After basel...intersting thought came to mind

[Kh114060]

So we all know that this year's basel was hmm....interesting at best..

Haven't seen any sold but seeing GMT prices nearly double and some instances even triple made me think.

Rolex probably would never do this but.

If they had done say a limited run of 1675 pieces of the original 1675.
Wouldn't that be pretty damn cool?

Not a remake or an "reinterpretation", homage of any sort but an actual brand spankin new from the factory 2020 model of the 1675.

I'm positive theres enough Rolex nuts to pay probably 50 thousand for one easy.

I dont know.

bored at work....


what do you guy think?


1680 pieces of the 1680 would be cool too..

[Dr.Smellody]

I'll take one of each.

[brandrea]

I’m certain recreations of this type would sell in a heart beat. Imagine big crown subs, and 6239 Daytona’s too

[Filipão]

I've just gotten mine.

[Tom1675]

Good idea in the abstract but I dont know that Rolex would mess with the radium in the big crown or even the tritium in the 1675... Luminova of superluminova of either would just not work imho...

[Cryten]

That sounds like something Omega would do.

[Crown & Shield]

Originally Posted by Cryten

That sounds like something Omega would do.

Why "would"?

[Kh114060]

Originally Posted by Cryten

That sounds like something Omega would do.

Or hublot
Blech

[Kh114060]

Originally Posted by Filipão

I've just gotten mine.

Holy crap. That has to be the mint-est ive ever seen

[Vincent65]

Originally Posted by Kh114060

So we all know that this year's basel was hmm....interesting at best..

Haven't seen any sold but seeing GMT prices nearly double and some instances even triple made me think.

Rolex probably would never do this but.

If they had done say a limited run of 1675 pieces of the original 1675.
Wouldn't that be pretty damn cool?

Not a remake or an "reinterpretation", homage of any sort but an actual brand spankin new from the factory 2020 model of the 1675.

I'm positive theres enough Rolex nuts to pay probably 50 thousand for one easy.

I dont know.

bored at work....


what do you guy think?


1680 pieces of the 1680 would be cool too..

Nice fantasy but a limited run of 1,675 or 1,680 pieces (or whatever) wouldn't come close to covering the cost of getting everything set up to create exact reiterations of those old references, IMO. Even selling them at 50K. Major pain of a project. No benefit to them, just to excite some obsessive, nostalgic collectors.

Much better idea to make millions and sell them at the original prices. Totally flood the market with them - everyone can have a pseudo-nouveaux-vintage Rolex for a couple of hundred bucks. That'd kill Swatch overnight. Then, suddenly Rolex would lose a lot of its inherent appeal as it would no longer be exclusive.

[stmoore]

Nope. Not interested.
They need to focus on tomorrow and not clone the past.

[watchcaravan]

Many people would be ready to pay ridiculous amounts for those but I think Rolex would never do it

[donq]

Not the Rolex way.
Now Tudor on the other hand....