I should be doing cartwheels or something….

[dnd2984]

Congrats!!! I too felt similar. Its the journey of collecting that excites me.

[JH419]

Congrats!

[alphadweller]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

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Fun fact. I didn't know but you probably did. Under UV the BLRO bezel is all RO. Is this because the blue wavelengths are neutralised leaving only red? Or is it because the bezel is dyed red and the blue is added over it?

Congrats, stunning piece.

Indeed, red pigment first on the whole bezel, then blue pigment on one half:
https://youtu.be/f02dctSRA3c?t=84

I don't know why they do it like this, instead of half red half blue.

[B2 Stealth]

Spectacular! Huge congrats!

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by alphadweller

Congrats, stunning piece.

Indeed, red pigment first on the whole bezel, then blue pigment on one half:
https://youtu.be/f02dctSRA3c?t=84

I don't know why they do it like this, instead of half red half blue.

Thank you for that link. And thank you Scott for that photo. Both excellent. And thanks all for your kind words.

So far as I know, it's the transition/overlap of the colours that is critical. Rolex didn't want any gaps and went to considerable lengths to come up with the best solution both for production repeatability and aesthetic coherence. I think there's a WF video which talks about the pros and cons with reference to the BLRO and they show some close ups of how the colours blend at the margin, which the brain glosses over.

With apologies for the poor quality, here is my effort with a hand held phone camera:



Come to think of it, this also explains why the brown can sometimes appear to bleed into the black on the CHNR bezel.

[Boaters]

Big congrats and you are lucky but well deserved

[Harry-57]

Thank you.

I am lucky and I know it.

[Mendota]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

Thank you for that link. And thank you Scott for that photo. Both excellent. And thanks all for your kind words.

So far as I know, it's the transition/overlap of the colours that is critical. Rolex didn't want any gaps and went to considerable lengths to come up with the best solution both for production repeatability and aesthetic coherence. I think there's a WF video which talks about the pros and cons with reference to the BLRO and they show some close ups of how the colours blend at the margin, which the brain glosses over.

With apologies for the poor quality, here is my effort with a hand held phone camera:



Come to think of it, this also explains why the brown can sometimes appear to bleed into the black on the CHNR bezel.

Cool. Is that first pic under a black light?

[campfire]

Congratulations.

[AEV]

Congrats on such a great watch. I remember you were waiting for it.

I have it on jubilee and it is in my top 3 Rolexes.

Thanks for sharing the ''my AD said''. It seems it is not easy to be an SA dealing with such e-mails/phone calls.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by Mendota

Cool. Is that first pic under a black light?

UV. Which I believe is also black light? A one second burst will charge the lumes up a treat.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by campfire

Congratulations.

Thank you.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by AEV

Congrats on such a great watch. I remember you were waiting for it.

I have it on jubilee and it is in my top 3 Rolexes.

Thanks for sharing the ''my AD said''. It seems it is not easy to be an SA dealing with such e-mails/phone calls.

Thank you. Oyster was my favourite and I still can't believe I've managed it. If it was only available on Jubilee I would have been lusting after it just the same. It's good to have the choice.

I couldn't man a counter. It's harder than it looks. I haven't got what it takes.

[Singslinger]

Thanks for your post Harry, I enjoyed reading it, especially the "My AD said'' bit.

Congrats on getting the watch!

[Joearch]

Enjoy your watch!

[vh2k]

Great, well-written story. Congrats!

[DonRickles]

Good for you Harry! You seem to be a serious watch guy and well deserved!


I'm waiting for the video of you doin cartwheels with the GMT on your arm?

[Harry-57]

Thank you all.

Originally Posted by DonRickles

I'm waiting for the video of you doin cartwheels with the GMT on your arm?

Working on it It's harder than I thought.

[inoahguy]

Enjoy it!


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[travisb]

Congrats Harry! So good!