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Old 28 March 2023, 05:13 AM   #31
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Video's are starting to appear showing the watch on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/XNeNeMNAkRs?t=239

Teddy states that the rotor is 18k gold.

https://youtu.be/0YqsjNsmkr4?t=240
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Old 28 March 2023, 05:15 AM   #32
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Old 28 March 2023, 06:27 AM   #33
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Nice to see the 1908. I wonder how it stacks up to a Lange Saxonia Thin. I suspect I’d still take the Lange. But the 1908 looks great.


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Old 28 March 2023, 07:08 AM   #34
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1908 looks great IMHO
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Old 28 March 2023, 07:18 AM   #35
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Just see no reason to buy this when you can get a 5119 for 15K used. Also, not sure why they put a Breguet style hand on the hour but not minute hand. However, I do really like what Rolex did with the clasp on this. Perhaps they could expand that offering to other models...
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Old 28 March 2023, 08:29 AM   #36
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It looks like a nice watch.
I quite like it more than the Cellini
No Rose gold though
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Old 28 March 2023, 08:55 AM   #37
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I love it. Exactly what was needed in the Rolex line up.
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Old 28 March 2023, 08:57 AM   #38
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Looks good. If/when they offer in RG, I think I'd give it a serious look.
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Old 28 March 2023, 06:27 PM   #39
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Meh, doesn't look like a dress watch. More like a dressy classic looking watch for people who don't like formal dress watches, I guess. The lettering above the subdial is wrong. The numerals are so-so. Hour hand is peculiar. Pass.
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Old 28 March 2023, 08:59 PM   #40
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Old 28 March 2023, 09:21 PM   #41
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I really like the 1908. Would love to have one. Something different from Rolex and nicely executed.
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Old 30 March 2023, 03:56 AM   #42
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New videos uploaded to YouTube which shows the watch in the metal.

https://youtu.be/ATFCNvqzHng?t=46
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Old 30 March 2023, 05:34 AM   #43
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Gorgeous. 1st Rolex dress watch that I actually want to buy.
Agreed.
If I were in the market for a dress watch like that, I might have difficulty moving beyond this watch.
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Old 30 March 2023, 06:06 AM   #44
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Rolex is copying Patek Calatrava
And this is why I think that the 1908 is the most consequential release from Rolex this year. It says something about where they are going as a company and a brand. I don't expect them to give up tool watches at all, but their brand cachet is so high, and the amount the can charge for their watches is so high right now, that they really might be able to challenge Patek in some fashion.

I also think this one is an absolute stunner. If only I did dress watches.
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Old 30 March 2023, 06:11 AM   #45
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I still think Omega did it better,

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This watch doesn't compare, imho. No way I'd spend money on it. I'm on the waiting list for the 1908.
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Old 30 March 2023, 06:37 AM   #46
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Really, really like it.
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Old 30 March 2023, 08:28 AM   #47
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It’s a great looking watch.
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Old 30 March 2023, 08:49 AM   #48
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I'm surprised that the MSRP for this is $22k
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Old 30 March 2023, 08:49 AM   #49
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Looks good but not at Aus$31000.
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Old 30 March 2023, 08:50 AM   #50
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I'm surprised that the MSRP for this is $22k

Previous Cellini goes for $13K as a data point.
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Old 30 March 2023, 08:51 AM   #51
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The Rotar is gold colour, does anyone know if its actually made of 18k Gold like the APs?

[QUOTE=tifosi;12687397]No way. Not for Rolex money.[/QUOTE]


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'particularly the exclusive Côtes de Genève Rolex decoration and the openwork oscillating weight in 18 karat yellow gold.'
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Old 30 March 2023, 09:08 AM   #52
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I haven't stopped thinking about this watch since the unveil a few days ago. I'm going to have to go and try one on and factor it into the collection sooner rather than later I think.
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Old 30 March 2023, 09:46 AM   #53
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I still think Omega did it better,

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Old 30 March 2023, 11:37 AM   #54
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1908 also has an open case back

For this money (even less) you can get A Lange & Sohne. Something to keep in mind before jumping off the deep end on a Rolex dress watch. Assembled twice, hand finished movement, etc.
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Old 30 March 2023, 11:40 AM   #55
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I still think Omega did it better,

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I have the Omega-Love it! Why not get both?

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Old 30 March 2023, 12:22 PM   #56
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Definitely a move in the right direction. I like it, but I don't love it enough to drop 20k+ on it.
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Old 30 March 2023, 04:37 PM   #57
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Old 30 March 2023, 05:32 PM   #58
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The release of this watch put me in a "crisis".
I'm patiently waiting a watch from my AD, but you know
how we are... we are always "one step beyond",
and so I was already deciding the details of my next-to-next watch
(as a next to next was thinking a blue skyD).
But the release of this watch messed up my plans. I really love it, and I don't know what to do.
Some freewheeling comments:
- not comparable to PP as a caliber. True. But definitely a big improvement from the 32XX. The latter are not nice to look at, but this new caliber is pleasant to see, and I'm happy the 1908 has a transparent caseback.
- I know that Rolex does not produce haute horlogerie. But Rolex has its strengths in different sides: reliability and service after sales. For 10 years you do not have to think to your watch. difficult to find another brand reliable as rolex. (I think Lee raised this point, and I totally agree).

So don't know what to do. few days ago, I had no uncertainties: blue SkyD,
but now...
I'm in crisis. The next to next would be my retirement watch, and
1908 fits more as retirement...
So very undecided on my next to next.
The more I look at this 1908, the more I like it (WG black dial).

PS. anther bonus: Rolex WG is NOT rhodium plated. This is the way it will look forever.
I remember few years ago (some decades...) Patek white gold watches were rhodium plated.
Do anybody of you know if they still are?
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Old 30 March 2023, 05:32 PM   #59
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Why the love for this and not the Cellini?
It is largely a similar watch with some changes.

I guess Cellini was introduced at a time of less hype and now any Rolex release is in high demand. Only reason I can think. Any other thoughts?
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Old 30 March 2023, 06:53 PM   #60
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I like it, a bit of Patek, Brequet even Chrono Swiss as Padi said 1940-50s Rolex as well, I just think the gold rotor is great but what lies underneath it looks like ETA-ish. I’d still buy one, one day.
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