2022 Rumors?

[Rashid.bk]

Kinda hard to even be interested or excited when you can't even see the watches in a store let alone buy it. On top of that most ADs treat customers that are stopping in like beggars during a plague.
People are still waiting for releases from 2-3 Basels ago, so like them anything I like/want from Rolex is currently available and in waiting so not interested in going in to pester AD for something else.
Having said that, only one watch would have me really excited, a palm or fluted motif dial Datejust in 41mm, second to that would be an Explorer 1 in 39(which is not happening).

So essentially, kinda don't care.

[RolexSimon]

Project Vienna (many TRF readers will be familiar with this from the 2021 rumours) comes to fruition with a dress-style chronograph - hopefully including a date feature. Lots of credible leaks about this line of development.

[Brew]

Rolex to ramp up DJ production, just to watch you guys explode.


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[rolexalias]

Originally Posted by mike morris

waiting list to transfer by inheritance

lol

[alllexandru]

2022 introduction from Rolex:

Queue ticket dispenser machine in all AD with perpetual century calendar to make sure your time will come eventually, tickets will be left from generation to generation.

Tickets can be sold afterwards to Greys who will pay price of steel at the market price

[Benzsiam]

My prediction would be price increase 5%+-.

[Finslayer83]

Originally Posted by Master_Grogu

No more SS, only titanium watches.

I’d love a titanium Sub.

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by doboy007

Rolex completely stops making watches.

Pretty much……..Rolex retires

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Finslayer83

I’d love a titanium Sub.

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[blufinz52]

From Paul Thorpe: 2 new Daytonas, 2 new Yacht Masters and 3 new DayDates.

[rambo99]

Originally Posted by blufinz52

From Paul Thorpe: 2 new Daytonas, 2 new Yacht Masters and 3 new DayDates.

Paul is a disgrace, I would not trust him.

[alphadweller]

Still waiting for "my" 2018 steel Pepsi. Any minute now. Feels like it's been ages. The waiting is part of the enjoyment, they say.

My prediction is no new steel models, only TT and PM.

[inadeje]

Rumor is that there’s no new rumors

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Wuzagoodtime

What are your predictions???

I KNOW it is early but has anybody with insider info heard any rumors or have a guess when we will be getting some "leaks"?

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About what?

[Mini2]

Originally Posted by Wuzagoodtime

What are your predictions???

I KNOW it is early but has anybody with insider info heard any rumors or have a guess when we will be getting some "leaks"?

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Im thinking September 2021

[ROlesorusLEX]

A waiting list to wait in the line out the front door on Saturday mornings.

A Rolex buyback program, where you sell the AD back the watch you bought to bump yourself up the list at 50% loss, to bump yourself even further up the list. Dial-a-percentage available to move even further up.

A larger backroom safe at your local AD.

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[dannyp]

Hmmm... Maybe this is a good thread to start rumors

1. MG discontinued
2. AK40 discontinued
3a. AK reincarnated as 36mm, using Explorer case and bracelet
3b. AK returns to its roots as 34mm watch and replaces OP34
4. GMT TT and/or RG root beer offered with Jubilee bracelet
5. DD36 receives some of the OP Stella dial colors
6. Motif dials for DJ41
7. Return of more PM in more places (TT OP34, full-PM DJ36 w/Jubilee)
7b. First PM "classic" watch (other than SkyD) offered w/Oysterflex

[jsd757]

Gray market dealers will be allowed to sell wait list spots at AD's

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

Kinda hard to even be interested or excited when you can't even see the watches in a store let alone buy it. On top of that most ADs treat customers that are stopping in like beggars during a plague.
People are still waiting for releases from 2-3 Basels ago, so like them anything I like/want from Rolex is currently available and in waiting so not interested in going in to pester AD for something else.
Having said that, only one watch would have me really excited, a palm or fluted motif dial Datejust in 41mm, second to that would be an Explorer 1 in 39(which is not happening).

So essentially, kinda don't care.

Great points. About the only basel release I've even seen over the last five years is the YM WG 42 which was in the case on one visit, and the SD43 on my wrist. Never seen any of the other big releases in person, never!

[phillyEagles]

Originally Posted by PatekPhobic

Rolex is dropping R and becomes Olex.

Lorex

[uniqueMR]

Only Rolex knows better :)

[vh2k]

Originally Posted by blufinz52

From Paul Thorpe: 2 new Daytonas, 2 new Yacht Masters and 3 new DayDates.

Originally Posted by rambo99

Paul is a disgrace, I would not trust him.

His “rumor” was pure nonsense. All of those models were announced in April and we had posts about them back then. He’s so clueless.

[Danny83]

That they will fire all the store security ha!

[gerry100]

A Perpetual List Dweller in unobtainium

[Chronomania]

Originally Posted by mike morris

waiting list to transfer by inheritance

LOL!

and rocketed via Spacex to my great-grandchildren at their Mars outpost!

[ndrs63]

I don’t know about the watches, but I predict a lot of rumors preceding the event


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[ndrs63]

Originally Posted by PatekPhobic

Rolex is dropping R and becomes Olex.

Actually, it’s going to only keep the last 2 chars: “ex”


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[Musicfreak1988]

We'll only know for sure when they release them, but in the meanwhile, here's a list I made of the last year a current model was updated, although this doesn't mean anything.

2000: Daytona, ref. 165xx
2007: Milgauss ref. 116400 and Yacht-Master II, ref. 116688/9
2012: Sky-Dweller, ref. 326xxx
2014: Cellini (39mm)
2015: Day-Date 40, ref. 2282xx and Yacht-Master, ref. 26862/5x and 12662/5x and Lady-Datejust and Pearlmaster 39
2016: Air-King, ref. 116900 and Datejust 41, ref. 1263xx and Daytona 116500
2017: Sea-Dweller, ref. 12660x and Cellini Moonphase (39mm)
2018: GMT Master II, ref. 1267xx; Datejust, ref. 1262xx and Sea-Dweller Deapsea, ref. 126660
2019: Day-Date, ref. 1282xx and Yacht-Master 42, ref. 226659
2020: Oyster Perpetual, ref. 126000 and 124300 and Submariner, ref. 124060 and 12661x
2021: Explorer, ref. 12427x and Explorer 2, ref. 226570

I didn’t include the Lady Datejust, Pearlmaster and sub-36mm Oyster Perpetuals and I didn’t count the use of new variants (use of (precious) metals and other materials) as new releases. Just the case and/or movement. Feel free to point out any mistakes or things I might have missed.
In case of the Daytona in steel something could be said about its smaller right-side lugs. Does it count as a new case? Is the cerachrom bezel a big enough difference to warrant a ‘new’ series?

2011: cerachrom bezel in (Everose) Daytona
2016: Daytona 116500LN

Of course, Rolex is not only about new releases. Stuff gets discontinued every year. This thread even mentions model names that were being discontinued:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=760780

[007timer]

My AD mentioned something yesterday regarding the cases being empty. They will hold back watches in general until they have X number and put them all in the cases at once.

These will mostly be DateJust TT watches. Don’t expect to walk in and pick up a BLRO or a Daytona.


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[Robf52]

Originally Posted by padi56

Afraid speaking for myself I never believe in rumours or what is stated from the likes of Youtube or net etc I only believe in 100% facts.

All information supplied from my own 79 year old brain power, without the aid of loupes, nicknames, timegrapher addiction, investment £$€ stuff, alignment points, protective film, AD relationship stuff, special cleaning cloths, phone apps, and the rest of todays Rolex watch toys.

This.