Platinum Sky Dweller?

[BayouBengal1865]

Why doesn’t Rolex produce a platinum Sky Dweller? Given the robust demand for the SS model and the lack of a WG version currently seems strange they don’t offer it in platinum. If this watch actually existed and you had the budget and the opportunity to purchase one would you buy it?


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[huncho]

no one knows why it's not offered but also just because there's huge demand for a skydweller in SS doesn't mean people will come flooding in for a platinum one. look at the platinum daytona, it always sold at a discount until last year. most people who can't get a steel skydweller aren't gonna just look at the $80k alternative

[AbeFroman]

The SkyD was originally offered in WG with the other colored metals. It was discontinued once the SS variants were released. The WG didn't sell well.

[Guybrush]

Yeah, I think that once you get into >$60k territory, you open up a world of haute horlogerie options that make Rolex seem a bit less appealing by comparison.

[klenboy]

Perhaps Rolesium would make more sense.

[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by huncho

no one knows why it's not offered but also just because there's huge demand for a skydweller in SS doesn't mean people will come flooding in for a platinum one. look at the platinum daytona, it always sold at a discount until last year. most people who can't get a steel skydweller aren't gonna just look at the $80k alternative

Sounds about right.

[joli160]

It will be way too heavy

[Reikolexguy]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

Yeah, I think that once you get into >$60k territory, you open up a world of haute horlogerie options that make Rolex seem a bit less appealing by comparison.

Agreed.


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[Chiboy]

I didn't realize that they stopped making WG Sky-Ds. I guess they could introduce a platinum version now that they've shown they can make the platinum Day-Date with fluted bezel.

Knowing how heavy a platinum Daytona is, I can imagine that a 42mm Sky-D would be really heavy! I also wonder if they could now sell them at platinum price points. My recollection is that the Sky-D came out in PM and sold disappointingly, so they added SS model, presumably to help amortize the Sky-D development. Now to go to the opposite extreme, price-wise, might be a bridge too far.

Or maybe not? What do I know?

[S1mplee]

It’ll be heavy, but I think it would also make the watch have better balance, so if you can take the weight it’ll be non issue.

If they were to offer it with glacier blue bezel, it may sell pretty well and possibly take some sales from the daydate line.

[7sins]

Originally Posted by joli160

It will be way too heavy

Agreed, couldn't even imagine. The platona is 282g and already too heavy, plat skyd would easily be another 40g or so.

[dannyp]

Perhaps there's an issue with the friction of platinum-on-platinum with a "working" bezel?

More than a platinum version, I think that the SkyD would be a good candidate for a President bracelet.

[samuel019]

Originally Posted by joli160

It will be way too heavy

Originally Posted by 7sins

Agreed, couldn't even imagine. The platona is 282g and already too heavy, plat skyd would easily be another 40g or so.

But it would be 320-340 grams of pure awesomeness

When we had the Rolex teaser earlier this year I was soooooo hoping for a Platinum SkyD.

[MILGAUSS88]

They just came out with there first fluted platinum bezel this year, so my guess is, a platinum Sky Dweller might be next years release.

[BayouBengal1865]

Originally Posted by dannyp

Perhaps there's an issue with the friction of platinum-on-platinum with a "working" bezel?

More than a platinum version, I think that the SkyD would be a good candidate for a President bracelet.

100%! Sign me up!


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[BayouBengal1865]

Originally Posted by samuel019

But it would be 320-340 grams of pure awesomeness

When we had the Rolex teaser earlier this year I was soooooo hoping for a Platinum SkyD.

Exactly! Personally I wouldn’t be afraid of the weight but I usually wear a watch with a large presence on the wrist so maybe I’m an outlier


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[ltmgeller]

I have a feeling we'll see one soon.

[rolexjackson]

It would be to GD heavy in platinum


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[samuel019]

Originally Posted by BayouBengal1865

Exactly! Personally I wouldn’t be afraid of the weight but I usually wear a watch with a large presence on the wrist so maybe I’m an outlier


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Yeah me too

When I go from PM to SS as most full PM wearers I'm like wth is this

Of course I love my SS collection, wouldnt have bought otherwise, but I love the feel of pure heft on the wrist. Only takes a minute or 2 to get used to.

Heft on the wrist is different than pain on the wrist. Such as SD43 for example. Weight was more than fine but that case back is whole other story. I would be first on the so called list for a Platinum Sky-D and would rock it as a daily. I mean my 935 is basically my daily so why not.

Just imagine a Platinum SkyD with "oyster" bracelet and ice blue dial Yeah sign me up. Granted I might have to let one go to do so but not my 935. Hell of a duo

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

Yeah, I think that once you get into >$60k territory, you open up a world of haute horlogerie options that make Rolex seem a bit less appealing by comparison.

Also, agree.

[samuel019]

Originally Posted by Guybrush

Yeah, I think that once you get into >$60k territory, you open up a world of haute horlogerie options that make Rolex seem a bit less appealing by comparison.

Well thats a very very good point but most of those watches you speak of kinda do the same and would be on a leather strap versus a full PM bracelet.

PP would probably be a annual calendar well so is the Sky-D. Granted missing the day but is also a GMT

So I get it but a Platinum SkyD would be much more than just a 3 hander in PM