Rolex

I eagerly awaited the Sky Dweller and I felt a bit let down when I first saw it. I decided to go back to it after a few days to see if my initial impressions were correct. On one hand I would like to extend kudos to Rolex for trying out something different by combining GMT with an annual calendar. On the other hand, the watch doesn't speak to me as I had hoped. So here by likes and dislikes:

+ discrete month indicator

+ movement and setting via bezel. Speaks to some innovation and ease of use

+ size of movement and watch

- 24-hr ring makes the dial busy

- don't like the cyclops date

- fluted bezel

So Rolex if you are listening, I would like a little more elegance from this watch (particularly at this price range). Please give me the plain bezel like in the 214270, make a window for the 24 hr indicator, give a see thru case back, and give me an option for a leather strap.

I was looking through Gene Stone's "The Watch" and appreciated the variety of watches Rolex made in the early days. It seems that they have marketed themselves into a corner as a maker of "tool watches". Of course, I love quite a few of them, but how about a little bit of variety? I can't remember seeing an ad for the Rolex Prince in forever. Are there anybody else that would like to see this fantastic brand diversify just a little bit in to elegance?

J.

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