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Here's a watch that doesn't get much exposure over here
In the sea of vintage Subs and GMTs we don't see very many references to possibly the most iconic Rolex, the Datejust.
While the jury's out on whether the DJII will become an icon here's a picture of my newest acquisition.
Over the last few months the weather here has meant I have had to either wear a sporty watch on a rubber strap or wait until I get to the office before putting a watch on. The DJII filled a gap in my collection of a relatively simple steel watch on a bracelet. My local gym has recently had a spate of locker thefts so with this one I don't need to take it off before I exercise. Truly a versatile watch in my opinion although the size is certainly polarising.
Cheers and have a great Sunday.
John
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Here's a watch that doesn't get much exposure over here
In the sea of vintage Subs and GMTs we don't see very many references to possibly the most iconic Rolex, the Datejust. While the jury's out on whether the DJII will become an icon here's a picture of my newest acquisition. Over the last few months the wea...
Hi John first congrats on a great piece :) but what irks me about the Dj2 is ...
Not the size which I found was fine But the hands which are out of proportion with the lume indices If that was not the case I would jump for the 116300 Right now Let's hope they can sort it out soon Best Imran
Thanks for this refreshing post, John.
I find it a bit too big, and prefer the former version, but yes you're right, the DJ deserves much more interest here. This is why I thank you. And you elaborated your love and attraction for this watch very well, too, I have to say. Best, Nicolas.
Imran - here's my mini review
The hands are a little thin and this is accentuated by the hands being creased down the middle. This means that only one facet of the hands catches the light making them appear even smaller. I'd have preferred slightly smaller indices of polished white go...
Having been brought up on 36mm...
...it takes some getting used to those large size DJs. However, overall I really like the 116300 except for the oversized indecis. However, I am not very optimistic that Rolex will sort that out. Apparently, they stopped producing the wonderful small inde...
The DJ is definitely an iconic Rolex
and thanks for posting yours. Here's my old 1600 for comparison, it's definitely very interesting to study the evolution of the watch in 40 years. ...
Great Watch
It truly is a great watch. I noticed you said you had to either wear a watch with a rubber strap or wait until you get to the office to put a watch on. You might, however, be able to have the best of both worlds with any watch you own. Rolex does have a v...