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22 September 2017, 09:39 AM | #31 |
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Think the cyclops is more iconic to Rolex than the SDC is without
Like the SD43 as it is Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk |
22 September 2017, 09:44 AM | #32 |
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I'd prefer no cyclops but not enough to do something about it. I've gotten used to it
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23 September 2017, 07:17 AM | #33 |
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I would change only one thing - my squeaky strap! Hopefully will settle down soon.
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23 September 2017, 07:33 AM | #34 | |
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Give it a couple of weeks on the wrist. You'll find threads on this subject. Perfectly normal. |
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23 September 2017, 07:43 AM | #35 |
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Bracelet (width): - 2mm (to avoid it looking like a Steinhart)
Watchcase: -3mm (to avoid it looking by a Steinhart minus 1 mm). |
23 September 2017, 07:52 AM | #36 |
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Love my SD43 the way it is. I'm used to having a cyclops now that I could go either way.
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23 September 2017, 08:00 AM | #37 |
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The Steinhart-theory:
- Take a classic - but enlarge it by approx. 1-2 mm - Take a classic - and issue it in a colour combo that Rolex won't - Take what ever - and go overboard. :) Here are examples: |
23 September 2017, 08:04 AM | #38 | |
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I was also skeptical about the size until I got to see it in person. The proportions are really nice. It has 5 digit serial proportions but in a larger case. The 43mm measurement for this watch is deceiving. It doesn't feel that big on the wrist. Also offers some nice variety if you have other 40mm Rolexes in your collection. I used to have a Sub and BLNR but the Sub eventually went because they felt the same on the wrist. Now I like the variety that the SD43 and BLNR have together. |
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23 September 2017, 09:01 AM | #39 |
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Had mine 2 weeks and wouldn't change a thing.
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23 September 2017, 09:05 AM | #40 |
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Everybody loves a fat, salty and juicy hamburger - with bun (aka cyclops).
Maybe at Basel 2018 - we're getting a more anorectic / vegan version. |
23 September 2017, 09:27 AM | #41 |
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23 September 2017, 09:35 AM | #42 |
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Can't see why you would buy the watch if there are so many bits which bother you.
Buying just for buying sake if you dislike the watch for certain features it has Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
23 September 2017, 09:36 AM | #43 |
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Why buy if it has nothing you like about it?
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23 September 2017, 09:51 AM | #44 |
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I'm still on the fence on the cyclops. I like the watch more than I thought I would...but that's what's keeping me from loving it. My favorite photo is the last one, and that would have been ideal from my perspective.
I've thought about having the cyclops removed, but I do not want to void the warranty. Perhaps down the road, I'll feel differently and just do it. |
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Personally I like it as is but I know others don't. Was curious and had a play around in photoshop.
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23 September 2017, 08:29 PM | #46 |
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Just buy it if it's desirable but you don't like it
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23 September 2017, 09:00 PM | #47 | |
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That us why Rolex specce'd up the SD bezel and made it look so 'to fussy'. Function over form.
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23 September 2017, 10:42 PM | #48 |
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I think the SD43 is a perfect watch, for me, the way that it is. It is the full size Submariner I have always wanted. I know it is not a Sub but it is a Rolex diver. The size, bracelet, Glide lock, red text and the cyclops are perfect.
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23 September 2017, 11:01 PM | #49 |
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23 September 2017, 11:02 PM | #50 |
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I didn't know that Eddie, thanks for the education
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24 September 2017, 12:35 AM | #51 |
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Dude. I have one
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24 September 2017, 02:06 AM | #52 | |
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24 September 2017, 02:08 AM | #53 |
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I didn't know this. Learn something new every day.
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24 September 2017, 02:10 AM | #54 |
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Thank you for taking the time to do this. While I would NOT mod my watch, it's great to be able to see what it could have looked like.
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24 September 2017, 02:18 AM | #55 |
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I currently own both of the latest versions of the Seadweller and have had several of them back through the early 1980's. I think that the latest version is the best of any of them and I would not change anything about it. The cyclops is not that big of an issue to me one way of the other, but it definitely makes the date more readable so I guess that makes it a plus as I get older. Similarly I don't really care much about how they changed the bezel graduations. The big pluses for me are the movement, the case size, the wider bracelet (this is great) and the red lettering.
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24 September 2017, 04:33 AM | #56 |
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24 September 2017, 07:14 AM | #57 | |
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Previously the SD was just an evolution of a Sub being the same diameter and wasn't much of a distinction to justify the extra cost. I think that's why it always languished as a model leading to 2 separate discontinuations and subsequent re-inventions. Now Rolex has 3 distinct models of diver watches. The DSSD(technology powerhouse) with a thick curved Crystal, no Cyclops and an exclusive Clasp. The SD43 that's a nicely up-scaled version of a sub that exclusively comes with a Cyclops. A fully optioned up model as it were. And the smaller Sub that has date/no date option. |
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24 September 2017, 08:55 AM | #58 |
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24 September 2017, 07:19 PM | #59 |
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I wouldn't change a thing!!!!
I am very tempted to trade my BLNR for a 116600 to have a duo though!
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24 September 2017, 08:02 PM | #60 |
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From ISO 6425.
The presence of a time-preselecting device, for example a unidirectional rotating bezel or a digital display. Such a device shall be protected against inadvertent rotation or wrong manipulation. If it is a rotating bezel, it shall have a minute scale going up to 60 min. The markings indicating every 5 min shall be clearly indicated. The markings on the dial, if existing, shall be coordinated with those of the preselecting device and shall be clearly visible. If the preselecting device is a digital display, it shall be clearly visible.
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