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jcs2000 · 22 March 2018, 07:15 AM

WG is for being under the radar. I do not like the look of yellow gold so all my collection is in white metals (steel, white gold, platinum) so I will never add rose gold. It is clear WG is not a big seller and we can see that with WG Skydweller going away—glad I got mine when I did. Rolex is about selling watches and SS will always sell the best. They are giving the market what it wants.

Swashplate · 22 March 2018, 07:20 AM

Steel does not look exactly like Stainless. Sorry but I have both metals on my left hand and Steel has no luster. I do agree about the odd marketing decision as all of the other PM watches have a particular color trim feature to them. Frankly that is why I expected a Coke version so no confusion was made.

116710er · 22 March 2018, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Swashplate

I do agree about the odd marketing decision as all of the other PM watches have a particular color trim feature to them. Frankly that is why I expected a Coke version so no confusion was made.

Yeah I'm with ya. I didn't think Rolex would throw WG BLRO under the bus like that. Coke would have made more sense...

georgekart · 22 March 2018, 07:24 AM

My two cents is that if you want to show that you bought a PM Rolex, just get a YG or RG. If you get WG in my opinion it means that you want something that doesn't stand out to most people as a PM watch, but you know what you have on the wrist.

Swashplate · 22 March 2018, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by georgekart

My two cents is that if you want to show that you bought a PM Rolex, just get a YG or RG. If you get WG in my opinion it means that you want something that doesn't stand out to most people as a PM watch, but you know what you have on the wrist.

This. Typical European....;)

fskywalker · 22 March 2018, 07:37 AM

True!

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jakeysrolex · 23 March 2018, 01:25 AM

WG - to not be mugged while traveling or on late night fun adventures, while still being a good store of value. Turns into a potentially less good of a store of value when the same watch is suddenly being sold in steel. No matter which way you try to twist it, a lot of people will think twice about buying WG in any "exclusive" form from Rolex. I know I am.

116710er · 23 March 2018, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jakeysrolex

wg - to not be mugged while traveling or on late night fun adventures, while still being a good store of value. Turns into a potentially less good of a store of value when the same watch is suddenly being sold in steel. No matter which way you try to twist it, a lot of people will think twice about buying wg in any "exclusive" form from rolex. I know i am.

+1

JParm · 24 March 2018, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jakeysrolex

wg - to not be mugged while traveling or on late night fun adventures, while still being a good store of value. Turns into a potentially less good of a store of value when the same watch is suddenly being sold in steel. No matter which way you try to twist it, a lot of people will think twice about buying wg in any "exclusive" form from rolex. I know i am.

+2

Galibier · 24 March 2018, 12:43 AM

Porsche didn’t lose 911 customers when the Boxster was unveiled. Different buyers. Same as PM vs SS.

Mystro · 24 March 2018, 12:52 AM

Rolex may be crossing some unspoken “exclusivity” line but Rolex is obviously treating their 904L just as special as their PM watches are. 904L is now a semi precious metal as far as Rolex is concerned.

Rolex has taken away a certain amount of “wealth bragging” some owners may buy their PM watches for. PM watches are for their owners now more than ever.

SteelSubmarinerGuy · 24 March 2018, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Mystro

Rolex may be crossing some unspoken “exclusivity” line but Rolex is obviously treating their 904L just as special as their PM watches are. 904L is now a semi precious metal as far as Rolex is concerned.

Oyster Steel!!!

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904VT · 24 March 2018, 01:13 AM

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Oyster Steel!!!

🤷🏼*♂️

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Damn, now I have to change my username to "OysterSteelVT"

Vaxe · 24 March 2018, 12:54 AM

Gold is about the sheen, heft, and how it feels on the wrist. While it’s nice to have an exclusive color apart from steel, I don’t think that’s why most buy gold in the first place.

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22 March 2018, 07:15 AM	#1
jcs2000 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Watch: Sky-Dweller Posts: 55	WG is for being under the radar. I do not like the look of yellow gold so all my collection is in white metals (steel, white gold, platinum) so I will never add rose gold. It is clear WG is not a big seller and we can see that with WG Skydweller going away—glad I got mine when I did. Rolex is about selling watches and SS will always sell the best. They are giving the market what it wants.

22 March 2018, 07:20 AM	#2
Swashplate 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: James Location: Seattle/Italy Posts: 659	Steel does not look exactly like Stainless. Sorry but I have both metals on my left hand and Steel has no luster. I do agree about the odd marketing decision as all of the other PM watches have a particular color trim feature to them. Frankly that is why I expected a Coke version so no confusion was made.

22 March 2018, 07:24 AM	#4
georgekart "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Earth Posts: 1,550	My two cents is that if you want to show that you bought a PM Rolex, just get a YG or RG. If you get WG in my opinion it means that you want something that doesn't stand out to most people as a PM watch, but you know what you have on the wrist.

23 March 2018, 01:25 AM	#7
jakeysrolex Banned Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: Jake Location: Asia, Europe. Watch: 116619 Posts: 67	WG - to not be mugged while traveling or on late night fun adventures, while still being a good store of value. Turns into a potentially less good of a store of value when the same watch is suddenly being sold in steel. No matter which way you try to twist it, a lot of people will think twice about buying WG in any "exclusive" form from Rolex. I know I am.

24 March 2018, 12:43 AM	#10
Galibier "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: UK Watch: 116610LN Posts: 97	Porsche didn’t lose 911 customers when the Boxster was unveiled. Different buyers. Same as PM vs SS.

24 March 2018, 12:54 AM	#14
Vaxe "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Austin TX Posts: 2,122	Gold is about the sheen, heft, and how it feels on the wrist. While it’s nice to have an exclusive color apart from steel, I don’t think that’s why most buy gold in the first place.

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