Rolex Passion Report is now predicting ...

[NLYogi]

Funny how there is no any information leaks from Rolex. You would expect some Factory employee to just talk about new stuff... how do they keep everything silent? Production of new models shall be in process now.

[asiparks]

it's reasonable to assume the Rolex design team mock up, digitally then physically, several dial/case combination options to get final design sign off, with only key people knowing which are to be actually taken forward and released at Basel...
They might also encourage their designers to think disruptively and come up with " what if the Milgauss had a bezel..." type scenarios. RPR's predictions might be fueled by leaks of these concepts.

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Out of all the predictions RPR has made, I believe he's gotten three right. Those three were nailed so exactly, it's hard to imagine he didn't get some insider info. However, everything else he predicts looks like the fantasies of someone with a knack for Photoshop and a vivid imagination - and a not-well-thought out imagination at that. Red line on an Explorer? Nonsense. The trick is to try to figure out which predictions are which. Of course, the odds are always that they are his imagination. Insider info is rare.

The red-hand GMT prediction strikes me as a flight of fancy, mainly because of the red line. Rolex doesn't just throw around red lines like beads at Mardi Gras. They're used sparingly, and for significant models. He keeps mentioning the SM43's red line as support for the idea we could see it on other models. I suspect the opposite is true: we won't see Rolex use it again any time soon.

That sounds very sensible to me, would also look better with just the red GMT hand and white lettering, unlike the green that was so subdued and novel it needed broader application, the red on the hand is plenty strong enough on its own.

[Nav01L]

Originally Posted by NLYogi

Funny how there is no any information leaks from Rolex. You would expect some Factory employee to just talk about new stuff... how do they keep everything silent? Production of new models shall be in process now.

The Swiss watch industry is a special world full of special people. Great work ethic generally... And great secrecy.

[997]

Rolex is getting boring. Thank god Tudor exists.

[Speedbird-1]

43mm, SS, GMT-MASTER III.
Red and black, ceramic bezel. Using a deep, cherry red, not (IMHO) the wishy-washy, slightly pinkish colour used on the white gold model.
Red, 'GMT-MASTER III' text.
Super Jubilee bracelet, available as an option.
Perhaps a white gold Rolex crown on the face?

I think it might sell, one or two........