Milgauss black dial discontinued?

[Dlanz]

Hi there,

There seems to be mixed views if the Milgauss black dial has been discontinued. Can anyone confirm for certain if this is correct? Thanks.

[Boothroyd]

I have been told by AD it has, and it no longer appears in the recent Rolex catalog.

[Dlanz]

Great. Thank you.

[Dlanz]

Although it does still appear in the online ebrochure

[mkmk]

My understanding is its discontinued. Although ADS have back stock at this time. But once gone that's it.

[Dlanz]

Thanks mkmk

[cedargrove]

Yes, discontinued. I've had four different ADs tell me this, and their store catalog no longer includes it. It's also no longer a dial option on the Rolex website.

Glad I already have mine.

[tkerrmd]

Shame, didn't know that

[Laszlo]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

Shame, didn't know that

You should seriously pick one of these up if you don't already own one, Tom. It's one very amazing piece.

[alexxelor]

it's out of the production for about a year. the most beautiful dial of the new line...

[The_Walrus]

Discountinued but still available

[14060m]

I guess sales aren't there

[dc98354]

Discontinued and picked up the last one the AD had put away. Looks heaps better in person the photos.

[GradyPhilpott]

The Milgauss isn't high on my list of things to get or even watches to get, but the watch has grown on my quite a bit and the black dial is my favorite of the bunch.

They'll be available for years to come on the secondary market, so I doubt that there is any cause for panic.

I look mostly at function for choosing my watches and I pretty much have all the bases covered at this point in terms of Rolex, except for a chronograph and it bothers me some that the Daytona does nothing for me at all.

If I were to get a Milgauss, it would be a purely whimsical purchase based on novelty rather than function, as I don't have any problems with my watches becoming magnetized and never have.

It is a nice watch, though, and the seconds-hand could be a conversation starter in the right crowd.

[alexxelor]

Originally Posted by The_Walrus

Discountinued but still available

i guess not for a long...

[Dlanz]

Grady, You raise an interest topic of conversation. In modern society is a watch helpful in the same way it was years ago? My perspective is that in modern society all the complications are essentially unneeded, and fact can be replaced for a fraction of the costs, i.e. with smartphone apps. In fact you go as far to say that a watch is very much an unnecessary purchase given that we can tell the time in many other ways these days.

For me, the desire for a quality timepiece serves two purpurses, 1) the desire for a beautiful looking timepiece, and 2) an appreciation for the way a watch is made and its complications.

After all, let's face it, I can't imagine too many people really need to spend $$$$ to withstand magnetic fields of 1,000 gauss.

[GradyPhilpott]

Well, a watch may not be the necessity that it once was, but even with the time everywhere and on so many device, I still like to wear a watch, because the wrist a good place to have the time and I have come to appreciate the mechanicals again and I've fallen in love with Rolex and I'm developing a taste for vintage watches and on and on.

Certainly, my cell phone does everything any watch can do and I do use those features a lot, but the smartphone will never replace the watch on my wrist.

For most of us here, watches are one of life's little pleasures that can be indulged for anywhere from a few dollars to enough buy a condo in Manhattan.

[springbar]

Originally Posted by Dlanz

Grady, You raise an interest topic of conversation. In modern society is a watch helpful in the same way it was years ago? My perspective is that in modern society all the complications are essentially unneeded, and fact can be replaced for a fraction of the costs, i.e. with smartphone apps.

This has been true for a long time. Inexpensive digital quartz watches with all manner of "complications" have been around for decades.

It's peculiar that the cell phone is somehow considered a replacement for the wristwatch. If having to retrieve a clock from one's pocket in order to tell the time is such a great idea, why did people ever stop carrying pocket watches?

The whole point of a wristwatch is that it is strapped to one's wrist.

[SLS]

Should be interesting to see what happens with this watch in the next 20 years. It never really got traction after its initial re-release.