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Rant against modern Rolex designs


By-Tor

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Agree with By-Tor.

Fat lugs and sub C are not 4 me.

 

imho...

The Last submariner date made was the 16610.  Might wear one on a rainy day.

Before that was the Real submariner date, the 16800.  Would wear one on a sunny day.  Favorite of the sapphires, but must have a matte dial.

...and before that was the Original submariner date, the 1680. Might own a genuine example someday.  Nah, forget it.  Mucho dinero.

 

The last COOL submariners were the 5512 and 5513.  No Dates.  No Warts.  No Worries.

Might let a vintage SD in the house though.

...or a $255USD GMT  (1970 list price from  www.minus4plus6.com/PriceEvolution.htm )

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A shapely case, long lean lugs, a nice round bubbleback and a big lurid dome .... hey are we talking about watches, or women? :g:

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Tried a gen new Explorer II whte on last week. I kinda liked it.

 

It might be the only attractive modern Rolex watch.

 

New or old model, waddya say?

 

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Tried a gen new Explorer II whte on last week. I kinda liked it.

 

It might be the only attractive modern Rolex watch.

 

New or old model, waddya say?

 

Awful.  Just plain awful.  Looks like it came out of a Seiko design studio, or late 90's Tudor design studio.  If it were branded Seiko it would be COOL and I would own one.  Branded Rolex -- it just doesn't fit.  The proportions are all wrong.  My .02.

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Modern Rolex designs are "plump" not properly proportioned versions of their former self.  In a way Rolex has athropomorphosized into a middle aged/aging man. 

 

Also, I didn't want to cr4p on the Blue DeepSea thread, but -- putting "Gas Escape" (insert fart joke) on the front of watch and Blue + 80's 'Fresh Prince of BelAire' Green = WTF ... Looks like a Doxa and Seiko had Sex and produced the new Deepsea.  --- Just my .02.  To each their own.

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Modern Rolex designs are "plump" not properly proportioned versions of their former self.  In a way Rolex has athropomorphosized into a middle aged/aging man.

 

Fat-shaming watches, Ronin?  Check your skinny-lug privilege! :partytime:

 

To be frank, I find the SD4000 pretty nice for a modern Rolex.  But then I start laughing uncontrollably when they tell me the list price, so that's a no-go.

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