Robert van der Poel Thats true. But I was referring to him saying that unlike the ceramic inserts on the newer version, this one will scratch because it is “steel.”
I’m assuming you were recording the watch as you were speaking at the same time right? If so I recommend you keep doing just that but a suggestion would be to next time just edit the audio without the video. Maybe record the audio and video separately. The ticking hand skipping kept distracting me from “aww-ing” the watch as much haha
Hello, do you know the exact year of this watch. Due to my particularly thin wrist for a man, I quite prefer older watches due to their smaller features. Were all of the 14060 models the same size despite the year (1990-199)? Thanks!
Yeah, it is one great watch. That's definitely the main issue I have with Rolex right now, they're just shooting up in price! Of course that's not an issue for people owning it ;)
@@tobias_dahlberg Actually it is. I don't know about your neighbourhood but walking with lot's of thousands of Dollars on your wrist can become a problem. If it will go up to 10k for this model...it's some serious money for ill wanted individuals. No matter how tough you are, if you draw attention of bad people it seldom ends well.
You have a newer version in all likelihood. Rolex updates this exact model (Submariner no-date) every 6 years or so with very subtle changes. The "only "Swiss"" is likely one of those subtle changes.
I have this same watch bought in '98. I've always been curious as the why the pip is patinated but the markers remain bright white. I've never asked for anything to be replaced in the services I've had done and the tritium is dead as a doornail so I'm thinking that nothing has been replaced (maybe the pip just degrades faster for some reason?). Why would they replace the dial with non working lume? Update: just googled it and apparently sapphire is a pretty good blocker of UV so the hands and markers should get a patina just at a much slower rate. This would not be the case for an older watch with an acrylic crystal.
@@Ferien7 Hi - Yes, I know they do (now). But if they did I would expect it to have some/any lum. So you think they were trying to fool me & replaced the markers with some other substance without any lum? Or just swapped the same tritium dial which maybe has sat in a drawer for 20 years? Seems a bit far fetched?
I thought tritium dials had a "t" on the dial. Also, this looks like an aluminum bezel. I believe this is the least exciting Submarines ever made... still would own one though. I do like the drilled lug holes.
@@tobias_dahlberg You are right. I see the T now. I couldn't see it earlier. Tritium definitely gives it a cool factor, as it will age/patina... which I like (hate the fake patina though - where they make indices already tan).
Gorgeous piece: Minimalistic, slim and an epitomy of what a watch should be. The modern versions are becoming a joke. Bigger is not better. They are slowly losing their essence...
@Bababooey53Congratulations on your purchase! You just cannot go wrong with it. It breaks my heart a bit but I still bougth the 114060 yesterday as it cost 500 bucks less than the 14060M and commands a higher second market price atm. I can also say that it's "my" watch with box and papers. Overall built quality with bracelet, crown and bezel action is second to none and I love the glidelock. So I revise my comment above. Both models are great. I could have done without the supercase but it's kind of a tradeoff. Both Nodate versions look much better than the Date versions with the cyclops.
@Bababooey53 Thank you so much! Maybe Rolex will come up with something new regarding the Sub next year listening to consumer critics. Tried on the 14060M and they could not fit the bracelet to my wrist as it is so slim (not my shlong though, haha). The watch just sat too loose. So even though the ceramic is heavier the Glidelock adjustments make it quite comfortable or in my case even more than the old one. I guess you can just not have it pefect, there are always tradeoffs...Cheers
