The 36mm Rolex Datejust Has the Same Dial Size as the 40mm Rolex Submariner 

I don’t understand how this would look to small for people. It looks so elegant and smooth

My issue with the Datejust 41 is it looks oversized compared to the 36. DJ is a dress watch, so it should be a bit smaller than a sports rotating bezel Rolex, and in my book, that means the DJ41 is more proportional to a 43mm Sea Dweller or a James Cameron. Take care of yourself, Christoper, we’ll see you soon!

I hope everything goes well for you with the upcoming surgery. I have always enjoyed your content and this video will probably blow a few minds, LOL! I hope you recover and heal without any complications.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you Chris! Hopefully you have a speedy recovery and if you all of the sudden start liking Invicta we’ll understand 🙏! Smaller watches are making a comeback so now is a great time to get in front of the herd. Best regards 😎

Outstanding content! I own a 40mm Sub 14060… and just purchased 114270 explorer(36mm) I can’t believe how incredible the watch and size is, I never truly paid any attention to the size of a Rolex from my 40 to the 36… I’ve always loved the look of the explorer and never thought the size would be an issue, naturally a 31mm is for a woman but hell my purchase years ago was a 34mm OP, never gave a second thought to the size. I’m glad to read that most agree it’s about the name and quality, and of course it has to be a Rolex. Thank you, KG

having inherited a 36mm SS datejust in oyster bracelet , plus what you mentioned here . hence that is why i bought a pre-owned 5 digit 2 tone rolex OP date (34mm case) . Lug to lug it is 42mm and it is almost indistinguishable on the wrist from a 36mm yet i like the gold with Steel look . also i purchased a oyster bracelet so it looks and is actually wearability wise also slightly more solid / manly on the wrist compared to a more dress style jubilee 34/36mm OP datejust/date i.e. more versatile too.

Best of luck to you! Hope to see you soon with more great videos. Just received a Datejust 36mm blue dial from an AD....my first AD purchase....waited 4 months for the watch to come in but it was well worth the wait. It is perfect for my wrist and looks just as good on me as my Submariner does, which I purchase from Watchbox 3 years ago. I had tried on a exhibition Datejust 41....fit ok, but really felt too big as a dress watch, too much like bling. Really comes down to personal taste and respecting the choices of others....great video and I'm looking forward to your healthy return...God speed!

I love the way this guy talks. Great takes.

I have the same dial/style DJ except mine is a 16220 from 1999 with an engine turned bezel. It was my first Rolex and the watch that got me hooked in this hobby. 36mm is a perfect size, same with the 36mm Day-Date as well. The 40mm Day-Date looks way chunkier, and I really think Rolex messed up the proportions of their 41mm watches. Great video.

Thanks for the content. Wishing you a quick recovery.

I had 126234, white dial...extremely comfortable. It is smaller but not SMALL on my 18 cm wrist.

Hope your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery!

Thank you for a genuine and logical opinion👍I’m pulling the trigger on a 1601 36 mm one.

Prayers your way for a speedy recovery! LOVE the 36mm DJ!

I've been eyeing for the same exact model for the 36mm datejust! I have small wrists so I always prefer the 36!

I have 2 rolex date just 36 mm. I wouldn't wear anything else. The first one I bought new in 1993. The price has tripled in those years because it has Rolex diamond bezel. Great looking watches. Good video 36 mm is the best deal and women look silly with a 36mm but to each it's own. Great video

i just purchased my first 16233 two tone datejust and the size is on the smaller size but it's very elegant and doesn't need to be a huge diameter!

Good points made. I have the 114270 and wears great.

Hey Christopher, I well remember your 16233 Roleser model. Very nice. Get well and see you back on very soon!! Randy-IL

If someone came up to me and said a 36mm watch I was wearing was "pretty small"..I would think they were an idiot. 36mm is a great size, this modern fad if everything being oversized is a just idiotic

You got the right point. dial sizes are same! I think 40.5mm dress watch is too big. Probably 38mm is maximum for dress watch. 34mm used to be the standard size for dress watch.

Nice vid mate.

You are 100% right

I wish you all the best, Chris. :)

I have the same exact watch and love it. I wear it every day whether I am going to work, the gym or the beach. My wife bought it for me as a birthday gift. It's now 20 years old and still runs great.

This is correct for bright dials. I’ve put on in 36 but black dial and Wimbledon and it looked like a child’s watch at my wrist. The white one was really perfect so I preordered the white one. Let’s see when I will get it.

Fantastic video. I’ve gotten more compliments on my small watches than bigger ones. Wonder if you think small watches are coming back

Buddy, i wish you all the best with your health. Good recovery. See you in a little while

Preach!! I tell people all the time that the DJ 36 has the same dial size as the submariner

Great video. At the end of the day, it’s a tool for telling the time and it comes from the dial

great video. appreciate your expertise. Good luck with your surgery

Hope the surgery goes well! I am about to purchase my first timepiece, and I am very conflicted on whether I’ll go with the 36 or the 41 datejust.

❤your videos brother! Get back soon, many blessings!

I‘m so in love with my 36mm 16233 The size is perfect for my 19cm wrist

Jeweler rubbed me the wrong way when he kept saying stay away from 36mm. I love it and classy. You have great taste 👍🏼 I’m looking at same one now, white dial

I hear the DJ41 is actually 39.5mm

Great video love your 36mm beautiful watch. I am getting 36mm datejust jubilee silver dial😀😀😊😊

Good luck and God speed fast recovery.

Like your view on watches

That's why all the entry level 40mm pieces without a tturning bezel have a dial that's WAY too wide for the date window.

Great video! Just what I was looking for! As a reference, how tall are you and what’s your wrist size! Good luck on your surgery!!

The watch case is big as well

The 41 has a lot of dial space, but it’s just a simple movement

You talk a lot of sense fella. Keep it up.

good luck with the surgery brother. god speed.

fantastic, down to earth video here. watch size gets so overblown for no reason nowdays. Mainly driven by the worlds obesity rate skyrocketing.

I wonder if the dial and hands of say an explorer or the Submariner would fit into 36mm 16220 datejust

I like 36 on others but absolutely hated it on my small 6.25 inch wrist

Chris I watch your videos when you dropped F-BOMBS. And I thought nothing of it. And now no F-BOMBS and I still watch your videos. I never noticed how you dressed, but I watch your videos cause you make in interesting 🤔 and informative.

DJ should be 36, it's just a classic

41 is too big. Out of proportion. I bought the 36 at eventually.

I wish you the best with your next surgery. God bless you.

Chris 39mm or 36mm explorer? I saw 36 all day

get well......

Best wishes for better days. On August 8th 2020 my wife passed away after a long illness as she was lying down she told me if I ever get a chance to get a nice watch please get a Rolex and considered a gift from her. Not knowing anything about watches I said okay. When I contacted the local ad. He told me we don't take payments we need full up front before we'll even consider placing your order it takes 1 year to create each Rolex watch and then up to a 2-year wait list perhaps you'd like to move further up the list by buying some other jewelry? Never did get the Rolex been talking to her kids a lot about it lately and started looking at prices on second-hand Market perhaps a 36 is the way to go. Be safe be well

I have a 7 3/4 wrist and the 36 mm datejust rocks. Nobody wants a dinner plate on your wrist.

36mm Datejust has perfect proportions. I agree with everything you said with the exception of “Rolex is going to run better than Omega”. Despite Rolex’s popularity and reputation, Omegas movements are and have always been superior to Rolex.

That’s how you size the dials ? Put one on the top of another, Get a caliper

No, don't buy small watches. Leave them all for me :)

The 41 is not even 40,5 its more like 39 and a bit

Hope your surgery went well chap.

Can you put a sub dial on a 36 date just?

Good luck with the surgery!

I love my 36mm datejust, but an Omega might be a better watch...

The anti- 40mm and up army are so cranked up 😂. Not all men have twigs for an arm. My 36mm watches will be given to my daughters when they grew up. As for me ill stick with 39mm up.

If you have a small wrist ( like women ) then a 36 mm is going to look silly on. your wrist...

Brah, Invicta dose not look like a Rolex. Invicta is a shiter watch, just ask Paul Bluter....

Good luck at a surgery ! all the best !

Classic size 36 I don't blike a dinner plate on my wrist people are so stupid