Black Bay 79220N (ETA, rose) ....almost impossible to find

[unknown]

only 5 months in production, some say less than 3000 made, most of the times can't find them ob Ebay and Chrono24.

Anyway, it's a gorgeous piece and I'm glad I found it























YES !
NOS :-)
Don't ask me where and how :-) , it was part of the hunt

[abozz]

Beautiful piece and dial!

[exador]

This chap claims to have found 15 of them...

https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...5&postcount=63

[unknown]

Originally Posted by exador

This chap claims to have found 15 of them...

https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...5&postcount=63

that's me

I said 'almost' impossible to find. Untill I got in contact with XXX
Took an option on every piece I could get my hands on

Of course I'm NOT keeping these for myself, I have a lot of friends who also collect watches and I contacted most of them.
It's a large group, some of us know each other since decades, others just joined. We always visit Basel, SIHH, ...
I made a lot of people very happy :-)
That's was probably more fun than finding one for myself
None of them are flippers so I'm sure they will treasure these watches , wouldn't have offered them to flippers

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by unknown

that's me

So this thread is basically just a shill?

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by unknown

that's me

I said 'almost' impossible to find. Untill I got in contact with XXX
Took an option on every piece I could get my hands on

Of course I'm NOT keeping these for myself, I have a lot of friends who also collect watches and I contacted most of them.
It's a large group, some of us know each other since decades, others just joined. We always visit Basel, SIHH, ...
I made a lot of people very happy :-)
That's was probably more fun than finding one for myself
None of them are flippers so I'm sure they will treasure these watches , wouldn't have offered them to flippers

Nice save

[unknown]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Nice save

you replied too fast :-) I was still editing my post

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by unknown

you replied too fast :-) I was still editing my post

I replied to your post five minutes after you posted it. Then you edited it

[unknown]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

I replied to your post five minutes after you posted it. Then you edited it

I was still typing LOL

But I understand your reaction, I would have reacted the same :-)

If someone doubts, I made this post 13 hrs ago on another site I read a lot

http://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/i-...581.9543106/0/

[cdbeaver66]

Congrats, great find


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[Rjongco]

I’d love to find one

[capote]

Yes ETA is so hot right now. Only four Blackbays at Chrono24 useing the ETA as a salespitch, that will change

[ap1]

Awesome. Treat yourself to pelagos rubber / tang for a great do all look

[James444]

Originally Posted by unknown

that's me

I said 'almost' impossible to find. Untill I got in contact with XXX
Took an option on every piece I could get my hands on

Of course I'm NOT keeping these for myself, I have a lot of friends who also collect watches and I contacted most of them.
It's a large group, some of us know each other since decades, others just joined. We always visit Basel, SIHH, ...
I made a lot of people very happy :-)
That's was probably more fun than finding one for myself
None of them are flippers so I'm sure they will treasure these watches , wouldn't have offered them to flippers

+1

[James444]

Yes I saw ur post on watchprosite

[Jerodp716]

There are 3 of them on the first page of the classifieds........

[Valle de Joux]

Originally Posted by unknown

only 5 months in production, some say less than 3000 made, most of the times can't find them ob Ebay and Chrono24.

Anyway, it's a gorgeous piece and I'm glad I found it























YES !
NOS :-)
Don't ask me where and how :-) , it was part of the hunt

Looks great!!

[Randy9999]

Then, of course, there's this close cousin (source: Hodinkee)...

[GB-man]

Very nice but impossible to find and I just bought 15 of them is quite the juxtaposition

[The_Walrus]

I own one and readily see them for sale across many forums every single week.
Production I thought was for 9 months but given the number that can be found for sale, they must have churned out 300,000 of them

[Jerodp716]

Originally Posted by The_Walrus

I own one and readily see them for sale across many forums every single week.
Production I thought was for 9 months but given the number that can be found for sale, they must have churned out 300,000 of them

I have both versions, ETA and in-house, and I’m not seeing a shortage at all. They’re readily available. I’d love to think they’ll be worth a fortune in coming months but I remain somewhat skeptical of the predictions on this forum.

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by ap1

Awesome. Treat yourself to pelagos rubber / tang for a great do all look

I have never done this. Have to give it a try.

Got my Pelagos box out the other day and saw the rubber in there and thought about how to use it.

Great pics OP!!

I think any of the ETA powered Tudor pieces will eventually be sought after as they switch all of the pieces over to in house. I know the others (other B.B. and Pelagos and eventually THC and Ranger) had much longer production runs. But the 2 line Pelagos and Ranger are just cool watches that will have long term appeal to the masses and collectors.


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[ap1]

Originally Posted by bdex75

I have never done this. Have to give it a try.

Got my Pelagos box out the other day and saw the rubber in there and thought about how to use it.

Great pics OP!!

I think any of the ETA powered Tudor pieces will eventually be sought after as they switch all of the pieces over to in house. I know the others (other B.B. and Pelagos and eventually THC and Ranger) had much longer production runs. But the 2 line Pelagos and Ranger are just cool watches that will have long term appeal to the masses and collectors.


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I think there is an extension piece if I remember correctly. Ignore that piece. Bracelet endlinks, titanium tang, and done





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[mailman]

Originally Posted by unknown

only 5 months in production, some say less than 3000 made, most of the times can't find them ob Ebay and Chrono24.

Anyway, it's a gorgeous piece and I'm glad I found it























YES !
NOS :-)
Don't ask me where and how :-) , it was part of the hunt

Always love your pics Bruno Thank you

[Luap1976]

Originally Posted by The_Walrus

I own one and readily see them for sale across many forums every single week.
Production I thought was for 9 months but given the number that can be found for sale, they must have churned out 300,000 of them

I agree I can find these pretty easily aswell eta bbn 2018 on warranty card.also on my watch mart there are 5 for sale on the first page.didn't even look at the other pages I'm assuming there will be more.edit just took a quick look and found 14 Tudor bbb for sale .and only got to page 7 and 1 really cheap for 2000 dollars on braclett with box papers all accessories

[Watcheroo]

Originally Posted by Luap1976

I agree I can find these pretty easily aswell eta bbn 2018 on warranty card.also on my watch mart there are 5 for sale on the first page.didn't even look at the other pages I'm assuming there will be more.edit just took a quick look and found 14 Tudor bbb for sale .and only got to page 7 and 1 really cheap for 2000 dollars on braclett with box papers all accessories

The recent postings on my watch mart are all selling above MSRP (one is listed at $4,300!). I think the OP was trying to find them at MSRP. The rest of the listings on that site are from 2017 and I doubt would still be available at the prices that were advertised.

Also, a few months of production in the Rolex/Tudor world is a drop in the bucket and an anomaly for the brand.

[fleabag]

Jesus.... they are really hard to find


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[Watcheroo]

Originally Posted by The_Walrus

I own one and readily see them for sale across many forums every single week.

Production I thought was for 9 months but given the number that can be found for sale, they must have churned out 300,000 of them

300,000 in nine months means roughly 1,100 per day, every day, for 9 months. Tough one.

[Jerodp716]

Asking/list price certainly isn’t a reliable indicator of actual sale price.

[Watcheroo]

Originally Posted by Jerodp716

Asking/list price certainly isn’t a reliable indicator of actual sale price.

Agreed. They’re still not selling for MSRP or less