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swissautopro · 3 July 2012, 09:23 AM

GMT IIC. I always wanted one. Then I got one. Surprise, I didn't like it. Same with the SubC. Looks great, just not for me.

However, I really like the Explorer II 42mm, when I thought I wouldn't after my experiences with the other two. Go figure.

But in the end, it's the old model Subs, GMT's, and my TT Daytona that I like enough to keep...for now...

drockadam · 3 July 2012, 01:18 PM

The 116610 for sure. It looks great in pictures, but in person, I don't like it.

jdcross · 3 July 2012, 01:38 PM

Nice thread - I can empathise totally with the number of failures I've experienced!

I initially had a thing for the Datejust but found it much too small when I tried it on in person and I did not like the jubilee bracelet at all.

The alternative, the 16570 Explorer II (which seems to be the most unpopular one in the thread!) had the same effect on me. The polar was uninspiring and I walked off, half-heartedly, with the black dial. It looked good for a while and then I got bored after a few months and then sold it.

I thought the 216570 looked awesome in the pics until I saw it in person. The white dial looked rather cartoonish and the black dial was very cool but the orange hand was too in your face.

After multiple visits to the AD, I finally chanced upon the Datejust II 116334 blue stick dial, which was the first (and only) Rolex, to sing out to me. I am now finally the proud owner of a Rolex that I actually love!

Blue Owl · 3 July 2012, 02:11 PM

It's Yachtmaster II.

Plato · 3 July 2012, 02:22 PM

I was heart broken over the milgauss with regular sapphire. I was very disappointed that the dial is more matte with a tobacco brown tone. I hear the GV is far more spectacular so I hope I try one on at the AD soon enough. If it sings to me the way the 114060 did then I found my new watch probably from a Trusted seller here though.

jackwebb · 3 July 2012, 06:25 PM

Day-Date, I love it and want to be able to wear it but it is too small

Monte Cristo · 3 July 2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jackwebb

Day-Date, I love it and want to be able to wear it but it is too small

How about the dd2? How did that feel/compare?

mfserge · 3 July 2012, 10:01 PM

AP ROO Black Themes. I loved it in photos and the day I received it (yes I bought it sight unseen) I absolutely hated it! Huge let down. I'll also add the new Top Gun 3880 to that list as well. That watch is a disaster.

jackwebb · 3 July 2012, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Monte Cristo

How about the dd2? How did that feel/compare?

Haven't seen it yet, but it's funny I haven't been that fond of the photos

Monte Cristo · 3 July 2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jackwebb

Haven't seen it yet, but it's funny I haven't been that fond of the photos

Well to me the 36mm in photos looks perfect but small on my wrist, and the dd2 is the exact opposite. Go figure.

jackwebb · 3 July 2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Monte Cristo

Well to me the 36mm in photos looks perfect but small on my wrist, and the dd2 is the exact opposite. Go figure.

Interesting I'll have to go check it out. thanks

mtrunner · 3 July 2012, 11:21 PM

I always thought the Daytona was the nicest looking watch in photos but I did not care for the watch on the wrist. Dial is really busy and I just didn't warm up to the watch.

vintagewaferthin · 10 July 2012, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by drockadam

The 116610 for sure. It looks great in pictures, but in person, I don't like it.

I agree

Tudor66 · 10 July 2012, 11:13 PM

Heuer chronograph re-edition... I had always thought the three dial Heuer was the perfect watch I would never own, as it was a somewhat limited run watch. I tried one on when a fellow watch enthusiast had one- although it is a very nice looking watch, it felt small compared to my 16800 sub, funnier still, I have small wrists....

LightOnAHill · 11 July 2012, 04:27 AM

Loved the DDii in plat until I went and tried it on in vegas, and tried the 36mm one on right besides it, and like the regular DD better.

floater156 · 11 July 2012, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monte Cristo

Well to me the 36mm in photos looks perfect but small on my wrist, and the dd2 is the exact opposite. Go figure.

My experience exactly

3 July 2012, 09:23 AM	#31
swissautopro "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Mike Location: South Carolina Watch: 3.3M 1655 Mk I Posts: 2,384	GMT IIC. I always wanted one. Then I got one. Surprise, I didn't like it. Same with the SubC. Looks great, just not for me. However, I really like the Explorer II 42mm, when I thought I wouldn't after my experiences with the other two. Go figure. But in the end, it's the old model Subs, GMT's, and my TT Daytona that I like enough to keep...for now... __________________ "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a bandit, and scarcity like an armed man." Proverbs 24 "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt." Unknown "Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food." Proverbs 12

3 July 2012, 06:25 PM	#36
jackwebb "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: Louisville KY Watch: crazy Posts: 634	Day-Date, I love it and want to be able to wear it but it is too small __________________ Instagram is jackw3bb https://www.instagram.com/jackw3bb/

10 July 2012, 11:13 PM	#44
Tudor66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Al Location: California, USA Watch: GMT- Pepsi Posts: 3,462	Heuer chronograph re-edition... I had always thought the three dial Heuer was the perfect watch I would never own, as it was a somewhat limited run watch. I tried one on when a fellow watch enthusiast had one- although it is a very nice looking watch, it felt small compared to my 16800 sub, funnier still, I have small wrists.... __________________ -NAWCC Member

3 July 2012, 01:18 PM	#32
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	The 116610 for sure. It looks great in pictures, but in person, I don't like it.

3 July 2012, 01:38 PM	#33
jdcross "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	Nice thread - I can empathise totally with the number of failures I've experienced! I initially had a thing for the Datejust but found it much too small when I tried it on in person and I did not like the jubilee bracelet at all. The alternative, the 16570 Explorer II (which seems to be the most unpopular one in the thread!) had the same effect on me. The polar was uninspiring and I walked off, half-heartedly, with the black dial. It looked good for a while and then I got bored after a few months and then sold it. I thought the 216570 looked awesome in the pics until I saw it in person. The white dial looked rather cartoonish and the black dial was very cool but the orange hand was too in your face. After multiple visits to the AD, I finally chanced upon the Datejust II 116334 blue stick dial, which was the first (and only) Rolex, to sing out to me. I am now finally the proud owner of a Rolex that I actually love!

3 July 2012, 02:11 PM	#34
Blue Owl "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Real Name: Leo Location: Planet Earth Watch: 16610LV 116610LV Posts: 989	It's Yachtmaster II.

3 July 2012, 02:22 PM	#35
Plato "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 134	I was heart broken over the milgauss with regular sapphire. I was very disappointed that the dial is more matte with a tobacco brown tone. I hear the GV is far more spectacular so I hope I try one on at the AD soon enough. If it sings to me the way the 114060 did then I found my new watch probably from a Trusted seller here though.

3 July 2012, 10:01 PM	#38
mfserge Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Watch: YM40 Rhodium Posts: 901	AP ROO Black Themes. I loved it in photos and the day I received it (yes I bought it sight unseen) I absolutely hated it! Huge let down. I'll also add the new Top Gun 3880 to that list as well. That watch is a disaster.

3 July 2012, 11:21 PM	#42
mtrunner 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Gary Location: Bozeman, MT Watch: 126508 Paul Newman Posts: 7,825	I always thought the Daytona was the nicest looking watch in photos but I did not care for the watch on the wrist. Dial is really busy and I just didn't warm up to the watch.

11 July 2012, 04:27 AM	#45
LightOnAHill "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Bryan Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: YG DD lchdp Posts: 2,963	Loved the DDii in plat until I went and tried it on in vegas, and tried the 36mm one on right besides it, and like the regular DD better.

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