The Most Timeless Datejust Configuration?

[FHFinster]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

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[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by FHFinster

Any man that STILL uses a BlackBerry cannot be trusted.

Careful of this guy.

(Lol, jk)




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That's a very old picture used to help illustrate the timelessness of the DJ.

I've been a Samsung man since the S3 and I'm currently using the S10+.



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[FHFinster]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

That's a very old picture used to help illustrate the timelessness of the DJ.



I've been a Samsung man since the S3 and I'm currently using the S10+.







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Ahhhh I see what you did there. Well done!


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[pepsiretail]

Yes, just because a configuration was very popular during the past does not necessarily make it the most timeless. It can be hard to unravel the question.

Perhaps the configuration doesn’t embody the timelessness? Maybe it is the watch itself?

My Everose was only introduced just over a decade ago and yet I can’t ever imagine it appearing dated.




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[mortum]

My nomination for the most timeless DJ would be 36mm two-tone, fluted, jubilee, champagne dial with sticks. That said, two-tone watches is not my cup of tea so, my own top choice will be this:

[TheGRman]

This one:



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[lmmrf]

Originally Posted by joker_batman

Silver dial, fluted, jubilee, stick hand, no railroad track or anything but clean similar baton markers. Stainless steel has always felt like it has the most timeless classic appeal to me

Originally Posted by KeithP

36mm, steel/fluted bezel/jubilee bracelet with silver stick dial.

I agree with the above; steel, silver stick dial, fluted, jubilee. Try to buy a vintage Datejust from the 60s, 70s or 80s, and probably >50% of the examples are in this configuration or something very close to it. Two-tone only really became popular in the later 70s and 80s from what I know, and we've already experienced a 10-20 year period where many people felt those watches looked dated (though they're coming back now).

Originally Posted by pepsiretail

just because a configuration was very popular during the past does not necessarily make it the most timeless.

Fair point. What is "timeless" supposed to mean? I think it means the watch does not look too "of the moment" today, and would be successful, from a style and design perspective, if transported into either the past or the future. The configuration discussed above obviously worked in past, and I think it will continue to do so in future, in part because it has cemented itself in many people's minds as one of the most quintessential watch designs.

[kieselguhr]

Signature DateJust would be two tone yellow gold-solid steel, fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet, champagne dial. The one that’s everywhere.

[kwcsports]

My pick is my own-

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by kwcsports

My pick is my own-

Wow that is a NICCCEEEE one. I like it.

[kwcsports]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Wow that is a NICCCEEEE one. I like it.

Thanks

[SearChart]

36mm, fluted, two tone, champagne dial on a jubilee bracelet.

[Tangier11]

[acesguerra]

Here is my take on a timeless combo

1601
Matte black tritium dial
Fluted bezel
Jubilee bracelet




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[BisonHead]

Heres mine. Rose gold TT, love it to bits. Its from 1976 if i remember correctly. Bought it for $600 from the Al Rashid hotel in Baghdad in 2004




However i do have a soft spot for blue dials and have been toying with maybe getting a SS with blue dial 36mm

[klenboy]

For me it was a 1982 SS DJ, Jubilee, Machine Turned Bezel, black dial and stick markers (my father's watch). Growing up seeing this watch daily is what got me into Rolex.

[CPRWATCH]

Obviously biased , but this combination is my DJ classic .

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by CPRWATCH

Obviously biased , but this combination is my DJ classic .

That one is a good one

[Chope Man]

Splendid!

Really classy.

Even better than with a flutted bezel, I think.

[giruto]

will this qualify?


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[ostatedchi]

Ummm, mine of course.

[kwcsports]

Originally Posted by ostatedchi

Ummm, mine of course.

That's a beauty

[bseid99]

Stainless steel 16014 with white dial, fluted bezel, and Roman numerals.

[sunnygps]

They all look great to me. Very comfortable watch to wear.

[GsurgBM]

I say this one....


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by GsurgBM

I say this one....


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That one is a good candidate too

[Oxfordian]

Originally Posted by GsurgBM

I say this one....


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Very nice combination which would be in contention for not only my vote but also a configuration that I would consider for my next Rolex. Unfortunately the new DJ 41 doesn't have the same white dial but still looks good.

[GsurgBM]

Originally Posted by Oxfordian

Very nice combination which would be in contention for not only my vote but also a configuration that I would consider for my next Rolex. Unfortunately the new DJ 41 doesn't have the same white dial but still looks good.

Actually the dial on this one is silver. Hard to tell in lighting. Here’s another shot




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[ibz_s_b]

Timeless? Gotta be the 116234 blue dial, jubilee, fluted bezel white gold, roulette date wheel.

Iconic? Gotta be the 126233 champagne dial, jubilee, fluted bezel yellow gold.

Biased? Yes I am because I have both!

[logo]

Another vote for the TT DJ with fluted bezel, jubilee bracelet and champagne dial. Close 2nd for me would be the same with a white dial. But really any TT or SS DJ is awesome and classic/iconic if it has a fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet.