What time is it? Watches and horology

I’m starting to notice a pattern with Rolex discontinuing in-demand models “early” though, they did it with the white dial OP39 as well. Wouldn’t be surprised if the lefty Kermit GMT is also short-lived and ends up being sought after just for its rarity / unusualness

This... I'm the same. They've found a way to print money. Who's to say they won't hold back a few pieces themselves for this very reason.

There are enough people either for whom the price is irrelevant (they are extremely rich and just want the hot watch) or who believe it’s a good investment even at silly money, to drive the prices up.

And grey Market (scalper) dealers who hold back all the stock, drip feeding it into the system keeping the "demand" high.

There must come a point when super rich, silly investors and scalpers hit a critical point.... Surely....

white dial OP39

This one in particular makes me sad as when they came out I was really hoping to buy one for a milestone.

It's gone from sub £4.5k to almost £9k. Bit like a 1016.

But I think the Hulk tends to sit around the 25K mark and it's an 8k watch and probably the most iconic Rolex watch to even non watch fussed people, the OP is pretty much half that cost. I guess its because the OP is seen as the entry point into Rolex and most that used to want one could just about get into that bracket and a sub was out of the question at double the cost. Definitely the case for me, I much prefer the OP anyway. As everything is currently unobtainable, its naturally pushing everyone down to what ever they can get their hands on.
I guess it makes me sad in all honesty because all I'd want it a 36mm black OP and it just looks like all the resellers and market as a whole has made that impossible. You think as a general rule as it's Rolex you'd be paying more but £30,000 plus on top of a 4.5k watch?? Not a fan of the Tiffany but this will only draw more attention and make the whole situation even worse.

I did think the same as you say with the 39mm, as that was a great option for many and the two classic colours make it super versatile.

Agree with the GMT, it'll be remembered as a wildcard move and people love anything that's a bit odd and against the grain.