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Nice, congratulations
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Looks great! Wear in the best of health.
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Congrats! Wear it in good health
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The Explorer Has Landed!
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Thank you. Yes, as it turned out, I’m glad I passed on that Explorer years ago. Couldn’t be more pleased with this one. And, yes…Ben Bridge it was. In fact, a third sales lady helped me, too. She patiently sized the watch. All three were very pleasant to deal with, and quite cheerful. |
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Very true, your point about perspective. Your eye does need time to adjust. I think many subtle elements influence how we, individually, see a given watch. Dial size, color, fonts, markers, etc. Pictures can shape that too, depending on whether the shot is a closeup or not. |
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Not yet. She’s not into watches at all and her eyes would first glaze over and then roll. She’d probably shake her head, too. But, one day it will be hers and I’ll tell her then. Thank you! |
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Thank you, all, for your kind comments and observations. Happy Saturday to all!
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I compared it to a blue dial OP, purchased new about four years ago, and a white dialed DJ, purchased new earlier this year. Mind you, it’s a subtle difference and may turn on how my eye sees it. Once I wear any of these watches for a bit, it becomes less noticeable. The jubilee bracelet of the DJ, which appears a bit wider than the Explorer’s Oyster bracelet, and its white dial, contribute to that overall appearance of being slightly larger. Emphasis on slightly. |
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The bracelet on the DJ (wider, less tapered, shiny center links) overall has more wrist presence, no doubt. But I think it also overpowered the watch a bit and the Exp watch head wears bigger as a result. Your OP is just a bigger watch overall. Quite a collection you’re building there ![]() |
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Here’s that OP…
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![]() Here’s that DJ. I posted a picture of the OP separately. Your points are all good ones… And, yes, the collection is shaping up nicely. That’s how I justify such watch madness! (As the Jeff Goldblum line goes in “The Big Chill”, “rationalizations are more than sex…When was the last time you went a week without a rationalization?”) |
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Wow, that's great, Lew--and nice-lookin' OP and DJ, too!
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I actually think the Exp 1 with black dial wears larger than the DJ36 (5 series) as the taper makes the head appear larger. It’s very close though!
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Hard to tell in pic. The other thing going on (I think) is that the Exp’s thicker clap makes it lay at a greater incline in that pic.
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Also, comparing two similarly sized watches side by side, giving careful scrutiny to every possible dimensional difference, is one thing. That very process magnifies the differences, because we are consciously looking for differences. But, wearing a watch (which I do one at a time, thanks very much!) is another thing. In the course of a day, the little differences are less noticeable...because you're not scrutinizing the watch the same way, just wearing it, even using it to tell time! So, wearing those two watches one day to the next, they may seem more comparable in size appearance, overall. |
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It would be interesting to compare the current Explorer to a current 36mm OP with black dial and Oyster bracelet. That would reduce the variables, such as bracelet style, dial color, bezel type, perhaps even changes in production methods, etc. |
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It looks like a perfect fit for you. Congratulations!
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