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Old 1 November 2018, 11:39 PM   #1
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Explorer I harder to get than the new BLRO...

I’m talking about the Blackout Explorer of course...

Would you choose one over the new BLRO if both were available but you could only have one?
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Old 1 November 2018, 11:43 PM   #2
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Old 1 November 2018, 11:51 PM   #3
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Agreed with the poster above!
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Old 2 November 2018, 12:05 AM   #4
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I am anti PCL so I would go Explorer I Blackout. Plus, it would pair nicely with my Explorer II, so perhaps I am a bit biased.
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Old 2 November 2018, 02:02 AM   #5
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The blackout is a proven rare model. The BLRO is the flavor of the week and demand will not remain where it is. It's already showing signs of slowing, and trust that it will be made in much larger quantities.
+1 for Blackout here.
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Old 2 November 2018, 02:20 AM   #6
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I don’t like any flavor of the Explorer I so I’ll take the gmt.
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Old 2 November 2018, 02:56 AM   #7
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Old 2 November 2018, 03:20 AM   #8
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None of this stuff is rare. When I search on Chrono 24 a bunch of these pop up.
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Old 2 November 2018, 03:45 AM   #9
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None of this stuff is rare. When I search on Chrono 24 a bunch of these pop up.
A bunch of BLROs pop up too.
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:15 AM   #10
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:19 AM   #11
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Blackout Explorer? Am I out of the loop here?


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Old 2 November 2018, 04:21 AM   #12
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Agreed, no idea what this is either
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:22 AM   #13
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Agreed, no idea what this is either
I'm with these guys
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:22 AM   #14
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Blackout explorer... easy choice
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:24 AM   #15
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here you go....https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-bl...-explorer.html

still a regular looking explorer to me... more or less.

Even forum guys dont know what it is... so there you go, not very "collectable" except in a really niche way and a forum about Rolex is too mainstream for it

to me its buying a watch for no other reason than its "rare". I dont even want a regular explorer and i certainly wouldn't want a rare one.
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:28 AM   #16
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The blackout is a proven rare model. The BLRO is the flavor of the week and demand will not remain where it is. It's already showing signs of slowing, and trust that it will be made in much larger quantities.
+1 for Blackout here.
Preach!!!
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:30 AM   #17
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None of this stuff is rare. When I search on Chrono 24 a bunch of these pop up.
Get off of Chrono
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:33 AM   #18
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here you go....https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-bl...-explorer.html

still a regular looking explorer to me... more or less.

Even forum guys dont know what it is... so there you go, not very "collectable" except in a really niche way and a forum about Rolex is too mainstream for it

to me its buying a watch for no other reason than its "rare". I dont even want a regular explorer and i certainly wouldn't want a rare one.
Quoting from your link

“This “Blackout” execution of the ref. 14270 Explorer is widely-considered the rarest sapphire crystal Rolex.”

I think that would make it one of the most collectible Rolexes...
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:36 AM   #19
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Quoting from your link

“This “Blackout” execution of the ref. 14270 Explorer is widely-considered the rarest sapphire crystal Rolex.”

I think that would make it one of the most collectible Rolexes...
i disagree with the premise that because something is rare it is collectable. What is driving the desire to get a watch then? You liking it or the fact is some anomaly of a watch you dont really like to begin with.

For example you probably should own an explorer 1 anyway before buying a blackout one as that would show you actually like the watch and last time i checked they were not flying off AD shelves.
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:37 AM   #20
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Guess I learned something new today.
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:40 AM   #21
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Guess I learned something new today.
Me too! Now I want one
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Old 2 November 2018, 04:41 AM   #22
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here you go....https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-bl...-explorer.html

still a regular looking explorer to me... more or less.

Even forum guys dont know what it is... so there you go, not very "collectable" except in a really niche way and a forum about Rolex is too mainstream for it

to me its buying a watch for no other reason than its "rare". I dont even want a regular explorer and i certainly wouldn't want a rare one.
The Blackout got a lot of talk when the Mk1 214270 debuted in 2010. Some people saw the non-lumed WG numerals as a throwback to the Blackout because they looked "black" in certain lights from certain angles. Some people liked the (then) new version for that reason, but it seemed to me they were rationalizing a quirky design choice. But whatever floats their boat, I guess.
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The Blackout got a lot of talk when the Mk1 214270 debuted in 2010. Some people saw the non-lumed WG numerals as a throwback to the Blackout because they looked "black" in certain lights from certain angles. Some people liked the (then) new version for that reason, but it seemed to me they were rationalizing a quirky design choice. But whatever floats their boat, I guess.
its not a bad looking watch but considering a regular explorer 1 is about the only SS professional watch you can get at an AD and at retail i find it odd that anyone would pass on that and just get the rare one because its rare. Its weird criteria to me
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The Blackout got a lot of talk when the Mk1 214270 debuted in 2010. Some people saw the non-lumed WG numerals as a throwback to the Blackout because they looked "black" in certain lights from certain angles. Some people liked the (then) new version for that reason, but it seemed to me they were rationalizing a quirky design choice. But whatever floats their boat, I guess.
Agreed, the non-lumed numerals looks strangely unfinished to me

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its not a bad looking watch but considering a regular explorer 1 is about the only SS professional watch you can get at an AD and at retail i find it odd that anyone would pass on that and just get the rare one because its rare. Its weird criteria to me
Agreed, same movement, same case.
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its not a bad looking watch but considering a regular explorer 1 is about the only SS professional watch you can get at an AD and at retail i find it odd that anyone would pass on that and just get the rare one because its rare. Its weird criteria to me
Meh. Why do some people wet themselves with excitement at the thought of getting a flat four LV? It's the collector's mindset.
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Old 2 November 2018, 05:25 AM   #27
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i disagree with the premise that because something is rare it is collectable. What is driving the desire to get a watch then? You liking it or the fact is some anomaly of a watch you dont really like to begin with.
If I showed you 2 rocks, 1 nicer than the other and asked you to pick 1, naturally you would pick the nicer looking rock. Now if I said “hold on, the uglier looking rock is actually from the moon”...well you would pick the moon rock every time right, despite it being the uglier of the 2 rocks.

Same can be said about having to pick between a brand new baseball or an old scuffed up baseball that Babe Ruth happened to hit for his final home run...

It’s the story and scarcity behind an item that can drive the desire to have that item ( and ultimately its value).
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If I showed you 2 rocks, 1 nicer than the other and asked you to pick 1, naturally you would pick the nicer looking rock. Now if I said “hold on, the uglier looking rock is actually from the moon”...well you would pick the moon rock every time right, despite it being the uglier of the 2 rocks.

Same can be said about having to pick between a brand new baseball or an old scuffed up baseball that Babe Ruth happened to hit for his final home run...

It’s the story and scarcity behind an item that can drive the desire to have that item ( and ultimately its value).
only if you like baseball... and only if you like the explorer 1 which most people who would "pick the rare one" probably wouldn't buy otherwise.
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Explorer harder to get than the new BLRO...
Said no one ever.
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Said no one ever.
Read the first post...
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