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Hogtown Fatty · 13 March 2018, 04:13 AM

Heard from a solid source that a white dial ss DD is dropping @ Basel this year, as well as a ss Pepsi GMT II.

Several DD-owning friends said there's no way Rolex would drop one in ss, but I don't see why not, seeing as they've done similar things with other references, such as the Sky-D.

Do you guys think an ss version of the venerable classic would become the most popular?

Bigblu10 · 13 March 2018, 04:18 AM

Not a chance in Hades. Day Date is Rolex' flagship reference and has been and always will be in Precious Metal. Steel would be blasphemy!

tyler1980 · 13 March 2018, 04:20 AM

no way. The sky dweller is a great watch, but the ultimate aspirational Rolex for most is the DD.... the bracelet is even called the president.

No chance of SS for that. It would totally devalue the concept of the DD.

Skydweller is a relatively new watch and isnt an icon and Rolex wanted to boost sales most likely, which is why its in SS. Plus no one really liked the sky dweller anyway when it was in PM, even the WG. Then it came out in steel and all of a sudden everyone thought, "hey Rolex makes a watch called the sky dweller and its awesome" . They don't have that problem with the DD.

benlee · 13 March 2018, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tyler1980

no way. The sky dweller is a great watch, but the ultimate aspirational Rolex for most is the DD.... the bracelet is even called the president.

No chance of SS for that. It would totally devalue the concept of the DD.

Skydweller is a relatively new watch and isnt an icon and Rolex wanted to boost sales most likely, which is why its in SS. Plus no one really liked the sky dweller anyway when it was in PM, even the WG. Then it came out in steel and all of a sudden everyone thought, "hey Rolex makes a watch called the sky dweller and its awesome" . They don't have that problem with the DD.

+1. Rolex would be crazy to do a SS version of DD. If that happen, that will probably angered a lot of existing DD customers and also depreciate the DD product line.

RedLs3 · 13 March 2018, 04:19 AM

What source? An AD gossiping is not reputable. People on this forum dont even know.. most of Rolex employees dont even know, and i highly doubt the ss pepsi since blro
Just got discontinued. Ss coke maybe

beshannon · 13 March 2018, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogtown Fatty

Heard from a solid source

JacksonStone · 13 March 2018, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by beshannon

Agreed. The information provided makes the source self-evidently not solid.

Sarosh · 13 March 2018, 04:20 AM

As much as I want a DD, I am willing to wait and save for most likely the only PM piece I will down. DD in steel is not in rolex DNA. It just isn’t. Its their flagship. It’s unique because it’s a PM only collection.

HogwldFLTR · 13 March 2018, 04:31 AM

I remember last years thread on how the Sky D would never be offered in Stainless. I don't believe the hype regarding a stainless DD but you never know.

tyler1980 · 13 March 2018, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I remember last years thread on how the Sky D would never be offered in Stainless. I don't believe the hype regarding a stainless DD but you never know.

thats not what i remember. My recollection was all about people finally realizing its a 42mm watch last year, despite it being released in PM 5 years prior. It was the weirdest thing ever to read all the size related threads.

HogwldFLTR · 13 March 2018, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tyler1980

thats not what i remember. My recollection was all about people finally realizing its a 42mm watch last year, despite it being released in PM 5 years prior. It was the weirdest thing ever to read all the size related threads.

Funny I don't recall those threads but this one.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...ller+Stainless

That and a number of threads complaining that they could see no value in a watch which shows the month as they already know the month.

JacksonStone · 13 March 2018, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I remember last years thread on how the Sky D would never be offered in Stainless. I don't believe the hype regarding a stainless DD but you never know.

The one difference is the Sky-D was only a five-year-old model when the SS version came out. I know PM buyers may have felt burned, but it was early enough in the model's history that the lapse between the PM and SS debut could still be seen as a roll-out period for the model, albeit a fairly protracted one. The DD first debuted in 1956, and has only ever been available in PM. If Rolex were to introduce an SS DD, that would be a much bigger about-face from tradition than an SS Sky-D.

GB-man · 13 March 2018, 04:37 AM

Source?

Hogtown Fatty · 13 March 2018, 04:38 AM

how very sweet it'll be to see you all eat your words just a couple weeks from now :D

JacksonStone · 13 March 2018, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogtown Fatty

how very sweet it'll be to see you all eat your words just a couple weeks from now :D

Bookmarked.

By the way, without elaborating on the source, you're now sounding like a troll.

RedLs3 · 13 March 2018, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Bookmarked.

By the way, without elaborating on the source, you're now sounding like a troll.

the troll i mean

Hogtown Fatty · 13 March 2018, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Bookmarked.

By the way, without elaborating on the source, you're now sounding like a troll.

lol couldn't care less what i'm sounding like, you'll see soon enough, mate :)

AK797 · 13 March 2018, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogtown Fatty

lol couldn't care less what i'm sounding like, you'll see soon enough, mate :)

OP, give us some more meat on the bones of this source then.

Can't see it happening unless PM sales tank, which is what happened with the SkyD, and which was an extra waste when so much went into the movement and command bezel.

tyler1980 · 13 March 2018, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogtown Fatty

how very sweet it'll be to see you all eat your words just a couple weeks from now :D

but what do you eat if you are wrong?

Maiden · 6 April 2018, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hogtown Fatty

how very sweet it'll be to see you all eat your words just a couple weeks from now :D

Were waiting? Guess your "source" isn't so solid?

zjd168 · 6 April 2018, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Maiden

Were waiting? Guess your "source" isn't so solid?

Laughable "solid" source and the credibility of this kind of thread from day 1. Do you really believe the OP having the guts to show up?

fskywalker · 6 April 2018, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by zjd168

Laughable "solid" source and the credibility of this kind of thread from day 1. Do you really believe the OP having the guts to show up?

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tyler1980 · 6 April 2018, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Maiden

Were waiting? Guess your "source" isn't so solid?

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Originally Posted by zjd168

Laughable "solid" source and the credibility of this kind of thread from day 1. Do you really believe the OP having the guts to show up?

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Originally Posted by Paul_I

OP long gone.

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Originally Posted by fskywalker

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double down.... still a guarantee just not this year.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...05&postcount=7

ArtNouveau · 13 March 2018, 04:49 AM

Oh, there has been a stainless steel Day-Date before, https://monochrome-watches.com/more-...6611-in-steel/
Never say never.

JacksonStone · 13 March 2018, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtNouveau

Oh, there has been a stainless steel Day-Date before, https://monochrome-watches.com/more-...6611-in-steel/
Never say never.

Fair enough. I just learned something. All the same, I'm going to go out on a limb and say a six-piece LE SS DD release in 2018 isn't going to happen.

GB-man · 13 March 2018, 05:00 AM

Well so far we have claims of an SS DD, SS pepsi, competely new Sub, SS coke, supreme rolex collaboration.

Wow this is the most rolex has ever done in 1 basel

Bigblu10 · 13 March 2018, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Well so far we have claims of an SS DD, SS pepsi, competely new Sub, SS coke, supreme rolex collaboration.

Wow this is the most rolex has ever done in 1 basel

There is going to be many disappointed folks real soon.
Let the whining continue.

tyler1980 · 13 March 2018, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Well so far we have claims of an SS DD, SS pepsi, competely new Sub, SS coke, supreme rolex collaboration.

Wow this is the most rolex has ever done in 1 basel

all we are missing is the super watch combining all of the things we desire in one watch... a SS DD with a divers bezel in red and black... maybe with an OF option.

TheRolexKingofLV · 13 March 2018, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Well so far we have claims of an SS DD, SS pepsi, competely new Sub, SS coke, supreme rolex collaboration.

Wow this is the most rolex has ever done in 1 basel

I also heard from an AD that the Daytona/Date model is coming!

Easy E · 13 March 2018, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GB-man

Well so far we have claims of an SS DD, SS pepsi, competely new Sub, SS coke, supreme rolex collaboration.

Wow this is the most rolex has ever done in 1 basel

Don't forget the predicted discontinuation of about half of the sport line, plus the hostile Swatch takeover. We're doomed.

13 March 2018, 04:13 AM	#1
Hogtown Fatty "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: YYZ Posts: 150	ss dd Heard from a solid source that a white dial ss DD is dropping @ Basel this year, as well as a ss Pepsi GMT II. Several DD-owning friends said there's no way Rolex would drop one in ss, but I don't see why not, seeing as they've done similar things with other references, such as the Sky-D. Do you guys think an ss version of the venerable classic would become the most popular?

13 March 2018, 04:20 AM	#3
tyler1980 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 17,622	no way. The sky dweller is a great watch, but the ultimate aspirational Rolex for most is the DD.... the bracelet is even called the president. No chance of SS for that. It would totally devalue the concept of the DD. Skydweller is a relatively new watch and isnt an icon and Rolex wanted to boost sales most likely, which is why its in SS. Plus no one really liked the sky dweller anyway when it was in PM, even the WG. Then it came out in steel and all of a sudden everyone thought, "hey Rolex makes a watch called the sky dweller and its awesome" . They don't have that problem with the DD. __________________ Instagram: tyler.watches current collection: Patek 5164A, Patek 5524G, Rolex Platinum Daytona 116506, Rolex Sea Dweller 43 126600, Rolex GMT II 116710LN, AP 15400ST (silver), Panerai 913, Omega Speedmaster moonwatch, Tudor Black Bay (Harrods Edition)

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Sarosh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: London Watch: BLNR Posts: 2,222	As much as I want a DD, I am willing to wait and save for most likely the only PM piece I will down. DD in steel is not in rolex DNA. It just isn’t. Its their flagship. It’s unique because it’s a PM only collection. __________________ ----- “It’s a watch, it tells time. Not much else”

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Bigblu10 Banned Join Date: Jul 2017 Real Name: Jaime Location: Here Posts: 5,606	Not a chance in Hades. Day Date is Rolex' flagship reference and has been and always will be in Precious Metal. Steel would be blasphemy!

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RedLs3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 283	What source? An AD gossiping is not reputable. People on this forum dont even know.. most of Rolex employees dont even know, and i highly doubt the ss pepsi since blro Just got discontinued. Ss coke maybe

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Hogtown Fatty "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: YYZ Posts: 150	how very sweet it'll be to see you all eat your words just a couple weeks from now :D

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