*****The OFFICAL Not Fans of the BLNR Thread*****

[Ruud Van Driver]

Since airing my views about being bored with my BLNR back in April and then flipping it yesterday, it seems I'm not alone in not being a fan. I bought into the hype of the watch instead of purchasing for the love of the timepiece itself. I don't think I'm alone there either.

Therefore, this thread is for TRFers to come out of the closet and publicly admit that they are not fans of this reference.

There will be no hating on the BLNR though; we don't want any 'it's breath smells, it stinks of pee and it's mum dresses it funny" stuff. That's not cool, it's unacceptable and against the spirit of my (tongue-in-cheek) thread. Please be guided by the wise and profound words from Grady in my signature below.

It's just a thread where we can safely admit to not being fans without fear of being pelted with wet kippers and congealed custard, that's all

[KarlS]

It's a fantastic beater and definately more functional than my 116655. Time Zone difficult to read but it's definately not as boring as say a submariner or SD

[jimbones43]

The sun and seadweller are boring? Really?

[G'ed]

Sub is boring, flipped 4 times.

[epc2]

Originally Posted by G'ed

Sub is boring, flipped 4 times.

Try and LvC if you haven't.

[Ruud Van Driver]

Seems the spirit of the thread is lost already. It's not a thread for bashing the BLNR or saying that's it's better than another reference.

And no, the Sub is not boring. If someone buys and flips four times then the issue is most certainly not with the watch.

[KarlS]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Seems the spirit of the thread is lost already. It's not a thread for bashing the BLNR or saying that's it's better than another reference.

And no, the Sub is not boring. If someone buys and flips four times then the issue is most certainly not with the watch.

Well that quickly made it personal!!!

[BLNR Nairobi]

Originally Posted by KarlS

Well that quickly made it personal!!!

Exactly 😄

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by KarlS

Well that quickly made it personal!!!

You're right Karl, it did. A mild apology

[G'ed]

Originally Posted by epc2

Try and LvC if you haven't.

Yea, that and Sub, Sub Date and another Sub. I may get the Sub again one day.

[eterna]

I thought this was another "The Official.....show me your BLNR thread". LOL!
Just my own view. Not a fan of the gimmicky blue part of the bezel. It gives a toy like look to the watch. Part of the reason why I chose the LN instead of BLNR. Some like the blue, some don't. I would have prefer Coke. Other than that, it an amazing GMT watch.

[arcadelt]

Originally Posted by eterna

I would have prefer Coke.

I actually quiet like it, but this ^ is true IMHO.

[Chadridv]

Genuinely curious to see how many members have negative opinions about it. It seems like a real fan favorite around here. I think it's a fantastic reference. I also love the LN.

[jstan9]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

Genuinely curious to see how many members have negative opinions about it. It seems like a real fan favorite around here. I think it's a fantastic reference. I also love the LN.

I agree!


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[DocHolliday]

Lol this is a hysterical thread and I feel like I can finally admit to not liking the BLNR without putting on my flame suit first. I'm not sure why I don't like it because in theory it has everything I want but at the same time it just doesn't do it for me.....Wow that felt good.. This is like an anti BLNR support group haha

[machob55]

Hi all, I'll play devil's advocate and take any of the watches any of you might not like!

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[GT500]

Tried it and not a fan.

[James444]

I don't like the fat lug square case of the 6 digit sub n gmt , no offence just my opinion

[sleddog]

A doomed, and pointless thread from the start.
We all, or should, understand not everyone has the same taste (In anything!). Why try to gather numbers one way or another? Is it to feel vindicated in reasoning, or just plain naivety?
This forum is about a common interest, not a common dislike?!
It's ok to not like a reference of watch, but why dwell on the negative, when there is so much more positive out there, for all tastes!

The whole connotation of the thread (thread title in particular) , just screams dissension.

I don't foresee a good direction, or topic trend. Still open for now...'OFFICIALLY'.

Ruud, I'm a fan, but this isn't one of your best.....

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by sleddog

A doomed, and pointless thread from the start.
We all, or should, understand not everyone has the same taste (In anything!). Why try to gather numbers one way or another? Is it to feel vindicated in reasoning, or just plain naivety?
This forum is about a common interest, not a common dislike?!
It's ok to not like a reference of watch, but why dwell on the negative, when there is so much more positive out there, for all tastes!

The whole connotation of the thread (thread title in particular) , just screams dissension.

Did you not see the OP said this was purposely meant to be "tongue in cheek"? It's a satirical post meant to drum up some humor, not an attempt to collect data points or be negative.

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Did you not see the OP said this was purposely meant to be "tongue in cheek"? It's a satirical post meant to drum up some humor, not an attempt to collect data points or be negative.

I did, and your point is?

'Tongue & Cheek' aside, where do you go with an 'official' hate on the BLNR.? Would that be a positive thread, or one that provides a divide?
Experience tells me, the topic will spiral.

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by sleddog

I did, and your point is?

[sleddog]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

Constructive.

[Ruud Van Driver]

Originally Posted by sleddog

I did, and your point is?

'Tongue & Cheek' aside, where do you go with an 'official' hate on the BLNR.? Would that be a positive thread, or one that provides a divide?
Experience tells me, the topic will spiral.

Rob, I take your points (this and in your previous post in this thread).

I started this thread for a giggle, that's all. I did say extremely clearly that I didn't want it to be a hate thread and, in doing so, deliberately pointed to Grady's most excellent statement, which I use with his kind permission, in my signature.

As I've said previously in a number of threads it is now readily apparent to me that I bought into the hype of the BLNR as opposed to buying it out of a love for the watch. By all the laws of common sense, I should love it. I'm an ex-professional navigator, I live eight (sometimes seven) time zones from home and I travel extensively. On paper, it's the perfect watch. However, I just couldn't bond with it; it would most certainly get left behind in a zombie apocalypse.

I do not (and I'm being deadly serious here) understand what my beef is with the BLNR. I was also hoping someone might offer an insight as to why that might be so.

Anyhoo, on reflection, I guess starting this thread wasn't one of my brightest ideas so I offer another mild apology and perhaps it's best if it's locked before it does spiral in the wrong direction.

[HK Islandboy]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Rob, I take your points (this and in your previous post in this thread).

I started this thread for a giggle, that's all. I did say extremely clearly that I didn't want it to be a hate thread and, in doing so, deliberately pointed to Grady's most excellent statement, which I use with his kind permission, in my signature.

As I've said previously in a number of threads it is now readily apparent to me that I bought into the hype of the BLNR as opposed to buying it out of a love for the watch. By all the laws of common sense, I should love it. I'm an ex-professional navigator, I live eight (sometimes seven) time zones from home and I travel extensively. On paper, it's the perfect watch. However, I just couldn't bond with it; it would most certainly get left behind in a zombie apocalypse.

I do not (and I'm being deadly serious here) understand what my beef is with the BLNR. I was also hoping someone might offer an insight as to why that might be so.

Anyhoo, on reflection, I guess starting this thread wasn't one of my brightest ideas so I offer another mild apology and perhaps it's best if it's locked before it does spiral in the wrong direction.

I like this thread. It's a good reminder to try to distinguish between what what sings to us, vs getting caught up in the hype. I was fond of the BLNR, but since spending an unhealthy amount of time on TRF, find myself paying it a lot of attention...still, however managing to resist the urge to pick one up.

Along those lines, in trying to decide how much of my current mild obsession with the 116610lv comes from it singing to me and how much from the groundswell of attention it has been getting of late

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Rob, I take your points (this and in your previous post in this thread).

I started this thread for a giggle, that's all. I did say extremely clearly that I didn't want it to be a hate thread and, in doing so, deliberately pointed to Grady's most excellent statement, which I use with his kind permission, in my signature.

As I've said previously in a number of threads it is now readily apparent to me that I bought into the hype of the BLNR as opposed to buying it out of a love for the watch. By all the laws of common sense, I should love it. I'm an ex-professional navigator, I live eight (sometimes seven) time zones from home and I travel extensively. On paper, it's the perfect watch. However, I just couldn't bond with it; it would most certainly get left behind in a zombie apocalypse.

I do not (and I'm being deadly serious here) understand what my beef is with the BLNR. I was also hoping someone might offer an insight as to why that might be so.

Anyhoo, on reflection, I guess starting this thread wasn't one of my brightest ideas so I offer another mild apology and perhaps it's best if it's locked before it does spiral in the wrong direction.

Now you're being hard on yourself, the thread is perfectly fine, it just requires discipline... much unlike the BLNR, which is not an which anyone still hypes because no one actually has any discipline... sorry, lost my train of thought there...

In all seriousness though, only in Rolex land is a new bezel enough to catapult one of the few steel models you actually get reasonable discounts on into the high heavens of "allocation only, you can pick one up in six months if god forbid the guy who's in front of you on the list gets run over by a bus in the meantime". For me it's just that, hype totally turns me off. Same thing with the Daytona.

[jstan9]

Originally Posted by sleddog

A doomed, and pointless thread from the start.
We all, or should, understand not everyone has the same taste (In anything!). Why try to gather numbers one way or another? Is it to feel vindicated in reasoning, or just plain naivety?
This forum is about a common interest, not a common dislike?!
It's ok to not like a reference of watch, but why dwell on the negative, when there is so much more positive out there, for all tastes!

The whole connotation of the thread (thread title in particular) , just screams dissension.

I don't foresee a good direction, or topic trend. Still open for now...'OFFICIALLY'.

Ruud, I'm a fan, but this isn't one of your best.....

I was going to reply but this says it best. John Lennon famously said, referring to the negative destructive elements of the 1960s, "if you want to save Peru, go and save Peru."

He meant focus on the positive. Focus on doing and not carping. Owning a Rolex is a lifelong dream for some of us. And there are many Rolex references that don't float my boat. Why focus energy on something you don't like and don't want?


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[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by jstan9

I was going to reply but this says it best. John Lennon famously said, referring to the negative destructive elements of the 1960s, "if you want to save Peru, go and save Peru."

He meant focus on the positive. Focus on doing and not carping. Owning a Rolex is a lifelong dream for some of us. And there are many Rolex references that don't float my boat. Why focus energy on something you don't like and don't want?


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the same can be said about the "large watch" criticism that is rampant here. Us large watch guys usually let that go. Say your not a fan of the BLNR however, that starts a riot.

The non-fans are keeping it very, very civil. Its the fans that seem to be overreacting. Personally I'm in the middle. I prefer the LN by a mile, the BLNR is a nice watch, just not for me.

[TimeRookie]

In the spirit of the original post, my BLNR matches the eyes of the zombie dragon from Game of Thrones!!!
I could take Ruud's post and switch it for the Daytona. I'm not a fan of them. I didn't fall for the hype and buy one though. I've had my BLNR for almost 2 years and it's all I ever wear. I have two other Rolex that worn rarely as dress watches. If the LN had a blue 24hr hand and blue writing I might have gone for that.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by TimeRookie

In the spirit of the original post, my BLNR matches the eyes of the zombie dragon from Game of Thrones!!!

Stop it... your making me want one now and i honestly don't love it, but i am susceptible to "hype" .