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Old 25 May 2018, 07:21 AM   #1
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Are Submariners "LOUD?"

I keep reading posts about people not wearing their Subs because it "draws attention" to them. I've seen youtube videos were guys go with Explorer I's instead of a Sub because Subs stand out too much. I never saw a Sub as a "loud" watch. What do you fellas think?
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:23 AM   #2
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:41 AM   #3
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...


I tend to agree with this ^^^^^^


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Old 25 May 2018, 08:29 AM   #4
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

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Old 25 May 2018, 08:52 AM   #5
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...
I agree with this.
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Old 25 May 2018, 09:57 AM   #6
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...
Agree

Any full or TT YG is going to be noticed whether the person noticing it acknowledges the fact they noticed is something different but they will definitely have noticed...unless they are blind!

A plain black face LN? Nah!

About as discreet as it gets, to 99% of the general public it's just another black faced watch.



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Old 25 May 2018, 10:10 AM   #7
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...
Agreed! I would add that the Kermit is somewhere between Hulk (kind of) and black (no). You almost miss it at a glance, but it catches your eye as you've turned away
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Old 25 May 2018, 11:22 AM   #8
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full gold = yes
116613lb (tt bluesy) = yes
116610lv (hulk) = kind of maybe
standard black sub = no

imo of course...


this
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Old 25 May 2018, 10:01 PM   #9
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Full gold = Yes
116613lb (TT Bluesy) = Yes
116610lv (Hulk) = Kind of maybe
Standard Black Sub = No

IMO of course...
Exactly.
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:23 AM   #10
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It's a very clean and handsome watch, don't see it as "loud" at all.

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Old 25 May 2018, 07:26 AM   #11
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:28 AM   #12
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I don’t think it’s loud, but because the sub is so popular, it’s very recognizable. When people see a sub, they know it’s a Rolex.
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Old 25 May 2018, 04:55 PM   #13
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"Loud" and "recognizable" are very different concepts. Just because a watch draws attention doesn't mean it's loud.
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I don’t think it’s loud, but because the sub is so popular, it’s very recognizable. When people see a sub, they know it’s a Rolex.
This is my feeling. Unfortunately due to their popularity, they're so recognizable. It's not about the style of the watch... it's just a function of the brand.
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Old 25 May 2018, 10:37 PM   #14
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I don’t think it’s loud, but because the sub is so popular, it’s very recognizable. When people see a sub, they know it’s a Rolex.
People as in non-watch folks, are clueless how a Rolex looks like. They only know the brand as 'the-most-expensive-watch-brand-ever'.

As a SubC owner I rarely get comments on my watch. I own a grocery store in a medium town. 1000+ clients a day and not a single one commented on me, 'nice watch'.
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:42 AM   #15
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It's never loud on a NATO strap. ;)
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:46 AM   #16
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Depends on who's wearing it, to some degree.
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:57 AM   #17
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A Sub, loud? No

Some Sub wearers? Hell yes, we've all met some of them.

Perhaps those suggesting they are loud just feel more self conscious wearing a Sub due to the cost. $9k is a lot of money to most people.
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:51 AM   #18
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The SS , no

The gold one Though :)

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Old 25 May 2018, 07:56 AM   #19
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The SS , no

The gold one Though :)

Beautiful shot!!!!
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Old 25 May 2018, 08:06 AM   #20
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The SS , no

The gold one Though :)

My 16613lb Bluesy just ran away yelping...wow!

Lord Thunderin' Jesus I'm gobsmacked, what a gorgeous watch!
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Old 25 May 2018, 09:58 AM   #21
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The SS , no

The gold one Though :)

That blends in well...

Gorgeous!

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Old 25 May 2018, 12:41 PM   #22
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Beautiful shot!!!!


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My 16613lb Bluesy just ran away yelping...wow!

Lord Thunderin' Jesus I'm gobsmacked, what a gorgeous watch!




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That blends in well...

Gorgeous!

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Thank you all , I thought this pic was the most appropriate in describing a ‘loud’ sub , but I love it :)
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:52 AM   #23
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I've seen Invicta and Seiko Sub divers,
aren't those loud? Is the sub loud because it's says
Rolex on the dial ?

I don't think the Rolex sub is loud ... personally
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:56 AM   #24
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SS Sub in either models nope.
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Old 25 May 2018, 07:58 AM   #25
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Only when new as the bracelets tend to squeak a bit.
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Old 25 May 2018, 08:03 AM   #26
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Old 25 May 2018, 06:20 PM   #27
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Are Submariners "LOUD?"

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Only when new as the bracelets tend to squeak a bit.


Haha good one! I have a brand new Sub for just over a month now, it’s still squeaking, is this normal? It really annoys me.


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Old 25 May 2018, 08:06 AM   #28
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I tend to spot most models from afar so they are all loud to me. But if I had to pick one to be the loudest look at me watch it would be the two tone ceramics.
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Old 25 May 2018, 08:08 AM   #29
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They are not loud in SS.
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Old 25 May 2018, 08:08 AM   #30
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In Miami you see so many rolexes its the norm. so many people have the bluesy, I don't think its loud
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