BuLlEt 1 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hi. I was recently looking for a watch that wasn't a dress watch in the strictest sense (thin, white dial, bar or Roman numerals, no complications, etc) but is formal. My search narrowed down to Datejust, Aqua Terra, maybe the Portofino, a few Longines, etc. I passed by a local Rolex dealer to see a Datejust in person, and I did not like how it looked. The 36mm was not so thin that it felt like a small watch, and the indices and the writing looked cramped inside the small dial The 41mm was a good size but the bezel looked too humongous. The 39mm are just not my thing. I don't like how they added the coloured squares above the hour markers--seemed like a flashy thing and very un-Rolex-like. If anything I might go for the 41mm, but I'm not 100% sure about it. This isn't exactly when I picked up a Tissot that I didn't like at first and grew to like. Did anyone have a similar experience with their Datejust? Thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wyiuesdf 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 I agree the bezel doesn't scale well onto to DJii. Some folks are hoping they bring out a smaller one like they did with the DD. The fluted bezel is a nicer size IMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
logdesigbag 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 For me, it was an acquired taste. I should specifiy that I do not yet own one, but want one. I am also disappointed that the sizes jump from 36mm (tad too small) to 41mm (slightly too big). I would love a 38-39mm, especially if they produced a jubilee / president bracelet for them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pettye 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 They do have the 39mm size now, but the dial's not what I expected from Rolex. If they slimmed down the movement a bit, got rid of half the text on the dial, I would be all over the DJ in a heartbeat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
todd 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 The 36cm DJ does wear bigger than one would think. Still looks awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffpas 2 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 I have a small wrist, so 36 mm is fine for me. I guess for a lot of guys it might seem small. But yeah, the case is definitely chunkier than the raw dimensions suggest. Personally I think the dial is perfectly balanced. I don't like the DJ II dial dimensions at all; especially for the baton marker version. They are way too big. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason213 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 It's all relative to your wrist size, I do think the new 36mm DJs can accommodate up to 7.5" wrists without looking strange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wcqq 0 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 There is no 39mm datejust, I would own one if there was. There is the Explorer is 39mm and the new Oyster perpetual I 39mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 2 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 I agree about the DJ models, although I think the new 39mm OP is a great alternative, and is probably what I'd get. I wish the contrast color on the blue dial weren't green, but I think all of the other dials look great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zerone 2 Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 It has taken me a while, but at this point the idea of a 36mm Datejust is very appealing. I own a couple of larger watches (GS SBGE029, Rolex Explorer II) and I am pretty tired of thick and big. Quote Link to post Share on other sites