Gmt black and blue black

[Aventura]

Hi
Anyone know the currently official price of the Gmt master II black and the same but black and blue bezel?

[CWIN]

$8950 US Black/Blue

EDIT: I believe the black bezel version is about $8500

[77T]

I saw $8450USD for LN
And $9050CDN for BLNR (which converts to out $8765USD)

Could be wrong - but have not seen a new Rolex USA price list since June 2012.

[Rashid.bk]

LN 8450 usd
BLNR 8950 usd
what I saw at Wempe.

[Art 1]

Originally Posted by aventura

hi
anyone know the currently official price of the gmt master ii black and the same but black and blue bezel?

$8950.

[DC Engineer]

sounds like no price increases yet on either model

[Memphis]

why would it be different from the regular all black GMT II?

[Brandon(phila)]

Still find it CRAZY they charge $500 more b/c the bezel is half blue.


Pretty sure back when they sold Pepsi, Coke and Black side by side they were all the same price

[911SC]

The blnr bezel is more difficult to make, hence the price increase.


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[Memphis]

if you're the engineer that makes them, i believe you, if you're just repeating what the website says, we're back to square one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w67dhHLUK3M

[911SC]

Originally Posted by Memphis

if you're the engineer that makes them, i believe you, if you're just repeating what the website says, we're back to square one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w67dhHLUK3M

I own the watch and know how the bezel is made, so i'm not repeating what anyone else has stated- I'm speaking from true ownership. If your gonna Cry about the price jump then simply buy the LN, if you want the latest ceramic advancements then fork over the extra dough like the rest of us BLNR owners. If Rolex ever puts out the Pepsi/Coke how much do you think that will be? Oh wait! you'll probably want that GMT to be $500 less as well right?


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[Memphis]

relax po'boy... no one's crying about it, i simply asked why the 500 difference... if a machine is punching them out like cookies there's no reason for the 500 difference. if you can't carry out a conversation simply don't reply. it doesn't matter that a couple of engineers spent a month thinking about how to make it happen...once they start coming out that factory floor by the thousands the price shouldn't be different.

[911SC]

Originally Posted by Memphis

relax po'boy... no one's crying about it, i simply asked why the 500 difference... if a machine is punching them out like cookies there's no reason for the 500 difference. if you can't carry out a conversation simply don't reply. it doesn't matter that a couple of engineers spent a month thinking about how to make it happen...once they start coming out that factory floor by the thousands the price shouldn't be different.

Memphis, my point exactly- these bezel's are not "punched out" as you just stated. They are not aluminum like the previous bezels.

Secondly, the fact that you feel that the rolex engineers that made this advancement possible shouldn't be compensated for their hours of hard work is purely moronic.


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[laphroaig007]

France : EUR 7250
Italy : EUR 7350

[SixPak]

Originally Posted by Memphis

relax po'boy... no one's crying about it, i simply asked why the 500 difference... if a machine is punching them out like cookies there's no reason for the 500 difference. if you can't carry out a conversation simply don't reply. it doesn't matter that a couple of engineers spent a month thinking about how to make it happen...once they start coming out that factory floor by the thousands the price shouldn't be different.

There is nothing logical about Rolex pricing.

[jhamiltonwa]

Originally Posted by SixPak

There is nothing logical about Rolex pricing.

Apart from the policy of charging as much as they think they can.

It raises the question has Rolex ever held prices steady on a particular model and raised others which might indicate the model is not selling enough at the current price? Has it ever dropped prices?


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[Art 1]

At $500 more the AD's are selling them the day they arrive, or before.

[CWIN]

I'm guessing the $500 price difference is to recoup some research and development costs....and then some

[Tools]

The price difference is supply and demand (marketing), nothing more.. ..

[boogiebot]

Originally Posted by 77T

I saw $8450USD for LN
And $9050CDN for BLNR (which converts to out $8765USD)

Could be wrong - but have not seen a new Rolex USA price list since June 2012.

wow 9450 CAD for the BLNR. craziness.

[BNA/LION]

The black/blue GMT II is a good looking watch for sure. The extra $500 well worth it IMHO.

[T. Ferguson]

The pricing is not unprecedented. At $500 more the BLNR is the exact same premium that the SubLV ($9,050) is over the LN model ($8,550).

[Rabbithitthetree]

Originally Posted by 911SC

Memphis, my point exactly- these bezel's are not "punched out" as you just stated. They are not aluminum like the previous bezels.

Secondly, the fact that you feel that the rolex engineers that made this advancement possible shouldn't be compensated for their hours of hard work is purely moronic.


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Totally agree with you 911SC. If all consumers are unwilling to pay extra for R&D costs and effort, then there will never be advancement in all the beautiful time pieces we see and enjoy now. Not just for watches, for all other things in life. Maybe you won't even see a iPhone now.

Until a technology is proliferated and becomes a norm, people have to accept the fact that some commercial appreciation (in terms of $$) will be factored in.