Do you miss the date?

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Originally Posted by douglasf13

I have to eat crow a bit, because I used to tease people for wanting a "cleaner" dial without the date function, because the date function is so useful...until I got an Explorer. It's my first Rolex without a date function, and now it's my only, daily watch. Taking my phone out of pocket frequently to tell time drives me crazy, but I find the lower frequency of needing to know the date is perfectly suitable for getting out my phone (or, when applicable, glancing at my laptop.) It also helps me work the old memory muscles a bit more.

Regarding your point about taking your phones out of your pocket, I feel the same way.

The less I can interact with my phone the better!

I actually prefer non-date watches only because of the lower complexity of the movement. If I have a no-date watch that's been a bit out of rotation I just need to set the time and then go! The aesthetics aren't as much of a factor for me.