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22 March 2018, 09:37 PM | #31 |
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The gentleman who made the claim is none other than the Chief Editor and founder of ablogtowatch, Ariel Adams. That means Ariel must have heard it straight from the horse's mouth in Baselworld. Did you know that Ariel Adams is one of the very few people in the world who was given VIP privilege to see how Rolex watches were made at the HQ in Geneva?
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Yes I think so, blue/red are the classic colors so it will be more sought after
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Will the new GMT II Pepsi dial make the BLNR less desirable
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Hmmm. Interesting. I’m waiting for my replacement BLNR from Rolex that State Farm negotiated with them as part of a theft insurance settlement. If it’s discontinued I sure hope they have a batch in the warehouse. If it turns out they have none, maybe they’ll give me the new Pepsi instead. That’d be ok with me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I hoped that would be an option but guess not since its still not an option on DJ41. Sent fra min SM-G950F via Tapatalk |
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There has to be a lot of selling and absence of buyer pressure to convince greys to drop their prices, which like banks and interest rates, they are loathe to do, and that will not happen esp with the glacial pace release of the BLRO, so prices will probably just remain flat at where they are.
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OK, I read Ariel and I think he means the 11 ref is discoed but will be replaced by the 12 ref next year from the context of his two sentences - The new cases are very well finished and do indeed make for a slightly better experience than the outgoing generation of GMT-Master II watches. That also means the popular "Batman" black and blue bezel Rolex GMT-Master II 116710BLNR is now a discontinued model. |
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22 March 2018, 11:58 PM | #42 |
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Personally I will keep the BLNR , & will add BLRO , BLNR will always be in demand , as the first rolex GMT with blue black bezel , think the hulk demand will slow down in favor of the BLRO
(I know they are different ) but from a color attraction point of view , that’s for me Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Only time will tell. I think if the SS Pepsi BLRO was on the same PCL oyster bracelet then we could see some easing on the BLNR's demand. Personally I still think the black and blue is executed better in cheracrome than the blue and red is.
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23 March 2018, 12:23 AM | #44 |
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No. Watches always appeal to buyers for different reasons, and the BLNR will remain a strong value proposition. It is a great "all around" watch, although I have a love-hate relationship with the PCLs. With the Pepsi some online are already slamming a GMT being on jubilee, the clasp, and dial from the available pics. I think you really have to see the Pepsi in person.
Kind of room for both, although I think Rolex will be discontinuing the BLNR at some point rather than put the new movement in it. It had an extremely good run considering. |
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The jubilee glide lock on the new GMT is a game changer. If they do keep/upgrade the BLNR I wonder if they upgrade the oyster with GL as well. I’m seriously bummed the new jub with GL isn’t interchangeable with previous cases.
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I don't think the new model will decrease BLNR desirability. The Black/Blue combo just works for most people.
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Yes but the demand is so high for the Batman that it's not going to change much as far as the scarcity.
I'm sure we'll see a few people put up a used one to fund the Pepsi but the Batman will have its strong appeal. Plus, not everyone likes the Pepsi dial..especially the mainstream consumer. Much easier to sell a Black and Blue watch than a $10k Blue and Red one to a mass market. |
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Why would it? two totally different watches.
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23 March 2018, 12:28 AM | #49 |
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Completely agree and no one no the forum seems to care about having 70hrs of pr.
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23 March 2018, 12:29 AM | #50 |
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For those who can't have both the choice is harder now.
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23 March 2018, 10:18 PM | #52 |
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I think it will definitely take away the sales of BLNR. It's not just a GMT with a new Pepsi bezel & jubilee bracelet. It has a brand new 3285 movement with 70hrs power reserve.
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Personally I've never liked the colour combo of the BLNR. I'm very attracted to the steel BLRO though and the jubilee plays an important part in it. Love the retro look.
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It's looks like jubilee with a standard oyster claps to me...same as on DJ41. I would prefer the jubilee with a hidden crown lock .... what do others think about that? Maybe no big deal Cheers Sent fra min SM-G950F via Tapatalk |
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The article stated ......
"That also means the popular "Batman" black and blue bezel Rolex GMT-Master II 116710BLNR is now very likely to soon be discontinued (or perhaps updated) even though Rolex claims it will live side-by-side with the new 126710 GMT-Master II models." To me this means the BLNR isnt going anywhere. |
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I still like the BLNR more.
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So I doubt that this will be reason.....the different bracelet and the "classic" colors may be though. Hence I think the demand for the BLNR will decrease.....for the next few months |
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Just read the article. Looks like he’s edited his article to now say: “The new cases are very well finished and do indeed make for a slightly better experience than the outgoing generation of GMT-Master II watches. That also means the popular "Batman" black and blue bezel Rolex GMT-Master II 116710BLNR is now very likely to soon be discontinued (or perhaps updated) even though Rolex claims it will live side-by-side with the new 126710 GMT-Master II models.” |
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I think it’s Discontinued when Rolex use up all the blue black bezels it will no longer be on the website could be wrong though
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I don't think it will take much away from the BLNR, but the demand will absolutely be stronger for quite some time for the pepsi.
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