Rolex BLNR "Batman" - buy at premium?

[sidicks]

ellroy said:

Give me a G.....

Give me a 'b', give me an 'l', give me an 'a', give me a 'c', give me a 'k'...

[toastybase]

Thanks Basin.

[EmilA]

Goldsmiths Merry Hill got one in yesterday and it was already spoken for. They now say its a 2 year wait at that store, with demand increasing in the last few months for the model too

[WelshChris]

Master Bean said:

Nope, only white gold. If they did make a steel pepsi the waiting list would be mahusive. It's the watch everybody wants but can't have.

Do Rolex do ceramic bezel exchanges for the GMT as they do for the older models? - does the pepsi bezel on the white gold version have any white gold content? - if not surely it would be swap job like the old models?

[jshell]

WelshChris said:

Master Bean said:

Nope, only white gold. If they did make a steel pepsi the waiting list would be mahusive. It's the watch everybody wants but can't have.

Do Rolex do ceramic bezel exchanges for the GMT as they do for the older models? - does the pepsi bezel on the white gold version have any white gold content? - if not surely it would be swap job like the old models?

They aren't interchangeable.

[Bambi1511]

Hi guys, just wondering what batman availability is like in general? I put my name down yesterday in Cardiff on a waiting list and amazingly had a call today to pick it up.

[kmpowell]

Bambi1511 said:

Hi guys, just wondering what batman availability is like in general? I put my name down yesterday in Cardiff on a waiting list and amazingly had a call today to pick it up.

Grey prices have been slowly creeping up to north of £8k, so if you did get one after only one day then you have been very lucky, or as it's your 1st post, I call custard...

[foobies]

kmpowell said:

Grey prices have been slowly creeping up to north of £8k, so if you did get one after only one day then you have been very lucky, or as it's your 1st post, I call custard...

I spoke to my AD at 9am on Wednesday morning about an SD43. Didn’t say I definitely wanted one, just asked about wait times. I had a call just before 5pm the same day to say one had arrived, and it was mine if I wanted it. Naturally, I couldn’t resist.

I would call custard on that post too, but a lot of ADs had some pretty big deliveries on Wednesday and Thursday this week, so he probably isn’t lying.

[Coxey]

Went to the AD in Stratford can't even get on the list as I've never bought a Rolex before. Told it's a year and half wait. Blue water however have put me on the list.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Someone got one in Brighton today as they sold it under me! You snooze you lose I guess but I had a buyer for that bugger lined up would have been the second one this year

[James_B]

What’s the “Batman” name about then?

I was fortunate to get one of the very first of these out after buying one (drunk) in a charity auction. It was worn every day until I got my ceramic Daytona a couple of months back.

[trowelhead]

James_B said:

What’s the “Batman” name about then?

I was fortunate to get one of the very first of these out after buying one (drunk) in a charity auction. It was worn every day until I got my ceramic Daytona a couple of months back.

You have similar taste in watches to me then - i'm looking at a ceramic daytona next (white dial)

[James_B]

trowelhead said:

You have similar taste in watches to me then - i'm looking at a ceramic daytona next (white dial)

That what I have, and I’m really happy with it, it’s the only one that I wear now.

I wish my other Daytona had a white dial; it’s black, and I don’t really like it.

[Reno]

Will Rolex not swap the dial out for you?
I was in a Rolex dealer looking at a blue and black face datejust and was told ist ok cos Rolex will swap dials if you want.

[jonamv8]

What’s current RRP on a BLNR gents? I see grey market at circa 8ish B&P

[foobies]

RRP is £6550.

I definitely wouldn’t be paying over £8k for one - I think prices will probably dip a little in January.

[Cpt Stirling]

Anyone know when the next price increase is due?

[jshell]

Cpt Stirling said:

Anyone know when the next price increase is due?

No. And anyone saying they do is lying - unless Rolex themselves.

[Crockefeller]

I picked mine up today after probably a 12 month wait. They said they only had the one delivered this week. They'll keep the warranty card for 12 months in an attempt to prevent flippers which is fine with me as I'm planning to keep for the long term. I suspect prices will rise soon but as other posters have said, nobody knows when.

[kmpowell]

Watchfinder now asking £8150 for used 2013/2014/2015 watches, £8450 for used 2016/2017, and £8750 for new unworn!

12 months ago they were grey at £7k-£7250, so I can see these continuing to only go one way.

I still love mine, and have no wish to sell it, but it's made me think about how many times and when I wear it etc.