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mrbill2mrbill2 · 20 August 2012, 03:30 AM

I wear contacts -3.75 in both eyes. Could not read the date without the cyclops. My other non-cyclops watches require I put on my reading glasses to read.

jmsrolls · 20 August 2012, 04:37 AM

For 47 years, I wore bifocals and back in 2008 removed the "bubble" from my new EXPII resulting in a cleaner and more concentric dial:

A year ago, I acquired this DJ:

and found the Cyclops against a white dial to be less objectionable. I noticed the same thing with my new polar 42 EXPII when it arrived in November. The AR coating may factor into this as well. In any event, I was not tempted to perform "Cyclopsectomies" on the new ones.

Which was a good thing as I underwent double cataract surgery at the end of the year and my distant vision became 20/20. I exchanged my bifocals for close work lenses only and now find the Cyclops to be a useful feature.

Outrlimit · 20 August 2012, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnFM

Outrlimit,

Do you (or does anyone else) know when Rolex began to AR coat the cyclops? Is it an inside coating only?

John

Sorry - I can't answer definitively.

Ed Rooney · 20 August 2012, 05:09 AM

I'm still 20/20 for distance for anything more than about 15" from my face. I will need reading glasses soon and I have been hankering for a watch with a cyclops.

Arpinum · 20 August 2012, 08:15 AM

I'm not a real fan of the cyclops but I like the date on my watch so I am stuck with it. I'd like to be an option, like jubilee or oyster bracelet.

I have always wondered about the Rolex DayDate - if someone needs a cyclops to read the date, how are they supposed to read the unmagnified day?

nauticajoe · 20 August 2012, 08:18 AM

I wear glasses/contacts; nearsightedness. So, I don't really need the cyclops to read the date. Hey, it's a Rolex.

Etudes · 21 August 2012, 02:15 PM

At the age of 51 I joined the Rolex club- right about the time I started to wear reading glasses so I really appreciate the cyclops on my datejust! Plus it just looks cool.

DOUBLE 0 SE7EN · 21 August 2012, 02:35 PM

Cyclops make Rolex what it is today..

JohnBoy · 21 August 2012, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watch Professor

Yes
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Yup!

Auto16610 · 21 August 2012, 04:09 PM

That is why I bought the 16610!

rkm · 21 August 2012, 06:54 PM

I wear an SD (16600)!

20 August 2012, 03:30 AM	#31
mrbill2mrbill2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Mr. Bill Location: South Florida Watch: 16610 Posts: 6,148	I wear contacts -3.75 in both eyes. Could not read the date without the cyclops. My other non-cyclops watches require I put on my reading glasses to read. __________________ Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of the Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons - ID # 13

21 August 2012, 04:09 PM	#40
Auto16610 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Real Name: Scott Location: Santa Cruz Watch: RolexOmegaPanerai Posts: 1,182	Love it! That is why I bought the 16610!

20 August 2012, 04:37 AM	#32
jmsrolls Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,185	For 47 years, I wore bifocals and back in 2008 removed the "bubble" from my new EXPII resulting in a cleaner and more concentric dial: A year ago, I acquired this DJ: and found the Cyclops against a white dial to be less objectionable. I noticed the same thing with my new polar 42 EXPII when it arrived in November. The AR coating may factor into this as well. In any event, I was not tempted to perform "Cyclopsectomies" on the new ones. Which was a good thing as I underwent double cataract surgery at the end of the year and my distant vision became 20/20. I exchanged my bifocals for close work lenses only and now find the Cyclops to be a useful feature.

20 August 2012, 05:09 AM	#34
Ed Rooney "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600 Posts: 5,081	I'm still 20/20 for distance for anything more than about 15" from my face. I will need reading glasses soon and I have been hankering for a watch with a cyclops.

20 August 2012, 08:15 AM	#35
Arpinum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK Posts: 70	I'm not a real fan of the cyclops but I like the date on my watch so I am stuck with it. I'd like to be an option, like jubilee or oyster bracelet. I have always wondered about the Rolex DayDate - if someone needs a cyclops to read the date, how are they supposed to read the unmagnified day?

20 August 2012, 08:18 AM	#36
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	I wear glasses/contacts; nearsightedness. So, I don't really need the cyclops to read the date. Hey, it's a Rolex.

21 August 2012, 02:15 PM	#37
Etudes "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: Portland OR Posts: 31	At the age of 51 I joined the Rolex club- right about the time I started to wear reading glasses so I really appreciate the cyclops on my datejust! Plus it just looks cool.

21 August 2012, 02:35 PM	#38
DOUBLE 0 SE7EN "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: KAAN Location: ISTANBUL Watch: Explorer-PAM233 Posts: 1,648	Cyclops make Rolex what it is today..

21 August 2012, 06:54 PM	#41
rkm Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Balkans Watch: Rolex Sea-Dweller Posts: 49	I wear an SD (16600)!

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