Is there a "Standard" Rolex?

[Roll the Lex]

Sub- typically when i see a Rolex in the wild it’s a sub. Not that it’s a bad thing- fantastic watch!


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[landroverking]

I will weigh in with those members that said DJ.

[Blingtone]

OYSTER PERPETUAL, because historically and chronologically, it's the original ROLEX watch that all the others (DJs, Explorers, then Subs etc. etc.) were derived from and is still going strong today

[Mirx]

Originally Posted by HorologyK

DJ, five digit Sub or five digit GMT


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Yes, I would agree with the above - and in that order.

[Hollister]

Originally Posted by Blingtone

OYSTER PERPETUAL, because historically and chronologically, it's the original ROLEX watch that all the others (DJs, Explorers, then Subs etc. etc.) were derived from and is still going strong today

Yep, everything else (Cellini aside) is based upon this. Wearing one after a Sub is a bit of a revelation. Quintessential Rolex.

[T.Rex]

Sub!

[jaySL350]

Not too sure if i subscribe to " standard ",,,
For me its a dj,,,submariner,,and gmt,,,,jay

[chrisb57]

Originally Posted by Blingtone

OYSTER PERPETUAL, because historically and chronologically, it's the original ROLEX watch that all the others (DJs, Explorers, then Subs etc. etc.) were derived from and is still going strong today

Exactly

[jonnyz1245]

Sub or Datejust but I am thinking more in terms of how does the average person identify a Rolex?

[dave023]

IMO the most classic one is the datejust 36mm.

[Etschell]

Sub or dj 36

[GarbanzoNegro]

Another vote for the Datejust.

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Mr. Gonzalez

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by breitlings

oyster perpetual.

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

IMHO, also, the standard is the OP; all others are pretty much derivatives of it.

Here's one of consequence...

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fo...e-pics-details

Originally Posted by Blingtone

OYSTER PERPETUAL, because historically and chronologically, it's the original ROLEX watch that all the others (DJs, Explorers, then Subs etc. etc.) were derived from and is still going strong today

Originally Posted by Hollister

Yep, everything else (Cellini aside) is based upon this. Wearing one after a Sub is a bit of a revelation. Quintessential Rolex.

Originally Posted by chrisb57

Exactly

This is the watch that first climbed Everest. The model is the basis for most all Rolexes. Sir Edmund Hillary's Oyster Perpetual. Subsequent watches may have eclipsed it in popularity but none in significance.