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OP, great photos. Did you use a DSLR or your phone?
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Great photos and post, Mystro.
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I've owned my SD43 since launch back in May 2017. Although I like it, it's not perfectly proportionate to me for one reason: I find the dial too small compared to the case size. It took me a while to realize this but wearing other divers made it clear to me. It's even worse in the Deepsea further accentuated by the ring lock system. Basically with the Sub/SD/DSSD you're getting roughly the same dial size as in a 34-36mm watch, which kind of sucks. I look at my big SD43 and I see a tiny dial. Not my picture but it illustrates my point. Planet Ocean vs. Deepsea: ![]() |
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This morning I checked the time and it was spot on after two days since last set against atomic clock, so may be orientation I rest it when off.
I am out today where it belong on the water (if not below the water). Cheers! ![]() My family - our watches on the boat! ![]() Other pics ![]() ![]() My wife with her Sea Dweller 16600 M serial ![]() Daughter with her Milgauss ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Mystro, great thread. Love your enthusiasm for this reference! It's pretty much perfect...
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Thanks. I honestly have fallen back on fire for the Rolex brand the last few years. I appreciate their technology and advancements. As much as I loved owning Rolex for almost 3 decades, the brand felt a bit stagnant before the ceramic movement. Now with the bigger sizes and new movement have nailed what I have been looking for. I struggled with the Rolex companies new heavy handed policies but I begrudgingly accepted it.
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![]() My wrist with both: The PO bezel is a bit thin side to me. ![]() ![]()
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Wore a PO on nato for many years till I traded it for SD50. Yes, the dial observation is spot on.
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A few more pics from boating on Coronado and Hotel Del afterwards
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It has been said before in this thread, but your pictures are lovely and your observations are appreciated. Your passion for this watch is palpable and I applaud you, sir.
If I didn't already have one, I would be lusting after it so badly right now... |
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That's an interesting observation. I always thought it was a little incongrous that the 39mm Explorer has a bigger dial than the 40mm SubC. It's even more incongrous comparing the Explorer dial to that of the SD43. I have often wondered why Rolex saw fit to beef up the size of the SD case but not the dial.
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The pictures are fantastic. The write up is great, too. But it’s great to get an upvlose visual like that to look at every detail.
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Comparison with the Explorer II raises another question. When Rolex beefed up the Exp. II from 40mm to 42mm, they not only made the dial bigger, but they actually created a larger movement specifically for the watch, so the date window would not be too far inboard and throw off the dial layout. The SD43 uses the same size movement as what's in the current Sub (the 3235 is the same size as the 3135). If they made the SD43's dial too much bigger, without also enlarging the movement, the date window would be out of place and screw up the look. So the question is, why would Rolex develop a larger movement for the 42mm Exp. II, but not the 43mm SD43? Was that a conscious design choice, a functional consideration (due to WR requirements), or a cost-cutting measure? |
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Congrats!
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But a different story for ceramic bezel. Could there be a limit, eg higher rejects for bigger ceramic bezel diameter with reduced width (additional warp, cracks...might happen) Just my wild guess. |
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And there's no doubt in my mind having owned both a ceramic sub date and the SD43 that the SD's dial is bigger than the sub's dial.
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More pics while in airport heading to wine country
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I have a somber follow up to this review:
I have been having finger numbness and wrist/arm pain for a week now. I went to my friend that is a MD and he narrowed down that I have two raised tendons on the inside of my left wrist that flexes up when I make a muscle. My SD50th clasp is putting pressure on these two tendons and causing this pain and numbness. Its a combo of the weight of the watch and the clasp. I have tried sizing the watch looser but it wraps off my wrist bones and hand. I have tried every sizing combo there is in a desperate attempt and I cant get the paint to go away while wearing the SD50th. I have lifted weights for 30 years and am very muscular but the tendons rise up too high around my wrist muscles. I have never had this issue with any of my other oversized watches. I switched the SD out for another watch like my DJ2 and the pain and numbness goes away within a 1/2 hour. Ugh.. ![]() I am pissed about the whole situation as I could have never have factored a pinched tendon in on a watch purchase. I think this is a unique situation and doesn't take anything away from the SD50th at all. Decades of Rolex ownership and this is a first.
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Man, that's a bummer. I can understand a larger watch causing discomfort, but I'm puzzled your other big watches don't. How does your Breitling treat you? Based on my experiences with a Chronomat Evolution, I would have thought if your Blackbird didn't cause you problems, nothing would.
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There's plenty of strap options out there.
Rubber B comes to mind, or something in Kevlar perhaps? |
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That is what I thought as my Breitling is a big watch but not as heavy and it’s pilot bracelet and small clasp is a different animal. I weighed the 45mm Breitling and is like 130g ish. The sharp edge of the Rolex bracelet in combination of its weight causes a linear sharp pressure across my two wrist tendons directly in the middle of my inner wrist. The doctor could duplicate it with a tongue depressor. My DJ2 isn’t a light weight watch and it’s perfectly fine. It’s a bummer but my wife had mercy on me and green lighted some more money to purchase a grail watch that is 40mm and not as heavy in its place. Decades at this hobby and it still can throw a curve balls at you. I want Imcan always wear for extended periods of time so the SD50th is a catch and release for me without too much financial damage.
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