Rolex teaser

[rjstuf001]

I was thinking YM2 but the grooves on the pushers tell me it's a Daytona. And the proportions and the absence of crown guards don't mean anything here since the teaser shows a watch that's not "fully formed" yet. If there was a way to magically fast forward a few more seconds I'd say we see all the components of a Daytona. So my final guess is something like a new PM/dial/ceramic combination.

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by rjstuf001

I was thinking YM2 but the grooves on the pushers tell me it's a Daytona. And the proportions and the absence of crown guards don't mean anything here since the teaser shows a watch that's not "fully formed" yet. If there was a way to magically fast forward a few more seconds I'd say we see all the components of a Daytona. So my final guess is something like a new PM/dial/ceramic combination.

Second that - both teasers look like watches pressed against some kind of cloth from below, or for the more romantically inclined, emanating from a bath of liquid awesomeness.

Hence only the topmost features show, like the bezel, the topmost part of crown and pusher-screws. The crown guards are typically not higher than the crown and hence not visible here. They seem to be there though, as there is a bit of a lit surface just next to the crown bump.

[yannis]

What if it was a smart watch? How would you guys react?

[904VT]

Originally Posted by yannis7777

What if it was a smart watch? How would you guys react?

I sure hope not. Smart watches should not be Rolex's thing as the inventor of the perpetual movement, not a good image

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by yannis7777

What if it was a smart watch? How would you guys react?

Not well probably, but then why would anyone?

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by Devildog

Poseurs aside, a good photographer will take a better photograph with an iPhone than a bad one will with a Leica.

On purely technical merit however that Leica will have a much better lens, and in photography (above a certain level in digital) it's really all about the glass

As both a longtime owner of Leica and many other cameras, I used to agree, but now I'd say Leica lenses are certainly equaled by other brands in these days of computer lens design. Sure, the build quality of a Leica lens is usually still on another level, but image quality is debatable, depending on which specific lenses we're talking about. Like with Rolex and telling time, Leica is now more about the build quality and experience than it is about the resulting image.

[jeanjean]

moon phase probably....

[Bobby100]

Originally Posted by 904VT

I sure hope not. Smart watches should not be Rolex's thing as the inventor of the perpetual movement, not a good image

To be fair they did jump on the quartz train back in the 70s.

[Spartacus]

Originally Posted by Z06Chris

Here's with the brightness all the way up

Could this be a YM-II with the black bezel like we saw in the rose gold Yatchmaster? I think it may also have a new movement!

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by 904VT

I sure hope not. Smart watches should not be Rolex's thing as the inventor of the perpetual movement, not a good image

Rolex did not invent the automatic movement - they built upon Harwood's earlier design. In fact you could argue that Perrelet was first, back in 1777.

Personally, I would find it interesting if they made a smart watch. I don't see why a maker of fine mechanical watches should not apply their expertise to other technologies. After all, they previously sold a quartz model.

[Smarties]

Hypothetically......From a business standpoint. If Rolex is going to produce smart watch (or re-enter the quartz watch market), the best strategy is to setup a separate entity with different manufacturing facilities, and optimally different management team. It's the best possible strategy that can be employed for a business to venture into different but related business that may be neglected/perceived as hostile by existing management.

[sathwik]

Ceramic bezel across the Daytona range…… in white and black dial.

[904VT]

Originally Posted by Psmith

Rolex did not invent the automatic movement - they built upon Harwood's earlier design. In fact you could argue that Perrelet was first, back in 1777.

Personally, I would find it interesting if they made a smart watch. I don't see why a maker of fine mechanical watches should not apply their expertise to other technologies. After all, they previously sold a quartz model.

Touche *first full rotor

[904VT]

[QUOTE=Smarties;7452556]Hypothetically......From a business standpoint. If Rolex is going to produce smart watch (or re-enter the quartz watch market), the best strategy is to setup a separate entity

+1 At the very least it should be under Tudor which is a more direct competitor to Tag and others in this space

[nymsportf30]

Originally Posted by sathwik

Ceramic bezel across the Daytona range…… in white and black dial.

I was thinking this as well. If the second tease is a Daytona it probably means ceramic throughout the lineup.

[THEPAM687]

Originally Posted by nymsportf30

I was thinking this as well. If the second tease is a Daytona it probably means ceramic throughout the lineup.

With no crown guards and smaller pushers I don't think so

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by 904VT

Touche *first full rotor

Sorry if I was being nit-picky! Of course Rolex did invent the 'Perpetual' i.e. their branded version of an auto movement with their rotor

[nymsportf30]

Originally Posted by THEPAM687

With no crown guards and smaller pushers I don't think so

I was going off of what Nav01L pointed out. That possibly the impression is not deep enough to start showing the crown guards and the full size of the pushers and crown it self.

If what we are seeing is actually the correct size then a Daytona variation is out the window and I would go more along the lines of a Cellini variation.

[moby33]

Originally Posted by mailman

Hey moby. Nice to see you around again

Been way too busy the last few years to be as active as in years past. But I've occasionally lurked on & off.

It seems every time Rolex potentially is about ready to roll out a new diver I get all giddy and have to start flapping my gums. Last time I got sucked into this forum hard was during the DSSD teaser...and that led to years of me running my mouth around these parts.

Too early to tell if that will happen again, but good to see some old familiar names still floating around these parts.

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by moby33

Been way too busy the last few years to be as active as in years past. But I've occasionally lurked on & off.

It seems every time Rolex potentially is about ready to roll out a new diver I get all giddy and have to start flapping my gums. Last time I got sucked into this forum hard was during the DSSD teaser...and that led to years of me running my mouth around these parts.

Too early to tell if that will happen again, but good to see some old familiar names still floating around these parts.

Well, even though I'm not in the game, myself, I'm hoping for a 43mm Sea Dweller just for your sake!

[904VT]

Originally Posted by Psmith

Sorry if I was being nit-picky! Of course Rolex did invent the 'Perpetual' i.e. their branded version of an auto movement with their rotor

Not at all, I prefer correct and clear so readers get the best insight

[904VT]

Originally Posted by nymsportf30

I was thinking this as well. If the second tease is a Daytona it probably means ceramic throughout the lineup.

I just did something similar with a Daytona. Tough for me to tell. What do you think?

[chris975d]

I just don't think the chrono looking teaser is a Daytona "pushing" through cloth or liquid.

Looking at the side of a current Daytona (I don't own one, just using images on the 'net), it appears that the crown guards are as thick/maybe thicker than the knurled part of the pushers. So if the knurling on the pushers is showing, shouldn't the crown guards be showing?

Look at the image below...the crown guards seem to be at least as tall, maybe taller than the pusher knurling.

Is this wrong? Can someone with a Daytona show a dead on side view (side with the crown/controls)?

[watchnut73]

Originally Posted by DadsSubm

A SS Paul Newman Vintage Style Chrono Daytona

I agree

[moby33]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

Well, even though I'm not in the game, myself, I'm hoping for a 43mm Sea Dweller just for your sake!

Ha, ha. Thanks!

The cynic in me is trying to lower my expectations and not get too excited...I've been let down way too many times in March than I care to remember. Man am I hoping to finally break that streak!

[moby33]

If one of them is a new SD, where's the teaser of the titanium case back? Remember that one for the DSSD? And then the domed crystal! Damn were those some good times!

[nkoussa]

I'm thinking explorer

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[nymsportf30]

Originally Posted by 904VT

I just did something similar with a Daytona. Tough for me to tell. What do you think?

In your picture the crown, crown guards and pushers look huge! While the tease is more of a liquid that conforms to the true shape. Although I do really think we would see some hint of crown guards.

[904VT]

[QUOTE=chris975d;7452880]I just don't think the chrono looking teaser is a Daytona "pushing" through cloth or liquid.

Looking at the side of a current Daytona (I don't own one, just using images on the 'net), it appears that the crown guards are as thick/maybe thicker than the knurled part of the pushers. So if the knurling on the pushers is showing, shouldn't the crown guards be showing?

Look at the image below...the crown guards seem to be at least as tall, maybe taller than the pusher knurling.

Is this wrong? Can someone with a Daytona show a dead on side view (side with the crown/controls)?

You're right about the crown guards, they do sit higher than the pushers. The only piece higher than the guards from that perspective is the actual crown

[904VT]

Originally Posted by nymsportf30

In your picture the crown, crown guards and pushers look huge! While the tease is more of a liquid that conforms to the true shape. Although I do really think we would see some hint of crown guards.

Chrono pushers on the Daytona are much larger too and a different shape than these

The crystal and bezel proportions are similar though