Looks like a Tudor Black Bay black with the bezel missing.
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Looks like a Tudor Black Bay black with the bezel missing.
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Bamford or other aftermarket modded Rolex Sub?
Bit of Googling and I think it could be a Yacht-Master (40 or 42?) but the poor photo is playing tricks with the bezel, handset and case colour.
Edit: doesn’t appear to be a date, although if you look very closely there might be :-).
Last edited by Mr Tetley; 23rd January 2021 at 17:59.
I'd say that it's a Garmin (Ineos Team UK sponsor) smartwatch set to an analogue display. The lack of buttons on one side narrows down the options but there are just too many models capable of that display to be certain about it. Maybe one from the Vivoactive range? Possibly the Vivoactive 4 with a diver display (link).
Slightly better photo here:
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...oto/1292198033
You can make out the bezel edge on the above photo and just about some numbers on the bezel (maybe). I’m still thinking a Rolex of some description.
My money is still on a Bamford or other version of a modded sub.
They do quite a few with a blacked out bezel both with sword hands and the standard Mercedes
Last edited by Sinnlover; 23rd January 2021 at 18:28.
If I'm not mistaken, there's a lume pip on the bezel, it's rotated and resting by the top left lug.
Definitely looks like a Rolex logo and Mercedes hour hand.
Last edited by M1011; 23rd January 2021 at 19:01.
I hadn't realised that Rolex sponsor Ainslie...see link for another photo.
No doubt about it, it's a Steinhart.
Is that him in the top right-hand corner in the third video on this page?
https://www.skysports.com/more-sport...k-in-prada-cup
As I siad in the G & D thread, SBA is on record thanking Rolex for his custom built titanium yachtmaster, provided by Rolex themselves.
My bet is that's the watch
Direct from The Week in OCtober 2020
Rolex has also assisted on this front, with a unique sports model for the champion yachtsman.
“The team at Rolex has been incredibly thoughtful by giving me a titanium Yacht-Master 42,” he says. “I’m extremely honoured to have it, plus, from a performance perspective, every little bit of weight that we can save, helps us to go faster with the boat.”
So it is from Rolex
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Hmmm I wonder it it’s a Pelagos case or did they make a special case for this watch?
I would like to find out a bit more.
Surprising that Federer or another endorsee hasn't had a custom or one has never come to market.
Looks really good. I would have one if I could!
Could be Rolex preparing the ground for a new launch. The gold Yachtmaster with Oysterflex strap is expensive, but Rolex seem keen to avoid using that strap on steel models. So producing a titanium range of sporting options could offer new opportunities for them.
Otherwise, the standard 42mm in white gold would have been just fine in marketing terms.
It sounds for me the perfect watch
I always wondered why rolex have never produced a titanium watch ?
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I was thinking along the same lines a paskinner above. Maybe SBA is doing some real life "environmental" testing of a future model ?
As for the radio silence, Rolex like to be associated with winners. I suspect that if Britannia get to the final or win overall, images of SBA in his watch will be all over the glossy mags like a rash. We shall all soon see !
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It is an epic looking watch, no-date, with a proper lume pip and maxi plots. I'd love one, but my Pelagos will have to do.
Personally I'm doubtful. Rolex doesn't strike me as the kind of company to put prototypes of a new release out early. Would be cool though.
According to the statement someone quoted earlier, a titanium version was required for the weight, so the white gold would have been a non-starter I guess.
So, what are the bets that Rolex will release a Titanium model either for 2021 or 2022?
It's just a matter of time...
I have always thought that with all the investment and effort that has gone in to produce the Pelagos, it was strange that no Ti Rolex has been produced.