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Old 9 August 2018, 07:37 AM   #1
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Fav 6-digit SS Rolex air/land/sea trio starting from scratch

Hi Everyone!

Not an advice post haha. Was wondering if you all had to start from scratch today, which current production SS rolex air/land/sea trio would you build?

Here are the options:

Air: GMT LN/BLNR/BLRO v SkyD blk/wht/blue v Exp 2 wht/blk
Land: 116500 Daytona wht vs blk
Sea: 114060 v 116610LN v 116610LV v SD43 v Deepsea blk/Dblue

Starting from scratch, i’d probably go BLRO, black daytona, and subC LV.

Reasons: SkyD too big for me. And i’ve always wanted a pepsi - jubilee or not haha. The polar explorer is nice but not crazy about the case size. For the Daytona, the white dial is a little too stark for me like a chess board almost - much pref the blk. And for the sea... i wish they made a blue sunburst SS sub lol, but the green will do. Black a little too comon for me. And w BLRO and Daytona i’d already have 2 blk dials. So a little bit more color is always welcome.

Thoughts???
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Old 9 August 2018, 07:59 AM   #2
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I go a little different like this -

1. Sky-dweller (Blue) - Air
2. Explorer (White) - Land
3. Sea-dweller (Black) - Sea

All ends with "er" and all with different dial colors.

What do you think?

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Old 9 August 2018, 08:25 AM   #3
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All the big pieces haha. Love it!
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Old 9 August 2018, 11:07 AM   #4
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Old 9 August 2018, 11:21 AM   #5
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Air: Skydweller blue

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Old 9 August 2018, 11:26 AM   #6
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Air - GMT Master II - 126715 CHNR (I know it's supposed to be only SS but I can't help it I love this watch and if I picked the TT I'd just really want this one)



Land - Daytona 116500 - White Dial



Sea - Sub 114060

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Old 9 August 2018, 12:01 PM   #7
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Sorry. But nothing beats a 5 digit GMT.





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Old 9 August 2018, 12:02 PM   #8
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Old 9 August 2018, 12:25 PM   #9
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Sky Dweller - maybe a bit big but can be used as a dress watch
Daytona white dial - Need a chronograph
Sub 114060 - iconic
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Old 9 August 2018, 12:27 PM   #10
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Old 9 August 2018, 02:50 PM   #11
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Wow awesome responses! Love how everyone has a different take on it.
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Old 9 August 2018, 02:52 PM   #12
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I never understood the land/air/water thing.....whatever people do to justify their collections I guess. It'd be 116500 in white, BLNR GMT, and the 116600 SD4K for me if we're talking 6 digits.
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Old 9 August 2018, 03:28 PM   #13
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Mine is

126710. New Pepsi

116500 . White Ceramic Daytona

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Old 9 August 2018, 06:42 PM   #14
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Old 9 August 2018, 07:19 PM   #15
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Starting all over I would buy only three and PM only;

Sub date 116619LB, casual for at sea.
DayDate 118238, dinner parties on land.
Sky dweller 326935, name says it all.

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Old 9 August 2018, 07:34 PM   #16
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Old 9 August 2018, 07:51 PM   #17
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Hi Everyone!

Not an advice post haha. Was wondering if you all had to start from scratch today, which current production SS rolex air/land/sea trio would you build?

Here are the options:

Air: GMT LN/BLNR/BLRO v SkyD blk/wht/blue v Exp 2 wht/blk
Land: 116500 Daytona wht vs blk
Sea: 114060 v 116610LN v 116610LV v SD43 v Deepsea blk/Dblue

Starting from scratch, i’d probably go BLRO, black daytona, and subC LV.

Reasons: SkyD too big for me. And i’ve always wanted a pepsi - jubilee or not haha. The polar explorer is nice but not crazy about the case size. For the Daytona, the white dial is a little too stark for me like a chess board almost - much pref the blk. And for the sea... i wish they made a blue sunburst SS sub lol, but the green will do. Black a little too comon for me. And w BLRO and Daytona i’d already have 2 blk dials. So a little bit more color is always welcome.

Thoughts???
Air - Sky D (white). Not a fan of the BLNR or Jubilees and its got a fluted bezel

Land - I don't subscribe to the belief that land has to be a chrono, (and I've got a chrono anyway) so I'm going to go with an EXP 2 (black dial)

Sea - SD43 (already own one)
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Old 9 August 2018, 09:11 PM   #18
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I’d go-
Land: Explorer II 216570 white dial
Air: Air-King 116900
Sea: Submariner 114060

Splashing out?
Land: 216570 Black dial
Air: SS Sky-Dweller white dial
Sea: Sea-Dweller 43

Fun to think about!
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Old 9 August 2018, 09:14 PM   #19
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No-date sub
White Daytona
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Old 9 August 2018, 09:28 PM   #20
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No date sub
Explorer 2 42 mm white.
Blnr
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Old 9 August 2018, 11:11 PM   #21
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Air: GMT BLNR or basic, depending on your tastes.

Sea: No date Sub.

Land: Any Daytona.
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Old 10 August 2018, 12:31 AM   #22
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Old 10 August 2018, 12:33 AM   #23
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Old 10 August 2018, 12:37 AM   #24
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I’d go-
Land: Explorer II 216570 white dial
Air: Air-King 116900
Sea: Submariner 114060

Splashing out?
Land: 216570 Black dial
Air: SS Sky-Dweller white dial
Sea: Sea-Dweller 43

Fun to think about!
Definitely fun to think about. I put the explorers in the air category but as many have posted, they fit nicely in the land category as well.
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Old 10 August 2018, 12:51 AM   #25
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My current (and what I would do if I have to do it again)

SubC
BLNR
DaytonaC (white dial)
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Old 10 August 2018, 12:52 AM   #26
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My current (and what I would do if I have to do it again)

SubC
BLNR
DaytonaC (white dial)
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Old 10 August 2018, 03:26 AM   #27
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Mine and the outer space to finish the collection.

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Old 10 August 2018, 03:26 AM   #28
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Mine and the outer space to finish the collection.

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Old 10 August 2018, 04:15 AM   #29
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SD43
BLRO
D500...

...and a DD40.
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Old 10 August 2018, 04:22 AM   #30
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