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Rexplorer214270 · 18 February 2020, 12:43 AM

Would your choice on getting a submariner vs submariner date be influenced by the other watches you have? I would tend to lean more towards the Submariner Date because I have a Explorer I.

MSchu · 18 February 2020, 12:48 AM

Zero six zero... accept no substitute

BumbleB · 18 February 2020, 12:48 AM

It’s good to have at least one watch with a date.

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locutus49 · 18 February 2020, 12:52 AM

I like the cyclops.

scarlet knight · 18 February 2020, 12:53 AM

I have a Sub and a Bluesy. I like having the date.

kieselguhr · 18 February 2020, 12:54 AM

Nope. Where there is a choice, sans date and sans cyclops.

Socal Runner · 18 February 2020, 01:10 AM

If you don’t have a watch with a date yet I would opt for a sub date as it will be very useful as a daily. However the clean aesthetic look of a sub no date is wonderful, but only to wear on rotation.

Best of luck with your decision.

watchmework · 18 February 2020, 01:13 AM

Sub date for me...I just really enjoy having the date, even on a diver.

RHIII · 18 February 2020, 01:15 AM

Submariner for me.

And there are about 1000 threads on this topic.

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schoolboy · 18 February 2020, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by locutus49

I like the cyclops.

Me too

Bybybmw · 18 February 2020, 01:45 AM

All of my watches have the date and I have become accustomed to that so SubD for me.

Tools · 18 February 2020, 02:15 AM

I have both and wear the Sub much more often than the Sub Date. I guess that it seems more of an every day, anywhere type of watch.

brandrea · 18 February 2020, 02:20 AM

I’d go with the Submariner. I prefer the GMT for the added complication

Wobbly · 18 February 2020, 02:30 AM

I went for Submariner, love the symmetry and clean uncluttered dial.

All of my other watches have date.

mcnealstash · 18 February 2020, 02:32 AM

Sub date- Cyclops is an iconic part of this watch now since it was introduced long ago. If I were getting a dateless Rolex for the sake of having a simple, more symmetrical dial design it would definitely be the Explorer 1.

Bluside · 18 February 2020, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandrea

I’d go with the Submariner. I prefer the GMT for the added complication

I'm in this camp.

iliketime · 18 February 2020, 03:10 AM

if i had known the submariner existed and not just the sub date which is ubiquitous in nyc, I might have bought the coolaid sooner. It would also possibly change how I looked at rolex in general.

JSolution · 18 February 2020, 03:14 AM

I have a lot of watches, I have only one sub which is a no date, while I find it looks better I do miss the date I still look aT my watch for it. If you dont have a watch with a date I would get one with a date. But if you just want it to look good no date

Rexplorer214270 · 18 February 2020, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RHIII

Submariner for me.

And there are about 1000 threads on this topic.

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Agreed. I was attempting to change it a little to see if it makes more sense to get a Sub date if you already have say an Explorer I in your collection.

lowmandfl · 18 February 2020, 03:44 AM

I like the date, something I use often. There is nice symmetry to the no date, but I like the cyclops, it’s iconic.

GONZO2LR · 18 February 2020, 03:53 AM

i have the sub date, i love the cyclops. like the saying, better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

and you will always look at the date...

dchernikoff · 18 February 2020, 03:57 AM

At this point, I will only get a watch with a date. I wear my watches and need that info! Maybe when I retire I can get a Sub since I won't care what day it is...

On the plus side, means I can save money by not getting a Daytona and go for the Tudor BB Chrono instead!

-Dan

bobabreath · 18 February 2020, 04:06 AM

No date. The crystal stays much cleaner without the cyclops.

HogwldFLTR · 18 February 2020, 04:09 AM

Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast

Get which ever strikes your fancy!!!

mario1971 · 18 February 2020, 04:14 AM

If you don't need a calendar every day, Sub without a date has a clean and proportionate dial. How you work based on plans, deadlines, implementations - the date is indicated. I personally ordered with the date (type of work), despite the fact that the latter appeals to me more aesthetically.

RHIII · 18 February 2020, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rexplorer214270

Agreed. I was attempting to change it a little to see if it makes more sense to get a Sub date if you already have say an Explorer I in your collection.

They can most definitely co-exist in a collection. They are both true classics. Which Rolex is fantastic about the homage modern references pay to the original renditions.

When I do wear Rolex - it’s usually a Daytona or a Submariner. I mean- I know what the date is — and it’s everywhere around me on my phone, computer, calendar etc. never understood the heavy reliance.

(And I prefer the flat crystal vs. the cyclops— and the ease of setting vs. the date ad I rotate - not that I don’t have references with...)

Ungucpho · 18 February 2020, 04:24 AM

Balanced dial vs practicality of the date.

If you’re planning on getting a gmt later on. I’d go no date.

If you’re not planning on getting a gmt or planning on trying to get a daytona, then date

frank4242 · 18 February 2020, 04:32 AM

Submariner for me.

chaosiwe · 18 February 2020, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluside

I'm in this camp.

Same here

mg Barcelona · 18 February 2020, 04:56 AM

whichever you buy after a while you will start looking longingly at the other one. Its Rolex's greatest trap, closely followed by the dial colour of the Explorer 2. After that you start with jubilee or oyster on your DJ and so on, until eventually you're either broke or just buy all of them.

18 February 2020, 12:43 AM	#1
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18 February 2020, 12:48 AM	#3
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18 February 2020, 01:15 AM	#9
RHIII Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Real Name: Roger Location: ... Watch: AP/Rolex/PP Posts: 6,309	Submariner vs Submariner Date Submariner for me. And there are about 1000 threads on this topic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

18 February 2020, 02:15 AM	#12
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,049	I have both and wear the Sub much more often than the Sub Date. I guess that it seems more of an every day, anywhere type of watch. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

18 February 2020, 03:57 AM	#22
dchernikoff "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Dan Location: Palo Alto, CA Watch: Sub LV Posts: 678	At this point, I will only get a watch with a date. I wear my watches and need that info! Maybe when I retire I can get a Sub since I won't care what day it is... On the plus side, means I can save money by not getting a Daytona and go for the Tudor BB Chrono instead! -Dan __________________ Watches: GMT-II Coke series K; DJ36 SS white-dial & Roulette date; 126610LV Starbucks Wife's watch: DJ31 RG/SS, diamond dial, diamond bezel -- "Wear the watch, don't let the watch wear you!"

18 February 2020, 12:48 AM	#2
MSchu Banned Join Date: May 2019 Real Name: Schumacher Location: Las vegas Posts: 826	Zero six zero... accept no substitute

18 February 2020, 12:52 AM	#4
locutus49 Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: John Location: La Jolla, CA Watch: Platona Posts: 12,194	I like the cyclops.

18 February 2020, 12:53 AM	#5
scarlet knight "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Watch: Good ones Posts: 8,146	I have a Sub and a Bluesy. I like having the date.

18 February 2020, 12:54 AM	#6
kieselguhr "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Nick Location: Las Vegas Watch: 1601 Posts: 10,421	Nope. Where there is a choice, sans date and sans cyclops.

18 February 2020, 01:10 AM	#7
Socal Runner 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Beverly Hills Watch: RG Day-Date Posts: 178	If you don’t have a watch with a date yet I would opt for a sub date as it will be very useful as a daily. However the clean aesthetic look of a sub no date is wonderful, but only to wear on rotation. Best of luck with your decision.

18 February 2020, 01:13 AM	#8
watchmework "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: DC Watch: 126710BLRO, 116600 Posts: 7,869	Sub date for me...I just really enjoy having the date, even on a diver.

18 February 2020, 01:45 AM	#11
Bybybmw "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Real Name: Marty Location: GMT -7 Watch: Rolex-2 Posts: 297	All of my watches have the date and I have become accustomed to that so SubD for me.

18 February 2020, 02:20 AM	#13
brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 73,692	I’d go with the Submariner. I prefer the GMT for the added complication

18 February 2020, 02:30 AM	#14
Wobbly "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: 🇬🇧 Posts: 1,392	I went for Submariner, love the symmetry and clean uncluttered dial. All of my other watches have date.

18 February 2020, 02:32 AM	#15
mcnealstash Banned Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: USA Watch: 116610LN, 116500LN Posts: 111	Sub date- Cyclops is an iconic part of this watch now since it was introduced long ago. If I were getting a dateless Rolex for the sake of having a simple, more symmetrical dial design it would definitely be the Explorer 1.

18 February 2020, 03:10 AM	#17
iliketime "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Real Name: Jack Location: NYC Watch: 16570, 16710 Posts: 1,534	if i had known the submariner existed and not just the sub date which is ubiquitous in nyc, I might have bought the coolaid sooner. It would also possibly change how I looked at rolex in general.

18 February 2020, 03:14 AM	#18
JSolution "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Jay Location: England Watch: SkyD Posts: 6,233	I have a lot of watches, I have only one sub which is a no date, while I find it looks better I do miss the date I still look aT my watch for it. If you dont have a watch with a date I would get one with a date. But if you just want it to look good no date

18 February 2020, 03:44 AM	#20
lowmandfl "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 536	I like the date, something I use often. There is nice symmetry to the no date, but I like the cyclops, it’s iconic.

18 February 2020, 03:53 AM	#21
GONZO2LR "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Real Name: Luis Location: Texas Watch: SS Submariner Date Posts: 1,382	i have the sub date, i love the cyclops. like the saying, better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. and you will always look at the date...

18 February 2020, 04:06 AM	#23
bobabreath "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: N. Carolina, USA Posts: 567	No date. The crystal stays much cleaner without the cyclops.

18 February 2020, 04:09 AM	#24
HogwldFLTR 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48 Watch: What's on my wrist Posts: 33,256	Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the beast Get which ever strikes your fancy!!! __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

18 February 2020, 04:14 AM	#25
mario1971 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Real Name: Mariusz Location: Poland Watch: Rolex, ALS Posts: 2,485	If you don't need a calendar every day, Sub without a date has a clean and proportionate dial. How you work based on plans, deadlines, implementations - the date is indicated. I personally ordered with the date (type of work), despite the fact that the latter appeals to me more aesthetically. __________________ This is my opinion and I fully support it

18 February 2020, 04:24 AM	#27
Ungucpho "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 264	Balanced dial vs practicality of the date. If you’re planning on getting a gmt later on. I’d go no date. If you’re not planning on getting a gmt or planning on trying to get a daytona, then date

18 February 2020, 04:32 AM	#28
frank4242 Banned Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: USA Posts: 111	Submariner for me.

18 February 2020, 04:56 AM	#30
mg Barcelona Banned Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Barcelona Posts: 298	whichever you buy after a while you will start looking longingly at the other one. Its Rolex's greatest trap, closely followed by the dial colour of the Explorer 2. After that you start with jubilee or oyster on your DJ and so on, until eventually you're either broke or just buy all of them.

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