rek001 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Hi all, At lunchtime today I walked into a jewellers, they had a fairly good selection of Rolex, quite a few DateJusts and DayDates. I tried on a few of the standard mens DJs and DDs and was quite struck by how great they looked on the wrist - they were surprisisngly substantial and had terrific wrist presence. They seemed to sit a bit higher off the wrist than the rep. I have a two year old rep ETA DateJust, top quality which I bought from a trusted dealer, and it definately seems smaller, doesn't sit as high on the wrist as the gen. It has kind of blah wrist presence. Has Rolex slightly increased the size of the standard mens DateJust, and the reps haven't caught up? Or are the currently available DJs & DDs a bit too small and thin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 There is a new DJ II which has a 38mm case, I believe. I'm ordering a 38mm case to see what they are like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Great classic. Especially with the Oyster band. RobbieG's gen pics make it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 jmb, I was not aware of a new DateJust II at 38mm? Whose dealer's website may I see this please? By-tor, I was thinking of RobbieG's long-ago remarkable review of his gen when I composed this post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I would imagine all the "big-boyz" would have it... I mis-stated the size, got Jumbo Tudor on the brain! The DJ II is about 41mm, at least the ones on watcheden/idolreplicas sites state 41mm. I'm not that wild about 'em, if I want to wear a 40mm watch I'll put on a Sub... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Rolex has refreshed much of the DD DJ line up. If you have a rep from a few years ago, even 1 year ago, it is probably a 36mm which is still correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaPOFL Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 the new datejust II and day-date II's are 41mm. and yes... they look bigger on the wrist than their size... very comfortable as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 jmb, for a minute you had me all excited, I thought the big boys had come out with a DJ/DD that felt a lot more like what I experienced at the jewellers yesterday. I know the DJ/DD II is 41mm, and quite frankly, I don't care for it. The case and bezel seems bloated, the bracelet seems too narrow for the watch head, I don't care for the proportions at all. I'm going to drop in at Tourneau soon, have them measure the case size minus the crown, also the thickness. Somehow I just bet that it's bigger than 36mm. I'll report back what I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 The gen Datejust cases I've messed with have been 36mm. The Tudor "Jumbo" is 38mm and there definitely is a difference in feel. Maybe you'll need to switch to Tudor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I guess the gens are 36mm w/o crown but they do seem to wear a bit bigger than that, dunno why. Your Tudor is very sharp, I will mos def consider it, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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