GMT LN discontinued.

[10XRolex]

Of course it's discontinued, I sold mine back in December. But I still have the BLNR with oyster and super jubilee bracelet.

[mjr24]

So have they discontinued the Hulk or no?

[CCY]

Originally Posted by Swashplate

LN on Jubilee would be pretty sweet though...

People are getting creative!

[timeldn]

The LN and BLNR on oyster are no longer on the Rolex website. Interesting for the discontinued BLNR and LN.

[RFBHD]

My LN will be the daily driver until they close the casket...then my grandson gets it....hopefully it will have a good run through a few more generations....I think it gets better looking every day

[RobertB]

haha thats funny

[Lz4000]

I’m very curious how the LN price will unfold. And if and how supply of blro and blnr will increase.

[Thanos]

Originally Posted by mjr24

So have they discontinued the Hulk or no?

Not yet. Rolex could however discontinue anytime ala the 16610LV or SD4k. One morning you wakeup and they are gone. poof!.

[RL777]

Don't understand the move unless it's being brought back next year with the updated movement. Now somebody looking for a classic, simple GMT will have nothing but TT or bi-colored to choose from.

[jinikari01]

http://prominentwatch.com/timepieces/116710ln-new/

Someone should buy this before the price goes up.

[askdanny]

Originally Posted by Rocket_Man

I'm sure the GMT LN will be back once it gets the update treatment. Later this year? Maybe wait til next year? But I can't see this being truly discontinued.

When I was meeting with Rolex to try on the 2019 release (see Twitter link in signature), Rolex PR explicitly told me that moving forward, all GMTs will have bi-color bezels whereas all Submariners have monocolor (“monochromatic,” I think the right word is) bezels.

[nick800]

Originally Posted by jinikari01

http://prominentwatch.com/timepieces/116710ln-new/

Someone should buy this before the price goes up.

I’d buy one at that price, but it isn’t available. I think almost all sale posts now are shills. No one is selling.

[Spartan]

Originally Posted by jinikari01

http://prominentwatch.com/timepieces/116710ln-new/

Someone should buy this before the price goes up.

did u see the price ? 14,850U$D ? is this a typo ??

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by jdpny

Just locked all my doors and windows... all of a sudden everyone was staring at my LN with hunger in their eyes :-)

[jdpny]

When I was meeting with Rolex to try on the 2019 release (see Twitter link in signature), Rolex PR explicitly told me that moving forward, all GMTs will have bi-color bezels whereas all Submariners have monocolor (“monochromatic,” I think the right word is) bezels.

That’s pretty big news!

[hagin]

All I can say is... wow.

Unlike some I didn't have much difficulty buying the BLNR as in it was an impulse purchase at an airport 3 weeks after buying the LN, which I then planned to dispose of if I could ever get a black DayC (which is basically impossible at retail AFAICT and the second hand prices are way more than I'm willing to pay).

So good day for me: 2 of my watches went vintage.

To those saying there is a black Sub (date and no date) on Oyster so you don't need the LN, I deliberately bought the LN (and BLNR) because I personally prefer the PCLs to the matte oyster (YMMV).

The movement in the new BLNR (and Pepsi) looks great, particularly the 72h power reserve, but I personally am not a fan of SS jubilees. I'm glad I have 2 oysters (well, 3, with the SS Daytona).

[jinikari01]

Wow. That was fast. He must have noticed my post. LoL.
It was onl$9860 few minutes ago.

[avega357]

Originally Posted by jdpny

That’s pretty big news!

I figured, I just did not want to say anything, partly because no one would believe me


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[BobDyl]

Originally Posted by askdanny

When I was meeting with Rolex to try on the 2019 release (see Twitter link in signature), Rolex PR explicitly told me that moving forward, all GMTs will have bi-color bezels whereas all Submariners have monocolor (“monochromatic,” I think the right word is) bezels.

Watchfinder, in their latest video, is also making the same point: now that Rolex has figured out bicolor ceramic, they won't make all black GMT bezels anymore. Does feel that Rolex is trying to ID the GMT as bicolor + jubilee to differentiate it from the sub's oyster + monochromatic.

It's a shame really. I love my LN and am happy to have owned these past 10 years, but there's no reason this model should not continue. IMHO, black bezel on oyster is the cleanest, classic, and most versatile of all GMTs, whereas the bicolor and jubilee add a degree of bling that doesn't suit all occasions.

Then again, Rolex seems more interested in being unpredictable than anything else at the moment, enthusiasts be damned.

[avega357]

Originally Posted by BobDyl

Watchfinder, in their latest video, is also making the same point: now that Rolex has figured out bicolor ceramic, they won't make all black GMT bezels anymore. Does feel that Rolex is trying to ID the GMT as bicolor + jubilee to differentiate it from the sub's oyster + monochromatic.



It's a shame really. I love my LN and am happy to have owned these past 10 years, but there's no reason this model should not continue. IMHO, black bezel on oyster is the cleanest, classic, and most versatile of all GMTs, whereas the bicolor and jubilee add a degree of bling that doesn't suit all occasions.



Then again, Rolex seems more interested in being unpredictable than anything else at the moment, enthusiasts be damned.

I agree, I am a pure Rolex gmt collector for 20 years and I have looked at this and what I have seen is the Gmt become more popular than the submariner; this needed to be address by product differentiation for long term value retention and the identity of both models. This is free rolex to make many new colors including the new coke in a few years

Plus other models will
Move in the space like the YM




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[avega357]

Gmt will also move upmarket to a higher price point which is what Rolex wants. The great thing is that unlike YM and SD the GMT being such a historical model has been kept at 40 mm

This is sign that Rolex considered this model as a top tier model along with Daytona, sub and DD


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[oldman2005]

Originally Posted by avega357

I figured, I just did not want to say anything, partly because no one would believe me


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That's a nice piece of info but it makes sense, when I bought my 2nd GMT-LN, I was debating either the Sub-LN or GMT-LN since they did look alike. Finally I chose the GMT-LN (years ago it was referred as GMT-C on TRF) since I thought it looks better than a Sub-LN and I didn't have a GMT watch at the time.

So no more black GMT-LN in the foreseeable future!

[peterpl]

Originally Posted by askdanny

When I was meeting with Rolex to try on the 2019 release (see Twitter link in signature), Rolex PR explicitly told me that moving forward, all GMTs will have bi-color bezels whereas all Submariners have monocolor (“monochromatic,” I think the right word is) bezels.

Thats good then. All this crazy prices for a simple bi color bezel.

The more bi colors the better. Coke bezel will be released I reckon next year and then hopefully followed by the Blueberry one again if they can get the colors right.

[BobDyl]

Originally Posted by oldman2005

Finally I chose the GMT-LN (years ago it was referred as GMT-C on TRF)

That's the truth! I still call it the GMT-C most of the time...

[Mgsm]

you don't second guess Rolex.

[joespeed29]

Dam. If prices keep climbing on my LN I may sell it to fund my dream car 911 C2S.

[spoon-turbo]

Originally Posted by joespeed29

Dam. If prices keep climbing on my LN I may sell it to fund my dream car 911 C2S.

I will choose a P over any Rolex

[Lz4000]

I was at one time very close to buying a sub instead of my gmt ln just because they are so similar (only visual).
Others won’t face this problem anymore and that’s the intention of rolex I guess

[clb521]

If they discontinued the LN, its value should start going up towards BLNR numbers. I'm glad I got my LN first.

[chloebear]

Originally Posted by Spartan

did u see the price ? 14,850U$D ? is this a typo ??

I think it's a typo. That LN should be $14,950 and not $14,850. I'm sure they'll correct it.