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Slickyrick · 14 May 2021, 06:58 PM

Has anybody tried this? It seems like a reversible mod to try out on our watches."seems"... the white gold version looks great with the polished centerlinks and just wondering out loud...

Benzsiam · 14 May 2021, 08:17 PM

Normally I preferred polished center link but I wouldn’t try to change it, I like to keep it original.

joli160 · 14 May 2021, 08:25 PM

It will make the Sub look more interesting. All satin is rather dull and I like the PCL on my 116619LB.

Going from PCL to a brush finished is a very easy DIY, the reverse not so much.
I would probably ask Rolliworks or LAWW to do it. These guys can make it look perfect.

rossi46 · 15 May 2021, 02:20 AM

Hard pass!

Seddyspaghetti · 15 May 2021, 02:32 AM

Yes. I’ve seen a steel black dial sub converted into the original smurf.

Master_Grogu · 15 May 2021, 04:32 AM

You won’t be able to achieve the crisp finish of Rolex IMO. And if you do, then you’ve made your sub special. If that is what you want, post the results here

Krash · 15 May 2021, 05:43 AM

I’m not a fan of PCLs and I think it’ll ruin the watch.

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Stoffel · 15 May 2021, 05:55 AM

No thanks, that sounds horrific!

1665fan · 15 May 2021, 06:06 AM

Terrible idea.....I’ve seen copies with that set up.....Terrible......

DJ2020 · 15 May 2021, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoffel

no thanks, that sounds horrific!

+1!

HogwldFLTR · 15 May 2021, 06:09 AM

Take it or leave it; many don't like PCLs due to the scratch impact!

JSolution · 15 May 2021, 06:24 AM

You could just get a 116710ln :)

aka Mac · 15 May 2021, 06:26 AM

The Submariner is already becoming less and less of a tool watch with the glossy dial and bezel, so polishing up those center links would certainly help further the anti-tool trend.

jimbones43 · 15 May 2021, 06:44 AM

Please no!!! Its a tool watch!! Im fact I think all Rolex tool watches should not have pcl’s!!

slus · 15 May 2021, 06:58 AM

I've seen it, I think on this forum but I can't find the thread. Someone with a BLNR and a SubC temporarily switched bracelets. The GMT looked really great on the brushed bracelet, the Sub with PCLs...not so much.

MrMercedes · 15 May 2021, 07:00 AM

Not original!!!

Boaters · 15 May 2021, 07:00 AM

Not a big fan of polished center links .. I like the brushed look better.

Kube · 15 May 2021, 07:32 AM

Why destroy the sub

~Haze~ · 15 May 2021, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Take it or leave it; many don't like PCLs due to the scratch impact!

I’m amazed how many non watch people who are oblivious to watch brands (they couldn’t tell a Rolex from Invictia and also probably never heard most other luxury brands) noticed the PCL on a GMT and commented/asked.

I got an LN GMT for a few months last year and I was shocked how many people said “did you get a new watch? This one is shiny”.

The pcl are a detail I like the look of on a watch but it’s not a feature I like all that much on wrist. The pcl’s are one of the main reasons I never gave the gmt a fair shake.

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Mendota · 15 May 2021, 01:34 PM

No. Gross.

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djdm · 15 May 2021, 01:41 PM

I wouldn’t do that. The brushed bracelet is part of what makes the Sub more of a tool watch. PCLs have a flashier, dressier appearance, that I think is well suited for the GMT (and other dressier watches) instead.

SeaDweller50 · 15 May 2021, 01:42 PM

Why not? The Sub ref 116619LB has PCL’s.

dontbeshort · 15 May 2021, 05:28 PM

PCLs only acceptable on Jubilees IMHO

14 May 2021, 06:58 PM	#1
Slickyrick "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: US Posts: 2	Polished center link on all steel sub Has anybody tried this? It seems like a reversible mod to try out on our watches."seems"... the white gold version looks great with the polished centerlinks and just wondering out loud...

14 May 2021, 08:17 PM	#2
Benzsiam 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Watch: Rolex/AP/PP/ALS Posts: 6,002	Normally I preferred polished center link but I wouldn’t try to change it, I like to keep it original. __________________ Rolex: 116621, 126333, 126711CHNR, 114060, 116500LN White, 126660 JC, 126710BLNR, 126710BLRO, 116610LV, 126610LN, 126610LV, 116508 YG Green Dial, 124300 Turquoise, 126719BLRO Meteorite dial, 228235 Olive dial ,126755SARU, 116505 RG Black dial, 326934 Blue Sky D. AP: 15451ST Blue, 15500OR w/Bracelet, 14790SA, 14790BA, 26022BC(Salmon) PP: 5524R, 5712G, ALS: Time Zone 136.032, Cartier: WGSA0030, WSSA0061, YG Oct. 2965, Carree 2961, YG Carree, Tank W5000156 Breguet: 7137BA, MontBlanc: 109996"

14 May 2021, 08:25 PM	#3
joli160 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,758	It will make the Sub look more interesting. All satin is rather dull and I like the PCL on my 116619LB. Going from PCL to a brush finished is a very easy DIY, the reverse not so much. I would probably ask Rolliworks or LAWW to do it. These guys can make it look perfect. __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

15 May 2021, 02:20 AM	#4
rossi46 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Dan Location: CT, by a lake Watch: 16570 Posts: 1,544	Hard pass! __________________ A watch is about the entire package, not just its appearance. Any large watch company not making its own movement is not making a watch at all; they’re just playing dress-up. --The Watch Snob

15 May 2021, 06:09 AM	#11
HogwldFLTR 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48 Watch: Too many to list! Posts: 33,693	Take it or leave it; many don't like PCLs due to the scratch impact! __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

15 May 2021, 02:32 AM	#5
Seddyspaghetti "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Uranus Watch: 116500LN Posts: 4,789	Yes. I’ve seen a steel black dial sub converted into the original smurf.

15 May 2021, 04:32 AM	#6
Master_Grogu Banned Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Tokyo Posts: 969	You won’t be able to achieve the crisp finish of Rolex IMO. And if you do, then you’ve made your sub special. If that is what you want, post the results here

15 May 2021, 05:43 AM	#7
Krash 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Florida Watch: Sub, DJ41, GMT Posts: 8,256	I’m not a fan of PCLs and I think it’ll ruin the watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

15 May 2021, 05:55 AM	#8
Stoffel Banned Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: UK Posts: 143	No thanks, that sounds horrific!

15 May 2021, 06:06 AM	#9
1665fan "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: East coast Posts: 6,660	Terrible idea.....I’ve seen copies with that set up.....Terrible......

15 May 2021, 06:24 AM	#12
JSolution "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Jay Location: England Watch: SkyD Posts: 6,398	You could just get a 116710ln :)

15 May 2021, 06:26 AM	#13
aka Mac "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: USA Posts: 44	The Submariner is already becoming less and less of a tool watch with the glossy dial and bezel, so polishing up those center links would certainly help further the anti-tool trend.

15 May 2021, 06:44 AM	#14
jimbones43 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Jim Location: Earth Posts: 1,067	Please no!!! Its a tool watch!! Im fact I think all Rolex tool watches should not have pcl’s!!

15 May 2021, 06:58 AM	#15
slus "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Northern CA Watch: SD4K Posts: 716	I've seen it, I think on this forum but I can't find the thread. Someone with a BLNR and a SubC temporarily switched bracelets. The GMT looked really great on the brushed bracelet, the Sub with PCLs...not so much.

15 May 2021, 07:00 AM	#16
MrMercedes "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Real Name: David Location: here and there Watch: too many! Posts: 3,588	Not original!!!

15 May 2021, 07:00 AM	#17
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,653	Not a big fan of polished center links .. I like the brushed look better.

15 May 2021, 07:32 AM	#18
Kube "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: US Watch: Two Tone DJ Posts: 339	Why destroy the sub

15 May 2021, 01:34 PM	#20
Mendota "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MN Watch: OP36 Blue 3-6-9 Posts: 2,195	No. Gross. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

15 May 2021, 01:41 PM	#21
djdm "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: David Location: Seattle Watch: Daytona-C Posts: 325	I wouldn’t do that. The brushed bracelet is part of what makes the Sub more of a tool watch. PCLs have a flashier, dressier appearance, that I think is well suited for the GMT (and other dressier watches) instead. __________________ 116500 (black) 116519 (steel) 2FA Enabled

15 May 2021, 01:42 PM	#22
SeaDweller50 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Sandy Location: England. Watch: 14060M 2 liner Posts: 3,204	Why not? The Sub ref 116619LB has PCL’s.

15 May 2021, 05:28 PM	#23
dontbeshort "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Real Name: Henri Location: @ the golf club Watch: LN LV BLRO BLNR Posts: 274	PCLs only acceptable on Jubilees IMHO

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