Pepsi trashed the blro !!!!!!!!!!!!

[garyfromleeds]

Im totally gobsmacked ! the new Pepsi is 10/10 totally superb and long over due to be honest ! but here come the negative and sorry if its not what you want to here but the facts are this !

Rolex have stuffed all the BLRO owners and took them for fools by selling them a premium priced watch and selling almost the same looking watch for a quarter of the price swop the bracelet from a normal ceramic gmt and hey bingo you have a BLRO in all steel !

total joke they did that with the white gold sky dweller owners also not long ago !

[lecorsaire]

No one was taking for a fool unless their BLRO came engraved with Steelinox instead of 750. The Sky-Dweller situation is worse. It was marketed as a PM watch and all of a sudden not only is it available in SS but all of the PM exclusive Roman and Arabic dials are gone.

[Jacobson]

Boy am I glad I sold my BLRO last year

[garyfromleeds]

Originally Posted by lecorsaire

No one was taking for a fool unless their BLRO came engraved with Steelinox instead of 750. The Sky-Dweller situation is worse. It was marketed as a PM watch and all of a sudden not only is it available in SS but all of the PM exclusive Roman and Arabic dials are gone.

they should have made the coke , but they went for the easier route using the bezels from the blro , exactly the same bezel

[diracpoint]

Originally Posted by lecorsaire

No one was taking for a fool unless their BLRO came engraved with Steelinox instead of 750. The Sky-Dweller situation is worse. It was marketed as a PM watch and all of a sudden not only is it available in SS but all of the PM exclusive Roman and Arabic dials are gone.

If the numeral dials are gone, as an owner I'll be very very happy,

[cht]

Hopefully now the 16710 market prices will settle down a little....

[codecow]

Originally Posted by garyfromleeds

they should have made the coke , but they went for the easier route using the bezels from the blro , exactly the same bezel

I am a super big GMT fan and was very curious about the BLRO until I tried it on. To me it didn't feel special enough to warrant the extra money over the BLNR I already had; especially since I have a 16710 with both Coke and Pepsi bezels.

My 718 in YG with green dial I do feel is special enough to warrant the extra spend, but I'm not a WG guy at all. I don't own a single WG piece.

[tomchicago]

Rollie did indeed do a number on the orig WG BLRO owners.

[spuds]

Originally Posted by garyfromleeds

Im totally gobsmacked ! the new Pepsi is 10/10 totally superb and long over due to be honest ! but here come the negative and sorry if its not what you want to here but the facts are this !

Rolex have stuffed all the BLRO owners and took them for fools by selling them a premium priced watch and selling almost the same looking watch for a quarter of the price swop the bracelet from a normal ceramic gmt and hey bingo you have a BLRO in all steel !

total joke they did that with the white gold sky dweller owners also not long ago !

As a BLRO owner I hate to admit that I agree, but I do.

As an avid collector of Rolex watches this may well have me defecting to AP and even Omega.

Originally Posted by Jacobson

Boy am I glad I sold my BLRO last year

And again, to be honest I wish I had....

[TimeToWatch]

I don't recall a contract Rolex made with existing BLRO owners to keep that bezel exclusive to their watch. With that being said, I understand your frustration!

[wulin]

Originally Posted by spuds

As a BLRO owner I hate to admit that I agree, but I do.

As an avid collector of Rolex watches this may well have me defecting to AP and even Omega.





And again, to be honest I wish I had....

I feel for ya!

[johnnyjazz]

You can,t buy the white gold blro with black face now, if you have it good, keep it, it is now officially very difficult to obtain.

[affalterbach]

I love my BLRO and think the new SS on Jubilee is fantastic and plan on getting one. They're very different.

[prozac51]

Originally Posted by garyfromleeds

Im totally gobsmacked ! the new Pepsi is 10/10 totally superb and long over due to be honest ! but here come the negative and sorry if its not what you want to here but the facts are this !

Rolex have stuffed all the BLRO owners and took them for fools by selling them a premium priced watch and selling almost the same looking watch for a quarter of the price swop the bracelet from a normal ceramic gmt and hey bingo you have a BLRO in all steel !

total joke they did that with the white gold sky dweller owners also not long ago !

Might want to check the new lug dimensions before commenting on the bracelet swap. If you noticed no new GMT came with the SS oyster. I'm sure Rolex did think things through to maintain some exclusivity to existing WG BLRO owners.

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[rmlovett1]

I must admit...I revamped my lineup recently, going away from bigger lugs,(YES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE VERY MOVES ROLEX HAS MADE) and any WG Rolex. I’m a happy camper

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Jacobson

Boy am I glad I sold my BLRO last year

Good move based on today release! Still love around for WG BLRO but prices will lower for sure


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[Jim Smyth]

I have the WG version and could care less that theres a Stainless model out there. I am happy guys that cant or wont afford the gold version now have another choice thats palatable. The cost of any gold Rolex IMO is ridiculous but unfortunately necessary if you want in.

I bought mine used (someone else already took the big hit) for a specific reason to me and dont care if the price goes up or down since I have no intention of getting rid of it. I am happy and dont feel Rolex snubbed me at all.

YMMV

[Watch-Ed]

Originally Posted by prozac51

Might want to check the new lug dimensions before commenting on the bracelet swap. If you noticed no new GMT came with the SS oyster. I'm sure Rolex did think things through to maintain some exclusivity to existing WG BLRO owners.

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Are the lugs dimensions different? They say they redesigned the case and lugs but looking at it I cant see why a regular oyster bracelet would not fit.

Would be nice if I could switch around my BLNR's oyster and the Pepsi's Jubilee when it arrives.

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by garyfromleeds

Im totally gobsmacked ! the new Pepsi is 10/10 totally superb and long over due to be honest ! but here come the negative and sorry if its not what you want to here but the facts are this !

Rolex have stuffed all the BLRO owners and took them for fools by selling them a premium priced watch and selling almost the same looking watch for a quarter of the price swop the bracelet from a normal ceramic gmt and hey bingo you have a BLRO in all steel !

total joke they did that with the white gold sky dweller owners also not long ago !

You are assuming that the Oyster bracelet will fit the SS BLRO case (which remains to be seen)

And if the SS SkyD had been available with the same dials as the PM versions (as opposed to the other way around) I would agree.

PM feels so different on the wrist. I suspect those WG BLRO or WG Sky D owners who are most upset by the introduction of a SS BLRO are those that want other people to know that their watch is 2.5x more expensive.

A WG BLRO remains a grail for me. The fact I could pick up one in SS for half the price (assuming I would have to get it from the gray market) is irrelevant. Its the WG I want. The difference on the wrist is significant

[Vaxe]

Originally Posted by Jacobson

Boy am I glad I sold my BLRO last year

. For sure, I feel bad for those who bought them last month after the rumors of it being discontinued.

[c41006]

Originally Posted by fskywalker

Good move based on today release! Still love around for WG BLRO but prices will lower for sure

I'm thinking the WG BLRO might take a hit in the short term but will eventually stabilize and start climbing back up

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by spuds

As a BLRO owner I hate to admit that I agree, but I do.

As an avid collector of Rolex watches this may well have me defecting to AP and even Omega.





And again, to be honest I wish I had....

Totally understand. I was not a fan of what they did to Sky Dweller owners and now this.

[904VT]

Good luck getting your hands on the new BLRO without first buying something equivalent from your AD to that very same old BLRO or at a large premium from a trusted seller

[rossi46]

Originally Posted by cht

Hopefully now the 16710 market prices will settle down a little....

You must be new here.

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by fskywalker

Good move based on today release! Still love around for WG BLRO but prices will lower for sure


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WG BLRO prices will plummet! It will be the most affordable and likely least desirable PM piece going forward. The new model just put the nail in the coffin.

[Armyguy03]

Originally Posted by rossi46

You must be new here.

[Watch-Ed]

Originally Posted by Devildog

You are assuming that the Oyster bracelet will fit the SS BLRO case (which remains to be seen)

And if the SS SkyD had been available with the same dials as the PM versions (as opposed to the other way around) I would agree.

PM feels so different on the wrist. I suspect those WG BLRO or WG Sky D owners who are most upset by the introduction of a SS BLRO are those that want other people to know that their watch is 2.5x more expensive.

A WG BLRO remains a grail for me. The fact I could pick up one in SS for half the price (assuming I would have to get it from the gray market) is irrelevant. Its the WG I want. The difference on the wrist is significant

I agree on PM feeling different on the wrist and all but the original Pepsi was in steel and regardless of the price point I think that makes the SS BLRO special in its on right (more true to the original). Also I dont think people that buy watches in white gold want others to know their watch is 2.5x more expensive otherwise they would go for yellow or rose.

Now, I am really curious to know if a regular oyster would fit this "new" GMT case.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Devildog

You are assuming that the Oyster bracelet will fit the SS BLRO case (which remains to be seen)

I really doubt it will as that is the main signifier now for the difference between black WG and SS, and WG owners can take comfort from the fact that the "lesser" bracelet was forced on the SS as they didn't disco the WG after all.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by Devildog

I suspect those WG BLRO or WG Sky D owners who are most upset by the introduction of a SS BLRO are those that want other people to know that their watch is 2.5x more expensive.

As a WG Pepsi and WG SkD owner, I disagree. If I want people to know that I’m wearing an expensive watch, there are better watch choices for that purpose. What irks me is the hit my watches will take in value. Of course I buy watches because I like them and not as an investment. And I still like them. However, many of us here are flippers or will trade watches as tastes changes. So now our trade value has diminished, impacting future trades.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by kilyung

As a WG Pepsi and WG SkD owner, I disagree. If I want people to know that I’m wearing an expensive watch, there are better watch choices for that purpose. What upsets me is the hit my watches will take in value. Of course I buy watches because I like them and not as an investment. And I still like them. However, many of us here are flippers or will trade watches as tastes changes. So now our trade value has diminished, impacting future trades.

Agree with you Mike. In the short term you may see value impacted. It remains to be seen longer term though.

I think the BLRO will always comand a good buck as it is a very limited run in the grand scheme if things.



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