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#301 | |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Florida
Watch: Sub, DJ41, GMT
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They don’t see them “everywhere.” They see a handful of them at one or two annual events and maybe when on a plane or at an airport. It’s like going to the local cars and coffee event on a Saturday morning, and then saying, “OMGZ, everyone has a red Ferrari!!!!!!” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#302 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: London Uk
Watch: 116610lnBBetaBBhar
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#303 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Real Name: Steve
Location: Shasta
Watch: es..More Watches!
Posts: 2,410
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Went the the SF giants game few weeks back and counted no less than 25 subs not to mention all the homage versions that have PCLs. I posted a thread not to long ago about moving on from my sub as I'm super bored of it and cited similar reasons. Somehow I missed this one (or I was drinking too much nectar of the gods and don't remember seeing it). and when I went to cars n coffee here about 3 weeks ago I saw 3 subs and a couple datejusts, no red Ferrari's. When Im at airports, I can't tell you how many subs I see. Yes, they are popular, but like someone else said, feels like the bmw of the watch world now, but that's just my opinion and I'm not trying to put down those who it is their only watch and they worked very hard for. It is still something more than the average Joe has. Some of us do like having unique things and standing out, AND THAT IS OKAY. as another post mentioned, we DONT have to evaluate the kind of person we are because we want to have something more unique than others, it just means we like being different and not following trends, fashion, popular opinion etc, we just like being us, unique, and in certain cases, a bit flashy. My friends give me a hard time telling me I buy nice watches to impress women. I just laugh and tell them not a single woman has ever come up to me and said, "Nice Rolex." Now, the number of men who have come up to me and said that...LOL People forget that the thing that makes watch collecting FUN, is there is something out there different for all of us, it's okay for us to have different likes and opinions, and we all don't have to be in agreement bowing down to the party officials in unison like places of the past, and present. |
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#304 | |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Florida
Watch: Sub, DJ41, GMT
Posts: 7,835
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3 weeks later… not connecting with my Submariner Date - moving on
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The problem is that for every one person that makes this claim, there are 10 others that refute it. And I’m not some hermit living in a cave. At least, not yet. lol. I travel the world. I’m on planes and in airports all the time. In fact, I’m going on my annual European vacation in 2 months. I was a Sr Exec for a Wall Street firm before retiring. I live in an affluent area and dine in fancy restaurants all the time. I just never see that many Submariners. So these claims—even if legitimate in some cases— aren’t universal. Seeing a Submariner everywhere is just not what everyone else experiences or observes. And BTW, I always see at least 3 or 4 Red Ferraris when I go to the local Cars and Coffee event. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Join Date: Dec 2023
Location: At home
Watch: 226570
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#306 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Real Name: Steve
Location: Shasta
Watch: es..More Watches!
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we should trade neighborhoods for a week or two so I can see red Ferraris at C&C and you can see subs at restaurants on the weekends :)
you're right tho, these claims aren't universal and the "trends" can skew pretty wildly in different areas at different times of the year. I live five minutes from lake Shasta in CA and it's a huge attraction for ppl with $75k-100K fishing boats is crazy, and said crowd is the crowd that can afford/buy Rolex which they do, and I didn't factor this variable into my response yesterday. Quote:
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#307 |
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Michigan
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I see a lot of blue jeans. I doesn't cause me any angst.
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#308 |
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: nyc
Posts: 6,580
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when it's warm out there are weeks where i see at least one sub a day. when i went to vegas i saw 10 bluesys in the span of 4 days. maybe saying they're everywhere is exaggerating but they're definitely common. funny enough, i see considerably less datejusts
subs are like bmw m3s imo, they're not everywhere but you see them often |
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#309 |
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Switzerland
Watch: yourself
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You know since this post I’ve started looking into moving my 126610LN.
It made me réalise some faults that are getting more and more annoying. However it’s one of the best summer watch you can have. I surf routinely with it in summer and I would not dare do it with another. |
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#310 |
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Michigan, US
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Had a submariner, sold it, just looked too...boring. I prefer a bit more character in the dials. I enjoy the gmts and daytonas much better.
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#311 | |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: May 2008
Real Name: Dan
Location: CT, by a lake
Watch: 16570
Posts: 1,544
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The new 12 series is a MASSIVE improvement. Seriously, the new case and specifically bracelet width of 21mm at the lugs makes all the difference. The proportions are spot on now. Give the new model a shot!
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Real Name: Nadeem
Location: Chicago
Watch: GMT BLNR
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#313 |
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: USA
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All 11 series subs should be banished and eliminated.
Unless you’re a Hulk (or Smurf). Then you’re ok. |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Watch: Explorer
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#315 |
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Join Date: Feb 2024
Location: USA
Posts: 25
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Uh oh. Now one of you guys have to sell it. Too many people owning it and wearing it. It's lost its appeal.
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#316 |
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: planet earth
Watch: Variety
Posts: 346
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3 weeks later… not connecting with my Submariner Date - moving on
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#317 |
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#318 |
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Europe
Posts: 3,375
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I get the OP. Never warmed up to the looks of Rolex dive watches and GMTs since I started seeing them a lot on colleagues' wrists some 25 years ago. And I don't care if every other guy has one or not. The design is just not for me.
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#319 |
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Florida
Posts: 4
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If you don't mind me asking; what do you wear as a daily? Do you find one particular watch frequently being used in your rotation or do you keep it fresh by changing watches every day?
[QUOTE=eonflux;13137338]Sub and GMT are perfect daily watches. But I hear ya, I pretty much don't wear mine anymore. Just too boring at this point in my watch journey. |
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