Rolex

No Date Sub gets a Ceramic Bezel, Glidelock Clasp and Chromalight Lume

Even if I would have preferred slender lugs.... And / or a larger bracelet.

Best,

Nicolas

Now I am torn between the new Explorer II and this!  I love the white faced Explorer II but I have always wanted a ND Sub!

The Sky Dweller should have been a tool watch with an annual calendar function.

This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-03-07 05:58:58

this new case would benefit from old school chamfering (bevels)???

It would make the lugs look finer.

If Tudor is doing it, why souldn't mother hen (rolex) do it?

Saludos amigo mío.

René

 

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This message has been edited by renerod on 2012-03-07 09:40:17

... I learn to admire the vintage references of the past, and their elegance and coolness in design.

May be I´m getting too old!

As always say, just my very personal view.

Best cordial regards, Abel.

It would have maybe been different with some nice details borrowed to the Vintage.

Which leads me to a paradox: Does Rolex really care about Vintage, and if yes, why not including these details which are such an important part of these watches???

Best,

Nicolas

Except for lugs and bracelet. I can't wait to see it in the stores. But when?

Honestly I like bevels but this case with no date is sharp. I have been considering a C sub for a while. Depends on when they make it to store shelves. I don't have much patience and don't want to pay a premium. 

This was missing from the line up last year and the date can be a pain to keep setting...this is just lovely

Andy.

I'd been hoping for this watch last year at Basel 2011.  When it didnt come then, I had sort of given up hope that Rolex would make a ceramic no date sub.

... wearing a Sub for more than 45 years, I welcome this new "evolution" or inevitable "aggiornamiento" of the traditional no date Sub.

I did  welcome the previous Date Submariner Ceramic arrival, and as a matter of fact, I own a geen dial variant too.

Anyway, I only regret that the introduction of this new model, will mark the discontinuation of the 14060M, which, in my view, was the only link left with the glorious past of this model.

Well, just a personal point of view.
Cordial regards, Abel.

They shouldn't have discontinued it.

Better, they should have updated it with a saphire domed crystal like that on the Tudor Black Bay!

I think they would sell tons of it

Best regards.

René

every AD still has a couple of these in stock.  Now is the time.

Despite making it loose it's collector value

Best.

René

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Lo cuál podemos comprobar con los bellos relojes que nos has mostrado 

Saludos!

René

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I am really disappointed in the trend of most watch makers today and in particular Rolex, as I write this I am wearing my Sea Dweller and it appeals to me so much more than these latest offerings.

The increase in case sizes bewilders me, is it that we are getting too fat, or is it just fashion? For so many years Rolex was above the fray, not giving into "fashion" and creating a niche for themselves

unrivaled in the industry. Now, they have created these new cases that are nothing more than hunks of metal, lost are the sensual curves of the lugs, now just blocks of metal with no shape.

The result is the bracelet does not flow from the case as in the older designs, a far less successful appearance, they do not look like they belong together!

I suppose I will have to keep my Sea Dweller forever, because I find these new models so unappealing!

Jeff

I get along with your thoughts.

I guess that's why many of us like vintage more than modern rolexes.

Congrats on your sea-dweller, since it's one of the most iconic tool watch, one to live forever!

I think rolex is geting more into "trendy" or "fashion" designs because for now that's what leaves more money (you hear me Panerai?).

Nothing to argue about quality, the point here is like you said: DESIGN.

Rolex is a company that used to design elegant watches but also sturdy well made tool watches.

Now they are trying to take almost all their designs toward the "trendy".

I hope some day rolex will "return to basics", we never know...

Just a last reflection here: What is the diference between the launch of the submariner back at 1954 (correct me if I'm wrong),

and the launch of the sky dweller in 2012?

1954=a watch well designed to witstand nature's inclemencies that has lasted for decades and sold for many millions.

2012=a watch designed to look luxurious that will sell to the "new richs" without knowledge of rolex heritage (most of them).

Just my two cents here.

Best regards.

René

 

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To go buy a new 14060M before they disappear to have the last link with the past?  Or go with the new?

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