Rolex Teaser

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

The marketing spiel is ridiculous, no doubt. I was just delving into the universe of Rolex-think, since that's where we are if we're trying to make sense out of abstract images in teaser videos and determine how they apply to specific models.

yeah. I love the YM. Owned one and never read the website description. Honestly if i did it would make me like the watch less. IDK but that just seems like they are trying too hard. I much prefer the gentleman's sub or the leisure vibe you get from it. Thats where it really sits head and shoulders above the rest. Forcing it to be a tool sort of devalues it in a way i think

[Navarino]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

that assumes yacht masters wear the watch. I sort of doubt that much like i doubt divers wear subs. Most dont. Its way more obscure to race yachts so i think its strange to sell it that hard with the buoy timing

When I wear my BLNR to sleep I dream about fighting crimes in a superhero outfit with cool gadgets and Michael Caine as my butler.

When I wear my Daytona to sleep I dream about racing cars at the 500 in Florida.

If I buy a YM, what do you think will happen?

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

Admittedly I didn't read all 15 pages here, but I find it funny that so many are making claims that this could only be specific models based on the lug, case shape and characteristics of current and past models. Isn't the whole point of a new release that this really could be anything?

It's a fair point, but if you're trying to predict, you go with the odds. Out of all the models currently in the Rolex lineup, only the YM has that lug style. Also, the YM is due for an update. So, which option makes the most sense? (1) Rolex redesigned an existing model to have the same lug profile as the YM; (2) Rolex created a new model and gave it the same lug profile as the YM; (3) Rolex updated the YM. Options (1) and (2) are theoretically possible, but option (3) makes the most sense.

[Paul_I]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

When I wear my BLNR to sleep I dream about fighting crimes in a superhero outfit with cool gadgets and Michael Caine as my butler.

When I wear my Daytona to sleep I dream about racing cars at the 500 in Florida.

If I buy a YM, what do you think will happen?

All the buoys.

[gretch6364]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

that assumes yacht masters wear the watch. I sort of doubt that much like i doubt divers wear subs. Most dont. Its way more obscure to race yachts so i think its strange to sell it that hard with the buoy timing

I definitely find a timing bezel useful during everyday life, including floating down the river in my 14ft inflatable yacht. I use it primarily for elapsed hours to time how long we stop to fish, or to time specific short stops so we can be to camp or off the river by dark. I also use it to time ski runs during lunch laps. All kinds of stuff that does not require it to be unidirectional and is easier to set if I wouldn't have to go all the way around. During elk season, I use it to time between call sequences and hiking times.

Now we just need a yachmaster I like.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

yeah. I love the YM. Owned one and never read the website description. Honestly if i did it would make me like the watch less. IDK but that just seems like they are trying too hard. I much prefer the gentleman's sub or the leisure vibe you get from it. Thats where it really sits head and shoulders above the rest. Forcing it to be a tool sort of devalues it in a way i think

I agree. I actually like the fact it's got less WR than a Sub, and has a bidirectional bezel - makes it more wearable and easier to use for a non-diver like me. (Truth be told, I've been eyeing YMs for a while, long before this teaser dropped.)

[RJRJRJ]

I'm sticking with SS YM with ceramic bezel on bracelet. YM WG on OF is a close second. I don't think the OF will be on a SS model for a while, if at all.

People are saying they should focus more on keeping the AD cases stocked...I think it's quite the opposite. The goal is to empty the cases completely. YM seems like the easiest one to go from a case-dweller to a long waiting list with a couple of simple changes.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

When I wear my BLNR to sleep I dream about fighting crimes in a superhero outfit with cool gadgets and Michael Caine as my butler.

When I wear my Daytona to sleep I dream about racing cars at the 500 in Florida.

If I buy a YM, what do you think will happen?

drink fancy drinks with umbrellas in them, maybe while wearing boat shoes.

Thats doing it right with a YM. Its the fun professional watch, the rest are too much work

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

drink fancy drinks with umbrellas in them, maybe while wearing boat shoes.

Thats doing it right with a YM. Its the fun professional watch, the rest are too much work

Indeed. This very issue came up in another thread, where I outlined the official uses of the professional models, as specified in Rolex's own literature.

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

All Professional watches have a key trait that is purpose-built for use in a given "professional" activity beyond mere time telling: the Submariner is a dive watch; the GMT is a multi-time-zone watch for pilots; the Explorer is a rugged watch for climbers; the Explorer II is for cave exploring; the Milguass is for scientists in environments with high degrees of magnetization; the Daytona is for racing; the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

[dannyp]

Originally Posted by glamorama

You really think Rolex would release a “space dweller”? I mean that would have to be manual wound I.e. non perpetual.. doesn’t seem likely.

The original Space Dweller says "Oyster Perpetual" on the face. After all, it was meant as a commemorative piece, not a reissue of something actually used in space flights. Pretty sure there's a reason a chronograph was chosen for the Apollo missions.

Originally Posted by tyler1980

i think OF should be on SS watches. Divers in particular where it makes even more sense. Why they seem to be stuck on the idea its only for PM is weird.

If I had to guess, I would guess that it has to do with adding an additional price point to the PM models. The price of gold has gone up significantly over the years to the point where perhaps there's a bigger gap than Rolex would like between TT and all-gold models. The difference between bracelet/OF on a steel model would be what, $500-1,000? On a PM model, it's more like $10k.

If you look at the Daytona (most metal/bracelet combos), the jump from SS to TT is about $5k, the jump from TT to OF is about $10k and then the jump to YG is another $10k. The introduction of OF helps ladder it a little better (though still not sure why Sub doesn't come with one as an option).

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

the Yacht-master is for staying topside drinking Champagne while divers wearing Subs toil below the surface, scraping barnacles off the hull.

best post ever

[Lol-x]

How can a shooting rocket be a YM...
Its either a new EXII or a new reintroduced model SPACE-DWELLER.

[Watch This]

This thread is hilarious. Remember the Sky Dweller debut? Nobody, and I mean nobody saw that coming. Pure speculation, conjecture and BS going on here.

[Colin G]

Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

Maybe a SS ceramic YM, but I wonder if they'd use the YM as the teaser.

My thoughts also. A ceramic Yacht Master.

[Etschell]

25k views. Rolex knows what it is doing as I said before.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

How can a shooting rocket be a YM...
Its either a new EXII or a new reintroduced model SPACE-DWELLER.

whatever it is, puts a lot of pressure on the next giveaway. Now someone has to find one

[HONDABBQ]

Everything aside, I love the YM reference. I own 2.
I love that the large Rolexcommunity we are us talking about the YM.
I can’t wait......... oh boy I can’t wait, if it is a new YM variance, watch all the previous haters who slagged on it sitting in the AD shelves while they were hunting for their little Batman’s, and hulks.

This dog of a watch will be on top.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by Watch This

This thread is hilarious. Remember the Sky Dweller debut? Nobody, and I mean nobody saw that coming. Pure speculation, conjecture and BS going on here.

did they do a teaser of that?

This is a bit different than wild speculation , rolex passion report style

its like decoding an entire message with only a few letters so its still unknown but at least its based on something real

[srleadjb]

Originally Posted by HONDABBQ

Everything aside, I love the YM reference. I own 2.
I can’t wait......... oh boy I can’t wait, if it is a new YM variance, watch all the previous haters who slagged on it sitting in the AD shelves while they were hunting for their little Batman’s, and hulks.

This dog of a watch will be on top.

Hahahahaha. I agree. I had a Batman but sold it. Recently picked up a blue dial YM and I’m absolutely loving it. Way more comfortable and the blue dial just kills the colored bezel on the Batman IMHO.

I really don’t understand why its not more popular. I will say its a watch you have to try on and look at in natural daylight though. Pictures make the bezel look funny but it, in fact is my favorite bezel now that I’ve spent time with it.



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[CrossThread]

Sub on oysterflex. Either navy dial or blue ceramic bezel a la Shark.

Other watch is a space themed watch for the 50th anniversary of the moon walk.

[Bellybumper]

Me thinks it’s going to be the new OF Milgause.... probably with a red tip second hand..

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

did they do a teaser of that?

This is a bit different than wild speculation , rolex passion report style

its like decoding an entire message with only a few letters so its still unknown but at least its based on something real

Right. I wouldn't have pulled a YM prediction out of my backside, since I really didn't think an update this year was in the cards. But that lug shot immediately made the YM the prime suspect, imo. That's based on something present in the video, not pure conjecture or speculation. (Although I do think some of the guesses here border closely on being that.)

[904VT]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

We can agree to disagree. I try to read in only as far as the evidence takes me, and stick with the simplest explanation that fits with the data. Image 3 looks pretty clear to me to be a YM lug. Image 1 is consistent with a YM dial. Image 2 cannot be determined. Based on that, I don't see why this can't be a promo for a single YM model. Since I can reach that conclusion without doing all sorts of mental gymnastics to get there, that's the call I'm making. Of course, it could be ANYTHING if we're intent on making it into something, but once we've crossed that bridge, the interpretations become pretty meaningless.

Rolex already likes to tout the bidirectional YM1 bezel as being useful for timing distances between buoys, so if your justification for shot #2 being YM-related is based on timing, we're already there, no chronograph necessary.

From the YM product page on the Rolex website: "This functional bezel – which allows the wearer to calculate, for example, the sailing time between two buoys – is also a key component in the model’s distinctive visual identity."

I guess we'll have a better idea when Rolex's next teaser comes out this Monday

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by 904VT

I guess we'll have a better idea when Rolex's next teaser comes out this Monday

oh no.. they are doing this again

one teaser is fine by me. Lets just get to basel

[Navarino]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

I have a question. Maybe I am stupid here or my eyes are untrained.

I am looking at the color of the font and hour hands during the first few seconds of the video. Am I the only one who thinks it looks like rose gold? Is it actually silver and my eyes are playing tricks on me?

Quoting myself here as a follow up. I think I need to go get my eyes checked. When I first watched this when I woke up I swore it was rose gold. I just watched it again and am thinking to myself "why the hell did I think that looked like rose gold?"

[Navarino]

Originally Posted by 904VT

I guess we'll have a better idea when Rolex's next teaser comes out this Monday

Curious where you got the notion they are doing another one. I know it's been done in the past but last year we just got on the one of the jubilee bracelet with professional clasp.

[Calatrava r]

I am in for an Explorer I with a white dial.

[crazymcmichael]

Next teaser? I am allready restless from todays teaser

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

I am in for an Explorer I with a white dial.

I think as a prerequisite for interpreting the video, you actually have to watch it.

[Jerrocop]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

Quoting myself here as a follow up. I think I need to go get my eyes checked. When I first watched this when I woke up I swore it was rose gold. I just watched it again and am thinking to myself "why the hell did I think that looked like rose gold?"

I still think it "could" be RG . . .