[4K] Rolex Sea-Dweller 43 vs Submariner 41 - SD43 vs SUB41; Beyond the obvious

[4K] Rolex Sea-Dweller 43 vs Submariner 41 - SD43 vs SUB41; Beyond the obvious | Hafiz J Mehmood

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3 жыл бұрын

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@Newtypenewtype 3 жыл бұрын

Love that you're wearing the Sea Dweller, it's always good to see actual scratches on watches these days instead of pristine examples sitting in boxes for "investment" purposes...

@simonassouline45 3 жыл бұрын

You Sir, are by Far the best and professional educator and narrator of Boutique Watches! Saw your Patek Philippe Aquanat Video, you pointed out all the flaws to the point of detail, on such an expensive entry point Watch! I’m a subscriber for life! Watch many other Videos, High expensive Boutique Watches, Like Audemares Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Rolex, and etc.! Your explanation and references to the key subtle differences are amazing! Thanks, Sir!

@user-wf2wi5wc2k 2 жыл бұрын

Just picked up a Seadweller after owning a Submariner previously. The size suits me perfectly and doesn't look big at all. I have an 18cm wrist. If anyone is worried about the SD being massive it isn't unless you have tiny wrists...

@Mark..P 3 жыл бұрын

The problem we have Hafiz, is that every watch you wear just looks really good and makes me want it. I am not sure if it’s your style, build, skin tone, photography, or all of the above, but I don’t think many of us can wear some of these pieces quite as well in reality 😁👏

@jamespalsson746 3 жыл бұрын

Hafiz has the biggest small wrist in the world

@HafizJMehmood 3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks fellows. I think it’s the perspective - third person view. We always see watches from first person perspective (wrist shot). Also, wrist shots taken from mobile camera m with terrible distortion often show watches to be flaring out of the wrist when in reality they’re not. Watches don’t look that big when you see from third person view, hence the reason I started showing this perspective in my vids :)

@weezkidtube 3 жыл бұрын

Mark P, you’re 100% on the ball. Hafiz needs to stop making these painfully good comparisons, now I find myself looking for the 40mm SD.

@stevesuard 2 жыл бұрын

Feel the same, all watches looks great on his wrist because of skin colour tone, size proportion, hairy just as need in great places of the wrist and fore arm, muscular forearm... a model for watch advertising, adding pro videographer and a particular voice over to it and you ve got a great youtube channel

@tomlowe7731 2 жыл бұрын

That’s because the watches are always sized properly and not loose on the wrist.

@veilofmayaa 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this video a month and a half ago. I probably rewound the first bit like a zillion times I mean the SD sits so well on your wrist. The pelagos LHD and the SD have been my grail watches. By some divine grace I got both in the last couple of weeks. I love the SD and this video got me borderline obsessed with it. Very informative, perfect camera angles and of course a very soothing voice to go with it. Doesn't get better!!

@shoikajohnson3892 3 жыл бұрын

Best watch videos on KZfaq. Love the comparisons. Love the fact that you give real measurements including thickness. Love being able to see how the watch looks on a person, rather than just someone’s wrist. Great voice. Great dialogue. Keep it up Hafiz!

@clarkgwozdecki6782 Жыл бұрын

Bigger bezel, bigger bezel teeth, bigger clasp, more gold, and bigger wrist presence are the reason I picked the TT seadweller over Blusy. No comparison when you hold them side by side. It is a beast

@divjan3990 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this one ! What type of camera you are using for making videos ?

@Badlighter 4 ай бұрын

Just found your channel. Brilliant. I love your relaxed view on the use of the definite article “the”. Stay well. Amazing watch descriptions. It’s like you are the Cervantes of horological reviews.

@regisbarou4922 Жыл бұрын

Hafiz's videos are famous for offering the best pictures that can be seen on Utube. But please don't forget the text which is also perfect, always sharp and balanced. The point of view given on every watch is always so clever and interesting. Pictures and text make Hafi's vidéos a unic contribution.

@Wristshot 3 жыл бұрын

This first 2 minutes of narrative used was just amazing! Well done for expressing your thoughts so articulately! 👍👍👍👍 from London!

@KondemNedSkilLz 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your videos, keep them coming!

@Maarten_official_account 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent comparison and amazing videography as always!

@MervTeo 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this video Hafiz! Thank you for making it. Not only are you king of the macro shot, just realized we've all overlooked your great script writing skills! Narrative here is awesome 😎. And the voice...kudos mate!

@dirkdiggler7990 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought my 43m Sea Dweller from my AD and it fits perfect on my 8in wrist👍

@Portland_Living_Life 3 жыл бұрын

Hafiz, I am glad that I can always count on you to put together great comparison videos like this! I've got the 41mm Sub and older 16600 Sea Dweller. I've literally "downsized" my collection recently from bigger, manlier pieces. I have been yearning for something with more wrist presence and was thinking about the SD 43. Really great comparison and exactly what I needed. I've got a 44mm Panerai coming first and I'll see how I feel about that. Maybe the SD 43 is next.

@scotthowie476 2 жыл бұрын

SD 43 with the red text is just outstanding and I like the writing on the back of the case also the bezel is more practical and these are more rarer than subs definitely a collection piece that anniversary one

@crkvend 3 жыл бұрын

The production value of your videos is simply beyond anything else on this hobby. These videos are almost therapeutic :) Oh, and while I’m here, taking another chance to beg for a Aqua Terra macro treatment ;)

@davidofglenbrook4487 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the SD43. [A really spectacular video and narrative, BTW. But then again, we’ve all come to expect that from you....]

@Nexus.Achiles 3 жыл бұрын

This is like comparing a standard Porsche 911 with a 911 GTS. Some people will be happy with the basic model and feel there's no need for more. Others will want something extra, push the enveloppe a bit further. No right or wrong, just a question of finding what one likes and is happy with.

@EscapePlan97 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Good comparison. However, you forgot to mention that there are situations you’d deliberately choose a „standard“ 911 over the GTS.

@pushatsinfrared 11 ай бұрын

@@EscapePlan97daily driving. A base 911 is more liveable than even an S in most cases due to having a softer ride and less harsh road noise

@jakesantora8843 3 ай бұрын

Your comment is spot on. It’s a perfect analogy.

@samnangith19 9 күн бұрын

I like the 43mm bc I have 8” wrists

@MestizoJez Жыл бұрын

Quick question. Could someone confirm if the SD43 would need extra links for a 24cm wrist. Thanks in advance

@DWilliam1 3 жыл бұрын

Thorough review. One of the better watch reviewers on KZfaq. Looking forward to your next...

@npaul4171 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've been trying to find either of these (41 or 43) in black and have been torn on which as my wrist size is borderline at about 6.25 inches. It would be my first and only Rolex, and the watch I would wear every day. I am leaning towards the 41, although as both are so hard to find right now at an AD, I'd likely be inclined to purchase either if my dealer offers me one. With something like a Bergeon spring bar tool, is either one harder/easier to change the band on? I would likely get a few custom straps, perhaps something like a custom shark strap, a rubber one, and classic leather, so I would like to be able to swap bands pretty frequently.

@ticktology 2 жыл бұрын

SD43 for me. Although iconic & just about perfect, the Sub is way too common & overdone. Love the heft, the red text, & complete bezel markings on the SD43.

@murda2999 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and nicely photographed.

@davidclutterbuck7076 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Hafiz, I love you detailing, and also as I have an SD43 (MK1) it's great to see it in such magnified detail

@JFK-1984 3 жыл бұрын

Happy with mine SD43. Great content Hafiz

@happyspirit0717 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid and comparison! Thank you!

@cassin11 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best reviews I've seen of Rolex with detailed measurements and wrist shots.

@macrolex9485 3 жыл бұрын

Photography 10/10 and the most detailed commentary on KZfaq - there are some differences on these two models that I wasn’t even aware of until you pointed them out - despite watching countless reviews by others. I was offered the steel SD43 last year from an AD which I politely refused saying I preferred the ‘inky black’ gloss dial of the Sub to the Matt grey of the SD - even the experienced AD manager wasn’t aware of the difference🙄 Your top quality content is appreciated - keep up the good work👍🤓

@macrolex9485 3 жыл бұрын

p.s. for months I wondered if I’d missed a rare opportunity in declining the SD43 then out of the blue received a call from a different AD that I’d left my details with years ago offering me the new ‘no date’ Sub 2 weeks after release - I couldn’t believe it as I’d no purchase history but jumped at the chance!🤩

@SoCalWatchReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible work man. New sub!

@gibshall2007 Жыл бұрын

Just the comparison I was searching for. Thanks!

@Randyolsson 3 жыл бұрын

What are you saying around 3:20 about the hour hand being wider etc? What is suppose to be non-existant?

@npet6842 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the measurements and the dial coating / colour detail :-)

@TraumaTeamRacing Жыл бұрын

Amazingly shot! Awesome video🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🔥

@UniqueCarsChannel 2 жыл бұрын

What’s your photography set up?

@mattsimmons146 3 жыл бұрын

Been looking for something like this with these two watches! Thank you!

@ngtilui 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing that's stopping me from sd is the lack of the glossy black dial.

@sprocketdog6303 3 жыл бұрын

Are you a professional film maker? Seriously the best produced watch videos on here.

@scottlalonde2878 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video, thank you, Hafiz. Have not tried either one on, but just going by looks, I'd prefer the 41mm. Your film of posing with them reminds me I have to go on a diet, thanks allot! 😁

@ultrabeing1 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is the video I've been waiting for!

@miketan3398 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent comparison, you hit all the important points.

@villetaone 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video as usual. Great to see the comparison I was looking for. I think the SD43 it’s the winner, but as I always advice people, only buy the watch you like no matter what people think or tell you about it, the one that will wear the watch is you and is for you to like it.

@djones1304 2 жыл бұрын

Having the minute markers on the bezel on the SD43 makes it look small than it is. Which is clever design.

@joecarlson5418 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

@davidpratt1011 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing review, thank you!

@Mike-hr7pc 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative ! WoW ! I just love your video !

@wills2552 2 жыл бұрын

Another great review, I recently bought a SD43 126603 on the strength of your review and I'm not disappointed.

@davidsilos7241 3 жыл бұрын

Just got my SD-43 today! Just amazing

@pauls2973 3 жыл бұрын

great analysis Hafiz, look forward to your next

@backatbragg Жыл бұрын

Well done video! Thanks for sharing

@rootedrotor525 3 жыл бұрын

I've got the SD43 and love it, but I must say that the sub gives me pause. I think I prefer that gloss black dial and its smaller proportions. But the SD43 has a lot of wrist prescence.

@marty8697 3 жыл бұрын

Great video great content thanks for sharing

@jh-il5sb 2 жыл бұрын

i now have the discontinued sub no date, 114060, but really like the bigger SD 43. I have a 7.25 wrist and the sub feels small. I wonder whether these watches are too close in their styling and could exist in the same collection

@Ally007 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant review my friend all the best from 🇬🇧

@50337andy 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant presentation. As always 👏👍

@frankv7068 2 жыл бұрын

I like the transition between the lugs and bracelet on the Sea Dweller, the Submariner improved this but not as seamless as the 43 model.

@larceny3092 Жыл бұрын

What site you buy from

@ericfoucher1175 Жыл бұрын

Awesome review, thank you sir.

@stefanivan7930 Жыл бұрын

I love that you got them synchronized.... Getting the Sea-dweller next week! 😁 My first and probably only ever Rolex!

@alihussain5272 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video. Greetings from London

@Mister_Hu 3 жыл бұрын

Another great review, thanks! Great watches, love them all but I still prefer my Deepseas 😁.

@steely95 Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo. J’hésitais avec la submariner mais quand je suis passé en boutique la submariner faisait quincaille à côté de la SD. Sur mon poignet ( 19,5cm -20cm ) la SD avait beaucoup plus de présence et la ligne rouge fait toute la différence. Merci Hafiz.

@tyngshen28 3 жыл бұрын

7:03 are those scratches on the lugs where they meet the spring bar?

@fizzleshizzle8314 3 жыл бұрын

Fucking ouch!

@hectorrios4444 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos

@andrewbrown5636 3 жыл бұрын

Got both..prefer the sub 41 with it’s better legibility and ergonomics

@ricks.3883 Жыл бұрын

Very good video. Thank you

@jamier5639 9 ай бұрын

If the sub wore closer to a true 41mm, it would wear perfectly on my 7.75inch wrist. Dimensions can be deceiving and are everything in how a watch wears. Interestingly enough, the Tudor black bay S&G wears perfectly on my wrist and had me thinking I could pull off the sub 41, until I tried one on. The Tudor has a 41mm bezel with basically a sd43 case and 22mm bracelet. Dial size also makes a difference. Talk about a visual mindfuck...lol. so for me, I will be going with the sd43, explorer II 42mm and Tudor 41mm to enjoy the various bezel sizes. Hafiz I would love to see a comparison between the Tudor S&G (or Tudor with saame dimensions) and the Sub 41.

@scottwexlin6456 3 жыл бұрын

Hoping for the call from my AD for the SD 43 soon.

@massimilianorodi9877 3 жыл бұрын

I have Sea-Dweller Red Write ! Amazing ! Very good video ! Hello frome Italy ( Rome ) 👋

@Adrian-zb2lu Жыл бұрын

So similar watches, but the icon is the submariner.

@jamesestrada82 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning intro 💪🏼

@synqormil8425 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing music, video, channel......

@marktime61 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, shame it had about 6 advert breaks :-(

@Gio-en5kv 3 жыл бұрын

i d love to see a 42 mm sub (real 42 not like the 40.5 2020 we call 41mm), with a 600m wr with a thickness somewhere in between the sub and the SD, like a SD but with a flatter back case.

@jamier5639 9 ай бұрын

42 would be perfect. The middle ground between the two other sizes that would be more versatile.

@jolicska 9 ай бұрын

you make the best qualitiy in speaking of camera work for watches review, your hands are incredibly stable holding those watches. i belive the submariner date 41mm is way more elegant,proportioned and clean looking than the sea dweller.

@racebannon3014 3 жыл бұрын

Hafiz, beautiful work

@luthfurrahman7560 3 жыл бұрын

Bro. Please do a review of the Sea Dweller 116600 40mm version.

@thewatchslinger968 3 жыл бұрын

Put adverts at beginning or end please

@synqormil8425 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great video

@joelo3346 3 жыл бұрын

The best watch reviews on YT, period. Kudos to you sir.

@DongHoDocLa 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@erhardwoodsflooring4662 8 ай бұрын

I have a 2022 sea dweller 50 anniversary I love it so much . Only a weekend water for me . I use my op datejust 41 everyday.

@mihajlopesic1628 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video love it

@machomadness9424 3 жыл бұрын

I wore my 2017 sub date with pride until I stood next in line to a guy wearing a SD. It made me feel inferior. Sold the sub not for this reason and now have the SD43. Guess what? I miss my sub! Such is life my friends, be grateful and enjoy the journey.

@redsiput44 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@kevinashton709 3 жыл бұрын

Another great informative video

@falcon81701 3 ай бұрын

I bought the 41mm sub thinking it would have been the perfect fit for my 6.5” wrist but i think I could have gone the Sea-dweller as well.

@robboyer6448 3 жыл бұрын

While i like the concept of the helium escape valve, the 41mm sub, objectively speaking, is, to me, the better watch. Great video!!

@misterpsych3804 Жыл бұрын

You mean subjectively speaking.

@Ballsyone 2 жыл бұрын

Look at the wasted space given to the bezel and the angled haute on the Sea Dweller. That extra real estate should be distributed on the dial like on the 41mm sub.

@rich2kite 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained

@carlostarache3697 Жыл бұрын

Excelente video.

@murmanzach4109 3 жыл бұрын

SD43 are the best looking Diverwatch 🔥🔥

@ivanl1370 2 ай бұрын

Just got my SD43. Perfect watch. Have GMTII too. Which is siize/weight comparable to Sub. Prefer SD43. Much better quality. Weight difference is just about 30 gr. Made very robust. Very underestimated watch. Advise to all who like to get robust Rolex for daily activities. From my point of view SD43 looks more interesting than the sub. Red letters, bezel looks amaizing. Have 6.5" flat wirst. Looks perfect.

@Defender-Guy Жыл бұрын

Excellent work. 126600 for me.

@luthfurrahman7560 3 жыл бұрын

Quality bro!

@YuLost2X 2 жыл бұрын

great video

@air23forever35 3 жыл бұрын

Can I pull that off? I have a 6.75 inch wrist only. I have a 40-42 watches never tried the 43mm. Opinions are very much appreciated. Thanks guys

@TheGreatWesternTrendkill 2 жыл бұрын

it's pushing it IMO. it may look a little funny in comparison but it's a close call @ almost 7 inches

@MattSteemson 3 жыл бұрын

Why do people say the Submariner has always been 40mm? The original Submariner 6204 in 1953 measured 37-38mm.

@bmwe36m3evo 3 ай бұрын

You have worn your Sea-Dweller a lot! And you have changed the bracelet a LOT! Love it! 😍 I own one, and I think it makes the Submariner look like the little annoying brother... 🤭