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I must have been on a Rolex fever

While browsing intensely last night I’ve decided to pick up the Rolex 126619LB today at a local grey dealer. The price was too good to be true in the resale market.



The stock photo on the website had always captured my attention. That blue bezel insert always reminds me of the 1675 GMT Blueberry reference (whose authenticity is often debated). Photos online however have always shown the bezel color to be of a different hue, and of a different nature.

Nevertheless, I decided to buy one purely from a relative price perspective, and also because, I wanted a less common submariner on top of the 126610LV that I’ll be receiving in due course.



I’ve gotta say…a precious metal sub is just out of the ordinary for me. Never owned one, and never thought I would. But clearly with my younger years behind me, buying that “adult” watch is going to be in focus.




The Cookie Monster, as it’s been affectionately known as, does channel some of that New York finance bro kinda vibe. It’s got that bit of understated feel but on the wrist the heft reminds you it’s an important watch. Also the warm sheen of white gold oozes a subtlety that only the wearer would appreciate when wearing it as opposed to a stainless steel watch. While the bezel insert is nothing like what has been depicted in its official stock photo (a rather nice navy like blue), I love how it intensifies into an electric sort of blue under strong natural or artificial light. And in darker settings that electrifying blue eases into a rich royal blue, so to speak.

Do I like the reference 126619LB? Well I’m going to have to say yes, despite some cons. The most important tick on one of my boxes is the redesigning of the case. The squarer case of the earlier Submariner case is something I didn’t quite appreciate, due to that imbalance in case to bracelet ratio. So this latest reference rectifies it. It also looks relatively slim on the wrist thanks to a slim looking case band. I also do love that the dial is now black, which brings out a stark and very obvious contrast on the blue bezel insert, which its predecessor lacked. The blue on blue, ya know…can be a little bit much. So the combination of a black dial/blue bezel insert is a welcoming change. So together with the center polished links on the oyster bracelet this watch comes together rather nicely, in a slick and luxurious manner. The cons. Firstly, the clasp is now longer which I find unnecessary. I rather have more bracelet than clasp. Again it’s a links to clasp ratio argument. Secondly, I would’ve preferred proportions be kept at 40mm without a further 1mm increase. Or in other words, I do prefer the modern submariner to wear just slightly smaller. Bigger is not always better. And in this case, a precious metal watch just feels better if it’s more compact, discreet and unassuming. The last thing you want is for it to scream for attention. This is however, just a matter of taste and preference.




So, a white gold submariner with an electric blueberry insert at the end of the day for me it’s one of those watches that feels somewhat grown up but still fun to wear with that pop of color. The heft of gold reminds you of its importance but yet doesn’t weigh you down like how a platinum Daytona would.

When I wear the Cookie Monster, I do feel as though I’ve entered that new phase of adulthood. Yet I also know the kid inside of me still knows how to have fun.

Two more wrist shots here under the evening sun just so because I can’t enough of it (yet):



Thanks for looking. HAGWE you all.

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Gatsby