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Hendrikus · 20 March 2019, 09:48 PM

I am going to be the first to officially self-diagnose that I am suffering from Baselworld PTSD. I am off to see my GP right away.

Following on from the Patek releases which were just about passable, today I have been tremendously dejected by the Rolex and Tudor releases. Firstly I was foolish enough to sell my GMT LN recently which will now climb hugely in value. Secondly my GMT BLNR will now tank in value and I have no chance of ever securing the new model from my AD. Thirdly all of the other releases, save for the unobtainable BLNR to follow the still unobtainable BLRO from last year, are deeply unattractive. Fourthly my salvation that I turn to in hours of dark need is usually Tudor and there is absolutely nothing there which is close to salvation.

What am I do? I think I need to be signed off work for many months.

(Or perhaps, count my lucky stars that we live a life where we consider that these are problems...).

Etschell · 20 March 2019, 09:49 PM

fret not young hendrik, we wait another 14 months for similar disappointment next year!

Ravager135 · 20 March 2019, 09:58 PM

Buy watches you like, not ones for speculation. These "less exciting" Baselworld releases are not a huge surprise. Rolex spent the past decade updating everything to a 6 digit case, introducing ceramic bezels, and occasionally surprising us with homage releases like the BLRO. My expectation was that Rolex was going to use this Basel to roll out new movements; which they surely are. I just thought we'd see them in the Submariner sooner.

The 16610 was largely unchanged for years. There's been huge chunks of time wherein Rolex did very little to references. What we are seeing here is par for the course. Expect the next Basel to continue to introduce new movements with very subtle reshaping of the supercases.

enjoythemusic · 20 March 2019, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hendrikus

What am I do? I think I need to be signed off work for many months.

(Or perhaps, count my lucky stars that we live a life where we consider that these are problems...).

Check out Grand Seiko, or go high-end with ALS, etc.

Hollie_Rollie · 20 March 2019, 10:47 PM

Why will your BLNR tank in value? And even if it does what makes it any different from you enjoying it today as you did last week?

Hendrikus · 20 March 2019, 10:57 PM

I was being very tongue-in-cheek.

I could not care less about the value of my current pieces; though I was hoping to see a new piece I could lust over. That I can't is no big deal, and as one poster says above, this serves as a good moment to look at other brands. I am a big Nomos fans, and their new Sport releases today are quite interesting...

20 March 2019, 09:48 PM	#1
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 815	Baselworld Releases PTSD I am going to be the first to officially self-diagnose that I am suffering from Baselworld PTSD. I am off to see my GP right away. Following on from the Patek releases which were just about passable, today I have been tremendously dejected by the Rolex and Tudor releases. Firstly I was foolish enough to sell my GMT LN recently which will now climb hugely in value. Secondly my GMT BLNR will now tank in value and I have no chance of ever securing the new model from my AD. Thirdly all of the other releases, save for the unobtainable BLNR to follow the still unobtainable BLRO from last year, are deeply unattractive. Fourthly my salvation that I turn to in hours of dark need is usually Tudor and there is absolutely nothing there which is close to salvation. What am I do? I think I need to be signed off work for many months. (Or perhaps, count my lucky stars that we live a life where we consider that these are problems...). __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

20 March 2019, 09:49 PM	#2
Etschell "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL Watch: platinum sub Posts: 15,884	fret not young hendrik, we wait another 14 months for similar disappointment next year! __________________ If you wind it, they will run. 25 or 6 to 4.

20 March 2019, 10:57 PM	#6
Hendrikus 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Norfolk, UK Watch: All of them... Posts: 815	I was being very tongue-in-cheek. I could not care less about the value of my current pieces; though I was hoping to see a new piece I could lust over. That I can't is no big deal, and as one poster says above, this serves as a good moment to look at other brands. I am a big Nomos fans, and their new Sport releases today are quite interesting... __________________ A collector of Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, JLC and Cartier

20 March 2019, 09:58 PM	#3
Ravager135 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,222	Buy watches you like, not ones for speculation. These "less exciting" Baselworld releases are not a huge surprise. Rolex spent the past decade updating everything to a 6 digit case, introducing ceramic bezels, and occasionally surprising us with homage releases like the BLRO. My expectation was that Rolex was going to use this Basel to roll out new movements; which they surely are. I just thought we'd see them in the Submariner sooner. The 16610 was largely unchanged for years. There's been huge chunks of time wherein Rolex did very little to references. What we are seeing here is par for the course. Expect the next Basel to continue to introduce new movements with very subtle reshaping of the supercases.

20 March 2019, 10:47 PM	#5
Hollie_Rollie 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: U.S.A. Watch: SD43 Posts: 3,338	Why will your BLNR tank in value? And even if it does what makes it any different from you enjoying it today as you did last week?

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