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Old 8 April 2021, 01:27 PM   #1
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Preference for BLNR 2021 - Oyster or Jubilee?

We have a thread going re the BLRO, but what do you all think about the BLNR on Oyster vs Jubilee? The latter often referred to as Batgirl had IMO a negative connotation to it.

I personally think the Oyster is better, but several of my non WIS friends have said the Jubilee is the way to go, both for the BLRO and the BLNR. I already have the Pepsi Jubilee, so in my collection, to me there is one clear answer. Thoughts?

Assume you were in the position to choose either

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Old 8 April 2021, 01:49 PM   #2
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I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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Old 8 April 2021, 01:51 PM   #3
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I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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But imagine your AD had both of them for you two choose.... And you had a Pepsi BLRO on jubilee

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Old 8 April 2021, 01:51 PM   #4
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I like whichever one my AD offers me.

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Haha. Good answer.
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Old 8 April 2021, 01:56 PM   #5
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Haha. Good answer.
So I guess there is no wrong answer... But doesn't the Oyster look beefier, more substantial and more masculine/manlier...I hope I don't get flamed.

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Old 8 April 2021, 01:56 PM   #6
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But imagine your AD had both of them for you two choose.... And you had a Pepsi BLRO on jubilee

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Definitely oyster in that scenario.

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Old 8 April 2021, 01:57 PM   #7
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It’s a toss up for me. I genuinely like both.


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Old 8 April 2021, 02:44 PM   #8
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Well my 3 non WIS friends voted jubilee Batman, they choose that even over the Pepsi! So I guess it just boils down to preference.

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Old 8 April 2021, 02:50 PM   #9
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Well my 3 non WIS friends voted jubilee Batman, they choose that even over the Pepsi! So I guess it just boils down to preference.

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Old 8 April 2021, 02:52 PM   #10
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Old 8 April 2021, 02:55 PM   #11
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Oyster for BLNR

Jubilee for BLRO
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:05 PM   #12
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Oyster for me on GMT. Jubilee on fluted DJ41 only.
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:06 PM   #13
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:07 PM   #14
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Oyster for me on GMT. Jubilee on fluted DJ41 only.
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:08 PM   #15
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archie killed jubilee bracelets when he referenced urban gentry's as ''jingly jangly man''
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:23 PM   #16
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Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

Wonder if this will now affect grey prices of the original version?


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Old 8 April 2021, 03:31 PM   #17
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The grass is always greener. Mine has the oyster, so I want a jubilee.
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:33 PM   #18
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Oyster for sure! Price gonna drop now that it's not discontinued? Please give me a chance to buy

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Old 8 April 2021, 03:40 PM   #19
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I gotta go with the Oyster on both! I remember seeing the Batman in a case the first day an AD opened in 2017, and that was the last time I saw one. haha
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:41 PM   #20
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:52 PM   #21
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Jubilee for me - far more comfortable to wear.
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Old 8 April 2021, 03:55 PM   #22
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Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

Wonder if this will now affect grey prices of the original version?


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Not sure Max... I'm curious to see what effect it will have on production and output. It's Rolex going to produce twice as many of the blnrs? Is Rolex going to produce same number, now split in half perhaps causing even greater wait times?

I think Rolex was producing far fewer blros relative to blnrs, based on my discussions with several ADs, and I think that reflects in the market price.

The former oyster original BLNR seemed to be trading around the same price as the Jubilee blnr... Prices shot up in the last week 1,000 or 2 for the oyster blnr... Strange.

I think many many years down the line, as in many decades down the line, when we are 100 years old, the original Oyster blnr will be more sought after, for several reasons, first ceramic bicolor bezel, Mark 1 release/the original, very limited run of I believe approximately 6 years, there can only be one first one. I don't know how much of that is going to matter in the next 5 to 15 years however, honestly.

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Old 8 April 2021, 04:00 PM   #23
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So I guess there is no wrong answer... But doesn't the Oyster look beefier, more substantial and more masculine/manlier...I hope I don't get flamed.

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I think the old Batman bigger case and lugs with oyster bracelet gives that look and feeling vs the new BLNR jubilee. I choose oyster.
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Old 8 April 2021, 04:06 PM   #24
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The Oyster has the bigger lugs in that pic, no?

I go back and forth...conceptually, I feel the Jube is a better fit for the GMT. Maybe because it harks to a time when air travel was a luxury, rather than the cattle herd it is now.

Visually, I can’t argue with how good they look on an Oyster. I’d take whichever is offered to me with a slight edge to the Oyster.
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Old 8 April 2021, 04:08 PM   #25
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Ditto.....
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Personally I’m really please it’s been re-released on Oyster.

Never really clicked with it on Jubilee ( no offence to Jubilee owners who I’m sure are perfectly happy with it)

I was recently considering paying a hefty premium & going grey for the Oyster, so this release has done me a massive favour if I can snag one at retail from the AD.

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The original will always be the first bicolor ceramic GMT, Mk1 Batman, that counts for something for collectors. I believe the new Batman will rise in price over the current BLNR jubilee, and the Batgirl and mint old Batman will always be around the same price, or the Batman even a bit higher than Batgirl. New Batman Oyster > Old Batman Oyster > Batman jubilee. That will stay until the New Batman gets discontinued, and then the old Batman Mk1 will be the sought after one with the higher price.
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Old 8 April 2021, 04:21 PM   #28
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The original will always be the first bicolor ceramic GMT, Mk1 Batman, that counts for something for collectors. I believe the new Batman will rise in price over the current BLNR jubilee, and the Batgirl and mint old Batman will always be around the same price, or the Batman even a bit higher than Batgirl. New Batman Oyster > Old Batman Oyster > Batman jubilee. That will stay until the New Batman gets discontinued, and then the old Batman Mk1 will be the sought after one with the higher price.
So if you have BLNR Jubilee and order the Oyster bracelet then you automatically climb to top rung on ur value ladder?

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Old 8 April 2021, 04:35 PM   #29
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Jubilee for me. I have oyster bracelets on my other watches
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Old 8 April 2021, 04:37 PM   #30
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The Oyster has the bigger lugs in that pic, no?

I go back and forth...conceptually, I feel the Jube is a better fit for the GMT. Maybe because it harks to a time when air travel was a luxury, rather than the cattle herd it is now.

Visually, I can’t argue with how good they look on an Oyster. I’d take whichever is offered to me with a slight edge to the Oyster.
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I think the old Batman bigger case and lugs with oyster bracelet gives that look and feeling vs the new BLNR jubilee. I choose oyster.
Wait a minute, I just realized they did the supposed change in case in the 2018 Bazel release!!!! Oh man, I could have sworn that subsequent to all that noise it was determined that the case pretty much remain the same, 40mm in diameter and 12.5mm thick, and the lugs may have been reshaped ever so slightly.

I truly believe the reason that it looks beefier with the oyster is due to the style of the bracelet, including the way the oyster bracelet connects to the mid case, the visual illusion of the oyster be heftier or thicker versus the jubilee, and the manner in which the Jubilee sort of bends right at the case, if that makes sense.

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