Is the 116710 BLNR due to be discontinued?

[Rodrigo082]

Strange enough- I hear the same rumor from a friend of mine who lives in Basel.
He told me that BLNR bezel will be only available in Gold and BLRO didn't move the sales expected.

[meganfox17]

Originally Posted by Simon2439

A friend of mine mentioned that a reliable source had mentioned that the 116710 BLNR will be discontinued very soon. Has anyone else heard this rumour?

Tell your friend to pass a message to Mr Reliable informing him that meganfox17 of TRF wasnt born yesterday and she's calling Your Bluff !

p/s : Is this Oracle in the Apollo temple of Delphi also the Rolex Boutique Sales Assistant in Chicago by any chance ?

[Defiancekofb]

Wow sometimes your on the forums long enough that you realize you see a thread like OPs at least once a week. Or Is Rolex going to increase their prices once a month. LOL.

BLNR isn't going anywhere anytime soon, I heard in Europe it's difficult to source, but not impossible. It's one of Rolexes top sellers, no way they will discontinue it, compare that to the now discontinued SD4k which was an extremely horrible seller. MSRP was $10.5k range, but ADs were giving steep discounts because they were just collecting dust in the display case.

Originally Posted by meganfox17

p/s : Is this Oracle in the Apollo temple of Delphi also the Rolex Boutique Sales Assistant in Chicago by any chance ?

No way, I think the intel was a Cocoa farmer from Basel, who overheard a Rolex Executive in the coffee shop bathroom.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Rodrigo082

Strange enough- I hear the same rumor from a friend of mine who lives in Basel.
He told me that BLNR bezel will be only available in Gold and BLRO didn't move the sales expected.

if they released the BLNR in WG sales would be lower than BLRO for sure. There are so many SS examples on the market already there is no incentive to buy a WG BLNR. With the BLRO, if you want those colors you buy gold there is no other option in SS.

[mahefa]

Rolex started with one model, now they have hundreds of variations which all have most parts from a same steady model line. So why to discontinue a model variation which has just a different bezel, replaced in 5 minutes by professional.

Discontinue BLNR and put all bets to 42mm Pearlmaster.

[HONDABBQ]

Originally Posted by One Ping Only

Have not heard that. One of the best selling models so why would they?

The same logic doesn't fit for the new Daytonas.

[faz]

Originally Posted by meganfox17

p/s : Is this Oracle in the Apollo temple of Delphi also the Rolex Boutique Sales Assistant in Chicago by any chance ?

How do you come up with these stuff?? (I am a fan now. )


OP, I am ok with them discontinuing it as I have mine already. That would actually work best for me, as I can sell mine for ...

[Shaky]

Possibly if they were going to introduce a new colour BUT I seriously doubt it.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by Simon2439

A friend of mine mentioned that a reliable source had mentioned....

What's the difference between a watch rumor and a fairy tale?

A fairy tale begins with "Once upon a time..." and a watch rumor begins with "A friend of mine mentioned that a reliable source had mentioned...."

[CLTRolex]

Staph

[ttomczak]

Yes it is, and we should all buy as many as we can for what ever price is asked...