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Old 31 October 2021, 02:47 AM   #31
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My AD said his next door neighbours brother in law is converting his garden bar that he made during lockdown into a mini steel factory for just rolex watches and will guarantee steel for my wish list as long as I keep mowing his next door neighbours lawn

Whoever wants to mow my lawn will be next on the list
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Old 31 October 2021, 02:59 AM   #32
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Old 31 October 2021, 06:12 AM   #33
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For a while I have been calling for them to get out of "steal" and just make TT and full PM.
Leave steal to Seiko and Tudor!
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Old 31 October 2021, 11:40 AM   #34
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Seems like Fake News to me, can't see Rolex or any other brand moving away from steel
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Old 31 October 2021, 11:42 AM   #35
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Goldberg should just make videos about dog walking.
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Old 31 October 2021, 07:28 PM   #36
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you tube - no more steel in 7 years, apparently .....

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I don’t think they would ever stop producing steel sports models altogether, but I also think that Rolex sees the potential of selling more precious metal pieces in the coming years - seeing as how many collectors have opted for gold at msrp over steel at grey prices. You can’t even find gold day dates in display cases anymore. When has that ever happened?! So I do think it’s conceivable that Rolex could very well adjust their production ratio of steel to precious metal. They can make a lot more selling a gold sub over a steel one. My 2 cents.


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Old 1 November 2021, 01:14 AM   #37
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Archrival Omega would overtake Rolex in sales if Rolex reduce the quantity of their steel models. I seriously doubt they'd want that.
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Old 1 November 2021, 05:23 AM   #38
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Seems like Fake News to me, can't see Rolex or any other brand moving away from steel
It's not fake news or any kind of news. Just what I say they "should" do.
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Old 1 November 2021, 04:03 PM   #39
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Just what I say they "should" do.
Then you make no sense.
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Old 1 November 2021, 07:28 PM   #40
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Years past I made such a proposition due to the high demand. There are very few watches Rolex makes that couldn't me made in PM. I don't believe it will happen only that the model could work for Rolex. Hell, many of their SS models might as well be made of PM given their pricing on the secondary market.

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Old 15 November 2021, 09:53 AM   #41
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You mean the one they literally just released a new green version of?
Patek literally said this green dial was the last run of 5711 steel.
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Old 15 November 2021, 09:57 AM   #42
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You might want to do a quick google of that
You might want to Google why the green is trading at 500k. "Despite the new green model, Patek is still making good on its announcement that production of the 5711/1A will conclude in 2021. The green-dial Nautilus will be made during this year only, which should make the piece extremely limited. Think of this watch as a final send-off for the beloved model—and expect an even bigger Patek frenzy than usual."

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Old 15 November 2021, 09:57 AM   #43
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might as well discontinue the Submariner line because as far as PM models go, those things look ugly in anything but WG
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Old 15 November 2021, 10:08 AM   #44
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More comical Youtube "expert" opinions. Goldberg is a tool.
You’re not wrong there!

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Old 15 November 2021, 12:44 PM   #45
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Patek did discontinue the 5711 in SS. Never say never

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Old 15 November 2021, 01:28 PM   #46
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Won’t happen. Not because steel is their bread and butter. But it’s a way to get people into the brand.

I could see them reducing the percentage of watches in stainless over the years. Who knows what the current mix is, but if it’s 75% steel today, I could see it moving to 50% in 10 years if the current madness continues. If you’re going to produce the same volume of watches and always sell every watch you make, might as well push PM and make better margins
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Old 15 November 2021, 02:22 PM   #47
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No big deal. They don’t really have any popular steel models anyway.
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not sure if any accuracy to this but interesting ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTkhxd0owKU
Well if its on the likes of Youtube it must be true, many of todays younger age whose sole info cupboard is in so called social media Youtube etc instead of using there own brain. And many today believe everything they see and read there. As so called Youtube social media which now should be called un-social media have taken over there lives.
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More comical Youtube "expert" opinions. Goldberg is a tool.

While true, this “expert” wouldn’t exist were it not for moronic supporters.


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might as well discontinue the Submariner line because as far as PM models go, those things look ugly in anything but WG
Nonsense.
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Old 16 November 2021, 03:08 PM   #52
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Agree and today many rely on the likes of Youtube or so called social media to do the thinking for them. As many today have lost the use of there own brain to think for themselves.

You’ve said what I feel.


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Old 16 November 2021, 05:39 PM   #53
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My AD said his next door neighbours brother in law is converting his garden bar that he made during lockdown into a mini steel factory for just rolex watches and will guarantee steel for my wish list as long as I keep mowing his next door neighbours lawn

Whoever wants to mow my lawn will be next on the list
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Old 16 November 2021, 11:55 PM   #54
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This guy in the video seems like he would need help making a bowl of cereal.
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Old 17 November 2021, 11:46 PM   #56
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He a goofy click bater.
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Old 18 November 2021, 12:29 AM   #57
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Rolex doesnt know.
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Old 18 November 2021, 04:17 AM   #58
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