Bracelet face-off

[2loaded]

Regardless, all three will scratch the heck out of the casebacks if placed as you have pictured.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by JParm

Slight reprieve from all of the W&W talk (of which I'm heavily a part of ).

Give me your favorite bracelet and why - looks, comfort, etc!

Originally Posted by brandrea

Me thinks you have the advantage here Jesse as you own all three.

I only own references with the oyster and jubilee.

For me, I prefer the jubilee. It’s more comfortable, and it shows less scratches. The modern jubilees are robust as well.

EDIT: too late to add a poll?

+1 on the poll !

Originally Posted by HERITAGE82

jubilee is by far the silkiest most comfortable bracelet. Also, it doesn't slide on the wrist once fitted properly.

+1 on the jubilee !

Have all 3 styles (16610, 118239 and 116264) and think on comfort the winner is Jubilee; on look the price goes to president


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[DJ2020]

Jubilee without any doubt. It's by FAR the most comfortable and also shows less scratches. I own Oyster and Jubilee. There is no comparison here.

[1William]

It had been the oyster with glidelock but now it is jubilee.

[Jackie Daytona]

Brushed Oyster.

To me it’s just the perfect bracelet design. With the tool watch origins and brushed finish it just feels and looks right to me as a Rolex tool watch origin sorta thing.

However that being said the more classic dressy ones such as the DJ I think Jubilee is best. Despite my blasphemy of having an Oyster bracelet with pcls on mine. 41 just seems like a large watch for Jubilee, to me mine just works on Oyster.

So out of the options brushed Oyster all the way.

[Mystro]

Comfort is really a priority to me with my 7” flat wrist. I have owned about them all but I’ll mention the Rolex watches you can currently still buy.

#1
The most comfortable Rolex of all time is the SS Daytona oyster. It’s even more comfortable than the GMT Jubilee that is more slinky like. One of the biggest reasons is the Daytona has a wide flat case and its head weight is in perfect balance with the bracelet. I wish the Daytona had a glidelock but because of the lighter weight and watch head design, I don’t need to micro adjust, if at all. A glidelock would also add clasp weight which might throw off the balance for the lighter watch head? The SS Daytona is Rolex watch comfort perfection.

The #2 spot is the Sub41 new wider bracelet with awesome glidelock clasp. Perfect proportions as its wider width distributes weight evenly through the bracelet and to the clasp. The head of the Sub isn’t heavy for a dive watch which makes this combo about as good as it gets for a dive watch.


The 3rd is the GMT on Jubilee bracelet. Ultra comfortable but because the bracelet is so slinky like, I found the watch moves more back and forth. It’s not a big deal but something the same watch on an oyster bracelet doesn’t do. No glidelock is also not optimal for the GMT’s bigger and heavier watch head. This is the watch that would balance better on the wrist like a Sub if it did have a heavier glidelock clasp.



4th is the GMT with oyster bracelet. It’s still very good and the watch doesn’t move around as much as the same watch on jubilee but it really needs a glidelock to balance it out on the wrist. IMO

5th is the big DSSD JC. It’s a big heavy watch but its wider case back distribute the weight of the watch head very well. Removing the divers extension was a must for me. The super glidelock clasp is also a must as its adjustability and heavier weight helps balance the watch on the wrist.


6th would be the SD43. This is the only Rolex watch that gave me wrist pain regardless how many times I moved links around and removing the divers extension. It’s smaller caseback with a heavier watch head pushed and dug on the top of my flat wrist not distributing the weight enough like the larger caseback of the DSSD. I had to let this one go soon.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Mystro

Comfort is really a priority to me with my 7” flat wrist. I have owned about them all but I’ll mention the Rolex watches you can currently still buy.

#1
The most comfortable Rolex of all time is the SS Daytona oyster. It’s even more comfortable than the GMT Jubilee that is more slinky like. One of the biggest reasons is the Daytona has a wide flat case and its head weight is in perfect balance with the bracelet. I wish the Daytona had a glidelock but because of the lighter weight and watch head design, I don’t need to micro adjust, if at all. A glidelock would also add clasp weight which might throw off the balance for the lighter watch head? The SS Daytona is Rolex watch comfort perfection.

The #2 spot is the Sub41 new wider bracelet with awesome glidelock clasp. Perfect proportions as its wider width distributes weight evenly through the bracelet and to the clasp. The head of the Sub isn’t heavy for a dive watch which makes this combo about as good as it gets for a dive watch.


The 3rd is the GMT on Jubilee bracelet. Ultra comfortable but because the bracelet is so slinky like, I found the watch moves more back and forth. It’s not a big deal but something the same watch on an oyster bracelet doesn’t do. No glidelock is also not optimal for the GMT’s bigger and heavier watch head. This is the watch that would balance better on the wrist like a Sub if it did have a heavier glidelock clasp.


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I think a mini glidelock Ala OF, would solve fitment and comfort on the Daytona and GMT’s etc.

I can’t imagine how perfect GMT with mini glidelock on jubilee would wear

[JParm]

Originally Posted by 2loaded

Regardless, all three will scratch the heck out of the casebacks if placed as you have pictured.

They really don't.

[tifosi]

Originally Posted by JParm

They really don't.

Is it safe to set your Rolex down on a table?? Apparently not!

[EEpro]

Guys. Don't set them down. It's not safe.