2023 has seen a particularly big batch of discontinued models – but for good reason, too.įirstly, every previous Daytona and Sky-Dweller reference has been discontinued, as both models have received significant updates to both their movements, and in the Daytona’s case, its design (it’s got a new bezel and the new platinum Daytona has an exhibition caseback).Lost in space: Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of TimeĪnytime I wear that watch, the earth’s tilt and elliptical orbit become a bit more real to me. The other big piece of unspoken Rolex news is the watches they choose to quietly discontinue as they introduce new pieces. Images of those have been harder to come by. Reportedly there were also two completely iced-out Daytonas introduced this year: one in white gold and one in yellow gold. One has a totally ice-blue dial with diamond hour markers, while the other features a paved dial with ice-blue subdials and dark blue hands. RELATED: Rolex Drop ‘John Player Special’ GMT Master-II, New Platinum Daytona & Titanium Yacht-Masterīoth are mounted on gem-less Oyster bracelets. Image: are another two diamond-set bezel models that are presumably made from platinum, seeing as they feature ice-blue dial elements (Rolex typically reserves ice blue for their platinum models).
We’ve actually seen wrist shots of the white gold model emerge already and it looks pretty unreal. RELATED: Elton John Spotted Wearing The Most ‘Elton John’ Rolex Ever There are two ruby-set bezel models: a white gold/black dial model and a yellow gold model that additionally has a diamond-paved dial. There are also four new gem-set Daytonas in the collection. Crazy new iced-out Daytonas Image: screenshot You can even get some matching diamond-set cufflinks with it, if you like. An iced-out left-handed GMT-Master II Image: screenshotįirst up, there’s a luxurious new take on the left-handed GMT-Master II ‘Sprite’ that we believe is the first-ever factory-paved left-handed model from Rolex.Ĭrafted from white gold and featuring a green dial, its bezel set with 18 emeralds, 18 black sapphires and 12 diamonds its case and lugs are set with 220 diamonds, and its Oyster bracelet is set with another 172 diamonds. Here, we’ll go over the most exciting new Rolex watches that Rolex sneakily introduced this year.
We covered the biggest releases, including the new titanium Yacht-Master and gold GMT-Master II, but Rolex also introduced a few truly exotic new watches – so-called ‘off-catalogue’ pieces – that represent some of the most exciting and outrageous new watches from the brand.
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But it turns out that simply getting an appointment with Rolex wasn’t a guarantee that you’d get the full scoop – we certainly didn’t.
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