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Perhaps so
It seems like they’ve used the sea dweller size increase to address that end of the market, but with comparatively less water resistance, the sub can be thinner and a better daily watch. They’re obviously very calculated in their incremental design changes, and probably want to avoid they a flux back and forth between 40-42mm depending on fashion trends. Wouldn’t it be great to catch a glimpse of their customer demographics—in this era of big data, it wouldn’t be too far fetched to imagine they have an idea of how large their average buyers are (height, BMI) to help analyze trends.
Thanks,
Brian
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New Submariner 41 mm
Only for demonstration and not for sale, yet. Never heard Rolex is also doing that. Lange and others do demonstration pieces, but Rolex? New case is noticeably bigger, "but" still a little square looking. Another noticeable point is the new bracelet that ...
Thanks for these wrist shots.
The case looks pretty big and the shape not really different from the "maxi" case. I am looking forward to see one in person as I am interested in the white gold version.
I thought it was one of the last maxi case models when I saw them in the window.
I think the wg blue bezel will look superb! The all blue was too blue, but with a black dial ... ...
very nice
I have to give it to Rolex for keeping the sub looking like a sub. It’s hard to tell which is which at this point once they went ceramic. 41mm? Can’t really see it
The 911 of the watch world
I will pass on the black bezel 41 mm as I own a SD 43 mm, that suits my idea of a bigger Rolex still very well.
Agree
I kinda let the brand go. I used to own every single modern Rolex from hulk to batman to sub and daytona. They honestly bored me after a while and having more than one from the sports range was like owning the same car in a different color! Is sold them a...
No 8ffence to owners, but I personally did not like the maxi case
However, when I saw it on other's wrists the maxi case looked good.
Rolex is smart
Why make it perfect now when they can make it perfect 4 or 5 generations from now?
At Wempe
in my town, there are always "demonstrations pieces" displayed. Bucherer followed the trend. I find it obnoxious and it just screams "run to other dealer".
If you are interested in the particular "display only model"...
so you must find it elsewhere, or be put on a waiting list. For the freshly released watches a waiting list is unavoidable, but it is already happening not only with the "hot models" but also with precious metal/gemstones dial ones.
Good move!
Solving the waiting list issue by changing its name! Did you go for the date or non-date version?
I want to see the new green bezel and the two tone blue dial. The other two are too close looking to what I already have got.
The blue bezel wg could be also nice but out of my budget.
Clever Rolex
Love or hate (or neither) the maxi case, recall that it was a way for Rolex to weather the 42 mm trend without actually increasing their diameter. I’m not a big fan—I only have one watch from the era—but I do give them credit for keeping the look current ...
Perhaps so
It seems like they’ve used the sea dweller size increase to address that end of the market, but with comparatively less water resistance, the sub can be thinner and a better daily watch. They’re obviously very calculated in their incremental design change...
Thank you for the clear and helpful pictures.
The proportions of the case, dial, bezel, bracelet, hands and loom plots look good.
