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9 September 2023, 03:41 PM | #1 |
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Does everyone hate the puzzle dial or are there any fans?
Does everyone hate the puzzle dial or are there any fans? I personally happen to be a fan. I dont understand the hate for Rolex coming out with a new and unusual for the brand dial. Its not like its the only dial they ever made. Theres plenty of options so I dont understand all the hate.
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9 September 2023, 04:34 PM | #2 |
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I think a lot of Rolex owners don’t realise it but they are ‘gatekeepers’ of the brand. They don’t seem to like it when something new and funky comes along.
It’s human nature to resist change, especially for a brand like Rolex and it’s followers that appreciate models like the Submariner, DD and DJ, where little change in designs can be noticed over many generations. A bit like Porsche enthusiasts who don’t like their 4x4 offerings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
9 September 2023, 04:59 PM | #3 |
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You can be funny for all the time, or sometimes or rarely. But in my opinion to try to be an infant in the high-end premium - or let it be the so called affordable luxury - market is IMHO something what I would used to call silly, because this lifestyle is very far away from the not very young Rolex fans.
I understand Rolex that they want to give something to the gen Z, but probably this is not the best way for you to try to look trendy and funny in the same time you wear a business dress code. Anyhow, I have no problem with my Moonswatch, or even the Blancpainswatch - except the pain to look for these -, so I have no problem with the Rolex Oyster&Pop cooperation too. My only problem is, that I still can't imagine an outfit for this watch, except a clown suit with some balloons |
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I like them very much, will be extremely difficult to get via an AD and pretty sure premium on grey market will be extreme
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9 September 2023, 05:25 PM | #6 |
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I’m not a fan of these odd releases. The celebration dial doesn’t bother me - it still functions perfectly well the way the watch was intended to - it’s just colourful and some people like that so fine. My other half loves it.
But what’s the point of a day date that doesn’t tell you the day or the date? Seems like a waste of a good movement. Plus I assume in time emojis will have had their day and it won’t age particularly well. |
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It’s fun, it’s not serious, I think it’s cool af …
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9 September 2023, 06:11 PM | #9 |
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I really like it.
Rolex is so conservative that something like this is just ... so surprising. Wonderful. |
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It would be awesome if it functioned as a real Day Date.
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9 September 2023, 06:36 PM | #11 |
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Possibly the only DD I’d buy from my AD
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They seem so out of brand character almost trying be too juvenile of a look unnaturally. I also detest the Marvel Comic theme AP watches and feel it takes away from the brand as a whole. I am certainly not that old to understand the “idea” of these watches but they come off making the brand seem too “needy” and artificially whimsical.
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Not a fan at all but to each his own. To me it is a rather silly watch to spend that much money on it.
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Personally I’m not a fan of it. Applaud the efforts though to do something a little different & step away from the perennial dullness of the sub aesthetics, or to pop a couple of colours on a gmt bezel so it gets a ‘nickname’ that keeps it popular.
Rolex has a great range of products with different aesthetics & sizes, so we’ll all have our different faves & hates. Be happy with your own choices, & not be bothered what everyone else thinks. |
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I dig it. Probably the coolest day date.
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9 September 2023, 08:30 PM | #16 |
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Not my cup of tea. I don’t “hate” it.
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I don't hate anything. I think the puzzle dial DD is a stupid looking watch but what others do with their money is none of my business.
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I like things no one likes most of the time.
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I don't hate it, but it gets a kinda half-hearted eye-roll from me.
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I like it. Rolex getting a little funky, I think, is good for the brand. They are iconic watches but nothing wrong with having a little fun too.
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9 September 2023, 09:26 PM | #21 |
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No hate but that and the celebration are ugly. Plain and simple.
But so are many other offerings with over the top diamonds etc. |
9 September 2023, 09:29 PM | #22 |
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The dial, while not being something I'd EVER personally buy, is OK for what it is and if people want to spend their money on something like that then I have no problem with it at all. Same goes for the celebration dial. At the end of the day, both are just funky coloured dials. So no hate.
However, what I take a bit of exception to is the stupid idea of the non-day/non-date day and date wheels on the puzzle DD. What's next, a Rolex with no hands at all? Where the dials are Rolex's take on "fun and youthful", the non-functional day and date wheels are a step into seriously "trying too hard" territory IMO. It takes it from a quirky option for those who want to be different, to something for those with more money than sense IMHO.
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No hate but also not my taste.
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9 September 2023, 09:32 PM | #24 |
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Puzzle dial is not bad; kinda like the celebration dial. I wish the function was day-date rather than emotion-date
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Love the WG version. I’ve asked ADs for it. All say it’s not happening.
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Not for me but for someone.
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9 September 2023, 10:00 PM | #28 |
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I love the puzzle dials.
By the way, a single employee paints the dials by hand. Only one lady at Rolex can do this at the moment. |
9 September 2023, 10:12 PM | #29 |
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Don't like it.
In normal times they would be mere "relationship builders" (along with the Tiffany dial and the various green bezel models) |
9 September 2023, 10:58 PM | #30 |
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I would not wear it. I do not like silly watches. But the sticks stand out well from the dial for a nice look and it is overall very legible overall.
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