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22 October 2024, 04:02 PM | #31 |
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It’s all flippers way to generate fau rarity.
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22 October 2024, 05:15 PM | #33 |
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If you use a spectrophotometer there are probably more differences to be found. So Mk1, 2, 3, 4, 5 …
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22 October 2024, 08:00 PM | #35 |
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Mk1/Mk2/Mk3
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The bezel has really never been perfect. Rolex really willed this into production initially and there were some obvious color issues on the earliest bezels. Around 2020 Rolex seemed to have modified their process making the blue and red more "true" to the traditional aluminum Pepsi bezel, but even then it's not perfect.
I had a BLRO from 2021 that looked pretty damn good color-wise, but it was never perfect and depending on the light could vary significantly. I don't completely agree with Padi in the sense that there clearly are differences among the bezels from 2018 to current, but I also recognize that this appears to be an ongoing process as the production gets better and better. It seems, anecdotally, that Rolex is producing less BLROs and my hypothesis really comes down to the difficulty in getting the colors "just right" as they currently are (albeit still not perfect). For all intents and purposes, the BLRO looks great as is currently, but there's been plenty written about how they are differently from the other biceramic bezels produced by Rolex and that they appear to be more fragile. I always liked my BLRO, but found myself wearing it far less than I wear the BLNR now. |
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so far MK2 looks the best in the picture
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I would think that, if a portion of a population frequently takes issue with my tone/delivery/attitude, that I would take a good look in the mirror, as the saying goes. And in doing so, and because I’m a generally self-aware individual, I’d see that what I’m wearing is clearly a *MK3* BLRO, dated March 2024, And damn that thing looks good.
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The whole manufacturing issue narrative…
First, it’s never, ever, been confirmed by Rolex. Only speculation. Nothing more. Second, estimates would have Rolex’s revenue to be between 20-30 BILLION per year (1,200,000 watches*avg watch price of 15-18k). You mean to tell me a company that generates over 20 billion dollars per year cannot manufacture a watch bezel? Even after 10 years now of ceramic BLRO’s? I can be gullible, but this is many levels beyond that… |
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