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12 February 2023, 06:56 AM | #1 |
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Expl36 - best as daily driver?
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I am wearing suits 80% of time. Thinking about the new Explorer 36 as daily driver…TT or SS model. My wrist size is about 19cm. Help, please, with arguments in favor or against. Or better to buy DJ41? Thanks! |
12 February 2023, 06:59 AM | #2 |
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Oh go explorer. Good enough for Don Draper in a suit, it’s good enough for the rest of us.
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12 February 2023, 07:00 AM | #3 |
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I'd get the SS model.
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12 February 2023, 07:03 AM | #4 |
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Can’t go wrong DJ41 or ExpI. Both great watches.
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12 February 2023, 07:30 AM | #5 |
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The Rolex model designed for wearing with suits is Cellini.
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12 February 2023, 07:32 AM | #6 |
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19cm wrist and a 36mm watch? I have 20 cm wrist and my 39mm Exp looks borderline ok. I would try getting or at least trying live a 39mm one if I were you.
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12 February 2023, 10:41 AM | #7 |
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I'm normally not one to agree with sizing up but in this case, I would consider it. Maybe a modern Air King? A little bigger, but perhaps a bit too sporty.
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12 February 2023, 07:33 AM | #8 |
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Sure - I see people wearing ugly Apple Watches with suits, why not an explorer? It is 2023, wearing a shirt and sports jacket is almost overdressed.
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12 February 2023, 07:21 PM | #9 | |
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12 February 2023, 08:14 PM | #10 |
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DJ 41 for me. 36 Explorer felt very small on my 7" IMHO.
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12 February 2023, 09:41 AM | #11 |
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That’s a good size wrist (about 7.5 inches for my fellow Americans). I’d highly recommend the previous Explorer 39mm version. Specifically the MKII
Regardless of wrist size, I prefer that last version anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
12 February 2023, 02:12 PM | #12 |
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Yes! I’ve got an 18cm wrist and have a TT Explorer that I wear all of the time because of its flexibility in more formal work situations and casual settings. If Don Draper wasn’t enough to put your mind at ease, let me try it: it looks amazing in a suit. Small enough to feel formal, but with a sporty/fun edge. It’s a great piece in a classic, timeless size.
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12 February 2023, 02:33 PM | #13 |
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+1 for 36 MM Explorer
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12 February 2023, 03:26 PM | #14 |
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36mm Explorer is perfect for all but the most freakishly large wrists.
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12 February 2023, 06:07 PM | #15 |
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I use it as such.Go for it.
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12 February 2023, 06:45 PM | #16 |
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I had my name down for an OP36 and an explorer36 as a casual every day watch, went in to the AD to say hello a couple of weeks later and was offered a S/S DJ36 Wimbledon dial (flutted/jubilee). Bought it then and there and couldn’t be happier. Seems to tick all the everyday boxes
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12 February 2023, 08:22 PM | #17 |
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My wrist is smaller than the OP and I've never looked at my 39mm Explorer and wished it was smaller...and I am almost always the guy in threads that tells people their watch is too big.
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12 February 2023, 08:31 PM | #18 |
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Absolutely go for it. It's the perfect one-and-done.
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12 February 2023, 09:14 PM | #19 |
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Why 36mm Explorer or 41mm DJ? What about a 36mm DJ? What about a 41mm OP?
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12 February 2023, 11:31 PM | #20 |
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It’ll be a good look OP
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12 February 2023, 11:39 PM | #21 |
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If you are contemplating now between 36 and 40/41, then I would go with the larger piece.
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