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challer · 24 April 2018, 10:08 PM

In sort of a reverse of what Rolex do you least like, I'll turn it around and ask, "if you could do something to perfect your favorite Rolex, what would you do." Of course, Rolex is unlikely to take action but it is an interesting excercise. I'll go first with the three I own.

GMTIIc
- Offer a white dial. Much easier for me to read.
- Increase diameter to 43mm - Again a readability thing
- Offer the jubilee bracelet (done on mine)
- Increase the power reserve to 72 hrs.

So why not get an explorer? I using the rotating bezel for timezones and timing. The explorer doesn't have a rotatable bezel. I use the multi time zone function every week. An aside, GMT stands for greenwich mean time or Zulu time. It doesn't have DST. That is where I keep my 24 hand as intended. I know that most buy the watch for the general aesthetics rather than the function.

DJII
- I like this nearly as is. I know the MOP dial with diamonds is not popular with many but I like mine. Only change I might make is to add the perpetual calendar like in the SD.

Which brings us to the SD. Mine is SS with white dial. Currently my favorite of the bunch. However, there are changes, if available, I would flip for. Note that I do travel weekly and the dual time zone is useful for me.

SD
- Add a jubilee option. Hopefully someone will figure this out for the current model.
- Close in that 24 hour dial so that only 3 hrs show in that window.
- Make available all the faces of the DJII line. Of course if I could get it in the MOP face, it would sell the DJII
- Best of all, drop the 24 hr dial and go with two hour hands like the PP 5164. The crown mechanism should make this straight forward. I am not getting the PP 5164 because is has a rubber band on a $40K watch. And it does not have the Rolex Oyster heritage
- If those changes were available, I'd buy in solid platinum and drop any desire for the DD

Let's hear your thoughts on your favorites.

Sarosh · 24 April 2018, 10:11 PM

Include glidelock on BLNR. That’s about it for me lol

rallyx · 24 April 2018, 10:15 PM

To perfect my favourite Rolex? Be able to purchase it from an AD at RRP.

beshannon · 24 April 2018, 10:19 PM

By wearing it more

dannyp · 24 April 2018, 10:33 PM

Bring back the ToG, without PCL, but with a flip lock clasp

HL65 · 24 April 2018, 10:43 PM

Spend more time enjoying them.

subtona · 24 April 2018, 10:52 PM

Add lugholes to every and any watch.

And typically I do not mind if a watch is thinner.

But then again a submariner 14060m is pretty much perfect as is.

dafuture · 24 April 2018, 11:04 PM

Make everything (even the SS Daytona) readily available at ADs!

But in all seriousness:

GMT II - Brushed bracelet with Glidelock & 72 hour power reserve
Sub - 72 hour power reserve & Oysterflex availability
Explorer I - 72 hour power reserve

MTdweller · 26 April 2018, 11:12 PM

Narrow the lugs just a little on the Submariner.

WEST HAM ROLEX · 26 April 2018, 11:14 PM

Love my GMT LN

But anyone agree,,,,would be nice in 42mm?

dmash · 26 April 2018, 11:21 PM

Sub Date with 32xx movement, slightly more narrow lugs and a better tapered bracelet (a 1mm increase would be a bonus). I would buy that yesterday, even for a 10-15% price increase.

jrs146 · 26 April 2018, 11:43 PM

I don't need perfection. Sure, if I was custom building a watch I would probably do things a little differently... But sometimes its the idiosyncrasies that make things unique!

busytimmy · 27 April 2018, 12:00 AM

Get rid of the Supercase.

Currently enjoying DJ41/Explorer/Daytona aesthetic

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BobDyl · 27 April 2018, 12:07 AM

GMT IIC:

- slightly thinner lugs

- choice of coke bezel

- 3285 movement

Perfection!

Rose Gold · 27 April 2018, 12:22 AM

I was lucky enough to be able to order my Daytona exactly as I wanted it. Even if I could make a change, there is absolutely nothing I want changed.

Joe

PLNYC · 27 April 2018, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarosh

Include glidelock on BLNR. That’s about it for me lol

I agree. Other than that, BLNR is my perfect watch

Boothroyd · 27 April 2018, 12:32 AM

I would shorten the hands and eliminate the lumed 3-6-9 numbers for white gold 3-6-9 numbers on the Explorer Mk2.

Ungucpho · 27 April 2018, 12:41 AM

SubC bracelet on a BLNR

Bt122 · 27 April 2018, 02:00 AM

Make it scratch proof.

Bruno Datejust · 27 April 2018, 08:55 AM

Rhodium index dial for Datejust 116234 and Jubileè band with WG center links, besides WG crown. Options of interesting complications in Datejust size and style.

uber · 27 April 2018, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobDyl

GMT IIC:

- slightly thinner lugs

- choice of coke bezel

- 3285 movement

Perfection!

the above....plus....

Love to see glidelock clasp on the GMT IIC

My personal wish is for a LVNR option (50% green bezel would be classy yet muted

)

mistermann · 27 April 2018, 09:21 AM

Wouldn't change a thing on my sd4k

Fabrice M · 27 April 2018, 09:22 AM

Lighter... I love the ceramic watches I have, but they are heavy and I often find myself going back to a 5 digit watch. My first ceramic was a sub, and I ended up selling it because I found it to be so uncomfortable (didn't like the maxi case as far as comfort, I do like it design wise)... My fav ceramic is the sd4k, heavy but very well balance and like the fact that the case isn't the maxi. Anyways light would be nice.

I don't own a Tudor (yet) but got to wear a friend's for a week and found it to be very pleasant just the right balance between "beefy but not to heavy). Just a very good balance.

tac34vt · 27 April 2018, 10:08 AM

GMT with glidelock. ...though I've lived just fine for the last 8yrs with the fliplock clasp.

I would have wanted further mods to either the Sub or Sea Dweller, but then the SD43 came out, and that thing is just diver perfection to me.

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superstarmar · 27 April 2018, 10:13 AM

TT Sunburst Dial Bluesy in all SS !!!
Brushed SS bracelet no pcl’s, SS Coin
Bezel and platinum script on bezel ...
Platinum/WG script on Dial and platinum or
WG hands ...

It will probably or most likely never happened...

cptdean · 27 April 2018, 10:14 AM

Explorer I - Glidelock without increasing current clasp size; drilled lugs

Explorer II - Shrink the current version to 40mm

Sub ND - Go back to the 5-digit case and dump the ceramic bezel insert

enjoythemusic · 27 April 2018, 11:13 PM

Offer a baguette diamond bezel for the DD40 Everose.

Finslayer83 · 27 April 2018, 11:28 PM

114060 with:

Brushed everything
Matte maxi dial
Matte bezel with all 60 hash marks
Modern lume sword hands

Basically a modern 5517.

This but modern

Gary. · 28 April 2018, 12:17 AM

Brushed links on the BLNR.

jfmiii · 28 April 2018, 12:21 AM

Solid subdials on the DaytonaC

ahhh...while we are at it, just re-issue the 6263 ala Omega did with the Trilogy.

24 April 2018, 10:08 PM	#1
challer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: DC Posts: 679	How would you perfect your favorite Rolex (not that anyone is listening" In sort of a reverse of what Rolex do you least like, I'll turn it around and ask, "if you could do something to perfect your favorite Rolex, what would you do." Of course, Rolex is unlikely to take action but it is an interesting excercise. I'll go first with the three I own. GMTIIc - Offer a white dial. Much easier for me to read. - Increase diameter to 43mm - Again a readability thing - Offer the jubilee bracelet (done on mine) - Increase the power reserve to 72 hrs. So why not get an explorer? I using the rotating bezel for timezones and timing. The explorer doesn't have a rotatable bezel. I use the multi time zone function every week. An aside, GMT stands for greenwich mean time or Zulu time. It doesn't have DST. That is where I keep my 24 hand as intended. I know that most buy the watch for the general aesthetics rather than the function. DJII - I like this nearly as is. I know the MOP dial with diamonds is not popular with many but I like mine. Only change I might make is to add the perpetual calendar like in the SD. Which brings us to the SD. Mine is SS with white dial. Currently my favorite of the bunch. However, there are changes, if available, I would flip for. Note that I do travel weekly and the dual time zone is useful for me. SD - Add a jubilee option. Hopefully someone will figure this out for the current model. - Close in that 24 hour dial so that only 3 hrs show in that window. - Make available all the faces of the DJII line. Of course if I could get it in the MOP face, it would sell the DJII - Best of all, drop the 24 hr dial and go with two hour hands like the PP 5164. The crown mechanism should make this straight forward. I am not getting the PP 5164 because is has a rubber band on a $40K watch. And it does not have the Rolex Oyster heritage - If those changes were available, I'd buy in solid platinum and drop any desire for the DD Let's hear your thoughts on your favorites.

24 April 2018, 10:11 PM	#2
Sarosh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: London Watch: BLNR Posts: 2,218	Include glidelock on BLNR. That’s about it for me lol __________________ ----- “It’s a watch, it tells time. Not much else”

24 April 2018, 10:15 PM	#3
rallyx "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Hans Gruber Location: Nakatomi Plaza Watch: Holly's Lady DJ Posts: 315	To perfect my favourite Rolex? Be able to purchase it from an AD at RRP. __________________ What if Holly had on an Oysterflex?

24 April 2018, 10:19 PM	#4
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,895	By wearing it more __________________ Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent

24 April 2018, 10:43 PM	#6
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,401	Spend more time enjoying them. __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

24 April 2018, 10:33 PM	#5
dannyp Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: usa Posts: 6,765	Bring back the ToG, without PCL, but with a flip lock clasp

24 April 2018, 10:52 PM	#7
subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 25,997	Add lugholes to every and any watch. And typically I do not mind if a watch is thinner. But then again a submariner 14060m is pretty much perfect as is. __________________

24 April 2018, 11:04 PM	#8
dafuture "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NYC Posts: 1,943	Make everything (even the SS Daytona) readily available at ADs! But in all seriousness: GMT II - Brushed bracelet with Glidelock & 72 hour power reserve Sub - 72 hour power reserve & Oysterflex availability Explorer I - 72 hour power reserve __________________ Current Rolex Submariner 126610LN \|\| Cartier Tank Americaine

26 April 2018, 11:12 PM	#9
MTdweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Ty Location: West Coast Watch: the time fly! Posts: 1,475	Narrow the lugs just a little on the Submariner.

26 April 2018, 11:14 PM	#10
WEST HAM ROLEX "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: London/Asia Watch: GMT LN/SD43/D Blue Posts: 872	Love my GMT LN But anyone agree,,,,would be nice in 42mm?

26 April 2018, 11:21 PM	#11
dmash "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA <> BKK Posts: 5,912	Sub Date with 32xx movement, slightly more narrow lugs and a better tapered bracelet (a 1mm increase would be a bonus). I would buy that yesterday, even for a 10-15% price increase.

26 April 2018, 11:43 PM	#12
jrs146 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Josh Location: Lost in time Watch: Me Nae Nae Posts: 9,821	I don't need perfection. Sure, if I was custom building a watch I would probably do things a little differently... But sometimes its the idiosyncrasies that make things unique! __________________ "Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own." -Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter

27 April 2018, 12:00 AM	#13
busytimmy "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sydney, Australia Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 3,745	Get rid of the Supercase. Currently enjoying DJ41/Explorer/Daytona aesthetic Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

27 April 2018, 12:07 AM	#14
BobDyl "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 917	GMT IIC: - slightly thinner lugs - choice of coke bezel - 3285 movement Perfection!

27 April 2018, 12:22 AM	#15
Rose Gold "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Real Name: Joe Location: North Carolina Watch: er in the rye Posts: 234	I was lucky enough to be able to order my Daytona exactly as I wanted it. Even if I could make a change, there is absolutely nothing I want changed. Joe __________________ 2018 Rose Gold Daytona (116505) with Rose Gold Dial and Black Sub-Dials.

27 April 2018, 12:32 AM	#17
Boothroyd 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Daniel Location: Minneapolis, MN Watch: Wilsdorf(s) Posts: 10,186	I would shorten the hands and eliminate the lumed 3-6-9 numbers for white gold 3-6-9 numbers on the Explorer Mk2. __________________ Explorer 214270 MK I/Datejust II Black 116300/Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black 79220N

27 April 2018, 12:41 AM	#18
Ungucpho "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 264	SubC bracelet on a BLNR

27 April 2018, 02:00 AM	#19
Bt122 Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Bi coastal Watch: Ok...Watching Posts: 937	Make it scratch proof.

27 April 2018, 08:55 AM	#20
Bruno Datejust "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Bruno Location: Italy Watch: Rolex Posts: 327	Rhodium index dial for Datejust 116234 and Jubileè band with WG center links, besides WG crown. Options of interesting complications in Datejust size and style.

27 April 2018, 09:21 AM	#22
mistermann "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Real Name: Drew Location: Iowa Watch: 116600 Posts: 496	Wouldn't change a thing on my sd4k

27 April 2018, 09:22 AM	#23
Fabrice M 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver Watch: This and that... Posts: 1,640	Lighter... I love the ceramic watches I have, but they are heavy and I often find myself going back to a 5 digit watch. My first ceramic was a sub, and I ended up selling it because I found it to be so uncomfortable (didn't like the maxi case as far as comfort, I do like it design wise)... My fav ceramic is the sd4k, heavy but very well balance and like the fact that the case isn't the maxi. Anyways light would be nice. I don't own a Tudor (yet) but got to wear a friend's for a week and found it to be very pleasant just the right balance between "beefy but not to heavy). Just a very good balance.

27 April 2018, 10:08 AM	#24
tac34vt "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northeast, USA Watch: GMT2-DJ2-SubC-SD43 Posts: 208	GMT with glidelock. ...though I've lived just fine for the last 8yrs with the fliplock clasp. I would have wanted further mods to either the Sub or Sea Dweller, but then the SD43 came out, and that thing is just diver perfection to me. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

27 April 2018, 10:13 AM	#25
superstarmar Banned Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: In Motion Watch: my wrist presence Posts: 7,436	TT Sunburst Dial Bluesy in all SS !!! Brushed SS bracelet no pcl’s, SS Coin Bezel and platinum script on bezel ... Platinum/WG script on Dial and platinum or WG hands ... It will probably or most likely never happened...

27 April 2018, 10:14 AM	#26
cptdean "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 66	Explorer I - Glidelock without increasing current clasp size; drilled lugs Explorer II - Shrink the current version to 40mm Sub ND - Go back to the 5-digit case and dump the ceramic bezel insert

27 April 2018, 11:13 PM	#27
enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 19,455	Offer a baguette diamond bezel for the DD40 Everose. __________________ __________________ “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'” -- Hunter S. Thompson Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

28 April 2018, 12:17 AM	#29
Gary. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Italy Posts: 397	Brushed links on the BLNR.

28 April 2018, 12:21 AM	#30
jfmiii "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chicago Watch: 16750/16800/126710 Posts: 1,400	Solid subdials on the DaytonaC ahhh...while we are at it, just re-issue the 6263 ala Omega did with the Trilogy.

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