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Old 28 August 2013, 10:47 AM   #1
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Submariner Owners- Everyday or Weekend Watch?

Hello all.

I have my SubC for about a month now and have been wondering if I made the right choice over the SubC Date 116610LN.

I bought it to wear as my everyday and have been wearing it as such. And I do love the watch. But I don't know if it is the watch to be my everyday or my weekend watch.

The lack of date gives it a weekend feel when there's no need to know the date.

I kinda feel that the 116610ln would have been a better choice. Bc the date gives it a more everyday feel.

I'm not in the position to have both at this point and would rather have an everyday watch then a weekend watch.

The only problem is - I like the 114060 better

What should I do?
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Old 28 August 2013, 10:51 AM   #2
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Use the 114060 bezel to point to the date. Boom, done!
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Old 28 August 2013, 10:54 AM   #3
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My answer is both an everyday and weekend watch!
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Old 28 August 2013, 10:59 AM   #4
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Use the 114060 bezel to point to the date. Boom, done!
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How do I do that?
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Old 28 August 2013, 10:59 AM   #5
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I read the paper daily & know the
Date, no need for date function &
if I forget I have a cell phone
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:14 AM   #6
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How do I do that?
Tomorrow is the 28th, just point the pip to the 28 minute mark.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:15 AM   #7
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Use the 114060 bezel to point to the date. Boom, done!
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That's a simple and good idea.


You can wear the Sub during the week or on the weekends or both. I have no problem wearing my Sub with a bathing suit on the weekends or with a suit on Monday morning.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:32 AM   #8
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Wear mine all day, every day, week in, week out, month after month. I know the day - date every morning. Phone, paper, computer... no need for a date on my watch.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:32 AM   #9
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Tomorrow is the 28th, just point the pip to the 28 minute mark.
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Did that for a while Dan till the bank kept sending back checks for the 40th of June.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:33 AM   #10
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Did that for a while Dan till the bank kept sending back checks for the 40th of June.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:35 AM   #11
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Did that for a while Dan till the bank kept sending back checks for the 40th of June.
They've been known to do that.
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Old 28 August 2013, 11:36 AM   #12
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I think the cleanliness of the balanced dial supersedes a need for the date function.

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Old 28 August 2013, 12:03 PM   #13
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I keep looking at mine for the date as I never had a no date watch before ,but I like it so much I don't care
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Old 28 August 2013, 12:33 PM   #14
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I honestly don't think I could daily a watch without a date. That said, I wear my 116610 every single day.
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Old 28 August 2013, 12:39 PM   #15
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Just keep on wearing it for another month or so. If the lack of a date indicator still bothers you, then flip it. Life's too short.
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Old 28 August 2013, 12:39 PM   #16
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I think the cleanliness of the balanced dial supersedes a need for the date function.

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Old 28 August 2013, 12:41 PM   #17
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It's one of the best everyday beaters there is. Dont worry about the lack of date..Enjoy it
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Old 28 August 2013, 12:46 PM   #18
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I love my Sub, and as soon as get my Explorer, it will be my weekend and casual watch.
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Old 28 August 2013, 01:38 PM   #19
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Any sub = all day every day!
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:06 PM   #20
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Sub is an all around watch. You can wear it everyday
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:14 PM   #21
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TT, All Gold, Ceramic, White Gold, ND, it doesnt matter. Any Sub can be worn Any Day of the week! They are all great watches!
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:15 PM   #22
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:17 PM   #23
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Both my regular weekday watches, the Rolex Submariner 114060, and the Tudor Black Bay, lack the date complication. It doesn't bother me, as I rarely need to know the date, and when I do, my computer or cell phone provides me with that information.
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:18 PM   #24
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:24 PM   #25
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I wear my Sub for weeks at a time and since I'm retired, I don't really miss the date.

Personally, it's just a habit to look at my watch to get the date and is hardly necessary, as the date is displayed in many places in anyone's daily comings and goings and unlike the time, the date only has to be accurate to within 24 hours usually.

The use of the bezel as a date reminder is okay, I guess, but I use my bezel to time stuff pretty often, so just figuring out the date from other sources is the easiest way for me.

My smartphone calendar is where I keep my daily schedules, which for a retired guy are pretty full.

Once I check my appointments for the day, I know the date instantly. I also check the calendar several times a day usually and remarkably the date is always there and always correct.
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:27 PM   #26
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Remember the date. Then you won't need that complication on your watch.

If you can remember the day of the week...you can remember the date. They change at the same frequency.
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:37 PM   #27
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I wear my Sub for weeks at a time and since I'm retired, I don't really miss the date.

Personally, it's just a habit to look at my watch to get the date and is hardly necessary, as the date is displayed in many places in anyone's daily comings and goings and unlike the time, the date only has to be accurate to within 24 hours usually.

The use of the bezel as a date reminder is okay, I guess, but I use my bezel to time stuff pretty often, so just figuring out the date from other sources is the easiest way for me.

My smartphone calendar is where I keep my daily schedules, which for a retired guy are pretty full.

Once I check my appointments for the day, I know the date instantly. I also check the calendar several times a day usually and remarkably the date is always there and always correct.
Your right Grady, The Day of the week seems to be every where now days. That being said, I have had a date model watch so long, I look down at my watch multiple times a day, even when I know the date!

Love the look of the ND Sub, but I think I will always stick with the date model.
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:53 PM   #28
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I've got the date model but I have to say that your watch is every day watch for sure. Absolutely
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Old 28 August 2013, 02:54 PM   #29
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You want what you want and if you can't live without the date you'll never be happy. I like the date complication but learned to live without it. Now that i have broken the tether of needing a date on my watch I've realized that Half the time i have the date set wrong anyway.
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