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Old 5 March 2020, 02:02 PM   #91
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Would love to see some of these changes.

1) 41mm Explorer 2, Ceramic bezel, white "polar" dial, same orange accents as current line. This would be an instant hit with the contrast of the black ceramic and white dial. The black dial would also look great. Red accents would also work but I think this is too similar to the GMT line and the "explorer 2 orange" color is something that should be used in perpetuity with this lineup.

2) Glidelock everything. Create glidelock in smaller form factors for watches with smaller clasps like the daytona.

3) Ditch the cellini, return the Rolex triple calendar moonphase in stainless steel on a jubilee bracelet.
Bonus points for working "perpetuity" in. Completely agree on keeping the big orange 24 hour hand. It makes the 24 hour hand on my GMT seem comically small and hard to find at times. There's no missing the big orange hand, especially around 0600 when it's in the date magnifier.
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Old 5 March 2020, 02:03 PM   #92
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Matte bezel on a sub. I had a planet ocean with a matte ceramic bezel and loved it... it was just too thick.
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Old 5 March 2020, 02:09 PM   #93
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1. Narrow lugs on maxi case.

Maybe option to select oyster or jubilee bracelets.....(don’t think it will happen in reality)
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Old 5 March 2020, 02:15 PM   #94
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Those are already commonly available. Should I refer you to a trusted seller?

What an absolutely ridiculous and worthless reply this is.
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Old 5 March 2020, 02:31 PM   #95
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I would change the availability of everything.
Amen! Why not give customers more options on bracelets/straps. One person drools over the oyster on the batman and the next drools over the jubilee. They are both right!! Let the customer choose!
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Old 5 March 2020, 02:35 PM   #96
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Revert to pre-supercase case thickness
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Old 5 March 2020, 03:15 PM   #97
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If I can choose any for the GMT...

1. Stronger lume. There are luminescent mixtures out there that last 30 hours, blowing even Seiko out of the water. And while we're at it, place the lume on the bezel, like the Tudors do.

2. Alarm function on the GMT. Yes, I'm perfectly aware how ambitious this is. But that would be the ultimate traveler's watch.

3. The blue on the Pepsi bezel mimics the blue from the Batman's bezel.
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Old 5 March 2020, 03:18 PM   #98
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If I can choose any for the GMT...

1. Stronger lume. There are luminescent mixtures out there that last 30 hours, blowing even Seiko out of the water. And while we're at it, place the lume on the bezel, like the Tudors do.

2. Alarm function on the GMT. Yes, I'm perfectly aware how ambitious this is. But that would be the ultimate traveler's watch.

3. The blue on the Pepsi bezel mimics the blue from the Batman's bezel.


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Old 5 March 2020, 03:19 PM   #99
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It can’t be a new model. But they will take your advice and make one design change/offering on any existing watch in the lineup.

It can be:

Narrow the lugs on the maxi case
Add red font to the submariner
Bring back lug holes on xxxx
Oyster on the blnr/blro
Etc.

Anything you want. No shortage, it will be available.

I would ask them to add white dial Explorer 1 model.

What is your wish?
What is your one request?
Add a perpetual calendar option for the Day Date
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Old 5 March 2020, 03:20 PM   #100
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Old 5 March 2020, 04:00 PM   #101
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Make the dial sit shallower in the case, closer to the sapphire crystal.


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Old 5 March 2020, 05:05 PM   #102
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Redo the ticks on the Daytona dial so there are 4, not 5. Sot he chrono second hand will line up on or between them.

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It can’t be a new model. But they will take your advice and make one design change/offering on any existing watch in the lineup.

It can be:

Narrow the lugs on the maxi case
Add red font to the submariner
Bring back lug holes on xxxx
Oyster on the blnr/blro
Etc.

Anything you want. No shortage, it will be available.

I would ask them to add white dial Explorer 1 model.

What is your wish?
What is your one request?
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Old 5 March 2020, 05:25 PM   #103
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Oh, and for the Daytona...

...take that f**king novel off the dial.

"Rolex Cosmograph."

Done. If you can't piece together that it's an Oyster Perpetual and that it's a certified chronometer, jeezus, it's not for you.
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Old 5 March 2020, 05:49 PM   #104
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Remove all the text on the their dials. Just have Rolex!!!!
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Old 5 March 2020, 11:12 PM   #105
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Re-edition of 1655 in its purest form just like the original. And keep it SS.
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Old 5 March 2020, 11:17 PM   #106
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rolex allows one design change?

the gnomes do not approve.

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Old 5 March 2020, 11:23 PM   #107
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On the Platona replace the ceramic bezel with a platinum bezel.
I’d go with that. Platinum bezel. Something as an alternative to brown any way.
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Old 5 March 2020, 11:25 PM   #108
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Smack a date at the top centre portion of Daytona.
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Old 5 March 2020, 11:31 PM   #109
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No cyclops on SD43 please!

SeaDweller's shouldn't have them.

If I need to see the date I can put my glasses on but please no cyclops on SDs.

Thanks - rant over!
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Old 5 March 2020, 11:51 PM   #110
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Full PM bracelet on Daytona’s with a ceramic bezel.
Dammit! Platona has a ceramic bezel! I Forgot this, but was thinking about the WG models in particular.

Now moving in a 100% opposite direction... as mentioned here, a platinum bezel on the Platona would be very cool.
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Old 6 March 2020, 12:31 AM   #111
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I think this is one we’ll see in the near future. I hope!

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Full PM bracelet on Daytona’s with a ceramic bezel.
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Old 6 March 2020, 12:35 AM   #112
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Make a quick release system that would allow easy bracelet/strap changes.
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Old 6 March 2020, 12:35 AM   #113
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Daytona with a date complication.
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Old 6 March 2020, 12:51 AM   #114
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-make one of the sub-dals on the Daytona a date pointer
-current version of the ExpII (orange hand) in 40mm
-all black dial subs get a fully graduated bezel insert
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Old 6 March 2020, 01:18 AM   #115
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Old 6 March 2020, 02:39 AM   #116
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42 mm Daytona with a date!
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38,5 mm case size is too small for a chrono to have legible subdials.
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