These videos are so good!!! No one else is doing videos like this. He actually uses these watch as they are meant and designed for, out in the wilderness getting beat up. While keeping us update long term on the ability of each watch. These videos are perfect and a public service to all watch buyers. Cheers to you Sir!
I wore a Subby to Jamaica in 1990. Wore it SCUBA diving during the day...and under the sleeve of my tux when I got married that night. It is indeed an amazing watch. The "boooooring" crowd are just being contrarian. 😂
My exp 2 polar has made me a cyclops fan now! However, I’m waiting on a 124060 because I want the symmetrical perfection in that beautifully classic dial.
Great video as always! Excited to see your comparison between this and your two explorers. Love to see someone taking their sports watches on adventures rather than just doing a desktop review.
Yeah, I had to replace my G-shock (got the same one as a replacement) going to try and put a protect screen on the watch face this time, like they have with cell phone.
Oh brother, I’m so sorry your watch got chipped but that “there definitely was a (insert homer clip here) moment” had me belly laughing! So relatable. I’m really glad you’re using your watch as it was meant to be and not as a safe queen. Please keep up the great videos!
Interesting your movement is so consistent. I have a 2024 and it usually lives on my wrist day and night, even when I sleep. I lose about 2 seconds every 24 hours. I have noticed when I leave it face up in my watch box for 24 hours it gains around 1 second. So if I were to leave it off at night I'd probably be averaging around 1 second lost per day. It truly is a great watch overall, probably my favourite in the the Rolex line, the right blend of heritage, class and utility.
I agree, a great watch with perfect blend heritage, class and utility. Yeah that is interesting, it doesn't matter if I wear my Submariner all day, sleep with it on or put it away in my watch box over night, it's holds about 0.5 of a second to a second fast over 24 hours. Either way tho, I'm happy if it maintains the +2 -2 over 24 hours. Cheers
@@cheynewalls sounds like you got a great movement then, I would prefer that type of consistency the way I wear mine. I think you mentioned in another video that your explorer behaves more like my Sub. Maybe it's a 2024 thing or maybe just luck of the draw 🤷♂️
@@kyleh3207 Yeah, my Rolex Explorer II movement changes a little depending on how I offend I wear it. Either her way tho, great movements to be able to stay with-in +2 -2 over 24 hours. My other personal "high" horology watches (the ones I don't show on my channel) don't come close to that. Cheers
Afaik the cyclops is the same material but has double AR coating i.e. top and bottom to give it the black hole effect, whereas the main crystal just has AR coating on the underside. Those AR coatings are scratched up much more easily, so that`s probably where your scratch is, not in the saphire itself. Great video! Been watching since a while now!
Great to hear, appreciate that! Thanks for the info, I was hoping for that, but sadly it is a chip, when I rub my finger over it feels coarse and when I first hit it on a rock, whipping it off I felt a pieces of sapphire fall off. Thanks again, Cheers
@@cheynewalls Yeah, it's sapphire and the same as the rest of the crystal. One of the properties of sapphire crystal is that it is extremely hard and scratch resistant, but it will shatter at high impact. Based on your description, it seems like a little piece shattered off.
Interested to see if you run into accuracy issues that the 32xx movements are reportedly having after 1-2 years. Your Explorer II is around the 2 year mark I think.
I've heard rumors about the 32xx movements but I'm having no issues with my May 22' GMT after 2 full years. Accurate as ever and my Explorer II and Sub date are 23 and 24 year models and they have also been great. Time will tell I guess but I'm not concerned. Buy with confidence when you're ready. Cheers!
The cyclops is really functional and that’s why I don’t mind having it on any of my Rolexes. It doesn’t what it’s supposed to do and it makes the watch easier to read. DJ from GBRS group put it well when speaking about his own watches: “wear them till you break them and then get them fixed”
Ahh forget those people that say it shouldn’t have a date window. Both versions are classic. You get a diver style and capability PLUS a date wheel. Curious, what size are your wrists? I’m debating getting the Explorer 2 but I think it’s too big for me. Your wrists look like 7” or more
I agree, I like having a date on my tool watches. Yes I have just over a 7 inch wrist. My personal opinion, I can just pull off the Rolex Explorer II. What makes the 42mm a little more manageable is that it is such a thin watch. Cheers
Oh 100%, love my Rolex Explorer 40, it is extremely versatile, adventure and ready for cocktail time. I just put the Rolex Submariner a bit higher on the tool watch side of things, as it has a date function and a rotating bezel. Cheers
Both are great watches. It really depends on the situation, As an every day watch with some adventure thrown in I would wear my Rolex Explorer 40. If I'm going on a long trip where I'll be in and out of the water, with some scuba diving thrown in I would wear my Rolex Submariner Date. Cheers
@@JacobLawrenceCanning If I could only have one I would have to go with the Rolex Submariner Date, just because I go diving. Its not technical diving so I just use my Submariner to time my dives.
@@cheynewalls I assumed that you wouldn’t as you wear your watches like it was meant to be, a proper tool watch. It is crazy how much it cost to replace a cyclops.
@@johnt2694 The chipping is growing on me, makes it look "well used". Yeah, I guess because the watches face sapphire has to be changed out too along with the cyclops. Also this is just what I'm hearing in comments. I don't have an exact quote. Cheers
@@cheynewalls It is strange. I had an Explorer on order with my AD and they haven't said a word. I am going to switch to a Sub Date. My buy history is a Sub date in 2006.
@@achraftahir Thanks. I actually watched Christian's video this morning. Always a good show. He is likely right. With the huge number of subs on the gray market, I tend to agree with him in suggesting there are tons and tons of Subs in AD inventory.
@@georgetown8986 Man I think if you still have that pre ceramic sub you should keep it. It’s the best looking sub of all time including the modern ones. I’m hoping to get a birth year sub some day.
Interesting, even with the AR coding on the out side of the sapphire? I guess it didn't scratch the sapphire, I just hated when I would hit my SeaMaster it would take off a little of the AR coding.
@@achraftahir yes I agree! It’s annoying how much easier it scratches. I banged my Speedmaster against a metal garbage can and I didn’t even see a mark. I just look at my Rolex and a scratch forms lol
@@cheynewalls I hear ya! I’m talking just about the steel. I certainly appreciate Rolex not using AR coating on the outside (except on the cyclops of course)
Re availability at AD's. I wish AD's would take a deposit from people when they are interested in purchasing. This would eliminate hundreds of thousands of people who are just on the wait list with no intention or ability to purchase a Sub. I am in the process of purchasing a new Toyota Landcruiser. They are tough to get right now. However, the dealers with incoming inventory require a deposit. Which I like and which I have done. And, surprise surprise, the list of actual buyers requiring a deposit is significantly lower than the list without deposits.
Interesting, now that I think about it, I don't know any company that makes watches excepting down payments. Keep me posted on the new Toyota Landcruiser, those look incredible!
@@cheynewalls It would slim down the pool of actual buyers. Will do. Will be a nice replacement for my '22 4Runner Limited. Looks like you are a Toyota Truck/SUV guy as well.
I think the days of having to worry about a "base" Rolex Submariner being stolen off your wrist are in the past. There not selling for that crazy premium on the grey market anymore. I have worn my Submariner many times in the cities of LA, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco with no issues.
@@cheynewalls depends on where you are, here in Europe criminals still use them as a way of payment. It’s easy to steal and sell in a local pub for some quick cash (below msrp doesn’t matter to them). In my country there was a Rolex gang going around to steal watches. They were very violent and even tied you up in your own house and beat the shit out of people. Luckily they are now behind bars, but it’s still not safe to wear in the bigger cities here. Any other watch brand is no problem at all though.
@@cheynewalls i like the submariner. I'm considering the explorer 1 or datejust, omega seamaster railmaster, or the aqua terra. If i want my name on the papers I'll probably get an omega , otherwise gray market rolex. What do you think?
@@blueridgeocean I really like the Aqua Terra. I think it is so under rated and it is a very tough and accurate watch with the new Omega movement. I have my eye on the Aqua Terra with the orange seconds hand.
These videos are so good!!! No one else is doing videos like this. He actually uses these watch as they are meant and designed for, out in the wilderness getting beat up. While keeping us update long term on the ability of each watch. These videos are perfect and a public service to all watch buyers. Cheers to you Sir!
Thank Ian for this, very much appreciated! Cheers
@@cheynewalls you and your team are doing great things in photography and on youtube.
I wore a Subby to Jamaica in 1990. Wore it SCUBA diving during the day...and under the sleeve of my tux when I got married that night. It is indeed an amazing watch. The "boooooring" crowd are just being contrarian. 😂
Love hearing stuff like that, Cheers
Getting older has made my close-in eyesight worse. That cyclops would help a lot! I’d rather have a date complication than not, too.
Yeah, I wasn't a fan of the cyclops at first, but it has really grown on me. Services a good function. Cheers
My exp 2 polar has made me a cyclops fan now! However, I’m waiting on a 124060 because I want the symmetrical perfection in that beautifully classic dial.
Great video as always! Excited to see your comparison between this and your two explorers. Love to see someone taking their sports watches on adventures rather than just doing a desktop review.
Thank you, Yeah I'm looking forward to that as well. I believe we will start filming those videos in a week or two. Cheers
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Your G Shock broke?! That’s crazy. You must really be wilding it out there for those camera shots!
He’s an all out power-user. He doesn’t hold back dude.
Yeah, I had to replace my G-shock (got the same one as a replacement) going to try and put a protect screen on the watch face this time, like they have with cell phone.
Oh brother, I’m so sorry your watch got chipped but that “there definitely was a (insert homer clip here) moment” had me belly laughing! So relatable. I’m really glad you’re using your watch as it was meant to be and not as a safe queen. Please keep up the great videos!
Cheers, thank you for that. Yeah, the Homer clip was a little "cleaner" than what came out of my mouth. :)
Simply the best watch ever made
@@freshgresh it is an amazing timepiece
Interesting your movement is so consistent. I have a 2024 and it usually lives on my wrist day and night, even when I sleep. I lose about 2 seconds every 24 hours. I have noticed when I leave it face up in my watch box for 24 hours it gains around 1 second. So if I were to leave it off at night I'd probably be averaging around 1 second lost per day. It truly is a great watch overall, probably my favourite in the the Rolex line, the right blend of heritage, class and utility.
I agree, a great watch with perfect blend heritage, class and utility. Yeah that is interesting, it doesn't matter if I wear my Submariner all day, sleep with it on or put it away in my watch box over night, it's holds about 0.5 of a second to a second fast over 24 hours. Either way tho, I'm happy if it maintains the +2 -2 over 24 hours. Cheers
@@cheynewalls sounds like you got a great movement then, I would prefer that type of consistency the way I wear mine. I think you mentioned in another video that your explorer behaves more like my Sub. Maybe it's a 2024 thing or maybe just luck of the draw 🤷♂️
@@kyleh3207 Yeah, my Rolex Explorer II movement changes a little depending on how I offend I wear it. Either her way tho, great movements to be able to stay with-in +2 -2 over 24 hours. My other personal "high" horology watches (the ones I don't show on my channel) don't come close to that. Cheers
Afaik the cyclops is the same material but has double AR coating i.e. top and bottom to give it the black hole effect, whereas the main crystal just has AR coating on the underside. Those AR coatings are scratched up much more easily, so that`s probably where your scratch is, not in the saphire itself. Great video! Been watching since a while now!
Great to hear, appreciate that! Thanks for the info, I was hoping for that, but sadly it is a chip, when I rub my finger over it feels coarse and when I first hit it on a rock, whipping it off I felt a pieces of sapphire fall off. Thanks again, Cheers
@@cheynewalls Yeah, it's sapphire and the same as the rest of the crystal. One of the properties of sapphire crystal is that it is extremely hard and scratch resistant, but it will shatter at high impact. Based on your description, it seems like a little piece shattered off.
@@jwalkerjr Thanks for that information. Yeah I hit it very hard. Cheers
Great video again. I couldn't have done a review of my sub date better or differently! PROST! 😊
PROST to that!! Danke
Interested to see if you run into accuracy issues that the 32xx movements are reportedly having after 1-2 years. Your Explorer II is around the 2 year mark I think.
Oh no issues at all, at worst its a second off a day. If I wear it all day its pretty much day accurate.
what issue, he said it is day accurate most of the time?
I've heard rumors about the 32xx movements but I'm having no issues with my May 22' GMT after 2 full years. Accurate as ever and my Explorer II and Sub date are 23 and 24 year models and they have also been great. Time will tell I guess but I'm not concerned. Buy with confidence when you're ready. Cheers!
The cyclops is really functional and that’s why I don’t mind having it on any of my Rolexes. It doesn’t what it’s supposed to do and it makes the watch easier to read.
DJ from GBRS group put it well when speaking about his own watches: “wear them till you break them and then get them fixed”
Very good advice. Indeed I enjoy the cyclops, like I mentioned in the video, makes it so much easier to read the date in low night. Cheers
Very informative ❤
Glad it was helpful! Cheers
Ahh forget those people that say it shouldn’t have a date window. Both versions are classic. You get a diver style and capability PLUS a date wheel. Curious, what size are your wrists? I’m debating getting the Explorer 2 but I think it’s too big for me. Your wrists look like 7” or more
I agree, I like having a date on my tool watches. Yes I have just over a 7 inch wrist. My personal opinion, I can just pull off the Rolex Explorer II. What makes the 42mm a little more manageable is that it is such a thin watch. Cheers
Simply put, it's the perfect watch.
Well put! Cheers
Nice video
@@nairazone9838 Cheers, thank you
awesome watch, thanks for sharing your experience!
Cheers
What about the explorer 40? Is also versatile, adventure and cocktail time in the same day 😉
Oh 100%, love my Rolex Explorer 40, it is extremely versatile, adventure and ready for cocktail time. I just put the Rolex Submariner a bit higher on the tool watch side of things, as it has a date function and a rotating bezel. Cheers
Do you prefer this over the explorer 40? I'm leaning towards the explorer but both are cool.
Both are great watches. It really depends on the situation, As an every day watch with some adventure thrown in I would wear my Rolex Explorer 40. If I'm going on a long trip where I'll be in and out of the water, with some scuba diving thrown in I would wear my Rolex Submariner Date. Cheers
@@cheynewalls If you had to choose just one?
@@JacobLawrenceCanning If I could only have one I would have to go with the Rolex Submariner Date, just because I go diving. Its not technical diving so I just use my Submariner to time my dives.
Formal-informal i agree with you
Cheers
Wonder how much it cost to to replace cyclops by Rolex? Thanks for the vid.
Cheers, Thank you. I"m hearing between $500 and $800 in other comments. They would have to replace the whole sapphire the cyclops sits on.
@@cheynewalls Ouch!!
@@johnt2694 Oh I'm not going to replace it. Its fine, every scratch, dent and chip tells a story.
@@cheynewalls I assumed that you wouldn’t as you wear your watches like it was meant to be, a proper tool watch. It is crazy how much it cost to replace a cyclops.
@@johnt2694 The chipping is growing on me, makes it look "well used". Yeah, I guess because the watches face sapphire has to be changed out too along with the cyclops. Also this is just what I'm hearing in comments. I don't have an exact quote. Cheers
It’s the anti reflective coating that makes the crystal more susceptible to scratches.
It shouldn’t. It’s on the inside of the crystal only, not outside.
Its not the anti-refection coating in this case. The sapphire itself was chipped. As well as I think the anti-refection coating is under the sapphire.
Another great video! Thank you sir!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
The Sub date is the grail. Any updates on availability at AD's?
I'm hearing all the way from 3 months to 2 years. Its all over the place. My poor buddy has no purchase history and just can't get his hands on one.
Watch Theo&Harris latest podcast episode min 9:50 for more insight
@@cheynewalls It is strange. I had an Explorer on order with my AD and they haven't said a word. I am going to switch to a Sub Date. My buy history is a Sub date in 2006.
@@achraftahir Thanks. I actually watched Christian's video this morning. Always a good show. He is likely right. With the huge number of subs on the gray market, I tend to agree with him in suggesting there are tons and tons of Subs in AD inventory.
@@georgetown8986 Man I think if you still have that pre ceramic sub you should keep it. It’s the best looking sub of all time including the modern ones. I’m hoping to get a birth year sub some day.
Don't worry, just change the glass, than it is as new. Cheers.
Now I kind of like the chip in cyclops sapphire, every time I look at it, reminds me of that hike and photographing that Bald Eagle. Cheers
@@cheynewalls of course, that is a photo, I have never seen before, amazing. so you can see the eagle in the cyclopes. 🙂 Cheers.
@@joerghomberger9194 Now every time I look at the chip in the cyclopes it reminds me of that moment photographing the Bald Eagle. Cheers
Why do you always elongate your words like this: 1:06, 1:22, 1:24, 1:28, 1:31, 2:00, 2:08, 2:13, 3:09, etc etc 😂😂
It’s my California drawl
I find that my Rolexes scratch easier than my 316L watches such as my Omega.
Yep 904L is definitely easier to scratch than 316L but the luster on 904L is more eye catching
Interesting, even with the AR coding on the out side of the sapphire? I guess it didn't scratch the sapphire, I just hated when I would hit my SeaMaster it would take off a little of the AR coding.
@@cheynewallsthe refer to the steel case and bracelet, not the sapphire crystal.
@@achraftahir yes I agree! It’s annoying how much easier it scratches. I banged my Speedmaster against a metal garbage can and I didn’t even see a mark. I just look at my Rolex and a scratch forms lol
@@cheynewalls I hear ya! I’m talking just about the steel. I certainly appreciate Rolex not using AR coating on the outside (except on the cyclops of course)
Re availability at AD's. I wish AD's would take a deposit from people when they are interested in purchasing. This would eliminate hundreds of thousands of people who are just on the wait list with no intention or ability to purchase a Sub.
I am in the process of purchasing a new Toyota Landcruiser. They are tough to get right now. However, the dealers with incoming inventory require a deposit. Which I like and which I have done. And, surprise surprise, the list of actual buyers requiring a deposit is significantly lower than the list without deposits.
Interesting, now that I think about it, I don't know any company that makes watches excepting down payments. Keep me posted on the new Toyota Landcruiser, those look incredible!
@@cheynewalls It would slim down the pool of actual buyers. Will do. Will be a nice replacement for my '22 4Runner Limited. Looks like you are a Toyota Truck/SUV guy as well.
@@georgetown8986 Got a Tacoma TRD Pro. Awesome truck
The sub is for any environment, except for major cities where you get mugged or worse
I think the days of having to worry about a "base" Rolex Submariner being stolen off your wrist are in the past. There not selling for that crazy premium on the grey market anymore. I have worn my Submariner many times in the cities of LA, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco with no issues.
@@cheynewalls depends on where you are, here in Europe criminals still use them as a way of payment. It’s easy to steal and sell in a local pub for some quick cash (below msrp doesn’t matter to them). In my country there was a Rolex gang going around to steal watches. They were very violent and even tied you up in your own house and beat the shit out of people. Luckily they are now behind bars, but it’s still not safe to wear in the bigger cities here. Any other watch brand is no problem at all though.
@@key4duty wow that is crazy!
Just get a chisel and Hammer, knock that cyclops off of your Rolex.
But I like the cyclops, makes it easier to read the date in low light.
The submariner is Florida mans perfect watch! Whenever Where ever. In the swamps hunting or scoring meth in Miami the submariner has you covered
haha, never thought about that.
@@cheynewalls i like the submariner. I'm considering the explorer 1 or datejust, omega seamaster railmaster, or the aqua terra. If i want my name on the papers I'll probably get an omega , otherwise gray market rolex.
What do you think?
@@blueridgeocean I really like the Aqua Terra. I think it is so under rated and it is a very tough and accurate watch with the new Omega movement. I have my eye on the Aqua Terra with the orange seconds hand.
@@cheynewalls alright, are you planning on keeping the explorer?
@@blueridgeocean Oh A 100% Yes