Rolex OP39 VS datejust 41
Discussion
Im looking for a new daily wear. The brief is it needs to be hard-wearing and understated. I've had a look at the OP39 with the black face - if it went for this it would end up on a black leather strap. I love the discreet styling and how understated it is however how does it stack up against a datejust?
What's your opinions? Is the date just worth the extra?
Other contenders are the omega aqua terra?
What's your opinions? Is the date just worth the extra?
Other contenders are the omega aqua terra?
For a simple black face personally I would look at the Explorer. OP39 is lovely too but I prefer it with the white face for some reason. Not a huge fan of the datejust myself although I don't mind the cyclops as much on the Sub or GMT.. go with what YOU prefer at the end of the day though 
MaximusIV said:
Im looking for a new daily wear. The brief is it needs to be hard-wearing and understated. I've had a look at the OP39 with the black face - if it went for this it would end up on a black leather strap. I love the discreet styling and how understated it is however how does it stack up against a datejust?
What's your opinions? Is the date just worth the extra?
Other contenders are the omega aqua terra?
Can't really go wrong with any of those three. The movement in the DJ is upgraded vs the OP, and you can get it on a jubilee. For my money, the OP is a more versatile watch. I have both coming into an AD to try (white dials). What's your opinions? Is the date just worth the extra?
Other contenders are the omega aqua terra?
The Aqua Terra is sublimeparticularly if you get on with the blue on the blue rubber fitted strap.
Enjoy the cross shopping.
I was actually going to buy the 39mm Oyster with rhodium dial, this was after going for a 39mm Explorer that I had reserved and when I got there for some reason it didn't grab me.
I wasn't sure why, but just decided against it, Bond Street Watches agreed £3800 on it at a year old, should have bought it anyway.
However........I went with a blue 41mm DJ with plain bezel and oyster bracelet, mainly because I decided I would move on my 36mm white face DJ with jubilee, which I did.
However, I still hanker after the simplicity of the 39mm Oyster, but, I would buy it with the white face. The 39mm is perfect IMHO, I have found the 41mm DJ not as nice to wear as the 36mm, and I wear some 42-42mm divers and have pretty big wrists too.
But when trying on the rhodium and black 39mm Oyster I also tried the white 39mm too. I then realised that it is the black face I didn't like on the Explorer. The white faced oyster just looks so clean and so much bigger than the black face.
It was pretty amazing how much bigger it looked, but still felt a nicer watch to wear than the DJ41 I have.
I wish they would do a blue faced Explorer, I love the 36mm oyster with arabic numerals and especially those who have modded them with the mercedes style hands.
An official blue or even white explorer would be nice.
But try on as many as you can, to me the 39mm Oyster is arguably the most classy and nicest Rolex in the range, the only issue with it is the fact it is also the cheapest, so many, myself included, often snub it. How sad is that?
I wasn't sure why, but just decided against it, Bond Street Watches agreed £3800 on it at a year old, should have bought it anyway.
However........I went with a blue 41mm DJ with plain bezel and oyster bracelet, mainly because I decided I would move on my 36mm white face DJ with jubilee, which I did.
However, I still hanker after the simplicity of the 39mm Oyster, but, I would buy it with the white face. The 39mm is perfect IMHO, I have found the 41mm DJ not as nice to wear as the 36mm, and I wear some 42-42mm divers and have pretty big wrists too.
But when trying on the rhodium and black 39mm Oyster I also tried the white 39mm too. I then realised that it is the black face I didn't like on the Explorer. The white faced oyster just looks so clean and so much bigger than the black face.
It was pretty amazing how much bigger it looked, but still felt a nicer watch to wear than the DJ41 I have.
I wish they would do a blue faced Explorer, I love the 36mm oyster with arabic numerals and especially those who have modded them with the mercedes style hands.
An official blue or even white explorer would be nice.
But try on as many as you can, to me the 39mm Oyster is arguably the most classy and nicest Rolex in the range, the only issue with it is the fact it is also the cheapest, so many, myself included, often snub it. How sad is that?
I’ve got an order in for a perpetual 39mm white face at the moment. God knows how long it will take to arrive, was quoted 3-6 months ish. I’ve had a Datejust 41 in the past, and found it a touch too big for me. It seemed to wear bigger than 41mm as the bezel is quite thin compared to the submariner. I think the white and black face perpetual 39’s could be the perfect one watch forever if you had to have only one watch. The subtle differences between the other coloured dials (lumed batons all the way around the dial) make a huge difference. I would strongly trying them both together to get a true feel for them.
Are they that hard to find in stock?
I phoned Fraser Hart and they had only white in stock and I wanted a black one. I called Goldsmiths and they had black in stock in Reading.
I ended up with a Speedmaster Professional. 39mm felt a little too small for me.
I phoned Fraser Hart and they had only white in stock and I wanted a black one. I called Goldsmiths and they had black in stock in Reading.
I ended up with a Speedmaster Professional. 39mm felt a little too small for me.
Edited by Lee540 on Thursday 2nd January 08:35
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