Franken Sub?

[Tom Arai]

Don’t like look on steel watch, same as the man with unboxing OP gold accents makes for very mature man look. I like sporty.

[Marcjvr]

I like it

[csaltphoto]

Rolex did do a handful of prototype blue dial subs. They are very rare...

[fskywalker]

Sure why not!


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[whatsthetime?]

I like it very much with the exception of the gold hands as already mentioned. Keep the original hands and do the dial swap--it could always be reversed if you find it doesn't suite your taste in the future.

[londondude]

Not sure about this

[Harry-57]

Your watch your choice.

[Davvan]

Awesome......!!

[Stan Cooper]

Originally Posted by Harry-57

Your watch your choice.

^ This! It's your watch, modify it to suit your tastes.

One caveat to modifying a stock Rolex is that Rolex service centers may refuse to service it, so any customizing I do to my watches is easily reversable to stock.

[GONZO2LR]

ohh the things people do....

[WatchSmith]

I might not do gold hands, but the blue dial is pretty nice.

Maybe you could get an aftermarket dial, but once installed rolex will not touch the watch for service, so you'll either have to swap it back before sending it rolex or use an independent watchmaker, which you will have to use anyway to install a different dial.

[Northstar Straps]

Not a fan, the original sub is an all time classic for a very good reason.

[HORNBLOWER]

Too much goin on there for me. Hard Pass.

[Rebel]

Originally Posted by TunaTuna

Best to mod a seiko instead to get it out of your system.

But if you have to do it, head east to 47th street in NYC and Traxnyc, they would love to do it for you

This....especially the Seiko mod.

[mimariani]

I don’t hate it…..whatever you like, do it!

[Spaniard1675]

Back in the ‘70’s, Rolex allowed you to swap dials on a sub. My dad preferred the blue because he already had a black dial - his Speedmaster. I think it looks great on a 1680 but not sure it works on the newer versions.

[RolexEDC]

How about the YatchMaster? It’s a dressed up sub.

[Avs Fan]

I like the concept, especially if Rolex were to do it

[Dawgprint]

Love it! Make it your own

[Dawgprint]

Originally Posted by Spaniard1675

Back in the ‘70’s, Rolex allowed you to swap dials on a sub. My dad preferred the blue because he already had a black dial - his Speedmaster. I think it looks great on a 1680 but not sure it works on the newer versions.

That’s sweet

[Jordonc2]

I agree about the hands. The indices are yellow gold which is driving the color of the hands. I had considered having the indices changed but that is a big task. Not sure if any of this is worth it as I am a traditionalist and technically this would be a franked watch.

[Lawman77]

Minus the gold colored hands, it looks sharp. I don’t get all the fuss. As long as OP keeps the original dial, it’s easy to change back. Tough crowd.

[Corestoff]

Originally Posted by 996marty

Sorry not for me

[HotToddyTX]

You do you, bro.

[GONZO2LR]

Originally Posted by Spaniard1675

Back in the ‘70’s, Rolex allowed you to swap dials on a sub. My dad preferred the blue because he already had a black dial - his Speedmaster. I think it looks great on a 1680 but not sure it works on the newer versions.

yours looks great.....i got to ask...i wonder what he paid for it back then?

[egamos]

I wouldn't do it.

[dba]

Originally Posted by Jordonc2

but you must admit it looks pretty good

Actually, I don't.

[173rdabn]

Hmmmmm....NO

[Gerry62]

[prushkovez]

my oh my