Should I trade one of my smp's towards a rolex?

Exactly why it works for Elton John 😉

If you want the Rolex, you should scratch that itch. Having both is not redundant. I only have three nice watches. Omega 39.5 PO, current gen Diver 300M, and 116610 Submariner. All black dial, and all feel like a change from each other. I cannot tell one bit of difference between the quality of them. They all seem well made, and have performed flawlessly while wearing them for most things in my daily life. I agree that the 5 digit subs are an incredible fit, but it seems funny that Omega owners are complaining about the size/fit/proportions of Rolex. My PO and Diver definitely need as many tweaks to their fit as the submariner dose. None of them are perfect in my view. At least for my wrist.

Oh don’t get me wrong: I sold my current gen Seamaster diver because I thought it was ungainly—both the giant case and the malfunctioning clasp. Just like Rolex with the older 40mm gen Sub, Omega should have left things alone with the 41mm gen diver.

Omega gets no special treatment from me. And Rolex makes awesome watches. Both brands have fallen prey to the “big watch” trend to their detriment. Dan’s reference to Invicta was spot on.

Have the 124060 as my daily and had the blue/green ceramic latest SMP's - the new versions are lightyears better than the previous one's and 'technically' match or surpass the Sub BUT..i'd choose the Sub all day. It's more comfortable on the tapered bracelet compared to the 90's sdtyle the SMP still uses, feels lighter (probably is) and just blends on the wrist. You don't feel it in a good way if that makes sense where the SMP reminds you with every twitch. I also LOVE not having a date complication anymore (after having a Hulk for several years)

imo, the 124060 is the best watch Rolex have ever made and perfect as a daily.

I personally would.

I ended up going with a 124060 from @mdgrwl

I like the ceramic over the metal bezel.

She's certainly different/smaller than my smps. Wouldn't say better.

But She's beaut.

Very nice. It's an iconic watch. Much like the speedmaster, every watch collector should have one at some point in their stable.

'Smaller than the SMP',
Noticeably, or you mean thickness?
Doesn't look small small

Well the Sub is like 40.6 and my 2 remaining SMPs are 43.5. It's also much lighter on the wrist...which worried me as I liked the smps heft. Yes it is much thinner as well.

Loving it....I had started to worry I would think it was small but loving it so far.....BTW the clicks on rotating the bezel are awesome!

Now that I have a moment, I'll endeavor to give a better response.

Measurements aside, to me, the Sub and the SMP are not really comparable watches. Not in a quality regard, but just they are two very different creatures as far as watches go.

Granted this is 24 hours on the wrist with the sub, but my initial comparisons of the two.

My SMPs are just bigger on my wrist, the weight is more noticeable, the thickness is more noticeable, it's presence on my wrist is more noticeable. The Sub is extremely light by comparison and it is very very thin, I'm not going to say I forget it's there, because it isn't like I am constantly aware of the SMP on my wrist either. I guess I would say to me, the sub is more reserved and the seamaster pro has a more prominent quality maybe? Not sure prominent is quite the right word, but I'll go with that.

My primary point, is that opposed to my previous expectations of them being very similar almost duplicate roles in a collection, they don't. I might think the sea dweller and the SMP would be more comparable to each other as they seem very similar size wise. But then again, I didn't find the size difference between an SMP and a PO to be that noticeable, I just felt the dial of the PO was too aggressively styled for me.


Now this is coming from someone who feels a watch has to have a bezel of some kind for it to be worth wearing. The dressier and more formal omega's and Rolex's don't really appeal to me.

Yo @KingCobb quick question- was the blue rubber strap on your blue SMP the same color as the blue rubber strap on the Summer blue SMP?

Thanks. Also, congratulations on your recent watch acquisitions!

Yes.

Substantial difference. You can own both.