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Wooddog44 · 3 June 2015, 12:04 AM

Was pondering this morning, and not just because they are my two watches, whether the SS Sub Date and TT Datejust, jubilee/fluted could be categorized as the Vanilla and Chocolate of the Rolex brand with the other options being variations on those two basic "flavors"... thoughts?

watchwatcher · 3 June 2015, 01:45 AM

You can call them anything you want. As far as categorizing the brand...umm...no.

mike · 3 June 2015, 01:47 AM

Chewbacca · 3 June 2015, 01:49 AM

not sure but to me, as a term, vanilla doesn't imply anything special - and a rolex is still special to me.

padi56 · 3 June 2015, 01:51 AM

Double

And below.

Syed117 · 3 June 2015, 01:55 AM

Sometimes I feel bad for the more senior members who have been Rolex fans for ages and now have to see this kind of stuff.

travisb · 3 June 2015, 02:49 AM

Peanut butter & jelly.

Abdullah71601 · 3 June 2015, 11:09 AM

Or alternatively, your sub is a flavor of Turn o Graph and your DJ a flavor of Oyster Perpetual...

beer · 3 June 2015, 11:13 AM

I call the JLC Reverso "Nick Clegg" because it has 2 faces

HL65 · 3 June 2015, 07:31 PM

Oh boy.

Cru Jones · 3 June 2015, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wooddog44

Was pondering this morning

before pondering this, did you start the day off with a bloody mary or two, perhaps?

AK797 · 3 June 2015, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cru Jones

before pondering this, did you start the day off with a bloody mary or two, perhaps?

What I was thinking

AK797 · 3 June 2015, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by beer

I call the JLC Reverso "Nick Clegg" because it has 2 faces

mannyv11 · 3 June 2015, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by padi56

Double

And below.

AGREED x10

Wooddog44 · 4 June 2015, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Syed117

Sometimes I feel bad for the more senior members who have been Rolex fans for ages and now have to see this kind of stuff.

So this really went off the rails, mostly because I did not frame my thought in the form a of a good question, and while I should probably just let it go will try again...

In looking at the Rolex line, as with an iconic brand like Hagen Daaz, who's PRIMARY product was Vanilla ice cream upon the success of which the rest of their products (flavors) developed. COULD a parallel be drawn to Rolex in that the PRIMARY product upon which large scale iconic success would later come be their two basic models - The Submariner and Datejust?

Ready... attack!!

tkerrmd · 4 June 2015, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Wooddog44

So this really went off the rails, mostly because I did not frame my thought in the form a of a good question, and while I should probably just let it go will try again...

In looking at the Rolex line, as with an iconic brand like Hagen Daaz, who's PRIMARY product was Vanilla ice cream upon the success of which the rest of their products (flavors) developed. COULD a parallel be drawn to Rolex in that the PRIMARY product upon which large scale iconic success would later come be their two basic models - The Submariner and Datejust?

Ready... attack!!

I think it needed pics to make the point!

padi56 · 4 June 2015, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Wooddog44

So this really went off the rails, mostly because I did not frame my thought in the form a of a good question, and while I should probably just let it go will try again...

In looking at the Rolex line, as with an iconic brand like Hagen Daaz, who's PRIMARY product was Vanilla ice cream upon the success of which the rest of their products (flavors) developed. COULD a parallel be drawn to Rolex in that the PRIMARY product upon which large scale iconic success would later come be their two basic models - The Submariner and Datejust?

Ready... attack!!

Yes you stated what you should do, I should probably just let it go.

Abdullah71601 · 4 June 2015, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Wooddog44

So this really went off the rails, mostly because I did not frame my thought in the form a of a good question, and while I should probably just let it go will try again...

In looking at the Rolex line, as with an iconic brand like Hagen Daaz, who's PRIMARY product was Vanilla ice cream upon the success of which the rest of their products (flavors) developed. COULD a parallel be drawn to Rolex in that the PRIMARY product upon which large scale iconic success would later come be their two basic models - The Submariner and Datejust?

Ready... attack!!

So... the primary product would be an OP, from which all other complications were added... i.e. bezel, date, 24hr hand .... the sub and DJ would be flavors of OP, no?

brandrea · 4 June 2015, 01:56 AM

You've officially be flamed

Abdullah71601 · 4 June 2015, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

You've officially be flamed

The OP built the house for 20 years before the sub showed up. Add a spinny bezel to an OP and a few tricks to withstand more pressure and shazzam you have a sub. In the end, a sub is merely a glorified OP, yeah?

3 June 2015, 12:04 AM	#1
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watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,011	You can call them anything you want. As far as categorizing the brand...umm...no.

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Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,112	not sure but to me, as a term, vanilla doesn't imply anything special - and a rolex is still special to me.

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travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,430	Peanut butter & jelly.

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Abdullah71601 Banned Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Calumet Harbor Watch: ing da Bears Posts: 13,568	Or alternatively, your sub is a flavor of Turn o Graph and your DJ a flavor of Oyster Perpetual...

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beer "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Watch Dealer atm! Watch: all Posts: 2,800	I call the JLC Reverso "Nick Clegg" because it has 2 faces

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