed yet

But I think it’s more likely the Explorer I given the direct picture of that in the beginning

[Daytona81]

Ross - Thanks for the IT work. Please keep an eye out for new indexed links as I am sure there are more to come since the obvious GMT isn't listed.

If they did a titanium sub with a teal dial I would lose my mind and would be next on my list.

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by PartyRoss

Thanks! This may not 100% be it, but it certainly looks pretty compelling so I wanted to share

If you fail. This group will make it be known.

Get some rest.

[Turb0wned]

Damn good work PartyRoss.

Question for you, I don't know anything about URL stuff but is there anyway to see when a certain page is going to be dropped (like when they discontinue something) or do they actually go in and manually that page then they are ready.

[WatchMySix]

Originally Posted by rapter87772000

Ok so there is also a 42mm link out on those pages, so 42mm explorer as well

Or.... dare I say, could be the GMT?


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[Etschell]

Originally Posted by cloudken

Dont bother man they pay people like crap especially IT. Nobody even gets the watch benefits anymore. Better off selling any information you find to the grey dealers.

tudor uses dynatrace.

[HMHM]

Originally Posted by WatchMySix

Or.... dare I say, could be the GMT?


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The 42mm is like to be the YM42?

[Number3]

Originally Posted by EEpro

Off topic but damn the French know how to revolt!

[Isoflur]

With a IT background I can get behind this method of trying to find leaks over the photoshopped threads. Bravo OP for thinking to tackling this issue with a new angle.

Thanks for posting.


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[Seddyspaghetti]

Awesome work. Let’s see how this will age come monday

[Krash]

Originally Posted by PartyRoss

I just realized I forgot to list one of the URL's:

• https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/new-1908.html

This is not a model I am familiar with (the 1908), but perhaps this could be a new Cellini? I believe 1908 is the year Rolex was founded, but I haven't seen a specific model referred to as "the 1908."

So this is perhaps the most intriguing. It could be a new line of dress watches.

[train-time]

Originally Posted by PartyRoss

Thanks! This may not 100% be it, but it certainly looks pretty compelling so I wanted to share

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

If you fail. This group will make it be known.

Get some rest.

Well said Chewey, and remember the old addage.... No good deed goes unpunished!

[rmagoo57]

Originally Posted by Blanch

Here's more insider scoop =
https://www.rolex.com/watches/Fake/News.html
Anything typed in puts the same "not available" page at Rolex.

Yep. Unless there's a new Ref 696969

https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-wa...ew-696969.html

[Easy E]

Originally Posted by russ86

Look, this also indexed by Google but it literally doesn't mean anything, I call bs on this

https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-wa...ars-omega.html

Originally Posted by Easy E

Yeah it’s crap. I tried to do this
https://www.rolex.com/watches/new-watches/fred.html

Made up an actual file.html name and it returns the same results. Nothingburgerdotcom

Originally Posted by PartyRoss

You must not have seen my earlier reply speaking to this:

Anyone can make up a URL, type it in, and see a page that says "sorry, this content doesn't exist" or something similar, but this does NOT mean that the specified URL is indexed to Google. You can swap out "fred" in the above with pretty much anything you want, hit enter, and you will see the same error message that the URL's I posted generate.

The difference is that I utilized a paid software tool to download over 30,000 indexed URL's and then combed through them to find the URL's I posted. I am not saying this is 100% what we're going to see, but it mostly aligns with the teaser video and certainly seems feasible.

Originally Posted by Cloudchaser

"Crap?" You made up a URL to prove a point that you failed to make while not understanding the search basics that the OP used to make his.

Rude and disrespectful, IMO.

Again, the difference is that Rolex created the URLs that OP provided (proven by the fact that Google indexed those pages), using the professional tools of his trade (Screaming Frog?), while you just made up a URL out of thin air as a layman who didn't understand what the OP was presenting.

Which of those two sounds more like "crap?"

Let's keep things more civil!

No, the intent was not to be disrespectful at all. It was to acknowledge the notion that any made up html file name/link produces exactly the same result. Another user called BS and I made up two file names that produced the same - proving the point. Sorry for the miscommunication.

[Cloudchaser]

Originally Posted by Number3

As a complete aside, does anyone know what the headline ‘defying excellence’ actually means?

Defying excellence by pursuing perfection.

[Carguy87]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Probably the typist misheard "defining excellence".

And here I thought maybe they were just being honest about the 32XX movements

[Cloudchaser]

Originally Posted by Easy E

No, the intent was not to be disrespectful at all. It was to acknowledge the notion that any made up html file name/link produces exactly the same result. Another user called BS and I made up two file names that produced the same - proving the point. Sorry for the miscommunication.

It's a good reminder to not try to be authoritative when outside of our areas of expertise (I think it was Mencken who defined an "intellectual" as doing just that). I called out the "BS" comment too; it's not personal.

[nicon]

Originally Posted by Pekket

A 40mm Explorer seems off from an aestetic perspective. Fine if its a black dial, as people clearly seem to want a larger Explorer. If its a white dial as the teaser seems to indicate, i’ll voice my utter displeasure for being seized out to anyone who listens.

Or maybe its a white dial Sub. with a 3-6-9 dial.

Even though it has 40 in a name it doesn't mean it will be exactly 40mm in size, it can be 38 or 39 as previous Explorer. There are plenty examples where Rolex doesn't keep to the exact specs. OP 34 is 32mm, 40mm Daytona is 38mm in reality.

https://youtu.be/Nhe_WRQDqbY?t=275

[Etschell]

https://content.rolex.com/dam/homepa...-watches-2023/

there is the back end. if you type in any of the other terms after it is not found.

[MrRothstein]

Good work OP- I may be missing something but why is everyone jumping straight from these URLs to thinking all of these models got some kind of full overhaul?

Couldn’t “new Daytona” or “new submariner” just mean some new dial/bezel combo as speculated since it’s the anniversary?

I’m seeing people talking about date wheels and moving the chrono locations and 41mm and discontinuing the 40mm but in reality it will probably just be a new color scheme.

I’m guessing the most drastic change will be a new lefty version of something.

[Todd Turbo S]

First credible thread I’ve read on new releases. Rolex might be hiring you!

[amh]

Good work OP! It's the most believable rumor at the moment and a 1:1 match with the official leak video.

Originally Posted by tenementhall

The 40mm ‘Explorer’ could be a 40mm Explorer II in gold/steel. That would explain the triangle GMT hand and updated position of the ‘II’ on the dial.

Would also jive with the fact there’s no URL for a GMT, although that’s a bit more of a stretch as it simply may not have been jndexed yet

But I think it’s more likely the Explorer I given the direct picture of that in the beginning

Exactly this. I don't think it's a new GMT - it's a new Exp.

[Avs Fan]

PartyRoss, James PartyRoss - likes his martinis shaken not stirred.

[Cloudchaser]

[QUOTE=cloudken;12679917]Dont bother man they pay people like crap especially IT. Nobody even gets the watch benefits anymore. Better off selling any information you find to the grey dealers.[/QUOTE

The best consultants in the digital marketing space are sought out by the big brands, not necessarily vice versa. Rolex doesn't dictate the terms or prices of digital consultants. The best among them are very selective about who they do business with (slightly ironic in this case).

And how vital are the best in SEO? Best way to consider that question is to understand that Google hired an SEO team to help with issues around the launch of the chrome browser! If Google needs search help, we all do.

And the price is the price. In my 15 years in the industry, I've not once pursued an "outbound lead" and never discounted the services our teams provided. The ROI dictates the value, not the company.

[LFFL]

Exciting stuff! Can’t wait to see come Monday

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by train-time

Well said Chewey, and remember the old addage.... No good deed goes unpunished!

He took the shot with 0 on the clock. Now we wait.

[Cloudchaser]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

He took the shot with 0 on the clock. Now we wait.

He even called, "glass!"

[dannyp]

Originally Posted by nicon

Even though it has 40 in a name it doesn't mean it will be exactly 40mm in size, it can be 38 or 39 as previous Explorer. There are plenty examples where Rolex doesn't keep to the exact specs. OP 34 is 32mm, 40mm Daytona is 38mm in reality.

https://youtu.be/Nhe_WRQDqbY?t=275

This. No point really in doing a true 40 Explorer when it's just a redialed AK. Rolex used to do that all the time, but has really been moving towards distinct cases/sizes for each model.

[cloudken]

[QUOTE=Cloudchaser;12680160]

Originally Posted by cloudken

Dont bother man they pay people like crap especially IT. Nobody even gets the watch benefits anymore. Better off selling any information you find to the grey dealers.[/QUOTE

The best consultants in the digital marketing space are sought out by the big brands, not necessarily vice versa. Rolex doesn't dictate the terms or prices of digital consultants. The best among them are very selective about who they do business with (slightly ironic in this case).

And how vital are the best in SEO? Best way to consider that question is to understand that Google hired an SEO team to help with issues around the launch of the chrome browser! If Google needs search help, we all do.

And the price is the price. In my 15 years in the industry, I've not once pursued an "outbound lead" and never discounted the services our teams provided. The ROI dictates the value, not the company.

Not debating the value or the rates. My point was Rolex and most watch companies arent focused on their IT or data analytics projects, so expect some mistakes here and there until more investment is made within. Lets not forget that watches are only recently became a sort of mainstream asset class so previously all this SEO or web security wasnt a priority.

Most of the roles are in Switzerland and not in any type of IT hub or major city. Rolex in general pay their people like crap and rely on their name brand to retain talent. At least they used to offer their employees watches at cost but no longer.

[Cloudchaser]

[QUOTE=cloudken;12680189]

Originally Posted by Cloudchaser

Not debating the value or the rates. My point was Rolex and most watch companies arent focused on their IT or data analytics projects, so expect some mistakes here and there until more investment is made within. Lets not forget that watches are only recently became a sort of mainstream asset class so previously all this SEO or web security wasnt a priority.

Most of the roles are in Switzerland and not in any type of IT hub or major city. Rolex in general pay their people like crap and rely on their name brand to retain talent. At least they used to offer their employees watches at cost but no longer.

I'm sure that Rolex has internal digital marketing teams and project managers but, like nearly every other big company, those in-house people lean heavily on external consultants and/or teams. In many (maybe even most) large companies, the internal digital team or lead spends more time as shepherd for the consultants than as practitioner of technical projects.

In the case of our OP, he was inquiring (tongue in cheek sort of) about consulting for Rolex, not actually joining their team as an employee. That said, I do recognize that you were just having some fun at Rolex's expense.