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You can't really compare the quality of the vintage Rolex to modern Rolex. The vintage pieces are inferior in almost every respect when compared to modern standards. Buy vintage for the uniqueness, charm and history but they just don't compare in terms of quality.

@storck08

4 жыл бұрын

Right. I'd get the modern one and keep it for the rest of my life. It would be modern now, but a classic years later. And it only has my "story" in it, not the previous owner.

@MrRKR6782

4 жыл бұрын

Well said Kevin

@JonFFavale

3 жыл бұрын

This can be said about almost any manufacturing process

@cahillgreg

2 жыл бұрын

The difference in quality is negligible - the steel grade of each is irrelevant, the only concrete criteria worth considering is - can the calibre keep time over a period of years - both vintage and modern (as shown in the video) perform on that front. Comparison of quality is just a fanciful flight of the imagination. If the watch has something along the lines of a 3135 calibre, which has been about since the 1980s - then there is nothing on the current market that you will actually notice in terms of improved quality. Likewise, if you have a vintage watch and bracelet with 316L steel - then you have a grade that cannot be discerned as different in any way from 904L steel (unless you're a metallurgist). The spec for both grades of steel are lightyears removed from what is needed on a watch bracelet - the complete overkill spec is marketing.

I have a "old" Rolex 1501 OPD from 1972 with a solid oyster bracelet and an engine turned bezel. I am really happy with that one.

I would love to have either one , the Oyster Perpetual is sort of the watch of watches it's case shape is pretty much perfect and wether the bezel is fluted or smooth it seems to suit every occasion , it is the everything for everbody watch . Stay healthy and stay happy , really enjoy your videos .

I just got the Date two weeks ago! The 34mm definitely took some time to get used to. The Date in the vid is particularly interesting with the different hands and clasp

A bit of trivia. Did you know the Oyster Perpetual with the 3 6 9 dial was described in the James Bond novels? It was mistakenly identified, by watch aficionados as an Explorer model BUT Ian Fleming never penned the model as such. He did however describe James Bond as wearing an Oyster Perpetual with 3 6 9 numerals. So this could be the actual model of Rolex Ian Fleming suggested. The Explorer is an imposter! At almost double the price and using the same 3130 calibre as the OP, why does the Explorer get all the love? Goes to show how marketing can be a game changer.

where is a good place to buy extra links for a rolex bracelet,I have a 8 inch wrist and always have to add links to get a good fit. I am looking at a 1979 rolex oyster date 34 mm , love these watches.

I own a 1965 Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Recently had it serviced and pressure tested by a retired Rolex Technician. It is functionally new. Really nice watch!

The blue explorer dial op 36 is the first watch that caught my eye and got me into watches this pandemic. The explorer numerals are uniqueand sporty. The blue sunburst dial is amazing. I thought it was way out of my budget at the time but half a year later I have a Longines Record and Tudor bb 58 blue which added together at the price I bought is basically exactly the price of this at retail before the new oyster perpetual came out.

@arnoldjenkins5455

Жыл бұрын

did you buy one yet?

Both great watches. Many watchmakers say the 1570 was the best wristwatch movement ever made. No question that the 1500 series of movements, starting in 1957 and ending in 1989, made the brand’s reputation what it is today.

1:32 except at 3 and 9...Not sure how comparable these wat ches actually are...you can compare vintage to modern, but at the end of the day, it seems to be a matter of preference, because technically speaking, a modern Rolex should be better in all aspects regarding build quality, materials, durability, and longevity! The watch would be "technically" better, and it could still lose to a vintage piece! I would buy a paul neuman daytona over a modern daytona in a heart beat, but only because I love the aesthetic of that dial, even though I know that technically, the modern daytona is a better watch...both beautiful pieces, but preference chooses the watch you'll end up buying...which I guess is true in every scenario...great video, love the way you shoot the watches...it really gives a good idea as to what the textures of the watch are like!

Air King 14010 blue dial I think merges the two

Thank you very much! Liked, subscribed and shared. My absolute favorite KZread channel by far.

The idea of vintage is nice, the practicality isn't.

@cahillgreg

2 жыл бұрын

They are both robust and keep time - so no real difference apart from one's aesthetic preference.

Like your videos, interesting comparison that I didn't think would work. Now off looking at 36mm OP's again having discounted them in favour of DJ's.... Id like to see a review of the Jubilee bracelet & fluted bezel vs Oyster & plain because I can't decide.

I own Rolex for their consistent R&D in its materials, movements. In this respect 36OP is not quite modern, whereas 39OP is, which houses the same movement with the newest Explorer I, whose movement includes the new shock resistance.

Hi! What are your thoughts on the bb36 compared to similar vintage watches? Thanks!

@inglebybhoy3293

4 жыл бұрын

allanboi Fuentes I have one and a 34mm air-king. Both great. The BB36 is a fantastic, beautifully finished watch. I went to the store for bb58 or the P-01. Can out with the BB36. No regrets.

@MrCliteatswood

3 жыл бұрын

@@inglebybhoy3293 hope you got a discount

@inglebybhoy3293

3 жыл бұрын

Chris P. Bacon Yes, approx 30%. They asked me to make an offer in the store and turned me down initially. A few days later they phoned to ask if I was still interested and I said yes, but would need a bigger discount to cover travel costs (and time - a long drive) to pick up the watch. IMHO, it’s the nicest watch in the Tudor range.

great review though I am sad the riveted bracelet wasn't discussed

I love the fact that you cover 34mm / 36mm watches. Hardly anyone else does.

I wish Rolex would use those gorgeous alpha hands again.

These two are close to my actual collection. I have the same blue 116000 OP with numeric dial, but I have the white dial OP with double baton hands instead of the vintage Oyster. I approve of this message! One more classic styling, one more sporty. I don't need complications.

@pejpm

4 жыл бұрын

Quincy Chang I’ve been collecting 20 years, and I feel like I’m at a point where I really know what I want, and I agree completely. I’m almost certainly exclusively ‘time only’ now. I have this blue OP, and I love it.

They are both wonderful watches!

I own a 39 mm Rolex Explorer I and a 39 mm white dial Oyster Perpetual. Now i am saving up for a 36 mm Rolex, modern Rolex. Any idea which one to get? And no, no modern DateJust because i do not like polished center links.

@henryjackson3615

4 жыл бұрын

Get the datejust 41 with a jubilee then

@oysterman962

4 жыл бұрын

Explorers, OPs and Datejusts look similar. Get a vintage 36mm Oysterquartz in steel. Low production numbers, beautifully decorated movement, accurate to 6 secs per year, and the unique angular case looks better than a Royal Oak. A bargain rare Rolex for a connoisseur. James Dowling owns a few Oysterquartz and my Rolex Service Centre Watchmaker wears one too. Bearing in mind that the Oysterquartz was worn by Reinhold Messner to climb mt Everest in 1978. It was also famously worn by Edmund Hilary who supposedly wore an Explorer in 1953 but wore an Oysterquartz in his later years.

The OP is just amazing, what a piecee...

Nobody talks enough about the lack of AR coating on modern Rolex crystals. It looks good at first glance but becomes an issue for many over time. I think the warmth of vintage Rolex crystals is something to consider here.

@MrRKR6782

4 жыл бұрын

S L I think the AR coating can become an issue over time too when it picks up scratches.

@Jay-xr3sb

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrRKR6782 my omega have held up perfectly over years. They could always use a clear coating on the underside only, meet half way...but no

I love vintage date! it is so nice, elegant and delicated!!!!!

36MM OP with a 3/6/9 dial...Other than a black dial with Explorer printed on it...it is the discontinued 36mm Explorer, right? I just saw you already sold it! Well done.

Did the audio cut out for anyone else when the sub button came up? Was that on purpose?

love them both! hope all no dates and the date get the air-king logo on the dial in the near future...

Thank you, the Modern version looks just like a Explorer model, didn't know they did a 3,6,9 dial on the oyster... very nice...

@planetdee3587

4 жыл бұрын

Only for the 36mm blue dial of the OP. They use to have a silver dial also but not sure if that is the 34mm and if they still make it.

@storck08

4 жыл бұрын

@@planetdee3587 The 34 mm OP with 3, 6, 9 is available too, also in blue.

Love these smaller watches. I have a white dial 34mm Air King with black 3/6/9 and fluted white gold bezel that I cannot take my eyes off of. It has redefined what I want in a watch, and I've found my Milgauss and Sub get no wrist time anymore: they just don't feel proportioned now...

@kyle_vr

2 жыл бұрын

Is the Water Resistance enough for everyday use? 🤔 🙂

@I-Libertine

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyle_vr easily enough. These are solid watches, built for a lifetime of everyday wear. Truly.

@kyle_vr

2 жыл бұрын

@@I-Libertine Its 100m right? Just to be sure.

@I-Libertine

2 жыл бұрын

@@kyle_vr yes, but i won't wear mine swimming or in the shower- just to be safe. But rain, everyday wear? No problem. I love mine. Just love it.

Prices?

I want both.

Very informative..Anna does a great job...plus smart & cute..Luv the vintage.

@cahillgreg

2 жыл бұрын

lip nip not an issue?

Reminds me of a Seiko 5 a bunch. Great looking ⌚

That's a cool bunch of seiko 5s

Perfect one watch collection is two 116000s: Blue💙369 one✔️ AND Black🖤 one✅

The vintage Rolex bracelet feels like a £50 seiko bracelet , the modern OP feels like a solid chuck of steel that happens to be watch shaped. The 36mm OP size case shape and bracelet are perfection. If you like your Rolex on a strap then vintage adds a little more coolness to the watch. I would go new Rolex because it was the same price as vintage, comes with a 5 year warranty 10 year service interval and I wouldn’t cry too much if it gets wet. Getting both is clearly the best move lol

i just dont like the case on the new models. At 39mm its good but the 36 and 34mm Versions just look too chunky

I own a 1969 Date. I actually wear mine to work, in an Auto detailing shop, near water and chemicals. No worries because it's just a watch :)

@DRBONG-rf7eg

3 жыл бұрын

How is it holdig up is it a jubilee?

Grt video. Vintage for me .

Dope content, as always. Nice editing (cool ‘subscribe cutaway, really draws the attention haha) and overall feel to the video. Of course great presentation too Anna, you all haven’t missed a step, really appreciate the versatility and adaptation. Now for the watches - I was recently deciding between these two but have opted to save up a bit more for the 126200 Datejust 36mm on jubilee. Best of both worlds haha

Except at 6 and 9, not 3 and 6. 3 is the date not double stick marker

Anna Rulz!!!! Good comparison, good content, good research, good narrative.... Let's talk Lange! Universal Geneve..

I love Rolex OysterDate Précision

I’ve collected vintage Rolex for years. I’ve had a 1675, 16753, 5513,1603,6265 and lots of others. I bought the same OP (116000) in this video a few months ago, my first modern Rolex, and I have to say I’m loving it. I don’t like all the modern ceramic stuff, and all the hype, but the 36mm is so understated. It has a nice solid feel that obviously you don’t get with vintage. I made a video about it, click my name to see it, as well as some others.

Yall shoulda used the silver steel 369, wouldn't that make a better comparison?

That tri-arabic watch is even better than an Explorer 1, and at 36mm? You'd be a fool to buy the Explorer.

I clicked on this thumbnail thinking it was Jenni Elle.

I have an OP34 (1002), an OP36 (1018), a Datejust (6305/2) and a Date (two-tone 15223). Now I’m trying to find someone who will sell me an OP41 in dark blue (124300-003) . . .

Stunning!

There is also a 34mm oyster date you can get new from an AD today - would be a better head to head comparison.

@tbprofile1295

3 жыл бұрын

Which model? None of the OP models on the Rolex website have a date option, though you can get a simplistic Datejust version that looks similar to an OP.

@joewolfe642

3 жыл бұрын

TB Profile12 www.rolex.com/watches/datejust/m115200-0007.html If you click on date just - view all it’s ok the 2nd page.

Give me the 2019 case/bracelet/movement with the older dial/hands 😍

I wonder who’s the lucky new owner of that vintage Rolex😉

double hour marker is not at 3 and 6 it's on 6 and 9 :-)

Aging and the fact that some of these people never have their watches serviced. I just had my ‘69 1500/0 serviced and it cost me $1200.

Modern oyster

Dear Anna, I just finished up my glute crunches and was on my 11th burpee when it dawned on me- We could never be together, because it takes a crazy person to want to be with me and I don't want to be with a crazy person. P.S. I love the close ups of your face. Happy Monday! Mad Hatter

I think "resting on its laurels" is a fairly good term to use when talking Rolex. They tweak small things here and there (slightly improved movement, a little larger case, different bracelet etc), but haven't made large changes to their line-up in a long while I believe.

The American Jenni Elle!

@BrandonKent136

4 жыл бұрын

Noooooo. She's way better here

@inglebybhoy3293

4 жыл бұрын

Jenni ist geil!

Awesome insight. Great video.

Beautiful!

What do you think of the current generation of datejust 36mm with the new 3235 movement?

At 34mm, its hard to choose .... both are amazing. The vintage has more charm though, through and through. The modern is theoretically more suited stronger as daily beater but in practice both are great in that role. I think the modern is only justified if you need that 39mm size which the vintage can't provide. If choosing between two 34mm watches I'd take the vintage.

@TheoandHarris

4 жыл бұрын

I still think most people are more comfortable with the 36 + modern thick bracelet - even though it’s still relatively conservatively sized

not my cup of tea... still, lovely pieces

When you buy a vintage Rolex, you listen to the story the watch is telling you. When you buy a new Rolex, you write the story of the watch so that its future owners can listen to it. In short, a Rolex (or any watch, for that matter) is like a book - if you go vintage, you will get a classic story that corresponds to a particular era, but if you go modern, it's like picking up a ruled book, writing a story, and then becoming recognized for that story at the end of it.

@edwardsauve4836

4 жыл бұрын

Well said .

@pejpm

4 жыл бұрын

This is so true! I’ve had so many vintage Rolex and others, and I still love them, but I’ve found myself being drawn to modern watches. I was trying to figure out why, and I realized that it’s because I had kids. My vintage watches feel like somebody else’s story, and now I want to tell my own. I don’t want to pass someone else’s watch down to my son.

Rolex makes a modern version of the date...

904L stainless is NOT commonly used in the chemical process industry, whereas 316 stainless is. It’s marketing bull.

Finally Anna Monday 👌🏻👍🏻😃

Not 3 and 6. 6 and 9

Great comparison video! Thank you Anna! Check your right nostril before next video...it kept catching attention :-)

@richardsmegma5081

4 жыл бұрын

Whoops! Can't unsee that now 🤢

That OP should be the current explorer 1... Thats so stupid from rolex... The existence of tuose 2 models makes no sense

The dial of the 1500 is without original tritium lume amd the most crazy unprofessional thing is that the Hands are completely not original. It should have tritium hands. Kind regards

@TheoandHarris

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching, but that’s incorrect. Rolex manufactured these watches both with and without lume. This model was without Lume and the hands match.

@sirisaacnewton9996

2 жыл бұрын

This shoult be a Tritium Dial(TswissT wirtten on the Dial) but there is no lume on it. The Tritium Hands have another shape and Lume inside. The Dial has probably been replaced. Don t get me wrong: i normally really like your Videos and i was a bit rude. Kind regards

There is ascetic NO comparison when the size of the Rolex is different regardless of when made, whereas the 36mm or 39mm watches have no comparison to the 34mm which the latter is more comfortable to wear especially with the Jubilee bracelet. The older or vintage Rolex watches such as the 1500/1570 is a much nicer watch - period! Something went wrong with Rolex sometime after the year 2000 with the thicker 15000 series (soon eliminating the 34mm all together) while going with the crowd making gargantuan ugly timepieces most of which have little to no usefulness regarding the trendy and obscene size; yes a submariner or GMT need to be big with protective horns at the winding button so to conform to environment while any Oyster chronometer is certified and intended to perform open ocean navigation and waterproof for diving, proving - that there is no such thing as an entry-level Rolex. The success with the new 3200 movement remains to be scene as I have read several reports that the balance may have oscillation issues that may have something to do with the parachrome hairspring...I hope to be wrong. As far as servicing a Rolex - do yourself a favor and have Rolex itself do that for you as you will be charged the same amount by anybody else and not guaranteed the caliber service and parts replaced. And unless qualified by Rolex - your returned watch will be as good as new - and yes - wearable in salt water. I just had my forty-year old 15200 serviced by Rolex NY outfitted with a better more scratch-resistant plastic crystal, new mainspring, winding button and shaft and outfitted with a new Jubilee bracelet for $1,450 extra with no polishing - now keeping -0.6 second per day. Most important - I thank you so much for showing this exceptional 34mm Rolex with the creamy silver dial - in fact I am looking for a 15238 with such a dial to add to my collection. Tot Ziens!

Ok so the new one looks exactly like an explorer, but it's not. So what makes an explorer an explorer?

Definitely the 1500, the new models are in my opinion overdesigned.

Not trying to spot your mistake. But the double stick markers are on the 6 and 9 markers not 3 and 6. ✌🏼

Poor FORTIS, The first mass produced self-winding watch!

Rolex is beautiful and you are beautiful too🌷

Inanimate objects cannot have gravitas. I’m just trying to be helpful. 🤔

kind of an unfair comparison.. who wouldnt take the modern OP?

??Whats that on her lip???

Oof thought these were for sale on the site lol

@TheoandHarris

4 жыл бұрын

Lol they were until this morning 🤓

Anna is hot!!!

beep boop

36mm feels more like a ladies watch

She’s annoyingly as the other guy on this channel.