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    Just loving that verb. :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raza View Post
    That's not a Submariner, though. Or an Explorer. Or a GMT. Or even a Sub Date. That's about as far from the quintessential Rolex as you can get.
    Among WIS, the steel models may be popular, but the Day Date is very much an iconic Rolex model. Probably THE iconic model in most parts of the world. And IIII works better than IV at that location. That's one design element the Swiss managed to get right

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    Interesting thoughts here
    Definitely differences between WIS and civilian perceptions of Rolex.

    And they’ve changed with time
    It used to be more about the tech, particularly the Oyster case when other people weren’t making deep water watches so much

    As a child of the 70s, I loved the print ads about keeping accurate time in extreme, demanding conditions: under the sea, in high tech aviation, in motor sport

    So for me the quintessential Rolex is


    (hence my Tudor Oyster Prince :-)
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    The indecisive watch buyers' thread

    Moved on from the above Day-Date (the DD is the quintessential Rolex to me). The new leading contenders:





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    Quote Originally Posted by TJMike5150 View Post
    Moved on from the above Day-Date (the DD is the quintessential Rolex to me). The new leading contenders:





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    Now we're talking. The yg/black is great. Have a friend with an old DD (18238) with an Onyx-dial.. Yellow gold and black just works perfectly

    Imo though a DD should have a fluted bezel

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    Quote Originally Posted by meijlinder View Post
    Now we're talking. The yg/black is great. Have a friend with an old DD (18238) with an Onyx-dial.. Yellow gold and black just works perfectly

    Imo though a DD should have a fluted bezel
    The YG/Black is the leading one if I go for the DD. Unsure about the fluted bezel. We will see.

    Oh, congratulations on your new Rolex!


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    Quote Originally Posted by TJMike5150 View Post
    The YG/Black is the leading one if I go for the DD. Unsure about the fluted bezel. We will see.

    Oh, congratulations on your new Rolex!


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    The smooth bezel makes it too sporty for me (Raza will laugh...).

    and thanks.
    I'm too impulsive to post my watch buying thoughts in this thread. See, want, check finances, buy... (well not quite...). Maybe I should start thinking about "the one to rule them all" as well....

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    Quote Originally Posted by TJMike5150 View Post
    Moved on from the above Day-Date (the DD is the quintessential Rolex to me). The new leading contenders:





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    Blue dial, from those. Definitely.

    Although Romans and batons? And still IIII?
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    Quote Originally Posted by vkalia View Post
    Among WIS, the steel models may be popular, but the Day Date is very much an iconic Rolex model. Probably THE iconic model in most parts of the world. And IIII works better than IV at that location. That's one design element the Swiss managed to get right
    I agree that the gold Day Date is the iconic Rolex model—if you’re smuggling cocaine into Miami using cigarette boats in the 1980s.
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    Quote Originally Posted by meijlinder View Post
    The smooth bezel makes it too sporty for me (Raza will laugh...).
    No, I totally get it. I’m not laughing at all. Really. I mean it.
    Read my latest IWL blog entry! An Ode To Rule Breaking

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