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Not normally a fan of many Rolexes on leather as most seem to have been designed with the bracelet as an integral part, but it adds a whole new dimension to the Explorer that I just never would have...

To be honest I don't think the average person (if there is such a thing) would recognise a Rolex as readily you might think.

I've had two people at work notice my DJ, alongside two or three...

Well this has certainly given me some food for thought, including helping me realise how fundamentally flawed my original question actually was.

On the back of this I'm going to pull the relevant...

Interesting - out of curiosity, why?

Well I did play for the school first XI once as a sub.

Hmm, I'm sure there's a joke there somewhere...

Whilst I don't have any strong feelings either way, the no-date version of the sub does feel like the perfect incarnation, with the DJ being the more natural setting for a cyclops. An Explorer II is...

I'm thinking a sub is the way to go.

One watch I'll be replacing is a PO and although I love it I find myself wearing much smaller watches these days, so a sub feels like a good replacement.

A friend of mine received a black one of these as a wedding present - they're pretty much the perfect all rounder.

If I had the funds for three I think it'd be one of these, a DJ and a sub.

Yes I know the old adage about opinions being like ****holes in that everyone has one, but if you could have one Rolex sports watch and one only, what would the quintessential choice be?

My...

I sometimes regret selling my speedy, but for whatever reason I just didn't seem to wear it enough. That Zenith on the other hand would come within the magic 38mm I seem to be sticking to these...

Haha!

Maybe so, although it'd be wasted on my OH - she's got a jewellery box full of one-off pieces, yet its only ever the tat from Claire's Accessories that actually gets worn.

Interesting - any reason you favour the ceramic bezels other than durability?

Hmm, maybe I have got to the point where I need to have a "cabinet reshuffle" after all...

Having bought a late 80's Datejust off this very forum just over a year ago I'm conscious that the remainder of my collection is now getting very little attention, so I'm considering trading at least...

If you're after a long term solution then this would be the best approach - we have white painted wood venetians throughout the front of the house and tilting those enough to block direct sunlight...

Cheers, I thought as much.

In which case I might source a standard model and look to scratch the gold watch itch with something different.

Me too!

I need to post a watch off to him for a service actually, so I'll ask him then.

Cheers

4 out of 5 this time, although the one I got wrong was quite embarrasing!

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I miss having a Speedmaster in my life and whilst the Mk1 never sat especially well on my wrist, I find that the MkII is markedly better in that respect whilst retaining a similar aesthetic.
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Aside from the usual suspects, Vostock and Orient seem to receive nothing but praise.

Very interesting.

My wife has a cracking timer that my daughter wears, lovely little thing with a hand winding movement.

I meant to put up a post about it following my what to buy for a two year old thread.

When we talk about Datejust values being "so low", what are we talking?

I remember them coming up fairly regularly on SC for around the £1,500 mark and even lower, but I must admit its been a good...

A bit more utilitarian for me - Ögon Designs Big Stockholm:

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True - who'd want to get chopped in the neck by someone wearing that bad boy?

Our finance director at work has just had this one through, but nobody else.

Makes you wonder just how targeted such spam is...