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tomchicago · 24 March 2016, 11:46 PM

Because that's what's most important: convincing others that what you have is valuable and so, by derivation, are you. Poor sap.

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kilyung · 24 March 2016, 11:47 PM

Anything with a cyclops pretty much gives it away.

FTX I · 25 March 2016, 12:00 AM

I voted Day-Date. I believe the cyclops plus a fluted bezel and YG are clearly a Rolex for the average Joe.

Askewww · 25 March 2016, 12:07 AM

DJ and some with recognize any with a cyclops I would guess.

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jrs146 · 25 March 2016, 12:10 AM

Most likely a Datejust followed by a Sub where I live.

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fskywalker · 25 March 2016, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobabreath

Anything with a cyclops screams Rolex.

true!

GB-man · 25 March 2016, 12:29 AM

TT DJ on jubilee.

WS9D · 25 March 2016, 12:37 AM

I really think it depends where you live. I my area I see sports models almost exclusively. Very few DJ running around here. At the tables in Vegas though, I tend to see many more DJ. My .02

DCgator · 25 March 2016, 12:42 AM

Datejust and Sub are top two readily recognizable imo.

GradyPhilpott · 25 March 2016, 12:51 AM

There are so many homages on the market today that most people can't tell what is a Rolex and what is not.

Before I got interested enough to start buying Rolex watches, I couldn't tell.

VinnieVegas · 25 March 2016, 12:59 AM

I was in San Deigo last month and wore my 16710 with pepsi insert, and I was surprised at how many folks correctly identified it as a Rolex. I was there for about four days and it probably happened eight times.

A guy in the street even correctly identifed it as a GMT, noting the "older style."

In NYC it rarely gets noticed.

Could just be a San Diego thing...

Abdullasaif · 25 March 2016, 01:12 AM

DD,DJ,Sub

Wooddog44 · 25 March 2016, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Askewww

DJ and some with recognize any with a cyclops I would guess.

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DJ, DD (Which the "average" person would not distinguish from a DJ), Sub Date, GMT.

Non-cyclops models are much less recognizable to the average "person on the street".

Mezz72 · 25 March 2016, 01:50 AM

I think some of us confuse recognizability and frequency.
TT DJ is definitely more recognizable n the 'icon' in the eyes of the average joe.

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JayJ · 25 March 2016, 01:55 AM

Daydate, almost every rapper and celebrity has one.

Sam Philip · 25 March 2016, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jolimont

TT DJ on jubilee is the iconic rolex watch

the sub is close but there are many similar dive watches

Exactly!

speedolex · 25 March 2016, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobabreath

Anything with a cyclops screams Rolex.

This.

The Sub Date is the one that looks the most obviously "Rolex", it doesn't blend in with jewelry like a DJ and has a very large cyclops.

Yuri.Popov · 25 March 2016, 02:09 AM

I think the iconic Submariner!

chloebear · 25 March 2016, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobabreath

Anything with a cyclops screams Rolex.

Agreed.

CRM114 · 25 March 2016, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeithP

Date Just, Day-Date.

I don't think the Sub is close. For people vaguely into watches? Sure. But not average Joe.

Agree with this. Fluted bezel/cyclops DJs on Jubilees and DDs on Presidents are what practically everyone knows.

Nothing else is close. A non-WIS, average Joe is as likely to mistake a Sub or GMT for a TAG as know it's a Rolex, even if you're talking about a Sub Date (much less a plain Sub) and brushed SS Oyster bracelets aren't out there spelling "luxury watch" to the masses who aren't into watches.

Sublovin · 25 March 2016, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaRobot

I don't think "Joe" on the streets has a clue between a Rolex and an Invicta.

This is the right answer. Most every Rolex model has had the design used by so many Macy's brands that the untrained eye has no idea what they are looking at. The explorer II is one that I don't see ripped off quite as often

japenney · 25 March 2016, 03:13 AM

Find it funny that the GMT has no votes when it is identical to the sub from the perspective of Joe on the streets. Perhaps they could have been grouped in one category.

Etschell · 25 March 2016, 03:14 AM

sub and it isnt even close.

Louis (Toronto) · 25 March 2016, 03:20 AM

Agree that it is the TT Datejust with fluted bezel.

CRM114 · 25 March 2016, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by japenney

Find it funny that the GMT has no votes when it is identical to the sub from the perspective of Joe on the streets. Perhaps they could have been grouped in one category.

Yeah, especially when half the Subs don't have telltale Rolex cyclops and all GMTs do. Apparently some believe average Joe on the street "instantly recognises" a Sub yet fails to recognize a GMT LN. How does that work anyway?

Well, that's TRF polling results for you.

artschool · 25 March 2016, 03:36 AM

there should have been a none selection.

domrusso10 · 25 March 2016, 03:40 AM

The Daytona and sub have to be up there

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AK797 · 25 March 2016, 03:55 AM

Overall for men and women I'd say DJ. Men under 40 might be the Sub. I was in an ADs recently and the guy had just started working there and didn't yet know all the models they stocked so the average Joe won't know any of them at all, only a few percent will have any interest to know a DJ from a Sub.

dr3ws · 25 March 2016, 04:10 AM

I used to be that "Joe" myself and when I think of Rolex, DJ is what comes to mind

Horology.life · 25 March 2016, 04:11 AM

My vote went for sub. Just so iconic.

View Poll Results: When Joe on the Street Sees this Watch, He Knows Instantly Its a Rolex
Datejust/Date	368	43.86%
Day Date	186	22.17%
Submariner	399	47.56%
Daytona	42	5.01%
GMT Master	52	6.20%
Yachtmaster	14	1.67%
Explorer	7	0.83%
Milgauss	7	0.83%
Skydweller	11	1.31%
Airking	9	1.07%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 839. You may not vote on this poll

25 March 2016, 12:10 AM	#35
jrs146 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Josh Location: Lost in time Watch: Me Nae Nae Posts: 9,821	Most likely a Datejust followed by a Sub where I live. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own." -Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter

25 March 2016, 12:29 AM	#37
GB-man 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 36,887	TT DJ on jubilee. __________________

25 March 2016, 12:51 AM	#40
GradyPhilpott 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 34,351	There are so many homages on the market today that most people can't tell what is a Rolex and what is not. Before I got interested enough to start buying Rolex watches, I couldn't tell. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

25 March 2016, 12:59 AM	#41
VinnieVegas "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Real Name: Vincent B Location: New York, NY Watch: '06 GMT Master II Posts: 1,261	I was in San Deigo last month and wore my 16710 with pepsi insert, and I was surprised at how many folks correctly identified it as a Rolex. I was there for about four days and it probably happened eight times. A guy in the street even correctly identifed it as a GMT, noting the "older style." In NYC it rarely gets noticed. Could just be a San Diego thing... __________________ Wearing Today: * Seiko SRP777 (2017)

24 March 2016, 11:46 PM	#31
tomchicago Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Watch: 16710BLRO, 214270. Posts: 2,717	Because that's what's most important: convincing others that what you have is valuable and so, by derivation, are you. Poor sap. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

24 March 2016, 11:47 PM	#32
kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,873	Anything with a cyclops pretty much gives it away.

25 March 2016, 12:00 AM	#33
FTX I "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Flavio Location: N/A Posts: 14,654	I voted Day-Date. I believe the cyclops plus a fluted bezel and YG are clearly a Rolex for the average Joe.

25 March 2016, 12:07 AM	#34
Askewww "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: ND Posts: 511	DJ and some with recognize any with a cyclops I would guess. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

25 March 2016, 12:37 AM	#38
WS9D "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Steve Location: Shasta Watch: es..More Watches! Posts: 2,376	I really think it depends where you live. I my area I see sports models almost exclusively. Very few DJ running around here. At the tables in Vegas though, I tend to see many more DJ. My .02

25 March 2016, 12:42 AM	#39
DCgator "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PNW Watch: DS,BLNR,SubLV,DJ2 Posts: 8,123	Datejust and Sub are top two readily recognizable imo.

25 March 2016, 01:12 AM	#42
Abdullasaif "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dubai Watch: bipolar Posts: 2,854	DD,DJ,Sub

25 March 2016, 01:50 AM	#44
Mezz72 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Singapore Posts: 618	I think some of us confuse recognizability and frequency. TT DJ is definitely more recognizable n the 'icon' in the eyes of the average joe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

25 March 2016, 01:55 AM	#45
JayJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NJ Posts: 248	Daydate, almost every rapper and celebrity has one.

25 March 2016, 02:09 AM	#48
Yuri.Popov "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: Yuri Location: New York Watch: Rolex Submariner C Posts: 1,224	I think the iconic Submariner!

25 March 2016, 03:13 AM	#52
japenney "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Real Name: Josh Location: Canada Watch: undecided Posts: 4,777	Find it funny that the GMT has no votes when it is identical to the sub from the perspective of Joe on the streets. Perhaps they could have been grouped in one category.

25 March 2016, 03:14 AM	#53
Etschell "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL Watch: platinum sub Posts: 15,884	sub and it isnt even close. __________________ If you wind it, they will run. 25 or 6 to 4.

25 March 2016, 03:20 AM	#54
Louis (Toronto) "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Watch: Yachtmaster & SubC Posts: 641	Agree that it is the TT Datejust with fluted bezel.

25 March 2016, 03:36 AM	#56
artschool "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: uk Posts: 1,214	there should have been a none selection.

25 March 2016, 03:40 AM	#57
domrusso10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: new york Watch: 116334 & 116610 Posts: 1,310	The Daytona and sub have to be up there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

25 March 2016, 03:55 AM	#58
AK797 Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,278	Overall for men and women I'd say DJ. Men under 40 might be the Sub. I was in an ADs recently and the guy had just started working there and didn't yet know all the models they stocked so the average Joe won't know any of them at all, only a few percent will have any interest to know a DJ from a Sub.

25 March 2016, 04:10 AM	#59
dr3ws "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Real Name: Andrew Location: Australia Watch: 116710BLNR 126334 Posts: 432	I used to be that "Joe" myself and when I think of Rolex, DJ is what comes to mind

25 March 2016, 04:11 AM	#60
Horology.life "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: U.K Posts: 677	My vote went for sub. Just so iconic. __________________ Rolex/Tudor/AP/VC/Panerai

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