Looking for a dressy, versatile Rolex and need suggestions

[007_Omega]

Originally Posted by Horationelson

Explorer I

Best choice imo

[chad362wiley]

skyd :P

[woof]

I would suggest the following:
1) Cellini Moonphase - looks awesome with dress shirt & polo shirt
2) ss SKY deweller - white, black or blue
3) SS daytona (very difficult to get)

[mjolnir2thor]

Explorer 1... balance of form and function!!!

[c41006]

Originally Posted by joli160

The only one you can wear with a suit is the DJ. Awesome watch, very versatile

How is it the only one you can wear with a suit?

[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by mrenvy

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Look no further.

[eyeheartny]

Originally Posted by dumbo1234

Hello everyone,

My current watch is a Panerai 44mm Luminor Marina Militare with a limited edition cocoa leather strap, and I love the watch, but I would like to get back into a Rolex as well. I would like something versatile that I could wear with a suit, but could also be dressed down on weekends.

My personal style: fairly sporty, but I dress well much of the time. I have an athletic build (I am a climber, so not a big guy, and no, these don't go anywhere near a rock wall or indoor gym wall). My wife has a GMTII 2-tone and a DJ36 fluted in RG, and she is not impressed with the Panerai.

I used to own a GMTII, which I traded for the Panerai, as I wanted something a bit different.

Current thoughts are:
Explorer II (5 digit style, can be had around $5,000)
Yacht-Master with blue dial (different, but sharp)
DJ 41 with a blue arabic dial and fluted bezel (perhaps more dressy, but a nice watch)
older Daytona
Pepsi-bezel 5-digit GMT
Milgauss with green face

Which would you choose, and why? Which is most likely to hold value over time?

Forget value retention. That's honestly a stupid way to look at the purchase of a luxury consumer good.

Based on versatility with dress/casual, the DJ41. I just got one yesterday and also have a six-digit Sub No Date. The Sub is the most versatile in terms of where I'd take it, but the DJ41 is the one that I think I'll be able to pair with the widest variety of outfits/styles.

[HogwldFLTR]

Duplicate.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by dumbo1234

Hello everyone,

My current watch is a Panerai 44mm Luminor Marina Militare with a limited edition cocoa leather strap, and I love the watch, but I would like to get back into a Rolex as well. I would like something versatile that I could wear with a suit, but could also be dressed down on weekends.

My personal style: fairly sporty, but I dress well much of the time. I have an athletic build (I am a climber, so not a big guy, and no, these don't go anywhere near a rock wall or indoor gym wall). My wife has a GMTII 2-tone and a DJ36 fluted in RG, and she is not impressed with the Panerai.

I used to own a GMTII, which I traded for the Panerai, as I wanted something a bit different.

Current thoughts are:
Explorer II (5 digit style, can be had around $5,000)
Yacht-Master with blue dial (different, but sharp)
DJ 41 with a blue arabic dial and fluted bezel (perhaps more dressy, but a nice watch)
older Daytona
Pepsi-bezel 5-digit GMT
Milgauss with green face

Which would you choose, and why? Which is most likely to hold value over time?

Sky D in any form provides GMT, dressiness, and an annual calendar. It will compete with the Panera for wrist presence. Hard to be much more versatile.

[cab56]

Originally Posted by mjolnir2thor

Explorer 1... balance of form and function!!!

The 39mm full-lume Explorer is wonderful. I rotate a Submariner, a Datejust with WG fluted bezel, and the 39mm Explorer. The Explorer is my favourite. It's a stealth Rolex (no cyclops). Goes perfectly with a suit or jeans. Easy to read at a glance. Easy to read at night (lume is much better than my Submariner).

[JeffreyD]

If it says ROLEX, its perfect.

DJ41 blue w/ fluted bezel, just to be official.

[dumbo1234]

Thanks for the votes! I like the idea of the DJ41, or perhaps the Daytona. I will try and find one to try on, and check the pre-owned forum to see if anything matches. An Explorer II would be fun, but more of a weekend watch I think, which is what I already have

[dumbo1234]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

Sky D in any form provides GMT, dressiness, and an annual calendar. It will compete with the Panera for wrist presence. Hard to be much more versatile.

Yeah, but perhaps out of my budget I am afraid. $15-20k, right?

[SearChart]

I vote polar explorer, it is one of your choices, albeit the complete opposite of dressy.

[Toivonen]

Originally Posted by Michael7

The 116234 on a jubilee. Looks the part with a suit and for me can be worn with nearly any outfit (Well, I do lol). However it is all about personal preference some will be comfortable wearing a SS sports watch with a suit and others won’t.

.

[rolexpatek363]

Originally Posted by c41006

How is it the only one you can wear with a suit?

You can wear any watch with a suit, but a Sub+suit just makes the wearer look like a sad James Bond fantasist.

In the Rolex Oyster line, DJ or DD both look great (the ultimate being a platinum DD) otherwise Cellini/another brand.

[bosmann]

I like the explorer

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[busytimmy]

DJ41 is the clear winner imo


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[AEC]

Of the watches you list, my preferences would be the pre-owned Daytona first, and the DJ 41 second.

In addition to the watches you list, I would consider a Submariner, a Submariner Date, and an Explorer I.

Happy hunting!

[SebaH]

If you want to get back in to the Rolex game, start off with a SubC.

[1William]

I would go with the Submariner-C ND, 114060. Great watch and a clean dial and a lot of history. It can be dressed up or down and holds it value well.

[stockjock1975]

My $0.02 would be to select the Yacht-Master. It offers a good blend of sport/dress, very robust, and somewhat rare in the wild.




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[AK797]

Originally Posted by Houston77

Dj41 on Oyster.




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[RHIII]

I’d say DJ41 for sure —- if you really wanted a professional model I’d go 520 Daytona (white dial) - it has the ‘dressy’ aspect where the 500 does not (IMHO).

No one can predict how any of these watches (or anything else for that matter)will be valued in the future. Buy what YOU like - and don’t get caught up in all of the hype, trust me.

Good luck!!!


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[encarter13]

DJ41 is the dressiest option, IMHO.

[DLRIDES]

Originally Posted by dumbo1234

Hello everyone,

My current watch is a Panerai 44mm Luminor Marina Militare with a limited edition cocoa leather strap, and I love the watch, but I would like to get back into a Rolex as well. I would like something versatile that I could wear with a suit, but could also be dressed down on weekends.

My personal style: fairly sporty, but I dress well much of the time. I have an athletic build (I am a climber, so not a big guy, and no, these don't go anywhere near a rock wall or indoor gym wall). My wife has a GMTII 2-tone and a DJ36 fluted in RG, and she is not impressed with the Panerai.

I used to own a GMTII, which I traded for the Panerai, as I wanted something a bit different.

Current thoughts are:
Explorer II (5 digit style, can be had around $5,000)
Yacht-Master with blue dial (different, but sharp)
DJ 41 with a blue arabic dial and fluted bezel (perhaps more dressy, but a nice watch)
older Daytona
Pepsi-bezel 5-digit GMT
Milgauss with green face

Which would you choose, and why? Which is most likely to hold value over time?

) Highlighted in red.

) Considered an EXP I ?

) Value retention is subjective, fads and trends change, buy what you want.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by dumbo1234

Yeah, but perhaps out of my budget I am afraid. $15-20k, right?

Well, the msrp on the SS versions in $14,400 with fair likelihood one can find one in white through an AD at that price. Model is 326934.

[dumbo1234]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to try some watches on with my wife next weekend. She is buying, so I will leave it up to her, and report back!

[Tampashooter]

Originally Posted by Byrdguy

You can wear any watch with a suit. Just put it on.

Thank you. Finally.....

[Mephist]

Originally Posted by dumbo1234

and no, these don't go anywhere near a rock wall or indoor gym wall).

I got two Datejust's as every day beaters and they go near anything I am doing. So they work great as an everyday watch. I would go for a DJ 41 with a blue arabic dial and fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet if I where you. The jubilee bracelet shows the scratches much less then the oyster.