Basel 2018 - Disappointing

[Bobby T]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyKoffee

Underwhelming to say the least. Couple that with this ridiculous shortage by Rolex, and suddenly I'm starting not to care anymore.

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!!!!

[3581512]

I was hoping for the Ceramic PM Daytona's on bracelets instead of oysterflex

[Romeomikehotel]

Originally Posted by nmb

To be honest I did have little interest in what Rolex releases at Basel,HOWEVER curiosity got the better of me and I am besotted with the new RG GMT so Rolex has scored a home run with me.I guess it is very much a case of not pleasing everyone all of the time.
In no rush to phone my AD though,probably a good five years of saving before buying that model preowned.Never a watch I would buy new and should be immune from the premium grey market markup being PM

This is exactly how I feel. I never contemplated a rose gold watch but damn that one is a looker from the pictures. It’s completely derailed my desire for a YG DD.
I can’t wait to see some up close wrist shots of it.

[rgwarden]

Originally Posted by GoPackGo!

I’m a bit underwhelmed too. I think they should have left the lugs alone on the gmt.

But what have they actually done to them? Is there something obviously different about them I’m not seeing? Slimmer?


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Originally Posted by vladamir15

I think the watch industry should move towards giving us something we didn’t know we want, rather than releasing a single, predictable model they know will have success.

What happened to the days where a iconic and uncertain watch was released? The Royal oak? Nautilus? Deepsea?

Interesting thought, but how many Deepseas were sold vs. how many SS BLNR/BLROs (watches we knew we wanted) will be sold?

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Originally Posted by ~JJ

Checkout the sky dweller, very interesting and pushed Rolex forward from a movement perspective. These pieces takes years of r&d to develop, so you can't get a new revolutionary model every year.

Yes, but the SkyDweller is years old now.

[faz]

SS Pepsi is a great looking watch, with Jubilee, making it different enough and giving something different for the current 16710 owners to consider I guess.

DSSD, seems like bracelet shortcomings people were complaining about is resolved.

Daytona without a tachymetric scale, made for the Oscar's red carpet, I guess.

[Tangier11]

Originally Posted by Richris1

My wallet is safe for now Possible future purchase....new WG GMT

Well played with your collection. I think you must have a crystal ball

[K3vin]

Don't really care, because I still need to catch up and buy the Ceramic Daytona and SS Sky-Dweller lol.... 39mm Black Bay is sweet!

[Brainh18]

The new Pepsi is sweet, but they could have done so much more........

[SpeedyTuomas]

I find the Daytona very tacky - perhaps if your wife is an ukranian instagram-model?

[Wcdhtwn]

Originally Posted by DLRIDES

they bought a Bedazzler.

Hilarious!

[cruise_bone]

Wow, That's It????? How spectacularly underwhelming and uninspiring from Rolex this year. They need to re-staff every single person who had a part in this year's Basel world disaster.

They did accomplish one major feat. That hideous Daytona makes Bamford look like a respectable major player in making great looking watches.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by HL65

Fired up! Can't wait to get new GMT Pepsi! That alone makes Basel 18' a homerun IMHO at least for me.

I agree, even though it is unlikely that I'll get a steel BLRO.

Just the fact that they are offering one, after most of us concluded that with the introduction of the WG BLRO, the Steel was an impossibility is exciting.

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Originally Posted by Raza_actual

That’s how I feel about this GMT. It’s a box of Frosted Flakes, but mixed in with five boxes of All Bran.

LMAO. THIS!

A few years ago Rolex said we could have a new generation Pepsi. But they put it on white gold. Then they said we could have it in steel. But they won't do it with an oyster bracelet. Rolex is playing us---certainly they know that a steel coke or pepsi on an oyster is what is bring screamed for. Why do they hate us?

[Wcdhtwn]

I posted this in a different thread but maybe this was a better spot for it.

The SS and WG GMT's share the same bezel. Which is the exact same bezel the black dial WG BLRO had. This of all things it most disappointing to me and I'm a little surprised at the excitement over it. My recollection is that the ceramic BLRO bezel is not widely liked in here. The blue is purple-blue, the red is raspberry. I thought they'd get the colors to a true red and blue before rolling this out in SS... or revert to aluminum. The BB GMT bezel's colors are better.

[Mikegp]

Originally Posted by HL65

Fired up! Can't wait to get new GMT Pepsi! That alone makes Basel 18' a homerun IMHO at least for me.

This

[HEDHNTR]

Big let down - was totally correlating the lack of supply with something new and interesting in the sports category. A blinged Daytona, couple of new dials for the Datejust, blah. Like the new GMT actually, but was expecting more...

[The Argonaut]

Agreed. Hugely underwhelming.

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Originally Posted by GoingPlaces

No disappointment here. Rolex added variety to an already successful line-up of watches. I like everything they did. However I'll pass on the colorful Daytona although I'm sure it will look great on the right person.

Liberace is dead you know?

[Lord Woodford MBE]

Originally Posted by RHIII

Yep - spot on my friend. I honestly didn’t expect to be ‘wowed’ — and nothing will ever live up to the Daytona release....

Totally agree but was expecting a little more creativity. But in saying this Rolex are world leaders in marketing strategies.

[yannis]

Both the DSSD upgrade and GMT are good releases but Tudor has surprised me. I never expected a GMT BLRO from them.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by 3581512

I was hoping for the Ceramic PM Daytona's on bracelets instead of oysterflex

oh yeah, i forgot about that. I was hoping for something like that too.

[jbsmith]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyKoffee

Underwhelming to say the least. Couple that with this ridiculous shortage by Rolex, and suddenly I'm starting not to care anymore.

Same here. Makes me glad I got the first year jc1, blue hand ymii, and yg skyd with cali dial. Love when my watches get discontinued.

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[Skipper2101]

Yawn...but I am on the waiting list for the new Baselworld 2019 thread.

If nothing else I am even more pleased with the two run of the mill Rolex watches I purchased earlier this year.

[Krash]

Originally Posted by GoPackGo!

I’m a bit underwhelmed too. I think they should have left the lugs alone on the gmt.

I can't tell the difference. I guess I need to see a real side-by-side comparison.

[dave023]

Originally Posted by hl65

fired up! Can't wait to get new gmt pepsi! That alone makes basel 18' a homerun imho at least for me.

+1

[ap1]

Did omega buy Rolex? Haven’t heard yet

[yessir69]

Originally Posted by busytimmy

I kinda checked out of the modern ceramic/blingy Rolex thing as well. I've owned quite a few, and all of them end up getting flipped sooner or later. The supercase just doesn't wear as well as it looks imo.

And I thought I was the only one...

[Vipes]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

I'm just thankful for what I've got.

Anytime you can look down at your wrist and see a Rolex sitting there is a great day!!!!

Well said. I'm happy with what I have also. I will probably add my first Tudor; the new 39mm BB.