Rolex Sky-Dweller, Good God!

[Duc5150]

Wasn't a fan when pics and info first came out

But in person and on the wrist, my opinion changed......it's a stunner and the complication is pretty cool too Definitely a hefty chunk of metal on your wrist....

Different strokes for different folks!




Todd B. in the OC

[TimeOnMyHands]

Originally Posted by Ravager135

....................... even if Patek is a technically superior brand.

Really...superior in complexity or reliability?

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by BadBoy

Maybe you're right, there a probably other watches too who are "better" , "nicest looking" or whatever.
It's just that this Rolex makes my dingy wiggle... ....
And that doesn't happen much...

I believe this is called 'oversharing'

[Sarajevo]

Originally Posted by Mort1

The gmt wheel looks ok on the rose gold...

terrible review - he is basically working out how the thing works during it. Nice watch though.

[bayerische]

Originally Posted by Puffy

you'd want a patek for that kind of money

Agreed. Or AP. Its too much dough for a Rolex IMHO.

[Bangel]

Since its unveiling at Basel last year, the passage of time and the opportunity to see it first hand has not changed my original opinion of it.

It's a technically interesting piece, but I have a hard time reconciling having an annual calendar without a day function and find the aesthetics unappealing.

It does please me (and Rolex!) that people have the completely opposite opinion to mine though. Variety makes life interesting.

[NAVY]

Saw it weeks ago and at first thought it was some sort of horrific fake Rolex spin off straight from the depths of a Bangkok market

Pretty much sums it up

[FremStar]

Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

I hope you didn't take the first part of my post seriously Sam, you know my habit of pulling your leg every once in a while, it's all in good (yet absurd) fun and has nothing to do with my opinion of the Sky-Dweller (which I, as I've written above, happen to like).

Carl, not at all, I am actually smiling and reading responses from the naysayers. As I have said its ok to have a competent opinion on any timepiece including the Sky-Dweller... Fun times!

[patrike]

I think the SD looks amazing! I really like that its a complicated watch, that's not as fragile as all others. I'd love to get the RG in the future. Only think I'd like to change would be the markers. Would like simple stick markers instead. That might help the watch look a bit more like a dress watch.

[kilyung]

SkD is growing on me but I like the DD2 better. Just looking at Sam's SkD vs DD2 pics make me realize how striking the DD2 is in its simplicity.

[bscepter]

i think the SD looks great in WG, but i think it looks pretty horrendous in any other configuration. maybe one day they'll do an SS version. i think that would be pretty cool.

[Ravager135]

Originally Posted by TimeOnMyHands

Really...superior in complexity or reliability?

In terms of general perception amongst the watch community. Maybe the better phrase would have been "more highly regarded."