![]() |
ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
![]() |
#1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 1,133
|
Is having a stainless sub too similar to a gmt BLNR?
I have a GMT BLNR on jubilee. I’ve thought about getting a stainless sub (not sure which one yet, no date, or date black or date green). I feel like the stainless sub is a great go anywhere do anything watch.
I’ve always felt design wise these two are too similar to both have in my collection though. I think the jubilee vs oyster is really the only major design difference, with of course a functional difference of GMT vs timer bezel. Been on the fence for a long time on whether there’s room in my collection for a stainless sub given the similarities. What do you think? Are these watches too similar to have both? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Real Name: gus
Location: East Coast
Watch: APK & sometimes Y
Posts: 26,264
|
Yes
__________________
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2022
Real Name: Scott
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 84
|
I even find my 114060 Sub too similar to my 126720VTNR GMT. The GMT and now 126500LN Daytona will see the most wrist time.
![]()
__________________
Daytona ref: 126500LN - Datejust II ref: 116300 - Submariner ref: 114060 - GMT Master II ref: 126720VTNR - Vacheron Constantin FiftySix ref: 4600E/000A-B487 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Los Angeles
Watch: Day-Date
Posts: 245
|
Nothing like a full brushed steel sub. A diver is a must in addition to a GMT in my eyes.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Pittsburgh
Watch: 126710BLNR Jubilee
Posts: 6,981
|
I’ve been down this road before. In my experience the green sub is a great complement and the black sub is too similar. If in a bigger collection it would be fine, but when I had just the 2 black sub and BLNR in jubilee, it just felt too similar and I always went for the blnr to wear.
__________________
126710 BLNR Jubilee |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Florida
Watch: Sub, DJ41, GMT
Posts: 7,833
|
I have both. The GMT is on a jubilee. The Sub is on a Bracelet. That’s different enough for me.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Earth
Posts: 369
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Real Name: Kat
Location: CA, USA
Watch: 126233 Wimbledon T
Posts: 6,943
|
It’s fine ! They are different watches. They look a bit similar. So what! Buy what you want.
Kat Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Joe
Location: Los Angeles
Watch: Daytona + GMT BLNR
Posts: 4,745
|
I mostly moved from wearing my monochrome Sub to GMT’s. I occasionally roll out the old school LV if I feel like a Sub.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: USA
Watch: All
Posts: 5,210
|
Photo shows where I stand on that thought process.
__________________
Rolex 228235 DD40 Olive, 126710BLRO, 116710BLNR, 116613LB, 116500LN White, 126610LN, 116500LN Black, 126610LV, 116610LV, 126334 Blue Diamond Breitling Navitimer 01, Cartier Santos Large |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Lexington
Watch: DJ41 / OP41
Posts: 239
|
I have both the BLNR on Jubilee and sub no date. I understand why you raise this question. I love the sub no date because I use it for absolutely all occasions. It goes great with a suit, jeans and a T-shirt or when I’m out riding my Harley Davidson. I choose the BLNR for more social occasions or if I want to add a little more “sizzle” to my outfit. I love having both. I’ve contemplated trading in the no date sub for the Starbucks, but I just love the classic black and think it goes with absolutely everything.
__________________
BLNR 126710 / Submariner 124060 / DJ41 126334 / DJ41 126300 / Franck Muller Casablanca / IWC Portofino |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 248
|
There is always room in the collection for a submariner and a gmt. Redundancy is a myth. I have 3 different generations of subs mixed in with the gmt. Wearing the 116610 LV today.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Tennessee, USA
Watch: 16800
Posts: 526
|
Very different watches. You need both.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Real Name: Harry
Location: England
Posts: 10,399
|
I can only speak for the 11 series Sub and the 12 series GMT Master. They look different, they wear different and they feel different. They might superficially resemble one another but they are different in more ways than they are similar, more so the 12 series Sub. And of course, their core functionality is different. I'm not a diver but I do sometimes work in multiple time zones. The 126710 on Jubilee sits better on my arm than the 116610 but they are both comfortable and I wouldn't be without either of them in my collection.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2013
Real Name: Nick
Location: Las Vegas
Watch: 1601
Posts: 10,567
|
Is having a stainless sub too similar to a gmt BLNR?
Have both. I definitely understand your concern for the similar aesthetic seeing as the GMT model line is derived from the Submariner.
However, in practice, they are quite different watches in both form and function. Get them in varying bracelet styles to further distinguish the two. Even better if you get in different bezel colors. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Australia
Posts: 165
|
Details and differences are all in the eye of the beholder. I’ve a 5 digit gmt and explorer II and had desired a sub of a similar era, however, the dials and case are all fundamentally the same, to my untrained eye. Im keeping a smaller collection where I prefer to have completely different pieces vs watches with subtle variations.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Earth
Posts: 369
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2022
Location: California
Posts: 315
|
I think they’re redundant, and I’d rather buy something different personally.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: California
Watch: GMT BLNR
Posts: 1,408
|
Yes. The GMT was conceived in the sub case. As a submariner with an extra hand and different bezel. Just get the Patek travel time.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2012
Real Name: Rob
Location: Virginia
Watch: Sub/Polar/OP/BB
Posts: 4,603
|
I think there’s too much overlap, generally. You are contemplating the best case scenario, though.
Out of the two, I would rather have the Sub. Then add a polar for diversity Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#21 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: USA
Posts: 1,133
|
Quote:
This is what I fear. I buy watches to wear. I’d hate getting it and then just having it sit in the case |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Real Name: Vance
Location: North Coast
Watch: GMT II
Posts: 1,534
|
I had a similar concern. In a lot of lighting situations, the blue in the BLNR looks black, so very similar to the Sub. In lieu of getting the Sub, I got an oyster band to complement the jubilee. I also have the CHNR and VTNR to complement the BLNR, so could not justify the Sub.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Pittsburgh
Watch: 126710BLNR Jubilee
Posts: 6,981
|
Quote:
I think the less versatile BLRO is better matched with the sub LN. The BLNR is better matched with the sub date LV.
__________________
126710 BLNR Jubilee |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,665
|
The two foundation pieces of any serious Rolex collection.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: George
Location: USA
Watch: mostly Subs
Posts: 803
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#26 |
TRF Moderator & SUBMARINER 2024 Patron
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: .
Watch: 126610LN
Posts: 35,458
|
No they aren’t. Any combination of SS Subamariners and GMT’s are good and versatile enough to wear anywhere with anything.
__________________
JJ Last edited by mailman; 18 August 2024 at 08:50 PM.. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#27 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Uranus
Watch: 116500LN
Posts: 4,768
|
No
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#28 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Traffic
Watch: DW-5600BB
Posts: 2,862
|
Yes.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#29 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northeast
Watch: Rolex/AP/ALS/Omega
Posts: 1,464
|
I offloaded my Sub 114060 after acquiring the BLNR on oyster. Too similar in visual appearance, therefore Sub was collecting dust.
That said, if on jubilee I may have reconsidered. Stepping back, I think there are more interesting watches outside of Rolex to consider that might bring you more satisfaction. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#30 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: DC
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 2,736
|
I have a BLNR and a green bezel sub 41mm, very different, definitely recommend both if you can do it.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
*Banners
Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.