Baselworld 2017 leaks/rumours

[HeartRolex]

I love the 2017 predictions and want them all!!

[Scapegoat]

I'll jump all over that SS Coke. Don't see why they will do it tho...

[strafer_kid]

A 50th anniversary SD would be nice, hopefully as a longer term production than the 50th anniversary Sub. Maybe there is a greater chance of the longer term given that the existing SD is already out in a restyled case? In any event, a simple dial or bezel change would seem relatively simple for Rolex. Hopefully whatever they do in this regard for the SD or the GMT, won't be accompanied by the trickle supply and all the frenzy we have seen on the DaytonaC, although this could happen.

[japenney]

I would love a tudor gmt because I have been waiting for one and its all I can afford next year

[Rocket_Man]

The thing I want to see the most is a SS DJ41. The makeover from the DJ2 to the DJ41 has been talked about a lot on this forum. I finally got to try on a TT DJ41 in Rose Gold and Sundust dial (very nice dial btw)..... but while better proportioned than the DJ2 I wish it were 40mm. I never understood why they took the DD2 down to 40mm and not the DJ2 to 40mm.

I'd welcome a DJ40 in SS but I'm not holding my breath.

[WJGESQ]

Originally Posted by willychu

Annual calendar + Day-Date function seems like a no-brainer to me. Take a 42mm Sky-Dweller, lose the 24-hour wheel, and add day and month windows. How about this one?

Excellent idea.

[ap1]

Originally Posted by japenney

I would love a tudor gmt because I have been waiting for one and its all I can afford next year

Me too. 75% of happening.

[behardt]

Originally Posted by speedmaster73

something tells me that Rolex does not care about 'sales'......i really mean that......clearly there cutting back on ss models especially in the UK apparently....

also the ss daytona could sell like hot cakes if rolex simply released more.....this isn't a capability problem.....

so on one hand there are some that say certain models are slow sellers ex:SD4K and that rolex could potentially make a change to increase sales...

than on the other hand rolex knows it could sell a lot more daytona ss models YET simply will not release them....

its pretty clear Rolex being a trust and not a profit driven company simply does not care about 'sales'....

I see it differently. I think their primary focus IS sales. They keep the supply limited to keep interest and sales for the long term. They're playing the long game. There are only so many models to update and change. So they stagger them and only supply some of what we want in order to keep us dreaming. Watch sales, just like the stock market, are based on hype at some level - not reality. The hype dies, the cache and much of the desirability dies with it.
They are a trust, but I'm sure their bonuses are all based on sales...

[Speed]

I long for more new Date Just dials.

[VinnieVegas]

Still longing for the ceramic Root Beer GMT Master II on a jubilee bracelet! :-)

[nathandyck]

Stainless steel sky-dweller anyone? Personally I'd be all over that.


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[GB-man]

Originally Posted by nathandyck

Stainless steel sky-dweller anyone? Personally I'd be all over that.


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I would love it but don't see it happening.

[AMCK87]

Originally Posted by nathandyck

Stainless steel sky-dweller anyone? Personally I'd be all over that.


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This and a SS Coke GMT would be amazing!

[alexxelor]

i hope in a coke style....

[Ruud Van Driver]

Some inttpredictions but there's nothing I would choose over what's available in the current line up.

I do love the idea of a 50th anniversary Sea-Dweller but that one doesn't look special enough for what it's supposed to represent.

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by Speed

I long for more new Date Just dials.

That's a long shot Bill, but you never know...

[Speed]

Originally Posted by Psmith

That's a long shot Bill, but you never know...

My gut tells me it would be a smidge more likely than a Steel Pepsi Clive.

Happy Holidays to you!

[brian89]

No one predicted the air king 😂😂😂

[japenney]

Originally Posted by GB-man

I would love it but don't see it happening.

Perhaps in 10 years. You never know !

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by Speed

My gut tells me it would be a smidge more likely than a Steel Pepsi Clive.

Happy Holidays to you!

Happy Hols Bill, I hope you're having a good day

[scrappy]

So if gold Daytonas are released with ceramic bezels, will that mean the yellow gold/green dial version will be a 1-year model only?

[Saoirse32]

Originally Posted by Ruud Van Driver

Some inttpredictions but there's nothing I would choose over what's available in the current line up.



I do love the idea of a 50th anniversary Sea-Dweller but that one doesn't look special enough for what it's supposed to represent.

I agree. Some too have desired a gloss dial like the previous generation SD so maybe they'd do that as well for the 50th? The Matte dial really is what sold my this time around, simply beautiful.


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[brucethemanlee]

Originally Posted by strafer_kid

A 50th anniversary SD would be nice, hopefully as a longer term production than the 50th anniversary Sub. Maybe there is a greater chance of the longer term given that the existing SD is already out in a restyled case? In any event, a simple dial or bezel change would seem relatively simple for Rolex. Hopefully whatever they do in this regard for the SD or the GMT, won't be accompanied by the trickle supply and all the frenzy we have seen on the DaytonaC, although this could happen.

how long was the production run on the 50th anniversary Sub (kermit)?

[montevideo]

I can place all in for the bet that there woukd be a platinum Sky Dweller this Basel 2017! However, i can go all in if theyy introduce a full platinum Submariner this year! My Sub LV is waiting for his companion!

[RobJordan]

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this is a pie in the sky prediction, but I couldn't help myself. would love to see the SD4K with the PVD coating they use on the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Dark.

[Lovewatches108]

Bring back the Turn-o-graph I say, but this time in a 41mm case!!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by scrappy

So if gold Daytonas are released with ceramic bezels, will that mean the yellow gold/green dial version will be a 1-year model only?

I doubt it, think the new YG and WG models with ceramic will just have different dials, probably simple black, grey and white, so the more colourful greens and blues will be on the metal bezels.

[Roll the Lex]

What is the high frequency movement that rpr talks about? I'm interested in that. I think I've only heard about that on rpr.


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[gregfsu]

Originally Posted by JP Chestnut

Forget about the Pepsi - won't happen. Rolex would never burn the people who paid $30,000 for a WG Pepsi. Coke seems unlikely as well, but it's at least a possibility.

Totally agree with your first point.

[T. Ferguson]

Those were some cool looking pieces but as it said at the top of the article, one guy's opinion. Didn't notice anything labeled a "leak".