Do you prefer no date or date on a Rolex watch?

[Aircraftman]

No date!
1 I always know the date
2 I love the symmetry of the dial without the date window
3 I do not like the look of the Cyclops

None of my Rolex watches have date function

[jatco]

One of each..but only have 1 with date.

[IamJacky]

My very first Rolex is a Datejust II and there's no going back with having the date function for me.

[JerBear]

I prefer the date but as you say, that excludes the Daytona. So I make exceptions :)


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[Gerardus]

Date for me! But I really love the looks of my BB58 (and also the 14060/M) that's why this exception.

[Computantis]

Date was necessary for the practicality of it. Especially in my line of work I need to know the date 100 times a day. I also despise having to use my phone to check the time or date.
Symmetry of non-date watches is nice, but I don’t care for it.


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[BroncoOne]

Originally Posted by brandrea

It depends on the reference.

For example to me:

Divers just look way cooler with no date.
The date complication makes sense on GMT’s.
Lastly, I think there’s enough going on, on the Daytona dial that adding a date would just “complicate” things YMMV

+1

When I travel I like the date. When I’m on the boat or at the beach, no date Sub.

And the Daytona is already too busy. I love my Daytonas but they are the hardest to read in low light.

[RakerSnaker]

Personally, I think a lot of watch guys get way too obsessive over the date vs no date thing.

With that said, I started getting into watches with Seiko, so I did get used to having the date and I have a preference for it. It's certainly not a deal breaker though.

[TNT009]

Date.. Im too lazy to look at phone!

[Fredcohiba]

I have both, the no date being the Milgauss. When I need to know the date and look at the watch only to remember it doesn’t have the date, I’m a little disappointed.

[Gab27]

Strongly prefer no date. I like how it's clean dial and well-proportioned. I dislike how the cyclops distorts the look when viewed off-axis.

[tom1969]

The week number (1-53) is the only complication I'd really have use for. I'd love a watch with only time and week.

[Fred48]

No date
No ugly cyclops to destroy symmetry

[JJK]

I just retired - who cares what day it is ? :)

[Robert Bruce]

Date with magnifier.

[Meyrin]

No date.

[Krash]

No date of course.


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[zengineer]

Originally Posted by jarecki

Date was always very important for diving watches. Look up saturation diving - professional divers who work at big depths need to spend days if not weeks in decompression chambers, often (especially in the past) cut out from the outside world. Date function on the watch was crucial to have, which is why diving watches were the first ones to make the date window ubiquitous.

I don't do that...ever, so no date.

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[logo]

In general I like having a date. However no date is ok too depending on the watch. Speedmaster/Daytona look good without a date. Originally I thought I’d really miss having it, and I do catch myself checking my wrist for the date sometimes when wearing the Speedmaster, but it’s not a huge deal and my error gives me an excuse to look at the watch lol.

[Justinmg]

For a everyday watch I have to have the date, but I’d make an exception for an explorer and speedy.

[Oyster Sauce]

No preference - love the clean look of no date, love having the convenient function of a date (I’m even okay with the cyclops!). Have both, love both.

[speedbird]

/\ exactly. I am sure ‘both’ is the default TRF answer

[iTreelex]

Date. There are only a handful of Rolex without a date.

[Slyy]

No date

[thefollandgnat]

I've an Exp but I do miss my ExpII and DJ dates when wearing it. A day complication would have been useful during lockdown. Every day seemed like the weekend.

[Ed99]

You got to have a Date + Cyclops. Isn't that a must for Rolex watches.

[slus]

My preference is a date, without a Cyclops. Slim pickings from Rolex but Tudor plays along.

When I asked to be put on the mythical list for a new Submariner, I asked for a no date this time.

[nightpilot]

No date for symmetry, simplicity, easy to set. I know, very limited Rolex options, I'll take the first new Explorer I see at an AD!

[mjm700]

Took me a long time to figure out that I really don’t like a cyclops. Like a date if well positioned but will forgo if a cyclops in the future. Interesting to see that others really love it.

[rolexjackson]

Can’t go wrong either way!


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