Can you wear a Rolex submariner as your beater watch?

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Everyone knows the Rolex submariner was developed as a tool watch. But has it become a luxury item at the point where you cannot wear it as a beater?
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@thefatgent1390 5 жыл бұрын

You’re not one bit crazy ! “If it’s worth buying, then it’s worth wearing “. Rolex SS sports models are the ideal everyday beater watch, much better that , than it sitting in a safe.

@marcgoldbergdogtrainer 5 жыл бұрын

It’s not about the money. Itsa my pashun. Also, the watch was made tough and fit for purpose.

@tomsmyth5138 5 жыл бұрын

The Fat Gent no exactly ideal when you break them they are very expensive to repair or replace.

@hbmex1928 Жыл бұрын

I bought my Submariner in 1989 and wore it to work everyday for about 20 years. I was a police officer and the Sub and I were in more scuffles/incidents than I care to remember…..and the watch worked flawlessly. It’s a tank. It wasn’t until I was involved in a major off duty traffic collision that the watch got severely damaged. I sent it to Rolex for repair. They replaced the bracelet, bezel and a few other parts and it went right back on my wrist. I still have that watch….34years later..still works flawlessly. I don’t wear it as much now as I have several other watches, but I still love it!

@MULTIPLESHOTSFIRED 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my Sub in industrial furnaces, boilers, all kinds of nasty crappy places. Use it when off roading with my side by side, it never leaves my wrist. It's scratched up and worn in, each one has a story. Could not care less what it does to the value.

@stockholmpublishings2937 5 жыл бұрын

Can everyone just stop with the "every scratch has its story"-shit. Get a fucking life. What are you, the Predator that you have to mark your life with scratches?

@bfav1234 5 жыл бұрын

@@stockholmpublishings2937 think you are taking it too literally. I doubt he is sitting his kids by the fire telling origin stories

@gameroftheyear1000 2 жыл бұрын

@@stockholmpublishings2937 it’s more of the fact of a scratch happened because it was worn, not sitting in a safe. Rolex’s don’t have built in purposes for fun. They’re meant to be worn.

@Thevoiceofreason84 5 жыл бұрын

I admit I wrapped my sub in cotton wool so to say for first 6 months , it wasn’t until I let loose and wore it all the time pool sea shower work that I truly started to enjoy it 👍

@scottc6946 5 жыл бұрын

I think all watches should be beater watches in the sense that you just wear it and don’t worry! I can just imagine so many Rolex owners admiring their watch in the box while they stroke it and whisper to themselves “my precious!”

@hishamhabib666 5 жыл бұрын

Well said Scott! I completely agree with you but what about a 30 Grand DD40? Is that a beater? Regards, Hisham.

@scottc6946 5 жыл бұрын

Hisham Habib I would say if I spent 30 grand on a beautiful solid gold president, then I’d want to wear it (and enjoy it) everyday and not worry. Similarly, I spent 30 grand on my Lexus IS350 and enjoy it everyday without worrying about it

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Scott C you would need to purchase one first,spend 35K , and then tell us how you are going to treat your investment, without worry, to get an authentic opinion.

@scottc6946 5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Rodriguez-Pena It’s just my lowly opinion. Although I would never spend 30k on a watch unless I was wealthy. I wouldn’t call spending 30k on a watch an investment though. It’s an expenditure. You invest in rental property or businesses.

@mattcathell5627 5 жыл бұрын

Love this video. I finally decided to wear my Sub daily for work. Which by the way sat at my AD for 2 weeks this past December unsold until I got it. I racked my brain on wether to wear it at my job daily or not. I’m a UPS driver. It was a big purchase for me but also something I’ve wanted for half my life. I’ll wear mine and enjoy it and make memories and then pass it on to my daughter someday. I won’t call it a beater because I will do my best to take care of it but yes it will see everyday life right along side me.

@Danilo-qk2gw Күн бұрын

Congratulations for liberating yourself and for enjoying your prize, very inspiring case. I dont have a rolex yet, but I do the same with my most expensive watch (which happens to be only around $600) and went even to the gym with it (not thst im recomending that, but it was a nice experience sbowing my wish is my important than any object)

@bon2198 3 жыл бұрын

my name is Keith Brooks and I absolutely love your watches. I am a retired 20 year disabled Air Force veteran that suffers from PTSD and I recently was able to purchase a 1978 (birth year) Air King which I saved for a long time and was able to buy it for 3k being it has ties to the Air Force and my birth year. My dream watch is a submariner. If I were to get a submariner I would never take it off, literally. I’d sleep in it, shower in it and I would post about it every day and write about my daily doings with it and it’s durability and daily pics. I would do this for 6 months straight, that’s how bad I want one.

@bengahzijr.4293 5 жыл бұрын

My friend’s father is a retired Chicago fireman and he bought a Sub from a friend of his way back in 1969. It was his only watch and he wore it on the job for 20 years. He’s been retired for some time now and he still wears it.

@DBravo29er 5 жыл бұрын

I've been wearing my 2018 Omega Seamaster Professional Master Chronometer (black face version of yours) every single day, as a true beater, since December 2018; just as you're proposing. It replaced my Seiko kinetic Tuna air diver. I have not babied it! All I can say is: DO IT!!! The watches are TOUGH. They can take it. Other than a few minor scuffs, my Omega looks great. I say wear it and report back in six months. The joy I receive from constantly looking down at my wrist FAR outweighs any minor scratches I've incurred.

@algorithm007ify 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@defenstrator4660 5 жыл бұрын

I don't have a choice. I've been wearing my Sub for nearly thirty years and it is scratched to hell. I've worn it travelling, snorkeling, skiing, mountain climbing, shooting, to the office, and to diner parties. Now I throw it on for running or my casual watch.

@davedave2941 3 жыл бұрын

Yep wore my GMT Master thru the entire 1st Gulf War - then my 1st sub no date ... it’s called enjoying your watch instead of it being a safe queen

@orestes88 5 жыл бұрын

A couple of weeks ago I bought a two tone Daytona and while I was doing my purchase I asked my AD if they had any Ceramic Submariner, they obviously laughed and said they could include me in the waiting list. Next weekend I passed by the AD and expressed my interest one more time, 3 days later they called me saying they had one available and i finally got it!

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Orestes Gámez excellent ! Persistence pays off

@NorCalLuxury 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my 2012 Rolex Submariner for my daily carefully worn beater lol

@blueshirtbuddah1665 5 жыл бұрын

Your not crazy Marc. These watches were meant to be worn and used. I wear my new 216570 Explorer 2 Polar everyday and I don’t plan on babying it. Love the channel Marc. Keep up the great work.

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Blueshirt Buddah Polar 216570 is a Beautiful piece !

@blueshirtbuddah1665 5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Rodriguez-Pena Thank you.

@jerryd3123 5 жыл бұрын

Got my Sub in Manhattan. Grey market watchguyNYC. I was there jumped on line walked 4 blocks and smoked it up, new unwarn box papers tags manual... LOVE It ......... Love your channel.. Wear mine everyday..over the road truck driver...

@CubanBBQ 5 жыл бұрын

I’m in NJ. I wanted a submariner, so I went to the AD and was basically laughed at when I asked about the sub. So I went in the Rolex forums and read how people can get moved up the “list” by making purchases and establishing a relationship. So in July I went back to that AD and purchased a Milgauss. Then in December I bought diamond earrings for my mom. Then in April I bought a DJ41. I asked my AD about the Sub and they said it would be at least a year waiting. At this point, I had two watches that didn’t really sing to me, so I sold them, and bought a Sub with a full kit, and stickers, that was only one month old for 8200. Screw the ADs. Now I have the watch I want, and don’t need to bother with them at all. Never dealing with that again. Unless I can walk in and out with a watch. It’s total BS.

@achiltsompanos447 5 жыл бұрын

Infuriating! Basically laughed at when asked for a sub! Where else do these things happen. I say screw the ads

@Mark..P 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Marc. I tried to explain to my wife this morning the concept of a “beater’ watch. She thought that I said Beta and subsequently recited the entire Ancient Greek alphabet (trouble with living with someone who is far more educated and intelligent than yourself, and someone who has no interest in watches - I am working on that one). Secondly, enjoy the Sub. Life is short, I don’t have kids but tell me nephews and nieces (who want my watches - now!!), that every scratch or scar that we pick up is an experience, makes our character and a logs a memory (good or bad). Don’t baby it, love it, enjoy it and let it be an aid to the memories of your life 👍

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Mark P just don't overdue it.

@SGM805 5 жыл бұрын

My friend died while on the waiting list with the AD for his grail Rolex , RIP Willy Gordon

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

SG M 😥

@j.burgess4459 5 жыл бұрын

Aw Marc, you're taking me back to when I was 13 or 14 . Back in the late 1980s, I so vividly remember looking through the window of my most local Rolex AD while my late mother was window shopping the jewellery. They had it all there in the window back then, GMTs, Subs...literally everything was RIGHT THERE begging for a buyer...! Last time I was in that same AD they told me they closed the waitlists for Subs and Sea Dwellers when it reached over two years. (I'm on the Sea Dw. list at another AD, as it happens.) As for using any Rolex watch as a "beater"....just wow... For me that's right up there with using a Gucci silk scarf to polish your freaking shoes! If you're doing some rough stuff, maybe wear a G-Shock man!

@markymark3572 5 жыл бұрын

3 year waiting list for one of these at my AD in the UK. Insane or what? 5 years for a Hulk. I don't even like the maxi case. For an every day beat me up I'd rather wear a Seiko SKX. Totally dependable, totally expendable, but somehow so endearing, and a small fraction of the cost on a Sub.

@aragumruyan3178 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Rolex Submariner nice exotic watch. Yesterday I purchased skx 009j great watch loving it. Why would u wait so long just purchase from online pay fee hundred more.

@courtneygonsalves4894 2 жыл бұрын

I was able to build a solid relationship with my AD very early and got my Sub Date in less than a month! Met him the day after Valentines day and picked up my watch on the 8th of March!

@aaradill 5 жыл бұрын

I live in a small college town and we have a Rolex AD. I walked in the store for the first time ever and asked for a Submariner. They didn't have one right then but about 10 days later they called me and I picked it up! So, the key is: small town AD! Afterwards, I also bought from them an Explorer I and a SS Sky dweller (white dial). All in the span of less than two months.

@shaverray4462 5 жыл бұрын

Makes sense to me. My modern watches all get worn regularly, in rotation. Even my more fragile vintage pieces get used, albeit less often. If it makes you happy, then do it.

@damachine3 5 жыл бұрын

Of course you can! Hell, I wear my 2018 Sea-Dweller 43mm as my every day/every situation/beater/whatever you want to call it watch. No babying it at all. It's like a pair of my favorite blue jeans to me. I wear it everywhere...from the boardroom to the ocean to the bedroom. ;) That makes me love it even more!

@damachine3 5 жыл бұрын

@@MidAtlanticTV Thank you, sir!

@shawnverizonverizon2598 5 жыл бұрын

Got a bluesy Submariner! It was in stock at the Elfin ad so availability was not a problem. Got mine about 27 years ago before the price took the big jump!

@erickirkhofer4865 5 жыл бұрын

Bought mine back in 2013, actually got a discount from the AD of around 15%. There were at least 3 in the case for sale. Unheard of today. You’re not crazy, I wear mine as my beater too. It’s so tough, I do everything in this watch. One good scratch from a wilderness canoe trip, but everything else is still perfect 6 years later. Probably the best all around watch you can own. Thanks for the video.

@yankeedoodle6293 5 жыл бұрын

Who invented the fist watch check? Archibald chesterfield lll

@paula5482 5 жыл бұрын

Use your Omega 300m for more beater situations.

@davidtrust8274 5 жыл бұрын

Great videos Marc! I waited about 5 weeks last spring for a no-date. I wear it often and in the water, but remove it to do household projects or anything mechanical.

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

David Trust Thank you, at least you've got enough common sense to take care of your piece.

@gameroftheyear1000 2 жыл бұрын

@@carlosr1060 you do realize military personal around the world wore Rolexes in the field right? My granddad wore a sub 1680 in the field in Vietnam and wore his 16750 GMT and 116610 Sub in every situation until he died. He said Rolex’s are tool watches, not “Rich boy toys” as he put it. Watches like Breitling, Rolex, Omega, Heuer, IWC and Tudor built watches back in the 60’s to the 80’s that meant to serve purpose. Divers, chronographs and aviator watches were made to do something other than be bling. Theses watches didn’t start becoming increased in value and seen as investments until the 2000’s where stockbrokers on Wall Street needed something else to establish a market in. AD’s weren’t the only places where you could buy these watches and had to sit on a damn wait list with a down payment to own one of these watches. My grandfather bought his GMT from a mom and pop jewelry store in 1983. For the Sub he had to wait two months on a list with a 20% down payment from a AD that didn’t treat him with respect because he was dressed in a flannel and jeans to obtain that watch, a process he said he’d never go through again.

@rogerchavez6215 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when a Rolex Sub was just over $2K and supply seemed unlimited. That being said, the Rolex Sub is probably the most versatile watch. I have worn it on the beach and with a tux. You can't say the same about the AirKing which is a prep school boy's watch of preference. Marc you exaggerate the scarcity of the Rolex Sub. I have seen them for sale at Costco, sandwiched between a Movado and Breitling.

@stockholmpublishings2937 5 жыл бұрын

@Roger Chavez exaggerate? In Stockholm they won't even write you up on the waiting list, and those that are on it have to wait 1 1/2 - 2 years for a Sub.

@toddpower4674 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my 43mm seadweller as my beater. Bought it and wear it everyday day now for over a year. Few minor nicks but thats what its for to wear

@mattcathell5627 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. 👍

@pendaranroberts4350 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my 2016 SMP every day all day. If I had a sub, I'd wear it too. A hulk... I might baby, given how rare they are.

@f1mikeyboy 5 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicklaus has worn his gold day date, for over 50 years as his only Daly watch. If that has lasted 50 years plus, I think a Sub should last forever.

@whoknows8678 5 жыл бұрын

Fat boy golfer John Daly makes gold day dates?

@x7video 5 жыл бұрын

I feel it should not be a beater. Better to pass it on to someone that cherishes it. Quality like that deserves respect.

@fjlviphone4 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it! Mine has been a daily beater since 2012 until the black 216750 came along recently (I needed a travel watch with the most visible 24-hour hand for my failing eyesight).

@jakesebas 5 жыл бұрын

Mark wear it ! abuse it ! Enjoy it..it's a Rolex Submariner... it doesn't get any better than that! My Sub is a 2001 (11610) it's my every day watch. It went in for service in 2007 and 2017 and in the interim I wore one of my kids G- shock... so wear the hell out it.... and don't worry about scratches and dents....all that can be fixed.... go and make some memories and keep on telling your Rolex submariner stories.

@bokai5829 5 жыл бұрын

I just realised that the book Archie holds up when he talks about "dog" wrist watches, is your book Marc! This is a bit late, but still hilarious!

@Danilo-qk2gw Күн бұрын

There's an unexplainable feeling of freedom and lightness once you break this psychological wall, strap your favourite watch on and go live life with whatever it throws at you along with it. Maybe its one of the best examples that we should own things, and not the opposite. And it's not even ownership at last, since one day you'll be packing up and leaving for good. That might happen sometimes much sooner than what one is capable of thinking or accepting. So do it. Immediately. And share below how you feel after at least 1 week on it.

@eljayr4669 5 жыл бұрын

You bought it, enjoy it. If it gets a bit scuffed so be it. That gives it character. I wear my Rolex 24/7. That is what it is made for.

@pibblesnbits 5 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who wears a two tone Rolex as his one and only watch which includes it as being his beater. He even wears it the gym. He has only serviced it once in ten years and it continues to run great!

@e11even_05 5 жыл бұрын

Wear it, enjoy it, scratch it, just don’t break it. I decided my no date sub is my “tool” watch and it’s been a good decision so far. Great vid as always Marc 👍

@buddastud5534 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t want to sound snotty but I was able to to walk into 2 different ADs this year and a day after I visited, the dealer called me with the black gmt and the week after the dealer called me with a classic sub date. Pretty lucky I know. It’s really hard. I’m still waiting on the Pepsi but my advice is to stop by the dealer once a week and make friends with them. Basically bug them consistently.

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Bud Dastud That's the way to do it! You'll get that Pepsi in 2-3 months if you continue playing your cards right.

@TexpatOTG 5 жыл бұрын

Wore my Sub from early 70's until late 90's. In 2006 sold it and 2 other watches for retirement cash. It was a great watch. Only serviced 1 time.

@DiZdain 5 жыл бұрын

I walked in last February to get my Tudor serviced. First time ever being in a Rolex AD. They had a 116610 sitting in the case. I left, thought about it a bit, came back the next day and bought it. Fast forward to November of last year, I walked in again to buy my sister’s 31mm Datejust, lo and behold there was ANOTHER 116610 they just put in the case. I couldn’t believe it. Well I bought the Datejust, came back the next day to get it resized and the Sub was gone. This was at a small midwestern AD.

@latonbuzzard2386 5 жыл бұрын

It's an interesting subject on what would be the daily knock about Rolex. When I indicated to my wife I need a knock about Rolex she was in complete disbelief. I am also considering purchasing a submariner for this exact reason. I do feel a little cautions wearing my Batman and the thought of me scratching up my current factory condition GMT. I have been experimented using T cut on other watches that have become scratched and it works wonders taking out light scratches . Only use on high polished metal though as T cut can take a brushed finish back to mirror finish steel.

@fmnunes2803 5 жыл бұрын

Rolex is definitely a TOOL WATCH!!! It’s meant to be worn and enjoyed everyday. Unfortunately, most of Rolex owners these days are too worried about scratches and dents that they forget the true meaning of owning a Rolex. I have 4 Rolexes and the GMT 116710LN is my everyday watch. I don’t like to call it a BEATER, I call it a companion watch. The watch has a few scratches, 1 dent on the lug and I’m ok with that. I enjoy it wearing everyday and makes me smile every time I check the time. Life is too short to be worrying about scratches and dents. Cheers..

@whoknows8678 5 жыл бұрын

Kids will be thinking, "Dad's boned Mom (or whoever) in this.", too... LOL

@SiGoodchild1 5 жыл бұрын

I find myself in agreement. I don’t have the resources for a collection anything like yours but when I get my grail Rolex, I intend to wear it as much as possible to get the enjoyment out of it. It makes no sense working so hard to acquire it, only to leave it in the safe and wear something else:

@TriforceRich 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my Rolex doing most things, even workout with it and it doesn't skip a beat. I don't understand the point in buying a Sub and treating it like a dress watch. Rolex gives you robustness and reliability like no other company. If that doesn't matter to someone buying the watch, then they are just paying for the brand name. For Rolex money, you can get a beautifully finished movement and an elegant watch that is meant to be more delicately cared for. Reminds me of people who buy cars that are highly capable and then drive it like a Prius.

@MrMateo1991p 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Marc, Greetings from Curacao

@nigelwayside4994 3 жыл бұрын

Just wear it. Surely Covid has taught us, live life you only have one shot at it. I bought my Sub in 1978 for £361 GBP. On my wrist for 43 year before it told me it needs cleaning.

@philvie Жыл бұрын

I've worn my Sub SS every day since I received it as a gift over 20 years ago, going to get its first service soon

@gregdemoor8314 5 жыл бұрын

Got my sub from an AD (in 2018) and only had to wait 3 weeks before getting it

@stevejukic8166 5 жыл бұрын

This is the only way to enjoy a watch. I had a Datejust for 40 years and was a beater with pride and joy, then gave it to my nephew. If you don't wear it then how can enjoy it?

@Tal-wb9jn 5 жыл бұрын

Yep...nobody cared about the Submariner...I did the same thing in 1999...bought a 96 Two-tone Thunderbird for $2800 good news is that I sold the Thunderbird for $5000 in November...but if I would have bought the 70’s/80’s Subs that were in the case I would have made at least double that...

@michaelliu8196 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my black sub everyday. I have heaters that I bring out for special occasions. If I don’t wear my Rolex I don’t feel right l.

@big_george_nyc 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Marc really need an advice of a watch enthusiast and you seem like the most approachable and knowledgeable KZfaq watch blogger I have an early 2000s 16622 Rolex yactmaster steel and platinum no box no papers do you think it’s smart to trade for a explorer 2 16570 with 3186 movement doesn’t matter to me polar or blackdial straight up the yactmaster seems more of a jewelry piece as the explorer 2 is a tool watch do you think it’s smart or crazy to give up the yactmaster for the explorer 2 straight trade thank you 🙏

@JV-xi9gz 5 жыл бұрын

Just a quick question. What do you use to keep your watch face so clean. Mine keeps fingers prints all over the crystal.

@1968jpy 5 жыл бұрын

Wish I could afford to own a Rolex submariner to let you know lol 😂. With that said I have watches I baby and others I beat the heck out of . Watches are meant to be worn and as long as you can live with the scars than it’s your watch so wear in great health my friend 😀👍🏻. By the way love your videos and am a big fan .

@hanksomers2769 5 жыл бұрын

I got mine for my high school graduation present in 2016. I cannot honestly say that I know the process and wait time for it. But it came from my local AD pre-owned with box papers and everything so im happy haha. Its my daily watch when im not wearing my 5711 or Deepsea

@Jamestreeman 5 жыл бұрын

I have bought 2 of those and 1 hulk. I switch between the hulk on a leather bund strap and a regular ceramic sub to work in. I cut timber for a living so it definitely gets muddy dirty wet and beat on. I do take them off when working on equipment if I’m in the engine bay because they hang up on everything. All bought from AD which has been great to deal with. What fun is it to have these and stress about wearing them.

@johnd7564 5 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah that's a safety issue (engine bay). Otherwise wear it. :)

@mikeursal6157 5 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough that my aunt works for mayors here in florida. And i dont know what came in to my thoughts that day which is a month ago that i just texted her and asked her if theres any professional rolex models. And she said that they have one non date ceramic submariner. They ddnt even display it yet. On the same day i drove right away to her store and got my first rolex! Iam super in love with my watch! This will stay with me for the rest of my life.

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Michole Ursal Wear it in Good Health, enjoy !!!

@mikeursal6157 5 жыл бұрын

Carlos Rodriguez-Pena absolutely!!!!

@gman064 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for the video. I was very lucky walked into AD he had a sub no date in the back that had just arrived. Sold it to me on the spot. September 2018. Love my watch. Babying for now. I have a 2003 seamaster as my beater. I can see my Rolex taking its place.

@fearthebeard.outdoors1189 5 жыл бұрын

Wear it that's what there for .I'm just starting to collect watches I bought the Tudor black bay bronze .I've had it 8 months I wear it every day and I love it .my next one is THAT watch at the end of the year I will get one .Jonah from Scotland so I say wear it 👍

@psilocybemusashi 5 жыл бұрын

i wear my GMT always every where all the time

@rcorky1972 5 жыл бұрын

I ordered my black/black sub end December 2017 and got the call to say it's arrived at the end of March which was quicker than I'd expected. I wear it pretty much every day so it's picked up a few marks on the clasp but you'd have to look. This watch is well screwed together so it should last me the rest of my life 😀

@cedche7531 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my 2012 116610LV on a daily basis. By the way, I love your channel Mark!

@tyngshen28 5 жыл бұрын

Got the exact watch from a UK AD few weeks ago after a 4 month wait, no purchase history. Also Marc, I'm considering adding a 2005 16600 Sea Dweller to my collection. How do you think it wears in comparison to the SubC? Im worried it might be too thick / top-heavy, as i feel the SubC is pretty much perfect. FYI my wrist is 6.75inches and pretty flat. Cheers!

@jayharriman7844 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there Marc. Just wondering do you recon I should buy a Rolex Submariner new (stickers) from 2018. Or should I buy the new Datejust in 36mm from an Ad? I do own the oyster perpetual 39mm with a white dial. It’s just I’m looking at an investment piece, as I think in 2020 the subs are gonna get updated.

@gameroftheyear1000 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather wore a GMT 16750 Pepsi and a Sub 116610 which went to me. That man wore both in any situation he could think of, he was a vet in Vietnam where he wore a Sub 1680 over there where he saw Rolex’s as a tool watch, not a luxury watch. He was disappointed that Rolex had turned into what he called “Rich boy toys” instead of tool watches like they were intended to originally be. They were watches that were given purposes to serve in the elements of the world. Not meant to be locked in a safe forever. Outside of instances where I know that I can actually hurt the watch out of lack of common sense I wear my Sub almost anywhere.

@Teymurphell2 5 жыл бұрын

Marc I got a question for you. I own a Rolex OP39 114300, got it new from the AD about 6 months ago and been wearing it every single day since. Do you think it needs any days off to let the movement stop and wind down at all or it’s fine to keep it going nonstop?

@marcgoldbergdogtrainer 5 жыл бұрын

Unlike you it doesn’t need a rest 😂

@Teymurphell2 5 жыл бұрын

Ok good I’ll keep working that horse hard!

@richardscott6716 5 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, no less a figure than Roger Smith tells the following story about his first Rolex....He treasured it so much that he seldom wore it..As he began the long journey to becoming the extraordinary watch maker he is today, he was forced to sell it. He always regretted that he rarely enjoyed the watch.Believe his wife bought him another Rolex for his fortieth birthday. It’s now his daily wearer. (No accounting for taste I suppose.lol.)

@therapiststeve3294 5 жыл бұрын

Got mine on the spot in Aruba, but I sort of implied I was also going to purchase 2 yellow gold President models as well. 2 days earlier at a different location of the same AD I was told they had none in stock...which was pure BS.

@jonasdeejee890 5 жыл бұрын

Marc do you have tips to prevent hairline scratches on an Oyster Bracelet with polished centerlinks? I only had my Datejust 41 for 2 weeks and the polished centerlinks and clasp already have hairline scratches without really bumping into anything. I guess I should have went with the sub as a daily beater since it's bracelet is all brushed

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

Jonas Deejee put a piece of scotch tape under the clasp, while at work.

@jonasdeejee890 5 жыл бұрын

@@carlosr1060 that's both genious and simple lol, I'll try that out. It must have been from desk diving when writing and typing

@LaserFocused 5 жыл бұрын

Just wear what you want life is short and you will be gone from this earth in a few summers.. What does it matter brother it will outlast your life for sure

@Ben-uf3st 5 жыл бұрын

I asked the AD for a 2017 116610LN and they had it (along with a selection of BLNRs). This was a month or two before the ‘crisis’. Love my sub but for a few hundred more coulda had a Batman...

@diegoog3654 5 жыл бұрын

Wish you luck on getting that Hulk asap from the AD... Great vid I have a No Date (114060) as a "beater", and the Smurf (116619) is my "special" Submariner...

@jayfredrick1367 5 жыл бұрын

It is okay to wear the Submariner like it's meant to be. I currently own 116610LN and 116610LV and I've never worried about a scratch. I sold my 5167A because I was not man enough to scratch it, and if you're not brave enough to scratch them, you'll never enjoy them! And the way you talked how you want your kids to look at your subby and think of what you've been through with the watch, man that is really touching! Btw you are one of my fav watch guys, cheers from Jakarta!

@TonyHobbs 5 жыл бұрын

Awhile ago you did a video on less Rolex space in the store. I may be wrong But my local AD has Brietling next to rolex in window. Msybe it was always such or different brand but didnt think so..

@MrFelix002 9 ай бұрын

It’s a wonderful watch that just gets better with age and what ever makes you happy it’s yours doesn’t matter what other haters think

@Low_Tide305 5 жыл бұрын

Dec of last year I went to get a gift for my girl, my local AD is next to the store where I was getting the gift. Well , my guy at the AD, who I have purchased several Rolexes from him saw me passing by and told me he had a Sub available and asked me to see if some of my friends wanted it. Long story short, I ended up buying it just because I know the availability is limited. I have wear it maybe 4 times ever since. My next one will be the Rose Gold Daytona with the chocolate face. I think it could be a daily watch

@barrygrimmett6394 5 жыл бұрын

Not at all. The black/SS Sub is a great daily wear. It screams, “try to kick my ass....you’ll fail miserably”. My daily is the black black black...LOVE. IT.

@para_bellum_1984 5 жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I'm going pre-ceramic; you can beat 'em up but they will always look like the iconic diver. Ceramic subs probably won't age well; they'll just look damaged, so you'd be having it repaired all the time.

@rcm4u2 5 жыл бұрын

I became a fan of the Rolex Submariner when I first saw Sean Connery wear one in 1965. I was 8 years old. I have worn one since the 1970’s, and have several at this point. The reason I have several is exactly related to this topic. The values of the one I would be wearing shoots up, so I get a less valuable one to save the more valuable one. An example is in the early 1990’s, when I bought a 1965 5513, when my 1680 became really valuable. The 5513 was only $2000. No one imagined it might become valuable, because the 5513 was made for 3 decades. Another is when I replaced my birth year sub with the 1680, because I wanted to preserve my 1957 sub. And on and on, it goes.

@therapiststeve3294 5 жыл бұрын

A: You're not an old guy. B: Damn The Torpedoes, wear it every day! The Sub C is the undisputed badass of Rolex watches. From a bathing suit, to sweats, business suits and even a tux, the Sub C is fashionable & a fashion statement.

@watchesgiggles5659 5 жыл бұрын

If you have enough money that an 8.5k watch is a beater that you don’t care what happens to it...then yes.

@thewatchloungechris 5 жыл бұрын

I use my 50 dollar casio duro as a beater and a g shock metal square lol

@chronostasis7458 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a lot of grass to cut Brah, like what watch do you wear on the riding mower? We need a hulk debut on the John Deer :-)

@Blankadoodledo 5 жыл бұрын

The maxi dial is better than predecessor. The ceramic is great. The whole watch is great

@TheWatcher60401 5 жыл бұрын

Omega 300m 8800 movement will be my daily.

@kostasp1137 5 жыл бұрын

Stop worrying about scratches and enjoy the watch. I think the first couple are the worst, after you will get used to it and will not think of it twice

@mmexecutivechauffeurs9411 5 жыл бұрын

How this for a slogan: “you would be crazy, if you don’t wear it”

@reacorp401k2 5 жыл бұрын

I got my Sub in a ruffle. Won to be able to purchase it! Have tried to make it my beater but could not do it. Btw, my beater is the batman

@elijahkleanthous4164 5 жыл бұрын

Been on the waiting list for 2 and a half years.

@carlosr1060 5 жыл бұрын

You are not being taken serious, find a different dealer, make regular visits, be persistent .

@pedrosaenz2800 5 жыл бұрын

When I got my Submariner in 1976 it was a real beater tool watch. My dad bought it for 507 dolares. I used it and abused it for more than 30 years. As a surfer, this was most of the time under salt water....

@vdg721 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I wear my Daytona every other day

@nycjake5324 5 жыл бұрын

And BTW, shepherds are great - one of the best if not the best all around working dogs. I know that it is all subjective but if you don't have an Airedale you only have a dog. :-)

@rosshilton 5 жыл бұрын

I wear my 2016 Ceramic Sub no date on weekends. I wear a range of slightly more discrete Rolex to the office - a DateJust, An Oyster Perpetual, a couple of Air Kings (1952 and 2008) etc. I give my Sub a hard time. I don’t like it enough to baby it. I wore a GMT for 25 years before I replaced it with an Explorer 2. I loved that watch and yet I gave it hell. It was on my arm though my army career, it had car crashes and bar fights with me. It never let me down and when I had it serviced after 15 years it can back like new. My Sub is there to work for a living. I make it work.